Airworthiness directives: Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 19697-19700]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29544; Amdt. No. 1927]

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 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 matter 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 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 20951; 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, US 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,

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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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the Federal Aviation's Regulations (FAR). 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 of charts printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantage 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 is part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates only specific changes contained in the content of the following FDC/P NOTAMs for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some previously designated FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as to be permanent. With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T NOTAMs have been canceled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for 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 chart changes to SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were applied to only these specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All SIAP amendments in this rule have been previously issued by the FAA in a National Flight Data Center (FDC) 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 all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the TERPS. 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 these 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 April 16, 1999. 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. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 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 Upon Publication

FDC date

State

City

Airport

FDC No.

SIAP

03/16/99....... VA

Norfolk.......... Norfolk Intl.... FDC 9/1576

NDB Rwy 5 ORIG... 03/24/99....... GA

Savannah......... Savannah Intl... FDC 9/1750

MLS Rwy 27, ORIG-A... 03/30/99....... UT

Milford.......... Milford Muni.... FDC 9/2079

VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 3... 04/01/99....... MO

Kaiser/Lake Ozark Lee Co. Fine FDC 9/2118

LOC/DME Rwy 21, AMDT 1... Memorial. 04/01/99....... MO

St. Louis........ Lambert-St. FDC 9/2125

ILS Rwy 6, ORIG-A... Louis Intl. 04/02/99....... KS

Olathe........... New Century FDC 9/2161

NDB OR GPS Rwy 35, AMDT Aircenter.

4A... 04/02/99....... MI

Hancock.......... Houghton City FDC 9/2179

LOC/DME BC Rwy 13, AMDT Memorial.

11... 04/02/99....... MI

Holland.......... Tulip City...... FDC 9/2180

ILS/DME Rwy 26 ORIG-A...

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04/02/99....... MO

Kirksville....... Kirksville

FDC 9/2175

LOC/DME Rwy 36, AMDT 6... Regional. 04/02/99....... MO

Sikeston......... Sikeston

FDC 9/2178

VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 2, AMDT Memorial Muni.

1A... 04/02/99....... NC

Jacksonville..... Albert J. Ellis. FDC 9/2171

ILS RWY 5 AMDT 7A... 04/02/99....... NJ

Linden........... Linden.......... FDC 9/2185

GPS-A ORIG... 04/02/99....... PA

Pittsburgh....... Pittsburgh Intl. FDC 9/2172

ILS Rwy 28L AMDT 6A... 04/06/99....... MN

Motley........... Morey's......... FDC 9/2270

NDB OR GPS Rwy 9, AMDT 1... 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2299

GPS Rwy 32 ORIG... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2300

GPS Rwy 28 ORIG... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2302

GPS Rwy 14 ORIG... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2303

VOR Rwy AMDT 22... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2304

VOR OR TACAN Rwy 32, ORIG- Intl.

A... 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2305

NDB Rwy 28 AMDT 28... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2306

ILS Rwy 10 AMDT 9... Intl. 04/07/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2307

ILS Rwy 28 AMDT 32... Intl. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2348

VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 18 AMDT Washington,

8... National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2349

VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 15 AMDT Washington,

1... National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2350

ROSSLYN LDA Rwy 18 AMDT Washington,

14... National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2352

ILS Rwy 36 AMDT 39... Washington, National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2357

VOR Rwy 36 AMDT 11A... Washington, National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2358

VOR Rwy 15 AMDT 9... Washington, National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2361

NDB Rwy 15 AMDT 4... Washington, National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2363

NDB OR GPS Rwy 36 AMDT Washington,

10... National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2364

VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS Rwy 3 Washington,

AMDT 6... National. 04/09/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2365

VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS Rwy 33 Washington,

AMDT 5A... National. 04/09/99....... GA

Bainbridge....... Decatur County FDC 9/2328

VOR OR GPS-A, AMDT 3... Industrial Airpark. 04/09/99....... NY

Syracuse......... Syracuse Hancock FDC 9/2321

GPS Rwy 10 ORIG... Intl. 04/09/99....... SC

Charleston....... Charleston AFB/ FDC 9/2370

RADAR-1 AMDT 16... Intl. 04/09/99....... TX

Austin........... Austin-Bergstrom FDC 9/2322

ILS Rwy 17L (CAT II), Intl.

ORIG... 04/12/99....... DC

Washington....... Ronald Reagan FDC 9/2422

LDA/DME Rwy 18 AMDT 1... Washington National. 04/12/99....... NH

Portsmouth....... Pease Intl

FDC 9/2395

ILS Rwy 34 AMDT 1A... Tradeport. 04/13/99....... AK

Cold Bay......... Cold Bay........ FDC 9/2450

ILS Rwy 14, AMDT 16... 04/14/99....... KS

Russell.......... Russell Muni.... FDC 9/2448

VOR/DME OR GPS-A AMDT 4... 04/14/99....... PA

Monongahela...... Monongahela/ FDC 9/2459

VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 4A... Rostraver.

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