[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53747-53749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27500]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28969; Amdt. No. 1809]
RIN 2120-AA65


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 
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, 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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA 
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data 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 Sec. 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 of 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 in 
unnecessary. The

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provisions of this amendment state the affected CFR (and FAR) sections, 
with the types and effective dates of the SIAPs. This amendments 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.
    Futher, 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 11, 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:


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 Upon Publication

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        FDC date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                          SIAP                     
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06/25/97...............  IN                 Anderson..............  Anderson Municipal-          7/3868  LOC Rwy 30 Amdt 5...                           
                                                                     Darlington Field.                                                                  
06/26/97...............  IL                 Galesburg.............  Galesburg Muni........       7/3912  VOR or GPS Rwy 20, Amdt 6...                   
06/26/97...............  IL                 Galesburg.............  Galesburg Muni........       7/3913  VOR or GPS Rwy 2, Amdt 6...                    
06/26/97...............  IL                 Galesburg.............  Galesburg Muni........       7/3914  ILS RWY 2, Amdt 9...                           
06/26/97...............  OH                 Wapakoneta............  Neil Armstrong........       7/3928  VOR-A Amdt 7A...                               
06/26/97...............  OH                 Wapakoneta............  Neil Armstrong........       7/3929  LOC Rwy 26 Amdt 3...                           
06/26/97...............  OR                 Newport...............  Newport Muni..........       7/3953  ILS Rwy 16 Orig-A...                           
06/27/97...............  FM                 Pohnpei Island........  Pohnpei Intl..........       7/3998  PTPN). NDB/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1...             
06/27/97...............  MI                 Detroit/Grosse Ile....  Grossee Ile Muni......       7/3979  NDB or GPS Rwy 4, Amdt 1...                    
06/27/97...............  MI                 Detroit/Grosse Ile....  Grosse Ile Muni.......       7/3980  VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6...                        
06/27/97...............  MI                 Monroe................  Custer................       7/3981  VOR or GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 1...                   
06/27/97...............  MI                 Monroe................  Custer................       7/3982  VOR or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 1...                    
06/27/97...............  OH                 Cincinnati............  Cincinnati-Blue Ash...       7/3976  NDB Rwy 6, Amdt 1...                           
06/27/97...............  OH                 Cincinnati............  Cincinnati-Blue Ash...       7/3977  VOR Rwy 24, Amdt 5...                          
06/27/97...............  OH                 Cincinnati............  Cincinnati-Blue Ash...       7/3978  NDB or GPS Rwy 24, Amdt 1...                   
06/27/97...............  OH                 Cincinnati............  Cincinnati-Blue Ash...       7/3996  GPS Rwy 6, Amdt 1...                           
06/30/97...............  NC                 Raleigh/Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       7/4040  VOR Rwy 23L Amdt 14B...                        
06/30/97...............  NC                 Raleigh/Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       7/4041  NDB or GPS Rwy 23L Amdt 4...                   
06/30/97...............  NC                 Raleigh/Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       7/4043  ILS Rwy 23L Amdt 5D...                         
07/01/97...............  NY                 Stormville............  Stormville............       7/4064  VOR or GPS-A Amdt 4...                         
07/01/97...............  WI                 Milwaukee.............  General Mitchell Intl.       7/4060  Radar-1, Amdt 23...                            
07/01/97...............  WI                 Milwaukee.............  General Mitchell Intl.       7/4061  NDB or GPS Rwy 7R, Amdt 10...                  
07/02/97...............  MN                 Windom................  Windom Muni...........       7/4088  NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 4A...                  
07/03/97...............  OH                 Wapakoneta............  Neil Armsrong.........       7/4162  VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 26 Amdt 5A...                 
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4134  ILS Rwy 36R, Amdt 28A...                       
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4136  HI-NDB or IIS Rwy 18L, Amdt 4...               

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07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4138  HI-VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 26...                  
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4143  ILS Rwy 18R, Amdt 6...                         
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4145  NDB or GPS Rwy 18L, Amdt 10...                 
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4151  NDB or GPS Rwy 36R, Amdt 19...                 
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4153  ILS Rwy 18L, Amdt 13A...                       
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4259  VOR or TACAN or GPS Rwy 26, Amdt 22...         
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4260  VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS Rwy 8, Amdt 3A...      
07/07/97...............  OK                 Tulsa.................  Tulsa Intl............       7/4261  HI-NDB or ILS Rwy 36R...                       
07/08/97...............  IL                 Peoria................  Greater Peoria               7/4271  ILS Rwy 13 Amdt 6A...                          
                                                                     Regional.                                                                          
07/08/97...............  TX                 Denton................  Denton Muni...........       7/4269  NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 6...                   
07/08/97...............  TX                 Denton................  Denton Muni...........       7/4270  ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 6...                          
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[FR Doc. 97-27500 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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