Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: November 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 216)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29830; Amdt. No. 1958]

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 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 October 29, 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:

   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;

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   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 December 2, 1999

   Rolla/Vichy, MO, Rolla National, GPS RWY 4, Orig Albany, NY, Albany Intl, VOR RWY 1, Amdt 19A, CANCELLED Albany, NY, Albany Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 19, Amdt 19A, CANCELLED Ponca City, OK, Ponca City Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 9

   . . . Effective December 30, 1999

   Kingman, AZ, Kingman, GPS RWY 3, Orig Kingman, AZ, Kingman, GPS RWY 21, Orig Eureka, CA, Murray Field, GPS RWY 11, Orig Eureka, CA, Murray Field, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 11, Amdt 6 Santa Ynez, CA, Santa Ynez, GPS RWY 8, Orig Cocoa, FL, Merritt Island, GPS RWY 11, Amdt 1 Keystone Heights, FL, Keystone Airpark, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Williston, FL, Williston Muni, GPS RWY 22, Orig Williston, FL, Williston Muni, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Pekin, IL, Pekin Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6 Pekin, IL, Pekin Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 5 Plainfield, IL, Clow Intl, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 2 Fort Wayne, IN, Smith Field, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 9 Sullivan, IN, Sullivan County, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 7 Sullivan, IN, Sullivan County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2 Hopedale, MA, Hopedale Industrial Park, GPS-A, orig Hopedale, MA, Hopedale Industrial Park, VOR-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED Pontiac, MI, Oakland County International, LOC BC RWY 27L, Orig Pontiac, MI, Oakland County International, LOC/DME BC RWY 27L, Amdt 7, CANCELLED Caledonia, MN, Houston County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3 Caledonia, MN, Houston County, GPS RWY 31, Orig Dodge Center, MN, Dodge Center, GPS RWY 34, Amdt 2 Maple Lake, MN, Maple Lake Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3 Worthington, MN, Worthington Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 11, Amdt 2 Worthington, MN, Worthington Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 17, Amdt 9 Worthington, MN, Worthington Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 5 Gulfport, MS, Gulfport-Biloxi Regional, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 32, Amdt 3 Moberly, MO, Omar N. Bradley, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 4, CANCELLED Moberly, MO, Omar N. Bradley, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 4, CANCELLED Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, VOR OR TACAN RWY 20, Amdt 18 Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, NDB RWY 2, Amdt 17 Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 11 Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, ILS RWY 2, Amdt 17 Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, GPS RWY 2, Orig Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 4 Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, NDB RWY 30, Amdt 4 Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig Carlsbad, NM, Cavern City Air Terminal, GPS RWY 21, Amdt 1 Rochester, NY, Greater Rochester Intl, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 17 Rochester, NY, Greater Rochester Intl, ILS RWY 28, Amdt 28 Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, RADAR-1, Amdt 8, CANCELLED Ocracoke, NC, Ocracoke Island, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Raleigh-Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 7C, CANCELLED Enid, OK, Enid Woodring Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig Enid, OK, Enid Woodring Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig Watonga, OK, Watonga, GPS RWY 17, Orig Astoria, OR, Astoria Regional, VOR RWY 8, Amdt 12 Kutztown, PA, Kutztown, GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1 Philadelphia, PA, Northeast Philadelphia, GPS RWY 15, Amdt 1 Philadelphia, PA, Northeast Philadelphia, GPS RWY 33, Amdt 1 Loris, SC, Twin City, GPS RWY 26, Orig Miller, SD, Miller Muni, GPS RWY 15, Orig Miller, SD, Miller Muni, GPS RWY 33, Orig Longview, TX, Gregg County, VOR-A, Orig Longview, TX, Gregg County, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 13, Orig Longview, TX, Gregg County, VOR OR TACAN RWY 13, Amdt 20, CANCELLED Lyndonville, VT, Caledonia County, GPS RWY 2, Orig Richmond, VA, Chesterfield County, ILS RWY 33, Amdt 1 South Hill, VA, Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional, LOC RWY 1, Orig South Hill, VA, Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional, NDB RWY 1, Orig South Hill, VA, Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 1, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

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