[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30892-30895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14611]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29581; Amdt. No. 1934]


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 (SIAP's) for operations at 
certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the 
adoption of new or revised criteria, or 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 matters 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;

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    The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the 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 SIAP's, mailed once every 2 weeks, 
are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 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 SIAP's. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is 
contained in official FAA form documents which are incorporated by 
reference in this amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 
Sec. 14 CFR 97.20 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The 
applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Form 8260-5. Materials 
incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as 
stated above.
    The large number of SIAP's, 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 on 
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 sections, with the types and effective dates of the 
SIAP's. This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the 
procedure identification and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 97 is effective upon publication of each 
separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. The SIAP's contained in 
this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the United States 
Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing 
these SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the conditions existing 
or anticipated at the affected airports.
    The FAA has determined through testing that current non-localizer 
type, non-precision instrument approaches developed using the TERPS 
criteria can be flown by aircraft equipped with a Global Positioning 
System (GPS) and or Flight Management System (FMS) equipment. In 
consideration of the above, the applicable SIAP's will be altered to 
include ``or GPS or FMS'' in the title without otherwise reviewing or 
modifying the procedure. (Once a stand alone GPS or FMS procedure is 
developed, the procedure title will be altered to remove ``or GPS or 
FMS'' from these non-localizer, non-precision instrument approach 
procedure titles.)
    The FAA has determined through extensive analysis that current 
SIAP's intended for use by Area Navigation (RNAV) equipped aircraft can 
be flown by aircraft utilizing various other types of navigational 
equipment. In consideration of the above, those SIAP's currently 
designated as ``RNAV'' will be redesignated as ``VOR/DME RNAV'' without 
otherwise reviewing or modifying the SIAP's.
    Because of the close and immediate relationship between these 
SIAP's and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public 
procedure before adopting these SIAPs are, impractical and contrary to 
the public interest and, where applicable, that good cause exists for 
making some 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 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 May 28, 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 as 
follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

    1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113-40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.


Secs. 97.23, 97.27, 97.33, 97.35  [Amended]

    2. Amend 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and 97.35, as appropriate, by adding, 
revising, or removing the following SIAP's, effective at 0901 UTC on 
the dates specified:

. . . Effective July 15, 1999

Gambell, AK, Gambell, NDB OR GPS RWY 16, Orig, CANCELLED
Gambell, AK, Gambell, NDB RWY 16, Orig
Gambell, AK, Gambell, NDB/DME OR GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Gambell, AK, Gambell, NDB/DME RWY 34, Orig
Bakersfield, CA, Bakersfield Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 34, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Bakersfield, CA, Bakersfield Muni, VOR/DME RWY 34, Orig
Chico, CA, Chico Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13L, Amdt 7, CANCELLED
Chico, CA, Chico Muni, VOR/DME RWY 13L, Amdt 7
Chico, CA, Chico Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 31R, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Chico, CA, Chico Muni, VOR/DME RWY 31R, Orig-A
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, VOR OR GPS RWY 32, Amdt 10C, CANCELLED
Marysville, CA, Yuba County, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 10C
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 11, CANCELLED
Salinas, CA, Salinas Muni, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 11
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 19L, Amdt 8A, 
CANCELLED
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, VOR RWY 19L, Amdt 8A

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Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 14, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma County, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 2
Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma County, VOR OR GPS RWY 32, Amdt 19, CANCELLED
Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma County, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 19
Fort Meyers, FL, Page Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 5, Amdt 5B, CANCELLED
Fort Meyers, FL, Page Field, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 5B
Fort Meyers, FL, Page Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Fort Meyers, FL, Page Field, VOR RWY 13, Orig-A
Toccoa, GA, Toccoa RG Letourneau Field, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 2, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Toccoa, GA, Toccoa RG Letourneau Field, VOR/DME RWY 2, Orig-A
Mariettta, GA, Cobb County-McCollum Field, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 9, Orig-
B, CANCELLED
Mariettta, GA, Cobb County-McCollum Field, VOR/DME RWY 9, Orig-B
West Union, IA, George L. Scott Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 4, 
CANCELLED
West Union, IA, George L. Scott Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 4
Auburn, IN, De Kalb County, VOR OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 7, CANCELLED
Auburn, IN, De Kalb County, VOR RWY 9, Amdt 7
Newton, KS, Newton-City-County, NDB OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 3A, CANCELLED
Newton, KS, Newton-City-County, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 3A
Lexington, KY, Blue Grass, NDB OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 20A, CANCELLED
Lexington, KY, Blue Grass, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 20A
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, VOR OR GPS-A RWY 15, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, VOR-A RWY 15, Amdt 2
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 33, Amdt 5, CANCELLED
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, NDB RWY 33, Amdt 5
Flint/Bishop INTL, Flint, MI, NDB OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 24, CANCELLED
Flint/Bishop INTL, Flint, MI, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 24
Grand Marais, MN, Grand Marais, Cook County, NDB OR GPS RWY 27, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Grand Marais, MN, Grand Marais, Cook County, NDB RWY 27, Orig-A
Oxford, MS, University-Oxford, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 2, 
CANCELLED
Oxford, MS, University-Oxford, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Amdt 2
Oxford, MS, University-Oxford, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 2, 
CANCELLED
Oxford, MS, University-Oxford, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27, Amdt 2
Yazoo City, MS, Yazoo County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 17, Orig, CANCELLED
Yazoo City, MS, Yazoo County, VOR/DME RWY 17, Orig
Yazoo City, MS, Yazoo County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Yazoo City, MS, Yazoo County, VOR/DME RWY 35, Orig-A
Lakewood, NJ, Lakewood, VOR OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Lakewood, NJ, Lakewood, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 4
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 22R, Amdt 3, CANCELLED
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, VOR/DME RWY 22R, Amdt 3
Sante Fe, NM, Santa Fe Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 33, Amdt 9, CANCELLED
Sante Fe, NM, Santa Fe Muni, VOR RWY 33, Amdt 9
Lumberton, NC, Lumberton Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 5, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Lumberton, NC, Lumberton Muni, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 1B
Lumberton, NC, Lumberton Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 9B, CANCELLED
Lumberton, NC, Lumberton Muni, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 9B
Wadesboro, NC, Anson County, NDB OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1D, CANCELLED
Wadesboro, NC, Anson County, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 1D
Washington, NC, Warren Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 5, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Washington, NC, Warren Field, NDB RWY 5, Orig-A
Chickasha, OK, Chickasha Muni, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1, 
CANCELLED
Chickasha, OK, Chickasha Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35, Amdt 1
Guymon, OK, Guymon Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 5, CANCELLED
Guymon, OK, Guymon Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5
Ponca City, OK, Ponca City, NDB OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED
Ponca City, OK, Ponca City, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4A
Seminole, OK, Seminole Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 16, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED
Seminole, OK, Seminole Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 2A
Stillwater, OK, Stillwater Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 13A, CANCELLED
Stillwater, OK, Stillwater Muni, VOR RWY 17, Amdt 13A
Stillwater, OK, Stillwater Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Stillwater, OK, Stillwater Muni, VOR/DME RWY 35, Orig-A
Fayetteville, TN, Fayetteville Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 2, Orig-B, 
CANCELLED
Fayetteville, TN, Fayetteville Muni, VOR/DME RWY 2, Orig-B
Fayetteville, TN, Fayetteville Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 20, Amdt 3B, 
CANCELLED
Fayetteville, TN, Fayetteville Muni, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 3B
Gallatin, TN, Sumner County Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1A, 
CANCELLED
Gallatin, TN, Sumner County Regional, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1A
Jacksboro, TN, Cambell County, NDB OR GPS RWY 23, Amdt 5, CANCELLED
Jacksboro, TN, Cambell County, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 5
Lawrenceburg, TN, Lawrenceburg-Lawrence-County, NDB OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 
4, CANCELLED
Lawrenceburg, TN, Lawrenceburg-Lawrence-County, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4
Rogersville, TN, Hawkins County, NDB OR GPS RWY 7, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Rogersville, TN, Hawkins County, NDB RWY 7, Amdt 2
Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 2
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, VOR/DME OR GPS 
RWY 33R, Amdt 13C, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, VOR/DME RWY 
33R, Amdt 13C
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 17, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 17
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR OR GPS RWY 12R, Amdt 18, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR RWY 12R, Amdt 18
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 24, 
CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amdt 24
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 30L, Amdt 16, 
CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 30L, Amdt 16
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 2

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Galix/Twin County, Galax/Hillsville, VA, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 6, 
CANCELLED
Galix/Twin County, Galax/Hillsville, VA, NDB-A, Amdt 6

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