[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24283-24284]
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[FR Doc No: 99-11391]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29558; Amdt. No. 1929]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) for operations at 
certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of 
changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the 
commissioning of new navigational facilities, addition of new 
obstacles, or changes in air traffic requirements. These changes are 
designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace 
and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at 
the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory 
provisions.
    Incorporation by reference-approved by the Director of the Federal 
Register on December 31, 1980, and reapproved as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter incorporated by reference in the 
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which affected airport 
is located; or
    3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP.
    For Purchase--Individual SIAP copies may be obtained from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected 
airport is located.
    By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks, 
are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing 
Office, Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs 
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma 
City, OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) 
telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 97 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or 
revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The complete 
regulatory description on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA 
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) 
Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the 
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the 
Federal Aviation's Regulations (FAR). Materials incorporated by 
reference are available for examination or purchase as stated above.
    The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the need for a 
special format make their verbatim publication in the Federal Register 
expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory 
text of the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic depiction of charts 
printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages 
of incorporation by reference are realized and publication of the 
complete description of each SIAP contained in FAA form documents is 
unnecessary. The provisions of this amendment state the affected CFR 
(and FAR) sections, with the types and effective dates of the SIAPs. 
This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the procedure 
identification and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For 
safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment 
incorporates only specific changes contained in the content of the 
following FDC/P NOTAMs for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some 
previously designated FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration 
as to be permanent. With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective 
FDC/T NOTAMs have been canceled.
    The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs contained in this amendment are 
based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal 
Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these chart changes to 
SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were applied to only these 
specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All SIAP 
amendments in this rule have been previously issued by the FAA in a 
National Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an 
emergency action of immediate flight safety relating directly to 
published aeronautical charts. The circumstances which created the need 
for all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less 
than 30 days.
    Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the 
criteria contained in the TERPS. Because of the close and immediate 
relationship between these SIAPs and safety in air commerce, I find 
that notice and public procedure before adopting these SIAPs are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where 
applicable, that good cause exists for making these SIAPs effective in 
less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated

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impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this 
amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on 30 April 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, part 97 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) is amended by 
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as 
follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

    1. The authority citation for part 97 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C. 
106(g); and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:


Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.3  [Amended]

    By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or 
TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME SDF, SDF/DME; Sec. 97.27 
NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER 
DIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * effective upon publication

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        FDC date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                          SIAP
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04/14/99...............  AL                 Evergreen.............  Middleton Field.......   FDC 9/2496  VOR/DME or GPS RWY 9 Amdt 2...
04/14/99...............  PA                 Monongahela...........  Monongahela/Rostraver.   FDC 9/2482  GPS RWY 25 Orig...
04/15/99...............  ME                 Greenville............  Greenville Muni.......   FDC 9/2513  NDB or GPS RWY 14 Amdt 4A...
04/15/99...............  ME                 Greenville............  Greenville Seaplane      FDC 9/2517  NDB or GPS-A Amdt 4B...
                                                                     Base.
04/16/99...............  KY                 Flemingsburg..........  Fleming-Mason.........   FDC 9/2556  LOC RWY 25 Orig...
04/16/99...............  KY                 Glasgow...............  Glasgow Muni..........   FDC 9/2569  SDF RWY 7 Amdt 9...
04/16/99...............  KY                 Louisville............  Louisville Intl-         FDC 9/2536  ILS RWY 35R (CAT I, II, III), Amdt 2...
                                                                     Standiford Field.
04/16/99...............  MA                 Nantucket.............  Nantucket Memorial....   FDC 9/2545  NDB RWY 24 Amdt 11...
04/16/99...............  MA                 Nantucket.............  Nantucket Memorial....   FDC 9/2546  ILS RWY 24 Amdt 15A...
04/16/99...............  MA                 Nantucket.............  Nantucket Memorial....   FDC 9/2547  VOR or GPS RWY 24 Amdt 13...
04/16/99...............  MA                 Nantucket.............  Nantucket Memorial....   FDC 9/2548  GPS RWY 33 Orig...
04/19/99...............  ND                 Grand Forks...........  Grand Forks Intl......   FDC 9/2605  LOC BC RWY 17R, Amdt 12A...
04/19/99...............  ND                 Grand Forks...........  Grand Forks Intl......   FDC 9/2606  VOR or GPS RWY 17R, Amdt 5...
04/19/99...............  ND                 Grand Forks...........  Grand Forks Intl......   FDC 9/2608  ILS RWY 35L, Amdt 11...
04/19/99...............  ND                 Grand Forks...........  Grand Forks Intl......   FDC 9/2610  GPS RWY 26, Orig...
04/19/99...............  NJ                 Teterboro.............  Teterboro.............   FDC 9/2599  GPS RWY 24 Orig...
04/21/99...............  MA                 Boston................  General Edward           FDC 9/2666  ILS RWY 15R Orig-A...
                                                                     Lawrence Logan Intl.
04/21/99...............  MA                 Marshfield............  Marshfield............   FDC 9/2667  NDB RWY 6 Amdt 4...
04/21/99...............  ND                 Grand Forks...........  Grand Forks Intl......   FDC 9/2619  VOR or SPS RWY 35L, Amdt 6...
04/21/99...............  NM                 Socorro...............  Socorro Muni..........   FDC 9/2655  GPS RWY 33, Orig...
04/21/99...............  NM                 Socorro...............  Socorro Muni..........   FDC 9/2656  NDB-B, Orig...
04/21/99...............  NM                 Socorro...............  Socorro Muni..........   FDC 9/2657  VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig...
04/22/99...............  MA                 Marshfield............  Marshfield............   FDC 9/2698  GPS RWY 6 Orig...
04/22/99...............  MO                 Bowling Green.........  Bowling Green Muni....   FDC 9/2687  VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1A...
04/22/99...............  VA                 Portsmouth............  Hampton Roads.........   FDC 9/2700  NDB or GPS RWY 2, Amdt 6A...
04/27/99...............  GA                 Statesboro............  Statesboro Muni.......   FDC 9/2776  LOC RWY 32, Amdt 4A...
04/27/99...............  PA                 Allentown.............  LeHigh Valley Intl....   FDC 9/2804  ILS RWY 6 Amdt 21...
04/27/99...............  PA                 Harrisburg............  Capital City..........   FDC 9/2805  ILS RWY 8 Amdt 10B...
04/27/99...............  PA                 Harrisburg............  Harrisburg Intl.......   FDC 9/2806  ILS RWY 13 Orig...
04/27/99...............  UT                 Cedar City............  Cedar City Regional...   FDC 9/2800  VOR RWY 20, Amdt 5...
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[FR Doc. 99-11391 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]
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