Airworthiness directives: Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: April 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 80)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29543; Amdt. No. 1926]

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: Availablity 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 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 91 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 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

   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;

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   Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

   . . . Effective May 20, 1999

   Stuart, FL, Witham Field, GPS RWY 12, Orig Stuart, FL, Witham Field, GPS RWY 30, Amdt 1 Clinton, NC, Sampson County, LOC RWY 6, Orig

   . . . Effective June 17, 1999

   Chicago/Romeoville, IL, Lewis University, VOR RWY 9, Amdt 2 Mason, TX, Mason County, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 3 Wichita Falls, TX, Tom Danaher Airport, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

   . . . Effective July 15, 1999

   Eastman, GA, Heart of Georgia Regional, NDB RWY 2, Orig, CANCELLED Eastman, GA Heart of Georgia Regional, NDB RWY 2, Orig Griffin, GA, Griffin-Spalding County, NDB RWY 32, Orig Carmi, IL, Carmi Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1 Carmi, IL, Carmi Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig Pontiac, IL, Pontiac Municipal,VOR RWY 24, Amdt 1 Pontiac, IL, Pontiac Municipal,GPS RWY 24, Orig Auburn, IN, De Kalb County, GPS RWY 9, Orig Auburn, IN, De Kalb County, GPS RWY 27, Orig Spencer, IA, Spencer Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig Spencer, IA, Spencer Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig Lakeview, MI, Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field, GPS RWY 9, Orig Lakeview, MI, Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field, GPS RWY 27, Orig Ada/Twin Valley, MN, Norman County Ada/Twin Valley, GPS RWY 33, Orig Grand Marais, MN, Grand Marais/Cook County, GPS RWY 27 Orig Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), GPS RWY 27 Orig Rochester, MN, Rochester International, VOR OR GPS RWY 2, Amdt 16 Rochester, MN, Rochester International, NDB OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 21 Monett, MO, Monett Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18, Amdt 1 Monett, MO, Monett Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig Monett, MO Monett Muni, GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1 Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque/Double Eagle II, ILS RWY 22, Amdt 2 Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 8, CANCELLED Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, VOR-B, Orig Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, LOC BC RWY 3, Amdt 9 Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, GPS-C, Orig Plymouth, NC, Plymouth Muni, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 3 Plymouth, NC, Plymouth Muni, GPS RWY 3, Orig Plymouth, NC, Plymouth Muni, GPS RWY 21, Orig Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, NDB RWY 35L, Orig Gallatin, TN, Sumner County Regional, GPS RWY 35, Orig Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, GPS RWY 13, Orig Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, GPS RWY 17, Orig Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 8, Orig Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 9, Orig Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 33R, Orig Watertown, WI, Watertown Muni, GPS RWY 29, Orig

   The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 29520, Amdt. No. 1923 to Part 97 of The Federal Aviation Regulations (64 FR 17527, April 12, 1999) under Sec. 97.33 effective 20 May 99, which is hereby amended as follows:

   Kissimmee, FL, Kissimmee Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 15, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED

   [FR Doc. 99-10086Filed4-26-99; 8:45 am]

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