[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13673-13675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6128]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29945; Amdt. No. 1978]


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

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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 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 Procedures 
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. 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 March 3, 2000.
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 April 20, 2000

Nome, AK, Nome, ILS Z RWY 27, Amdt 1
Nome, AK, Nome, ILS Y RWY 27, Amdt 1
Russian Mission, AK, Russian Mission, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Russian Mission, AK, Russian Mission, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Big Bear City, CA, Big Bear City, GPS RWY 26, Orig
Denver, CO, Centennial, GPS RWY 28, Orig
Denver, CO, Centennial, GPS RWY 35R, Orig
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig, CANCELLED
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, RNAV RWY 13, Orig
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, RNAV RWY 31, Orig
Lake City, FL, Lake City Muni, GPS RWY 10, Orig, CANCELLED
Lake City, FL, Lake City Muni, GPS RWY 28, Orig, CANCELLED
Lake City, FL, Lake City Muni, RNAV RWY 10, Orig
Lake City, FL, Lake City Muni, RNAV RWY 28, Orig
Lakeland, FL, Lakeland Linder Regional, GPS RWY 23, Orig

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Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, ILS RWY 9L, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 9L, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, GPS RWY 27R, Orig, CANCELLED
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB RWY 9L, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB RWY 27R, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, RNAV RWY 9L, Orig
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, RNAV RWY 27R, Orig
St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, LOC 
BC RWY 35R, Amdt 5
Belleville, IL, Scott AFB/Midamerica, RNAV RWY 14R, Orig
Belleville, IL, Scott AFB/Midamerica, RNAV RWY 32L, Orig
Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, LOC BC RWY 6, Amdt 10
Westfield, MA, Barnes Muni, GPS RWY 2, Orig
Westfield, MA, Barnes Muni, GPS RWY 20, Orig
Coldwater, MI, Branch County Memorial, RNAV RWY 6, Orig
Bemidji, MN, Bemidji-Beltrami County, RNAV RWY 31, Orig
Sidney, NY, Sidney Muni, RNAV RWY 25, Orig
Gastonia, NC, Gastonia Muni, GPS RWY 3, Orig, CANCELLED
Gastonia, NC, Gastonia Muni, RNAV RWY 3, Orig
Gastonia, NC, Gastonia Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 4
Gastonia, NC, Gastonia Muni, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 9
Bismarck, ND, Bismarck Muni, RNAV RWY 3, Orig
Bismarck, ND, Bismarck Muni, RNAV RWY 21, Orig
North Bend, OR, North Bend Muni, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 6
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, VOR RWY 5, Amdt 10
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 23
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, ILS RWY 10, Amdt 4
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, ILS RWY 28, Amdt 28
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV RWY 5, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV RWY 10, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV RWY 28, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 10, Amdt 
6, CANCELLED
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 10R, Amdt 9
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 10L, Amdt 24
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 28R, Amdt 7
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, Converging ILS RWY 28R, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 28L, Amdt 7-
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 32, Amdt 10
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, Converging ILS RWY 32 Amdt 3
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 28L/C, Amdt 5, 
CANCELLED
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 10R, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 10L, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 10C, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 14, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 28R, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 28L, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 28C, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, RNAV RWY 32, Orig
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, ILS RWY 6, Amdt 21

. . . Effective June 15, 2000

Destin, FL, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, NDB RWY 32, Amdt 1

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 29926, Amdt. No. 
1975 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 65 FR No. 
38 Page 10006; dated February 25, 2000) under section 97.33 
effective April 20, 2000, which is hereby amended as follows:

Saipan Island, MO, Saipan Intl, GPS RWY 25, Amdt 1, should read 
Saipan Island, MP, Saipan Intl, GPS RWY 25, Amdt 1

    The FAA published an amendment in Docket No. 29928, Amdt. No. 
1977 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 65 FR No. 
38 Page 10001; dated Friday, February 25, 2000) under sections 97.27 
and 97.33 effective April 20, 2000, which is hereby rescinded:

Concord, CA, Buchanan Field, NDB RWY 19R, Amdt 1
Concord, CA, Buchanan Field, GPS RWY 19R, Orig

    The FAA published an amendment in Docket No. 29927, Amdt. 1976 
to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 65 FR No. 38 
Page 10005; dated Friday, February 25, 2000) under section 97.33 
effective April 20, 2000, which is hereby rescinded:

Payson, AZ, Payson, GPS-A, Orig.
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