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currently designated as ‘‘RNAV’’ will be

redesignated as ‘‘VOR/DME RNAV’’

without otherwise reviewing or

modifying the SIAP’s.

Because of the close and immediate

relationship between these SIAP’s 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 August 22,

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 as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT

APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97

continues to read:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,

40113–40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701,

44719, 44721–44722.

§§ 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and 97.35 [Amended]

2. Amend 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and

97.35, as appropriate, by adding,

revising, or removing the following

SIAP’s, effective at 0901 UTC on the

dates specified:

* * * Effective Oct 9, 1997

Monte Vista, CO, Monte Vista Muni, NDB

GPS RWY 20, Orig CANCELLED

Monte Vista, CO, Monte Vista Muni, NDB

RWY 20, Orig Plant City, FL, Plant City

Muni, NDB RWY 9, Orig CANCELLED

Plant City, FL, Plant City Muni, NDB RWY

9, Amdt 1 Carmi, IL, Carni Muni, NDB

RWY 36, Amdt 5 CANCELLED

Carmi, IL, Carni Muni, NDB RWY 36, Orig

Keene, NH, Dillant-Hopkins, VOR or GPS

RWY 2, Amdt 11 CANCELLED

Keene, NH, Dillant-Hopkins, VOR RWY 2,

Amdt 12 Ogden, UT, Ogden-Hinckley,

VOR or GPS RWY 7, Amdt 5 CANCELLED

Ogden, UT, Ogden-Hinckley, VOR RWY 7,

Amdt 5 Eagle River, WI, Eagle River Union,

VOR/DME or GPS RWY 4, Amdt 1

CANCELLED

Eagle River, WI, Eagle River Union, VOR/

DME RWY 4, Amdt 1

[FR Doc. 97–27499 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29037; Amdt. No. 1828]

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

(SIAP’s) 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 SIAP’s,

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 (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 SIAP’s. 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 14 CFR 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 SIAP’s, 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 sections, with the types

and effective dates of the SIAP’s. 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

SIAP’s 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
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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 SIAP’s 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, nonprecision instrument approach

procedure titles.)

The FAA has determined through

extensive analysis that current SIAP’s

intended for use by Area Navigation

(RNAV) equipped aircraft can be flown

by aircraft utilizing various other types

of navigational equipment. In

consideration of the above, those SIAP’s

currently designated as ‘‘RNAV’’ will be

redesignated as ‘‘VOR/DME RNAV’’

without otherwise reviewing or

modifying the SIAP’s.

Because of the close and immediate

relationship between these SIAP’s 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 October 3,

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 as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT

APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97

continues to read:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,

40113–40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701,

44719, 44721–44722.

2. Amend §§ 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and

97.35, as appropriate, by adding,

revising, or removing the following

SIAP’s, effective at 0901 UTC on the

dates specified, as follows:

§§ 97.23, 97.27, 97.33, 97.35 [Amended]

* * * Effective Nov 6, 1997

Auburn, AL, Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts,

VOR or GPS RWY 28, Amdt. 9B, Cancelled

Auburn, AL, Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts,

VOR RWY 28, Amdt. 9B

Forrest City, AR, Forrest City Muni, NDB or

GPS RWY 35, Amdt. 3, Cancelled

Forrest City, AR, Forrest City Muni, NDB

RWY 35

Helena/West Helena, AR, Thomspon-Robbins

Field, NDB or GPS RWY 17, Amdt. 4,

Cancelled

Helena/West Helena, AR, Thomspon-Robbins

Field, NDB RWY 17, Amdt. 4

Orlando, FL, Executive, NDB or GPS RWY 7,

Amdt. 15, Cancelled

Orlando, FL, Executive, NDB RWY 7, Amdt.

15

Elmira, NY, Elmira/Corning Regional, NDB or

GPS RWY 24, Amdt. 13A, Cancelled

Elmira, NY, Elmira/Corning Regional, NDB

RWY 24, Amdt. 13A

[FR Doc. 97–27405 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29005; Amdt. No. 1817]

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 (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 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 Forms 8260–3, 8260–

4, and 8260–5. Materials incorporated

by reference are available for