[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 67 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17991-17994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8455]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29976; Amdt. No. 1984]


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:


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    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. 73125) (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.
    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 31, 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 Upon Publication

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        FDC date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                          SIAP
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03/06/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Orlando Executive.....       0/2249  NDB Rwy 7, Amdt 15...
03/13/00...............  CT                 Windsor Locks.........  Bradley Intl..........       0/2439  NDB or GPS Rwy 6 Amdt 28...
03/13/00...............  CT                 Windsor Locks.........  Bradley Intl..........       0/2442  Copter ILS 058 Degrees Amdt 2...
03/15/00...............  OH                 Sidney................  Sidney Muni...........       0/2543  VOR or GPS Rwy 22 Amdt 12...
03/15/00...............  OH                 Sidney................  Sidney Muni...........       0/2544  VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 28 Amdt 5...
03/16/00...............  CA                 Sacramento............  Sacramento Intl.......       0/2629  ILS Rwy 16L, Orig...
03/16/00...............  CA                 Sacramento............  Sacramento Intl.......       0/2630  ILS Rwy 16R (CAT I, II, & III), Amdt 13...

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03/16/00...............  ND                 Hillsboro.............  Hillsboro Muni........       0/2609  GPS Rwy 34, Orig-A...
03/16/00...............  ND                 Hillsboro.............  Hillsboro Muni........       0/2610  GPS Rwy 16, Orig-A...
03/18/00...............  WY                 Gillette..............  Gillette-Campbell Co..       0/2660  NDB Rwy 34, Orig-A...
03/18/00...............  WY                 Gillette..............  Gillette-Campbell Co..       0/2663  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 34, Orig-A...
03/18/00...............  WY                 Gillette..............  Gillette-Campbell Co..       0/2664  LOC/DME BC Rwy 16, Amdt 3...
03/18/00...............  WY                 Gillette..............  Gillette-Campbell Co..       0/2665  ILS Rwy 34, Amdt 2A...
03/18/00...............  WY                 Gillette..............  Gillette-Campbell Co..       0/2667  VOR or GPS Rwy 16, Amdt 6A...
03/20/00...............  CA                 Sacramento............  Sacramento Intl.......       0/2704  ILS Rwy 34L Amdt 5...
03/20/00...............  TX                 Conroe................  Montgomery County.....       0/2711  VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 32, Amdt 1A...
03/20/00...............  TX                 Conroe................  Montgomery County.....       0/2712  GPS Rwy 32, Orig-A...
03/20/00...............  TX                 Conroe................  Montgomery County.....       0/2713  NDB Rwy 14, Amdt 1A...
03/20/00...............  TX                 Conroe................  Montgomery County.....       0/2714  ILS Rwy 14, Amdt 1B...
03/21/00...............  IA                 Dubuque...............  Dubuque Regional......       0/2729  ILS Rwy 31, Amdt 10D...
03/21/00...............  KS                 Belleville............  Belleville Muni.......       0/2728  VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A...
03/21/00...............  MN                 Montevideo............  Montevideo-Chippewa          0/2769  VOR or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 4A...
                                                                     County.
03/21/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/2758  LOC BC Rwy 17, Amdt 8...
03/21/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/2760  ILS Rwy 35, Amdt 30...
03/21/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/2761  NDB Rwy 17, Amdt 8A...
03/21/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/2765  VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 4A...
03/21/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/2767  NDB or GPS Rwy 35, Amdt 28C...
03/21/00...............  WI                 Land O'Lakes..........  King's Land O'Lakes...       0/2730  NDB Rwy 32, Orig...
03/22/00...............  OH                 Batavia...............  Clermont County.......       0/2808  NDB or GPS Rwy 22, Orig-A...
03/22/00...............  OH                 Wapakoneta............  Neil Armstrong........       0/2815  GPS Rwy 8, Orig...
03/22/00...............  WI                 Land O'Lakes..........  King's Land O'Lakes...       0/2817  NDB or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 9...
03/23/00...............  CA                 San Diego.............  San Diego Intl-              0/2838  LOC Rwy 27 Amdt 2C...
                                                                     Lindbergh Field.
03/23/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       0/2859  GPS Rwy 7 Orig...
03/23/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       0/2861  GPS Rwy 25 Orig-A...
03/23/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       0/2866  VOR/DME Rwy 25 Amdt 1A...
03/23/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       0/2867  LOC BC Rwy 25 Amdt 20...
03/23/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       0/2868  ILS Rwy 7 Amdt 21...
03/23/00...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       0/2892  GPS Rwy 34 Orig-A...
03/23/00...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       0/2897  VOR/DME or TA-CAN Rwy 34 Amdt 4A...
03/24/00...............  CA                 Bakersfield...........  Meadows Field.........       0/2951  GPS Rwy 30R Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  CT                 Hartford..............  Hartford-Brainard.....       0/2942  LDA Rwy 2 Amdt 1B...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Cocoa.................  Merritt Island........       0/2934  GPS Rwy 11 Amdt 1...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Cocoa.................  Merritt Island........       0/2935  NDB Rwy 11, Amdt 1...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       0/2945  GPS Rwy 6 Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       0/2946  GPS Rwy 33 Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       0/2947  GPS Rwy 15 Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       0/2949  VOR/DME or GPS-A Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Titusville............  Arthur Dunn Airpark...       0/2932  GPS Rwy 33 Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Titusville............  Arthur Dunn Airpark...       0/2933  GPS Rwy 15 Orig-A...
03/24/00...............  FL                 Titusville............  Space Coast Regional..       0/2938  ILS Rwy 36 Amdt 10...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3020  VOR Rwy 9R, Amdt 19C...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3021  ILS Rwy 9R, Amdt 10C...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3023  VOR or GPS Rwy 27L, Amdt 11D...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3024  LOC BC Rwy 27L, Amdt 8E...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3026  GPS Rwy 27R, Orig-A...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Melbourne.............  Melbourne Intl........       0/3027  NDB or GPS Rwy 9R, Amdt 14B...
03/27/00...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Kissimmee Muni........       0/3039  NDB Rwy 15, Orig-A...
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