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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:

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

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective January 30, 1997

Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge

Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 17, Amdt

3B Cancelled

Walnut Ridge, AR, Walnut Ridge

Regional, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 3B

Jefferson, GA, Jackson County, VOR/

DME or GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1

Cancelled

Jefferson, GA, Jackson County, VOR/

DME RWY 34, Amdt 1

Norfolk, NE, Karl Stefan Memorial, VOR

or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 6 Cancelled

Norfolk, NE, Karl Stefan Memorial, VOR

RWY 1, Amdt 6

Frederick, OK, Frederick Muni, NDB or

GPS RWY 35L, Amdt 1A Cancelled

Frederick, OK, Frederick Muni, NDB

RWY 35L, Amdt 1A

[FR Doc. 97–316 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28766; Amdt. No. 1774]

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

(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,

US 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 § 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 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 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 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 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 canceled.

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.

Further, 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
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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. 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:

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33,

97.35 [Amended]

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME,

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME;

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS,

ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME,

MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

. . .Effective Upon Publication

FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD

INTL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. VOR

OR GPS RWY 27R AMDT 10C

FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD

INTL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.

RADAR-1 AMD 3B12/17/96

FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD

INTL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. ILS

RWY 27R AMDT 5

ST AUGUSTINE, ST AUGUSTINE, FL.

VOR RWY 31 ORIG

ST AUGUSTINE, ST AUGUSTINE, FL.

VOR OR GPS RWY 13 AMDT 5

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, WINNSBORO,

SC. GPS RWY 22 ORIG

PORTLAND INTL, PORTLAND, OR. ILS

RWY 10R AMDT 30A

CRAIG MUNI, JACKSONVILLE, FL. ILS

RWY 32 AMDT 3A

MONROE, MONROE, NC. VOR OR GPSA AMDT 11

MONROE, MONROE, NC. VOR/DME

OR GPS-B AMDT 6

MONROE, MONROE, NC. NDB OR GPS

RWY 5 AMDT 2

MONROE, MONROE, NC. ILS RWY 5

ORIG

METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL,

OAKLAND, CA. ILS RWY 29 ‘CAT II’

AMDT 23...ILS RWY 29 ‘CAT III’

AMDT 23

STUART/WITHAM FIELD, STUART,

FL. GPS RWY 29, ORIG

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL,

CHARLOTTE, NC. LOC BC RWY 23

AMDT 10

BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE

REGIONAL, BURLINGTON, NC. NDB

OR GPS RWY 6, AMDT 3

BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE

REGIONAL, BURLINGTON, NC.

VOR/DME OR GPS-A, ORIG

TAMPA INTL, TAMPA, FL. ILS RWY

18L, AMDT 38D

TAMPA INTL, TAMPA, FL. VOR OR

GPS RWY 9, AMDT 7A

CRAIG FIELD, SELMA, AL. ILS RWY

33, ORIG-C

FI/P AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G.

PITTS, AUBURN, AL. RNAV OR GPS

RWY 36, AMDT 3

AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS,

AURBURN, AL. VOR/DME OR GPSA, AMDT 6

AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS,

AUBURN, AL. VOR OR GPS RWY 28,

AMDT 9

AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS,

AUBURN, AL. NDB RWY 36, ORIG

AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS,

AUBURN, AL. LOC RWY 36, AMDT

2

BEAUMONT-PORT AUTHUR/

JEFFERSON COUNTY, BEAUMONTPORT AUTHOR, TX. GPS RWY 34,

ORIG

[FR Doc. 97–315 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

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.

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