Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 230 / Monday, December 1, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 63451

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29065; Amdt. No. 1837]

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

(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 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

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

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 November

14, 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.
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§§ 97.23, 97.27, 97.33, 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 Jan. 1, 1998

Ozark, AL, Blackwell Field, VOR or GPS

RWY 30, Amdt 6A CANCELLED

Ozark, AL, Blackwell Field, VOR RWY

30, Amdt 6A

Crookston, MN, Crookston MuniKirkwood Field, VOR or GPS RWY

31, Amdt 4A CANCELLED

Crookston, MN, Crookston MuniKirkwood Field, VOR RWY 31,

Amdt 4A

Coshocton, OH, Richard Downing, VOR/

DME RNAV or GPS RWY 22, Amdt

4 CANCELLED

Coshocton, OH, Richard Downing, VOR/

DME RNAV RWY 22, Amdt 4

Marshall, TX, Harrison County, VOR/

DME RNAV or GPS RWY 33, Amdt

1B CANCELLED

Marsahall, TX, Harrison County, VOR/

DME RNAV RWY 33, Amdt 1B

[FR Doc. 97–31360 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1260

Miscellaneous Revisions to the NASA

Grant and Cooperative Agreement

Handbook, Section A

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The NASA Grant and

Cooperative Agreement Handbook

regulation is published in the Code of

Federal Regulations. This is a final rule

to amend the Handbook to: Redefine

certain grant terms to eliminate

ambiguities; clarify definitions and

proposal and certification requirements

relative to action type; raise the

subcontract consent level from $25,000

to $100,000; clarify when it is necessary

to obtain a revised budget proposal for

competitively selected research grants;

reduce the level of detail required for

proposed travel costs; waive the

requirement for Grant Officer approval

of competitively selected research grants

where 50 percent or more of the

proposed funding is for equipment or

travel; and clarify the requirements for

proposal and approval procedures to

permit the direct charge of general

purpose equipment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna Fortunat, NASA, Office of

Procurement, Contract Analysis

Division (Code HC), (202) 358–0426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The NASA Grant and Cooperative

Agreement Handbook is the NASA

regulation for awarding and

administering grants and cooperative

agreements (14 CFR part 1260). Subpart

A provides the text of provisions and

special conditions and addresses

NASA’s authority, definitions,

applicability, amendments,

publications, deviations, pre-award

requirements and post-award

requirements.

Impact

NASA certifies that this regulation

will not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

business entities under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

This final rule does not impose any

reporting or recordkeeping requirements

subject to the Paper Reduction Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1260

Grant programs—science and

technology, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Research.

Tom Luedtke,

Deputy Associate Administrator for

Procurement.

Accordingly, 14 CFR Part 1260 is

amended as follows:

PART 1260—GRANTS AND

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

Part 1260 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1), Pub. 2.97–

258, 96 Stat. 1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.),

and OMB Circular A–110.

2. In section 1260.2, the definitions

‘‘Extension’’ and ‘‘Supplement’’ are

removed, and the following definition

‘‘Amendment’’ is added in alphabetical

order to read as follows:

§ 1260.2 Definitions.

* * * * *

Amendement. Any document used to

effect modifications to grants and

cooperative agreements. Amendments

may be issued unilaterally at the

discretion of the Grant Officer.

* * * * *

3. In section 1260.11, paragraphs (d)

and (e)(1) are revised and paragraph

(e)(3) is added to read as follows:

§ 1260.11 Evaluation and selection.

* * * * *

(d) Equipment justification on travel

justification. Unless the proposal is

selected using a competitive process, for

example, a NASA Research

Announcement or a Cooperative

Agreement Notice, these documents will

be submitted by the technical office for

grant officer approval when more than

half of the proposed budget is for

equipment or travel and associated

indirect cost. The justification shall

describe the extent to which the

equipment or travel is necessary.

(e) Proposal budget evaluation. (1)

The technical officer will review the

recipients’ estimated cost for

conformance to program requirements

and funds availability. The results of

this review shall be recorded in Column

B of the proposed Budget Summary

Form (Exhibit C). New budgets are not

required when the program office

recommended funding is within 20

percent of the proposed amount,

provided specific proposed objectives

have not been added or deleted.

However, when equipment and/or

subcontracts are involved, the cognizant

program office is required to identify the

cost element(s) affected by the change in

funding level.

* * * * *

(3) The grant officer will address

requests for direct charge of general

purchase equipment in a negotiation

summary and indicate whether the

proposed purchase is approved as a

direct cost.

* * * * *

4. Section 1260.13 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 1260.13 Award procedures.

(a) Award instruments—(1) Annual

grant. Grant may be awarded for a short

term (e.g., on an annual basis).

(2) Multiple year grant. NASA policy

is to make maximum use of multiple

year grants to support research projects

that may span several years. A multiple

year grant is generally selected for a

period of three years in keeping with

NASA’s policy calling for research to be

peer reviewed at least every three years.

(i) If the decision to provide multiple

year funding to a research proposal is

made, the special condition in

§ 1260.52, ‘‘Multiple Year Grants’’, will

be included in the award.

(ii) Periods approved under the

Multiple Year Grants special condition

in § 1260.52, and funded at the levels

specified in the special condition, are

not considered to be new awards.

Therefore, new proposals, new

proposal-related certifications (such as

Drug Free Workplace and Debarment

and Suspension) and new technical

evaluations are not required.