[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47388-47389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22611]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29708; Amdt. No. 1946]


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.
    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;
    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 my be obtain 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 
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 August 20, 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:
    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;

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Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, identified as 
follows:

Effective September 9, 1999

Atlanta, GA, The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Intl, ILS RWY 9L, 
Amdt 6
Atlanta, GA, The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Intl, ILS RWY 27R, 
Amdt 3
Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1
Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, GPS RWY 17, Orig

Effective October 7, 1999

Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS RWY 34, Orig
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS RWY 35L, Amdt 2
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS RWY 35R, Orig
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS/DME RWY 34, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS/DME RWY 35R, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, ILS RWY 17R, Amdt 9
Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Tech, LOC/DME RWY 12, Orig
Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Tech, LOC/RWY RWY 12, Amdt 5, CANCELLED

Effective November 4, 1999

Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 36, Amdt 10 
CANCELLED
Milton, FL, Peter Prince Field, GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1
Pompano Beach, FL, Pompano Beach Airpark, GPS RWY 33, Orig
Brunswick, GA, Glynco Jetport, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Brunswick, GA, Glynco Jetport, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 7, Amdt 6B, 
CANCELLED
Brunswick, GA, Glynco Jetport, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Brunswick, GA, Glynco Jetport, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 25, Amdt 6B, 
CANCELLED
Sheridan, IN, Sheridan, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Sheridan, IN, Sheridan, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Carroll, IA, Arthur N. Neu, GPS RWY 13, Amdt 1
Carroll, IA, Arthur N. Neu, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, GPS RWY 33L, Orig
Ava, MO, Ava Bill Martin Memorial, VOR-A, Amdt 2
Ava, MO, Ava Bill Martin Memorial, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 1
Ava, MO, Ava Bill Martin Memorial, GPO RWY 13, Orig
Ava, MO, Ava Bill Martin Memorial, GPO RWY 31, Orig
York, NE, York Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4
Raton, NM, Raton Municipal/Crews Field, VOR/DME RWY 2, Amdt 7
Raton, NM, Raton Municipal/Crews Field, NDB RWY 2, Amdt 5
Raton, NM, Raton Municipal/Crews Field, GPS RWY 2, Amdt 1
Raton, NM, Raton Municipal/Crews Field, GPS RWY 25, Amdt 1
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Barnesville, OH, Barnesville-Bradfield, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Chambersburg, PA, Chamberburg Muni, GPS RWY 24, Amdt 1
Indiana, PA, Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Field, GPS RWY 10, Orig
Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1
Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1
North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, VOR-A, Amdt 5
North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, VOR RWY 34, Amdt 1
North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, ILS RWY 16, Amdt 8
North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1
North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 34, Amdt 2
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, Southeast Texas Regional, GPS RWY 12, Orig
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, Southeast Texas Regional, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, Southeast Texas Regional, GPS RWY 30, Orig
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, GPS RWY 16, Orig
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, GPS RWY 28, Orig
Lockhart, TX, Lockhart Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Lockhart, TX, Lockhart Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Berkeley Springs, WV, Potomac Airpark, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Berkeley Springs, WV, Potomac Airpark, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Berkeley Springs, WV, Potomac Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV-A, Amdt 2
Morgantown, WV, Morgantown Muni-Walter L. Bill Hart Field, VOR OR 
GPS-A, Amdt 12
Morgantown, WV, Morgantown Muni-Walter L. Bill Hart Field, VOR/DME 
RWY 18, Amdt 7
Morgantown, WV, Morgantown Muni-Walter L. Bill Hart Field, ILS RWY 
18, Amdt 12
Guernsey, WY, Camp Guernsey, GPS RWY 32, Orig

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