[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 107 (Friday, June 2, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35274-35275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13833]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30057; Amdt. No. 1993]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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 taking 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 May 26, 2000.
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, amendment, 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:

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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 August 10, 2000

Glendale, AZ, Glendale Muni, RNAV RWY 19, Orig
Ocala, FL, Ocala Regional/Jim Taylor Field, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 17
Ocala, FL, Ocala Regional/Jim Taylor Field, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 5
Eastman, GA, Heart of Georgia Regional, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 6
Ames, IA, Ames Muni, RNAV RWY 1, Orig
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, RNAV RWY 17, Orig
Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, RNAV RWY 35, Orig
Newton, IA, Newton Muni, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 9A
Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Intl, ILS/DME RWY 14, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Intl, ILS RWY 14 Orig
Leonardtown, MD, St. Mary's County, VOR RWY 11, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, NDB RWY 19L, Orig-A
St. Louis, MO, Spirit of St. Louis, NDB RWY 8R, Amdt 11B
St. Louis, MO, Spirit of St. Louis, NDB OR GPS RWY 26L, Amdt 2A
Kimball, NE, Kimball Muni/Robert E. Arraj Field, GPS RWY 28, Orig-A
Lexington, NE, Lexington/Jim Kelly Field, GPS RWY 32, Orig-A
Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 17R, Amdt 11B
Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 35L, Amdt 8B
North Platte, NE, North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field, VOR 
OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 17B
North Platte, NE, North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field, NDB 
OR GPS RWY 30, Amdt 3B
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB RWY 32L, Amdt 1A
Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field, 
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 5, Amdt 4A
Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field, 
VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 23, Amdt 11A
Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field, 
LOC BC RWY 12, Amdt 8A
Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field, 
NDB OR GPS RWY 12, Amdt 8A
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR OR TACAN RWY 3, Amdt 20A
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21, Amdt 8A
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), LOC/DME BC RWY 21, Amdt 5B
Oklahoma City, OK, Sundance Airpark, VOR RWY 17, Amdt 1
Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, VOR RWY 17L, Amdt 2
Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, RNAV RWY 26, Orig
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, RNAV RWY 17, Orig
Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional, RNAV RWY 35, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, ILS RWY 16L, Amdt 5
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, ILS RWY 34R, Amdt 4
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, RNAV RWY 16L, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, RNAV RWY 34R, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, GPS RWY 16L, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, GPS RWY 34R, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Killeen, TX, Killeen Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 1, Amdt 5B
McAllen, TX, McAllen Miller Intl, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 15A
McAllen, TX, McAllen Miller Intl, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 6A
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, NDB RWY 12R, Amdt 20C
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, NDB RWY 30L, Amdt 11B
Elkins, WV, Elkins-Randolph County-Jennings Randolph Field, NDB-A, 
Orig, CANCELLED
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 12, Amdt 18, 
CANCELLED
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR-A, Orig
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 36, Amdt 8
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, NDB RWY 6, Amdt 17
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, ILS RWY 36, Amdt 7
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 9
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RNAV RWY 6, Orig
Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RNAV RWY 36, Orig

* * * Effective October 5, 2000

Fort Smith, AR, Fort Smith Muni, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 25, Amdt 
20B
Fort Smith, AR, Fort Smith Muni, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 24A
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4L, Orig-A
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4R, Orig-A
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 22L, Orig-A
Topeka, KS, Forbes Field, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 13, Amdt 4A
Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, NDB RWY 29, Amdt 7A
Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 29, Amdt 
2B
Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, GPS RWY 11, Orig-B
Grand Island, NE, Central Nebraska Regional, LOC/DME BC RWY 17, Amdt 
9B
Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 17L, Amdt 6C
Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, GPS RWY 14, Orig-A
McCook, NE, McCook Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 21, Amdt 4C
Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig-B
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB OR GPS RWY 14R, Amdt 24A
Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, NDB RWY 17R, Amdt 24A
Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, NDB RWY 35R, Amdt 5B
Victoria, TX, Victoria Regional, NDB RWY 12L, Amdt 4A
Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig-A

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