Airworthiness directives: Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: August 7, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 152)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 42224-42225]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Amdt No. 1881; Docket No. 29293]

RIN 212-AH 65

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:

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. 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 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

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   Terminal Instrument Approach 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.

   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 July 24, 1998. Richard O. Gordon, Acting 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; 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 13 August 1998

   Fort Pierce, FL, St. Lucie County Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig Anderson, IN, Anderson Muni-Darlington Field, LOC RWY 30, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED Gwinn, MI, Sawyer, NDB RWY 1, Orig Gwinn, MI, Sawyer, NDB RWY 19, Orig Gwinn, MI, Sawyer, ILS RWY 1, Orig St Louis, MO, Spirit of St Louis, LOC RWY 26L, Amdt 4, CANCELLED St Louis, MO, Spirit of St Louis, NDB OR GPS RWY 26L, Amdt 2 St Louis, MO, Spirit of St Louis, ILS RWY 26L, Orig

   . . . Effective 10 September 1998

   Oxnard, CA, Oxnard, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 7, Orig, CANCELLED Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Esler Regional, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 13 Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, NDB RWY 19L, Orig Portland, OR, Portland Intl, MLS RWY 28L, Orig, CANCELLED

   . . . Effective 8 October 1998

   Troy, AL, Troy Muni, RADAR-1, Amdt 7 Glode, AZ, San Carlos Apache, GPS RWY 27, Orig Safford, AZ, Safford Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig Safford, AZ, Safford Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig Camarillo, CA, Camarillo, VOR RWY 26, Amdt 5 Merced, CA, Merced Muni/Macready Field, VOR RWY 30, Amdt 18 Merced, CA, Merced Muni/Macready Field, LOC BC RWY 12, Amdt 10 Merced, CA, Merced Muni/Macready Field, ILS RWY 30, Amdt 14 Cortez, CO, Cortez Muni, GPS RWY 3, Amdt 1 Cortez, CO, Cortez Muni, GPS RWY 21, Orig Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 3, Amdt 2 Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, VOR/DME RWY 17, Amdt 3 Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 11 Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 3 Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 3 Natchitoches, LA, Natchitoches Regional, LOC RWY 34, Amdt 3 Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 3 Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Muni, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 4 West Plains, MO, West Plains Muni, VOR RWY 36, Orig Livingston, MT, Mission Field, GPS RWY 22, Orig Montauk, NY, Montauk, VOR OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 3 Wharton, TX, Wharton Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 4 Wharton, TX, Wharton Muni, NDB RWY 14, Orig Wharton, TX, Wharton Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 14, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Wharton, TX, Wharton Muni, NDB RWY 32, Orig Wharton, TX, Wharton Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 32, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, GPS RWY 2, Orig Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, GPS RWY 20, Orig

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