[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 98 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31798-31800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12559]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30042; Amdt. No. 1991]


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 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 Aviatiion 
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 May 12, 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:


Sec. Sec. 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 June 15, 2000

Patterson, LA, Harry P. Williams Memorial, ILS RWY 24, Orig
Patterson, LA, Harry P. Williams Memorial, LOC/DME RWY 24, Amdt 3, 
CANCELLED
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, RNAV RWY 14L, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, RNAV RWY 14R, Orig
Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, VOR-B, Amdt 1
Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 5
Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 4
Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, RNAV RWY 31, Orig
Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig, CANCELLED
Rutland, VT, Rutland State, LOC/DME RWY 19, Orig

* * * Effective July 13, 2000

Churchville, MD, Harford County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1

* * * Effective August 10, 2000

Tanana, AK, Ralph M. Calhoun Meml, VOR/DME RWY 6, Amdt 1
Tanana, AK, Ralph M. Calhoun Meml, VOR-A, Amdt 7
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, LOC RWY 30, Amdt 6
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 27L, Amdt 19
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS RWY 9L, Amdt 29

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Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS RWY 9R, Amdt 9
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 4
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS RWY 27L, Amdt 23
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS RWY 27R, Amdt 14
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36L, Orig, CANCELLED
Titusville, FL, Space Coast Regional, GPS RWY 9, Orig-B
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway, ILS RWY 13C, Amdt 40
Winston Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, VOR/DME RWY 15, Amdt 1B
Winston Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, NDB RWY 33, Amdt 25B
Winston Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, GPS RWY 15, Orig-B
Winston Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, GPS RWY 33, Orig-B
New Philadelphia, OH, Harry Clever Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1
New Philadelphia, OH, Harry Clever Field, GPS RWY 14, Amdt 1
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 28L, Amdt 4
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, NDB RWY 28R, Amdt 11
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, ILS RWY 10R, Amdt 31
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, ILS RWY 17, Amdt 1
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrthe Beach Intl, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 1
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, RNAV RWY 35, Orig
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, RNAV RWY 17, Orig
Madison, SD, Madison Muni, GPS RWY 33, Orig-B

* * * Effective October 5, 2000

Cordova, AK, Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith, GPS RWY 27, Orig-A
Arcata-Eureka, CA, Arcata, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 7A
Montrose, CO, Montrose Regional, GPS RWY 13, Orig-B
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5A
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 18, Orig-A
Springfield, IL, Capital, NDB OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 18A
Springfield, IL, Capital, NDB RWY 22, Orig-A
Sterling Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, LOC BC 
RWY 7, Amdt 5A
Sterling Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, NDB OR 
GPS RWY 7, Amdt 5A
Grand Rapids, MI, Gerald R. Ford Intl, VOR RWY 17, Orig-C
Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, LOC BC RWY 5, Amdt 10B
Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, NDB OR GPS RWY 23, Amdt 8B
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 5R, Orig-A
Delarare, OH, Delaware Muni, VOR RWY 28, Orig-A
Delaware, OH, Delaware Muni, GPS RWY 10, Orig-A
Delaware, OH, Delaware Muni, GPS RWY 28, Orig-A
Mansfield, OH, Mansfield Lahm Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 32, Amdt 6B
Wilmington, OH, Airborne Airpark, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 22R, Amdt 4C
Pawtucket, RI, North Central State, GPS RWY 23, Orig-A
Pawtucket, RI, North Central State, LOC RWY 5, Amdt 5A
Spearfish, SD, Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field, GPS RWY 12, Orig-D

    The FAA published an amendment in Docket No. 29995, Amdt. No. 
1986 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (65 FR 20896; 
dated Wednesday, April 19, 2000), under Sec. 97.23 effective June 
15, 2000. That amendment, which appeared on page 20898, first 
column, lines 21 and 22, is corrected to read as follows:

Lancaster, PA, Lancaster, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 8, Amdt 4

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