Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: November 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 215)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 59879-59881]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29379; Amdt. No. 1897]

RIN 2120-AA65

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.

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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 reverence 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 sexpensive 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 stated 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 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 11035; 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 30, 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; 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 3 December, 1998

   Page, AZ, Page Muni, VOR-B, Orig Page, AZ, Page Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Orig, CANCELLED Petaluma, CA, Petaluma Muni, VOR RWY 29, Orig Titusville, FL, Space Coast Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 12 Titusville, FL, Space Coast Regional, ILS RWY 36 Amdt 1 Sulphur, LA, Southland Field, GPS RWY 15, Amdt 1 Sulphur, LA, Southland Field, NBD RWY 15, Amdt 1 Sulphur, LA, Southland Field, LOC RWY 15, Amdt 1 Missoula, MT, Missoula International, ILS RWY 11, Admt 11 Portsmouth, NH, Peace Intl Tradeport, ILS RWY 16, Orig Portsmouth, NH, Peace Intl Tradeport, GPS RWY 16, Amdt 1 Portsmouth, NH, Peace Intl Tradeport, VOR OR TACAN RWY 16, Amdt 5 Shelby, NC, Shelby Muni, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 4, CANCELLED Shelby, NC, Shelby Muni, NDB RWY 5, Orig Shelby, NC, Shelby Muni, NDB RWY 23, Orig

   Effective 31 December, 1998

   Hugo, OK, Stan Stamper Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1

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   Effective 28 January, 1999

   Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, VOR/DME RWY 2, Amdt 1 Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, VOR/RWY 11, Amdt 11A, CANCELLED Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, VOR/DME RWY 11, Orig Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, VOR/ RWY 29, Amdt 4 Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, VOR/DME RWY 29, Orig Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, LOC/DME BC RWY 29, Amdt 2 Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, NDB RWY 11, Amdt 2 Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, ILS RWY 11, Amdt 4 Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, GPS RWY 2, Orig Delano, CA, Delano Muni, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 8 Delano, CA, Delano Muni, GPS RWY 32, Amdt 1 Fresno, CA, Fresno-Chandler Downtown, GPS RWY 12R, Orig Lincoln, CA, Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field, GPS RWY 15, Orig Lincoln, CA, Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field, GPS RWY 32, Orig Madera, CA, Madera Muni, VOR RWY 30, Amdt 10 Madera, CA, Madera Muni, GPS RWY 30, Amdt 1 San Diego (El Cajon), CA, Gillespie Field, LOC-D, Amdt 10 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, VOR RWY 12R, Amdt 3 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, ILS RWY 12R, Amdt 5 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, GPS RWY 12R, Orig San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, VOR/DME RWY 30L, Amdt 1 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, LOC/DME RWY 30L, Amdt 11 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, NDB/DME RWY 30L, Amdt 5 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, ILS RWY 30L, Amdt 21 San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, GPS RWY 30L, Orig Victorville, CA, Southern California Intl, VOR/DME RWY 17, Orig Jasper, GA, Pickens County, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Jasper, GA, Pickens County, GPS RWY 34, Orig Perry, IA, Perry Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig Perry, IA, Perry Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig Salina, KS, Salina Muni, VOR RWY 17, Amdt 1 Salina, KS, Salina Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 17 Salina, KS, Salina Muni, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 19 Salina, KS, Salina Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig Salina, KS, Salina Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig Salina, KS, Salina Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig Salina, KS, Salina Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig Hartford, KY, Ohio County, GPS RWY 3, Orig Hartford, KY, Ohio County, GPS RWY 21, Orig Louisville, KY, Bowman Field, GPS RWY 24, Orig Natchitoches, LA, Natchitoches Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 34, Amdt 4 New Orleans, LA, Lakefront, LORAN RNAV RWY 18R, Orig-A, CANCELLED Rush City, NM, Rush City Rgnl, GPS RWY 34, Orig Libby, MT, Libby, GPS-A, Orig Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, GPS RWY 10, Amdt 1 Superior, NE, Superior Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 1 Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, RADAR-1, Orig Ellenville, NY, Joseph Y Resnick, GPS RWY 4, Orig Ellenville, NY, Joseph Y Resnick, GPS RWY 22, Orig Washington Court House, OH, Fayette County, NDB RWY 22, Amdt 4 Washington Court House, OH, Fayette County, GPS RWY 22, Orig Frederick, OK, Frederick Muni, GPS RWY 35L, Admt 1 Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, GPS RWY 6, Orig Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, GPS RWY 24, Orig Gregory, SD, Gregory Muni, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1 San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, GPS RWY 3, Orig San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, GPS RWY 12R, Orig San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, GPS RWY 30L, Orig

   Note: The FAA published the following amendment in Docket No. 29357, Amdt No. 1893 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Volume 63, No. 197, Page 54573; dated Tuesday, October 13, 1998) under Section 97.25 effective December 3, 1998 which is hereby rescinded:

   San Diego (El Cajon), CA, Gillespie Field, LOC-D, Amdt 10

   [FR Doc. 98-29780Filed11-5-98; 8:45 am]

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