Airworthiness directives: Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: April 6, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 67)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 17991-17994]

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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.

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

   FDC date

   State

   City

   Airport

   FDC No.

   SIAP

   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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