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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On October 11, 1994, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to realign J–10 and extend J–231

(59 FR 51394). Interested parties were

invited to participate in this rulemaking

effort by submitting written comments

on the proposal to the FAA. No

comments objecting to the proposal

were received. The J–231 extension is

adopted.

Prior to establishing or altering any

airway, the FAA conducts an in-flight

aeronautical evaluation (flight check) to

ensure that each segment of the

proposed airway meets certain

navigational and safety design criteria.

A flight check of J–10, as proposed,

revealed that the realigned airway

would not meet FAA design criteria.

The FAA will, therefore, not adopt the

proposed realignment of J–10.

Jet routes are published in paragraph

2004 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated

September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The jet route listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) extends J–231 from the St.

Johns, AZ, VORTAC west to the

Twentynine Palms, CA, VORTAC. The

extension of J–231 will provide

simplified routing for aircraft overflying

the St. Johns, AZ, VORTAC destined for

Los Angeles International Airport

(LAX). It will reduce sector complexity

northeast of the Phoenix Sky Harbor

International Airport (PHX) by

increasing lateral separation between

PHX arrivals and LAX arrivals, resulting

in increased maneuvering airspace for

sequencing PHX arrivals. This action

enhances air safety and reduces

controller workload.

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. Since this is a

routine matter that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

is certified that this rule, when

promulgated, 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 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 2004—Jet Routes

* * * * *

J–231 [Revised]

From Twentynine Palms, CA; INT

Twentynine Palms 075° and Drake, AZ, 262°

radials; Drake; INT Drake 111° and St. Johns,

AZ, 268° radials; St. Johns; Anton Chico, NM;

to Liberal, KS.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21,

1997.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 97–20293 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28982; Amdt. No. 1811]

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 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 matter

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 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, US

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures

Standards Branch (AFS–420), Technical

Programs Division, Flight Standards

Service, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–8277.

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 on each SIAP is

contained in the appropriate FAA Form

8260 and the National Flight Data
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Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to

Airmen (NOTAM) which are

incorporated by reference in the

amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1

CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Federal

Aviations Regulations (FAR). 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 of 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 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) establishes, amends, suspends,

or revokes SIAPs. For safety and

timeliness of change considerations, this

amendment incorporates only specific

changes contained in the content of the

following FDC/P NOTAM for each

SIAP. The SIAP information in some

previously designated FDC/Temporary

(FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as

to be permanent. With conversion to

FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T

NOTAMs have been cancelled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for 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 chart changes to SIAPs

by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria

were applied to only these specific

conditions existing at the affected

airports. All SIAP amendments in this

rule have been previously issued by the

FAA in a National Flight Data Center

(FDC) 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 all these

SIAP amendments requires making

them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the TERPS. 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 these

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 July 25, 1997.

Thomas E. Stuckey,

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. 40103, 40113, 40120,

44701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); and 14 CFR

11.49(b)(2).

2. Part 97 is amended to read as

follows:

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME,

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME;

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS,

ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME,

MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

FDC date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP

06/04/97 .. MN Minneapolis ..................... Flying Cloud .......................................... 7/3354 VOR or GPS Rwy 9R, Amdt 7...

07/08/97 .. PA Hazleton .......................... Hazleton Muni ....................................... 7/4264 LOC Rwy 28 Amdt 5A...

07/10/97 .. LA Shreveport ....................... Shreveport Downtown .......................... 7/4386 LOC Rwy 14, Amdt 4...

07/10/97 .. LA Shreveport ....................... Shreveport Downtown .......................... 7/4387 VOR or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 14...

07/13/97 .. FL Miami ............................... Opa Locka ............................................ 7/4397 ILS Rwy 12 Orig...

07/15/97 .. OH Athens/Albany ................. Ohio University ..................................... 7/4489 GPS Rwy 7, Orig...

07/15/97 .. OH Athens/Albany ................. Ohio University ..................................... 7/4490 GPS Rwy 25, Orig...

07/15/97 .. OH Wilmington ....................... Clinton Field .......................................... 7/4484 VOR or GPS–A, Orig–A...

07/15/97 .. TX Dumas ............................. Moore County ....................................... 7/4485 VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 19, Amdt

3B...

07/16/97 .. GA Elberton ........................... Elbert County-Patz Field ...................... 7/4531 VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 10, Amdt

2B...

07/16/97 .. IN LAPorte ........................... LaPorte Muni ........................................ 7/4517 GPS Rwy 2, Orig–A...

07/16/97 .. IN Warsaw ............................ Warsaw Muni ........................................ 7/4526 ILS/DME Rwy 27, Orig...

07/16/97 .. IN Warsaw ............................ Warsaw Muni ........................................ 7/4527 VOR or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 6...

07/16/97 .. IN Warsaw ............................ Warsaw Muni ........................................ 7/4528 VOR or GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 5...

07/16/97 .. OH Athens/Albany ................. Ohio University ..................................... 7/4522 LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 3...

07/16/97 .. OH Athens/Albany ................. Ohio University ..................................... 7/4523 NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 8...

07/17/97 .. AL Huntsville ......................... Huntsville Intl–Carl T. Jones Field ....... 7/4566 ILS Rwy 18R, Amdt 21...

07/17/97 .. FL Tampa ............................. Tampa Intl ............................................. 7/4582 LOC Rwy 36R Orig...

07/17/97 .. IA Maquoketa ....................... Maquoketa Muni ................................... 7/4606 NDB or GPS Rwy 15, Amdt 2A...

07/17/97 .. NE Nebraska City .................. Nebraska City Muni .............................. 7/4624 NDB Rwy 33, Orig...
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FDC date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP

07/17/97 .. NE Nebraska City .................. Nebraska City Muni .............................. 7/4625 NDB Rwy 15, Orig...

07/17/97 .. NE Nebraska City .................. Nebraska City Muni .............................. 7/4626 GPS Rwy 33, Orig...

07/21/97 .. IN Peru ................................. Peru Muni ............................................. 7/4754 VOR or GPS Rwy 1, Amdt 7...

07/21/97 .. VA Chesapeake .................... Chesapeake Muni ................................. 7/4749 VOR/DME Rwy 23 Amdt 2...

07/21/97 .. VA Chesapeake .................... Chesapeake Muni ................................. 7/4750 LOC Rwy 5 Amdt 2...

07/21/97 .. VA Chesapeake .................... Chesapeake Muni ................................. 7/4751 NDB Rwy 5 Amdt 1...

07/21/97 .. VA Chesapeake .................... Chesapeake Muni ................................. 7/4752 GPS Rwy 5 Orig...

07/22/97 .. IN Kokomo ........................... Kokomo Muni ........................................ 7/4784 VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 5

Amdt 5...

07/22/97 .. IN Kokomo ........................... Kokomo Muni ........................................ 7/4785 VOR or GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 19...

07/22/97 .. IN Kokomo ........................... Kokomo Muni ........................................ 7/4786 VOR or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 19...

07/22/97 .. VA Richmond/Ashland .......... Hanover County Muni ........................... 7/4789 VOR Rwy 16 Orig...

07/23/97 .. IN Kokomo ........................... Kokomo Muni ........................................ 7/4809 ILS Rwy 23 Amdt 8...

[FR Doc. 97–20288 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28983; Amdt. No. 1812]

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.

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:

Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures

Standards Branch 9AFS–420), Technical

Programs Division, Flight Standards

Service, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–8277.

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 § 97.20

of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are

identified as FAA Form 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.

This amendment to part 97 is effective

upon publication of each separate SIAP

as contained in the transmittal. The

SIAPs contained in this amendment are

based on the criteria contained in the

United States 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.

The FAA has determined through

testing that current non-localizer type,

non-precision instrument approaches

developed using the TERPS criteria can

be flown by aircraft equipped with

Global Positioning System (GPS)

equipment. In consideration of the

above, the applicable Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) will be altered to include ‘‘or

GPS’’ in the title without otherwise

reviewing or modifying the procedure.

(Once a stand alone GPS procedure is

developed, the procedure title will be

altered to remove ‘‘or GPS’’ from these

non-localizer, non-precision instrument

approach procedure titles.) 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