[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1051-1053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-314]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28765; Amdt. No. 1773]
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 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

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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, and 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 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 December 27, 1996.
Thomas C. Accardi,
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 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 January 30, 1997

Anvik, AK, Anvik, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Noatak, AK, Noatak, NDB/DME RWY 36, Amdt 1
Harrisburg, IL, Harrisburg-Raleigh, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 10
Newberry, MI, Luce County, VOR or GPS RWY 11, Amdt 10
Newberry, MI, Luce County, VOR or GPS RWY 29, Amdt 10
Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Orig, cancelled

* * *Effective February 27, 1997

San Diego, CA, Brown Field Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 15
Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Leesburg, VA, Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, RNAV RWY 17, Amdt 9, 
Cancelled
Manassas, VA, Manassas Muni/Harry P. Davis Field, VOR-B, Amdt 3, 
Cancelled

* * *Effective March 27, 1997

Lake Village, Lake Village Muni AR, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Lake Village, Lake Village Muni AR, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1
Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1
Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1
Monticello, AR, Monticello Muni/Ellis Field, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Monticello, AR, Monticello Muni/Ellis Field, GPS RWY 3, Orig
San Diego, CA, Brown Field Muni, GPS RWY 8L, Orig
Hays, KS, Hays Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans (Moisant Field), GPS RWY 10, Orig
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans (Moisant Field), GPS RWY 19, Orig
Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Adrian, MI, Lenawee County, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Jefferson City, MO, Jefferson City Memorial, GPS RWY 12, Orig
Jefferson City, MO, Jefferson City Memorial, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Albany, NY, Albany County, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 20
Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 3
Hudson, NY, Columbia County, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 6
Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 1, Orig
Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 19, Orig
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Providence, RI, Theodore Frances Green State, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 35R, Amdt 4
Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, VOR RWY 17L, Orig, Cancelled
Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, GPS RWY 17L, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, NDB RWY 22, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 17R, Orig

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Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 35L, Orig
Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Tech, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 2

[FR Doc. 97-314 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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