[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48889-48891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20277]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30150; Amdt. No. 2005]


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 (SIAP's) 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 SIAP's, 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

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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 SIAP's. 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. 14 CFR 97.20 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The 
applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Form 8260-5. Materials 
incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as 
stated above.
    The large number of SIAP's, 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 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. The SIAP's contained in 
this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the United States 
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.
    The FAA has determined through testing that current non-localizer 
type, non-precision instrument approaches developed using the TERPS 
criteria can be flown by aircraft equipped with a Global Positioning 
System (GPS) and or Flight Management System (FMS) equipment. In 
consideration of the above, the applicable SIAP's will be altered to 
include ``or GPS or FMS'' in the title without otherwise reviewing or 
modifying the procedure. (Once a stand alone GPS or FMS procedure is 
developed, the procedure title will be altered to remove ``or GPS or 
FMS'' from these non-localizer, non-precision instrument approach 
procedure titles.)
    The FAA has determined through extensive analysis that current 
SIAP's intended for use by Area Navigation (RNAV) equipped aircraft can 
be flown by aircraft utilizing various other types of navigational 
equipment. In consideration of the above, those SIAP's currently 
designated as ``RNAV'' will be redesignated as ``VOR/DME RNAV'' without 
otherwise reviewing or modifying the SIAP's.
    Because of the close and immediate relationship between these 
SIAP's and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public 
procedure before adopting these SIAP's 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 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 as 
follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

    1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113-40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.


Secs. 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and 97.35  [Amended]

    2. Amend 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and 97.35, as appropriate, by adding, 
revising, or removing the following SIAP's, effective at 0901 UTC on 
the dates specified:

 * * * Effective October 5, 2000

Mena, AR, Mena Intermountain Muni, NDB or GPS-B, Amdt 7, CANCELLED
Mena, AR, Mena Intermountain Muni, NDB-B, Amdt 7
Griffen, GA, Griffen Spalding County, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 14, Amdt 
4B, CANCELLED
Griffen, GA, Griffen Spalding County, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 4B
Ames, IA, Ames Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Ames, IA, Ames Muni, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 1
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 17, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 1
Hays, KS, Hays Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 34, Amdt 2B, CANCELLED
Hays, KS, Hays Regional, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2B
Tallulah/Vicksburg, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 
36, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Tallulah/Vicksburg, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, NDB RWY 36, 
Orig-C
Saginaw, MI, Saginaw County H.W. Browne, NDB or GPS RWY 27, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Saginaw, MI, Saginaw County H.W. Browne, NDB RWY 27, Orig-A
Three Rivers, MI, Three Rivers Muni Dr. Haines, NDB or GPS RWY 27, 
Amdt 7A, CANCELLED
Three Rivers, MI, Three Rivers Muni Dr. Haines, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 7A
Minneapolis, MN, Flying Cloud, VOR or GPS RWY 36, Amdt 12, CANCELLED
Minneapolis, MN, Flying Cloud, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 12
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Degner Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 12, Amdt 10, 
CANCELLED
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Degner Regional, VOR RWY 12, Amdt 10
Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 7, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 7, Orig-A
Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 25 Orig-B, CANCELLED
Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, VOR RWY 25, Orig-B
Whitefield, NH, Mount Washington Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 10, Amdt 
7, CANCELLED
Whitefield, NH, Mount Washington Regional, NDB RWY 10, Amdt 7
Monticello, NY, Sullivan County Intl, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 33, Amdt 3, 
CANCELLED

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Monticello, NY, Sullivan County Intl, VOR/DME RWY 33, Amdt 3
Watertown, NY, Watertown Intl, VOR or GPS RWY 7, Amdt 13A, CANCELLED
Watertown, NY, Watertown Intl, VOR RWY 7, Amdt 13A
Enid, OK, Enid Woodring Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 13, CANCELLED
Enid, OK, Enid Woodring Muni, VOR RWY 35, Amdt 13
McAlester, OK, McAlester Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 2, 
CANCELLED
McAlester, OK, McAlester Regional, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 2
Miami, OK, Miami Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Miami, OK, Miami Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
McMinnville, TN, Warren County Memorial, NDB or GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1, 
CANCELLED
McMinnville, TN, Warren County Memorial, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 1
Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 26, Amdt 1, 
CANCELLED
Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 26, Amdt 1
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 17, Amdt 11A, 
CANCELLED
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, VOR RWY 17, Amdt 11A
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1B, 
CANCELLED
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 1B
Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Intl, NDB/DME or GPS RWY 23, ORIG-B, CANCELLED
Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Intl, NDB/DME RWY 23, ORIG-B
Black River Falls, WI, Black River Area, NDB or GPS RWY 8, Amdt 5, 
CANCELLED
Black River Falls, WI, Black River Area, NDB RWY 8, Amdt 5
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