[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48893-48894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20275]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30148; Admt. No. 2003]


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 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 
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

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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 4, 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, and 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 October 5, 2000

Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge Regional, VOR-A, Amdt 16
Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge Regional, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amtd 13
Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge Regional, LOC RWY 18, Amdt 3
Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge Regional, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 4
Jacksonville, FL, Cecil Field , VOR RWY 9R, Orig
Alton/St. Louis, IL, St. Louis Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 29, Amdt 10B
Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL, Southern Illinois, NDB OR GPS RWY 18L, 
Amdt 12C
Champaign-Urbana, IL, University of Illinois-Willard, NDB OR GPS RWY 
32L, Amdt 10B
Danville, IL, Vermilion County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 3, Amdt 11B
Effingham, IL, Effingham County Memorial, LOC RWY 29, Amdt 1B
Galesburg, IL, Galesburg Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 21, Amdt 6B
Macomb, IL, Macomb Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 2D
Pekin, IL, Pekin Muni, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 5A
Peoria, IL, Greater Peoria Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 14A
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, VOR OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 7B
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 27L, Amdt 28C
Hays, KS, Hays Regional, RNAV RWY 34, Orig
Frenchville, ME, Northern Aroostock Regional, NDB RWY 32, Amdt 6
Frenchville, ME, Northern Aroostock Regional, RNAV RWY 14, Orig
Frenchville, ME, Northern Aroostock Regional, RNAV RWY 32, Orig
College Park, MD, College Park, RNAV RWY 15, Orig
College Park, MD, College Park, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 15, Amdt 3
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Airpark, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 3
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Airpark, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 1
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Airpark, RNAV RWY 14, Orig
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 14, 
Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Stevensville, MD, Bay Bridge, VOR/DME RWY 29, Amdt 1
Stevensville, MD, Bay Bridge, RNAV RWY 11, Orig
Stevensville, MD, Bay Bridge, GPS RWY 11, Orig, CANCELLED
Stevensville, MD, Bay Bridge, RNAV RWY 29, Orig
Westminster, MD, Carroll County Reg/Jack B. Poage Field, VOR-A, Amdt 
1
Westminster, MD, Carroll County Reg/Jack B. Poage Field, VOR RWY 34, 
Amdt 4
Westminster, MD, Carroll County Reg/Jack B. Poage Field, RNAV RWY 
16, Orig
Westminster, MD, Carroll County Reg/Jack B. Poage Field, RNAV RWY 
34, Orig
Westminster, MD, Clearview Airpark, VOR-A, Amdt 4
Westminster, MD, Clearview Airpark, RNAV RWY 14, Orig
Chillicothe, OH, Ross County, VOR RWY 23, Amdt 3B
Columbus, OH, Bolton Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 6B
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 23L, Orig-A
Findlay, OH, Findlay, GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1A
Fremont, OH, Sandusky County Regional, GPS RWY 6, Orig-A
Fremont, OH, Sandusky County Regional, GPS RWY 24, Orig-A
Lancaster, OH, Fairfield County, LOC RWY 28, Amdt 1A
Lancaster, OH, Fairfield County, NDB OR GPS RWY 28, Amdt 8A
Lancaster, OH, Fairfield County, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 10, Amdt 
10A
Lima, OH, Lima Allen County, VOR OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 14B
Marion, OH, Marion Muni, GPS RWY 24, Orig-A
Mount Vernon, OH, Knox County, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 28, Amdt 2B
Springfield, OH, Springfield-Beckley Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 24, Amdt 
16A
Wapakoneta, OH, Neil Armstrong, LOC RWY 26, Amdt 3C
Wapakoneta, OH, Neil Armstrong, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 26, Amdt 5C
Springfield, TN, Springfield-Robertson County, LOC RWY 4, Orig
Springfield, TN, Springfield-Robertson County, NDB RWY 4, Orig
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME-A, 
Amdt 1
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME-B, 
Amdt 1
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, NDB RWY 14, 
Amdt 4
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, NDB RWY 32, 
Amdt 3
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, RNAV RWY 14, 
Orig
Corsicana, TX, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, RNAV RWY 32, 
Orig
Charlotte Amalie, VI, Cyril E King, GPS RWY 10, Orig, CANCELLED
Charlotte Amalie, VI, Cyril E King, RNAV RWY 10, Orig
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