[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54581-54582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27743]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28968; Amdt. No. 1808]
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 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 references 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 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 
(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 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 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

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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. 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, MSL/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER 
SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective August 14, 1997

Champaign-Urbana, IL, University of Illinois-Willard, VOR RWY 18, 
Orig
Champaign-Urbana, IL, University of Illinois-Willard, GPS RWY 18, 
Orig
Champaign-Urbana, IL, University of Illinois-Willard, GPS RWY 36, 
Orig
Kendallville, IN, Kendallville Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED
Kendallville, IN, Kendallville Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig
La Porte, IN, La Porte Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6
La Porte, IN, La Porte Muni, LOC RWY 2, Orig
La Porte, IN, La Porte Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 20, Amdt 5
Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, ILS RWY 16L, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 17, Amdt 1

* * * Effective September 11, 1997

Burbank, CA, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, GPS-A, Orig
Upland, CA, Cable, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Victorville, CA, Southern California International, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Montrose, CO, Montrose Regional, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Montrose, CO, Montrose Regional, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Montrose, CO, Montrose Regional, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Deland, FL, Deland Muni-Sidney H Taylor Field, VOR or GPS RWY 23, 
Amdt 2
West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach Intl, LOC BC RWY 27R, Amdt 12A, 
CANCELLED
Agana, Guam, Guam International, GPS RWY 6L, Orig
Agana, Guam, Guam International, GPS RWY 24R, Orig
Houlton, ME, Houlton Intl, VOR RWY 5, Amdt 10
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 17, CANCELLED
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands Intl, GPS RWY 7, 
Orig
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands Intl, GPS RWY 25, 
Orig
Sand Island, Midway Islands, Midway Atoll-Henderson Field, GPS RWY 
6, Orig
Sand Island, Midway Islands, Midway Atoll-Henderson Field, GPS RWY 
24, Orig
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, NDB or 
GPS RWY 30L, Amdt 24
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, NDB or 
GPS RWY 30R, Amdt 12
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
4, Amdt 26
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
22, Amdt 5
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
12L, Amdt 4
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
30R, Amdt 8
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
12R, Amdt 6
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS RWY 
30L, Amdt 42
Rochester, NY, Greater Rochester Intl, RADAR 1, Amdt 14, CANCELLED
Rota Island, North Mariana Islands, Rota Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Rota Island, North Mariana Islands, Rota Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Saipan Island, North Mariana Islands, Saipan Intl, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Saipan Island, North Mariana Islands, Saipan Intl, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Tinian Island, North Mariana Islands, West Tinian, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Tinian Island, North Mariana Islands, West Tinian, GPS RWY 26, Orig
John Day, OR, John Day State, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Babelthuap Island, Palau, Babelthuap/Koror, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Babelthuap Island, Palau, Babelthuap/Koror, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Charleston, SC, Charleston AFB/Intl, VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 3, 
Amdt 13
Charleston, SC, Charleston AFB/Intl, VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 21, 
Amdt 13
Laurens, SC, Laurens County, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Kosrae Island, States of Micronesia, Kosrae, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Kosrae Island, States of Micronesia, Kosrae, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Pohnpei Island, States of Micronesia, Pohnpei Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Pohnpei Island, States of Micronesia, Pohnpei Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Weno Island, States of Micronesia, Chuuk International, GPS RWY 4, 
Orig
Weno Island, States of Micronesia, Chuuk International, GPS RWY 22, 
Orig
Yap Island, States of Micronesia, Yap International, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Yap Island, States of Micronesia, Yap International, GPS RWY 25, 
Orig

[FR Doc. 97-27743 Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am]
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