[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71245-71247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30525]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30217; Amdt. No. 2024]


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 unspecified 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 
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 states 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.

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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).

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC on November 24, 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, 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 January 25, 2001

Bastrop, LA, Bastrop/Morehouse Memorial, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 8, 
Cancelled
Bastrop, LA, Bastrop/Morehouse Memorial, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 8
Covington, LA, Covington/Greater St. Tammany, VOR/DME or GPS-A, 
Orig, Cancelled
Covington, LA, Covington/Greater St. Tammany, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Eunice, LA, Eunice, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2, Cancelled
Eunice, LA, Eunice, VOR/DME-a, Amdt 2
Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Regional, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 13, 
Cancelled
Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Regional, VOR-A, Amdt 13
Marksville, LA, Marksville Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3A, 
Cancelled
Marksville, LA, Marksville Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A
Minden, LA, Minden-Webster, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 4A, Cancelled
Minden, LA, Minden-Webster, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 4A
New Roads, LA, New Roads/False River Airpark, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 
3A, Cancelled
New Roads, LA, New Roads/False River Airpark, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A
Rayville, LA, Rayville/John H. Hooks Jr. Memorial, VOR/DME or GPS-A, 
Amdt 2, Cancelled
Rayville, LA, Rayville/John H. Hooks Jr. Memorial, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
Sulphur, LA, Sulphur/Southland Field, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1, 
Cancelled
Sulphur, LA, Sulphur/Southland Field, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Belen, NM, Belen/Alexander Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1, Cancelled
Belen, NM, Belen/Alexander Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1, Cancelled
Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Silver City, NM, Silver City/Grant County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 7A, 
Cancelled
Silver City, NM, Silver City/Grant County, VOR-A, Amdt 7A
Silver City, NM, Silver City/Grant County, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 
3A, Cancelled
Silver City, NM, Silver City/Grant County, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 3A
Socorro, NM, Socorro Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig-A, Cancelled
Socorro, NM, Socorro Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig-A
Taos, NM, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 2B, Cancelled
Taos, NM, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 2B
Truth or Consequences, NM, Truth or Consequences Muni, VOR or GPS-A, 
Amdt 9A, Cancelled
Truth or Consequences, NM, Truth or Consequences Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 
9A
Ada, OK, Ada Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig-B, Cancelled
Ada, OK, Ada Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig-B
Altus, OK, Altus Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4, Cancelled
Altus, OK, Altus Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4
Blackwell, OK, Blackwell-Tonkawa Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3, 
Cancelled
Blackwell, OK, Blackwell-Tonkawa Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Boise City, OK, Boise City, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 1A, Cancelled
Boise City, OK, Boise City, NDB-A, Amdt 1A
Boise City, OK, Boise City, NDB-A, Amdt 1A
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 1, Cancelled
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 1
Chickasha, OK, Chickasha Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig, Cancelled
Chickasha, OK, Chickasha Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Claremore, OK, Claremore Regional, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig, Cancelled
Claremore, OK, Claremore Regional, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Claremore, OK, Claremore Regional, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 1, 
Cancelled
Claremore, OK, Claremore Regional, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 1
Madill, OK, Madill Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3, Cancelled
Madill, OK, Madill Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City/Clarence E. Page Muni, VOR or GPS-
B, Amdt 2, Cancelled
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City/Clarence E. Page Muni, VOR-B, Amdt 
2
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City/Wiley Post, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City/Wiley Post, VOR-A, Amdt 2
Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Orig, Cancelled
Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, VOR-A, Orig
Sallisaw, OK, Sallisaw Muni, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 1, Cancelled

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Sallisaw, OK, Sallisaw Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 1
Sand Springs, OK, Sand Springs/William R. Pogue Muni, VOR or GPS-A, 
Amdt 1A, Cancelled
Sand Springs, OK, Sand Springs/William R. Pogue Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 1A
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa/Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 6, 
Cancelled
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa/Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., VOR/DME-A, Amdt 6
Watonga, OK, Watonga, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2, Cancelled
Watonga, OK, Watonga, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
Woodward, OK, Woodward/West Woodward, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 6, 
Cancelled
Woodward, OK, Woodward/West Woodward, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 6
Abilene, TX, Abilene Regional, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8, Cancelled
Abilene, TX, Abilene Regional, VOR-A, Amdt 8A
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo/Tradewind, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 14, Cancelled
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo/Tradewind, NDB-A, Amdt 14
Bay City, TX, Bay City Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 4A, Cancelled
Bay City, TX, Bay City Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 4A
Beaumont, TX, Beaumont Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
Beaumont, TX, Beaumont Muni, VOR/DME RWY 13, Amdt 2
Breckenridge, TX, Breckenridge/Stephens County, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 
1A, Cancelled
Breckenridge, TX, Breckenridge/Stephens County, NDB-A, Amdt 1A
Cleveland, TX, Cleveland Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4, Cancelled
Cleveland, TX, Cleveland Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4
Del Rio, TX, Del Rio Intl, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 4, Cancelled
Del Rio, TX, Del Rio Intl, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 4
Del Rio, TX, Del Rio Intl, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 11, Cancelled
Del Rio, TX, Del Rio Intl, VOR-A, Amdt 11
Dumas, TX, Dumas/Moore County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 6, Cancelled
Dumas, TX, Dumas/Moore County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 6
Fort Stockton, TX, Fort Stockton-Pecos County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, 
Amdt 5A, Cancelled
Fort Stockton, TX, Fort Stockton-Pecos County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 5A
George West, TX, George West/Live Oak County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 
1, Cancelled
George West, TX, George West/Live Oak County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Giddings, TX, Giddings-Lee County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3, 
Cancelled
Giddings, TX, Giddings-Lee County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3
Henderson, TX, Henderson/Rusk County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3A, 
Cancelled
Henderson, TX, Henderson/Rusk County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A
Liberty, TX, Liberty Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5, Cancelled
Liberty, TX, Liberty Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Llano, TX, Llano Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3, Cancelled
Llano, TX, Llano Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6, Cancelled
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, VOR-A, Amdt 6
McKinney, TX, McKinney Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig-B, Cancelled
McKinney, TX, McKinney Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig-B
Mexia, TX, Mexia-Limestone County, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 3, Cancelled
Mexia, TX, Mexia-Limestone County, NDB-A, Amdt 3
Pampa, TX, Pampa/Perry Lefors Field, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
Pampa, TX, Pampa/Perry Lefors Field, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
Pleasanton, TX, Pleasanton Muni, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 5A, Cancelled
Pleasanton, TX, Pleasanton Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 5A
Port Isabel, TX, Port Isabel-Cameron County, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 
2A, Cancelled
Port Isabel, TX, Port Isabel-Cameron County, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 2A
Port Isabel, TX, Port Isabel-Cameron County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5A, 
Cancelled
Port Isabel, TX, Port Isabel-Cameron County, VOR-A, Amdt 5A
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5, Cancelled
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 6, 
Cancelled
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 6
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4, 
Cancelled
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4
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