[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41284-41286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19620]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29665; Amdt. No. 1941]


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 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.
    Incorporatioin 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;
    2. 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 SIAPs, 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 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). 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. 97.20 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Forms 
8260-3, 8260-4, and 8260-5. 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 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 
(and FAR) sections, with the types and effective dates of the SIAPs. 
This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the procedure

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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. Some SIAP amendments may 
have been previously issued by the FAA in a National Flight Data Center 
(NFDC) 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 some SIAP amendments may 
require making them effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining 
SIAPs, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is 
provided.
    Further, 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 SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were 
applied to the conditions existing or anticipated at the affected 
airports. 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 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 July 23, 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 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, 97.35  [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 
SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective August 12, 1999

Escanaba, MI, Delta County, ILS/DME RWY 9, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, ILS RWY 9, Orig
Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI, Ford, VOR OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 15
Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI, Ford, LOC/DME BC RWY 19, Amdt 12
Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI, Ford, NDB RWY 1, Orig
Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI, Ford, ILS RWY 1, Amdt 11
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 22R, Amdt 2
Memphis, TN, Memphis International, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 26
Nashville, TN, John C. Tune, LOC/DME RWY 19, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED
Nashville, TN, John C. Tune, ILS/DME RWY 19, Orig

* * * Effective September 9, 1999

Atqasuk, AK, Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial NDB RWY 6, Orig
Atqasuk, AK, Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial NDB RWY 24, Orig
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, VOR/DME OR TACAN-A, Amdt 2
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, MLS RWY 32, Amdt 1
Palmer, AK, Palmer Muni, GPS-A, Orig
Arcata-Eureka, CA, Arcata, GPS RWY 2, Orig
Arcata-Eureka, CA, Arcata, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Arcata-Eureka, CA, Arcata, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Colusa, CA, Colusa County, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Colusa, CA, Colusa County, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, VOR RWY 1, Amdt 
12
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, VOR/DME OR GPS 
RWY 19, Amdt 9
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, LDA/DME RWY 19, 
Amdt 2
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, ROSSLYN LDA RWY 
19, Amdt 15
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, NDB OR GPS RWY 1, 
Amdt 11
Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington National, ILS RWY 1, Amdt 
40
Emporia, KS, Emporia Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 13
Emporia, KS, Emporia Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 19, Amdt 8
Emporia, KS, Emporia Muni, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Fort Leavenworth, KS, Sherman AAF, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Somerset, KY, Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson Field, GPS RWY 4, 
Orig
Shreveport LA, Shreveport Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 14, Amdt 20
Shreveport LA, Shreveport Regional, ILS RWY 14, Amdt 22
Augusta, ME, Augusta State, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Augusta, ME, Augusta State, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Augusta, ME, Augusta State, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Frederick, MD, Frederick Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
Frederick, MD, Frederick Muni, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 4
Frederick, MD, Frederick Muni, GPS RWY 5, Amdt 1
Palmer, MA, Metropolitan, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Glencoe, MN, Glencoe Muni, NDB RWY 31, Orig
Rushford MN, Rushford Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Silver Bay, MN, Silver Bay Muni, GPS RWY 25, Amdt 1
Butler, MO, Butler Memorial, VOR-A, Amdt 4
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 14, 
CANCELLED
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY IL, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 19R, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 27, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, GPS RWY 1R, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, GPS RWY 19R, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Minden, NV, Minden-Tahoe, GPS-A, Orig
Minden, NV, Minden-Tahoe, GPS-B, Orig
Waverly, OH, Pike County, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Waverly, OH, Pike County, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Grants Pass, OR, Grants Pass, GPS-A, Amdt 1
Allendale, SC, Allendale County, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Allendale, SC, Allendale County, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Britton, SD, Britton Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 1
Britton, SD, Britton Muni, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1
Alice, TX, Alice Intl, VOR-A, Amdt 1

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Alice, TX, Alice Intl, VOR RWY 31, Amdt 12
Alice, TX, Alice Intl, LOC RWY 31, Amdt 6
Alice, TX, Alice Intl, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Alice, TX, Alice Intl, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1
Bremerton, WA, Bremerton National, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 1
Bremerton, WA, Bremerton National, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 13
Bremerton, WA, Bremerton National, GPS RWY 1, Amdt 1
Burlington/Mount Vernon, WA, Skagit Regional NDB RWY 10, Amdt 3
Burlington/Mount Vernon, WA, Skagit Regional GPS RWY 10, Amdt 1
Friday Harbor, WA, Friday Harbor, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 1
Friday Harbor, WA, Friday Harbor, GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1
Shelton, WA, Sanderson Field, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
Shelton, WA, Sanderson Field, GPS RWY 5, Amdt 1
Shelton, WA, Sanderson Field, GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1
Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Narrows, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 7
Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Narrows, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Narrows, GPS RWY 35, Orig

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