69250 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30212; Amdt. No. 2019]

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:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,

OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box

25082 Oklahoma City, OK. 73125)

telephone: (405) 954–4164.

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 § 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 (NFDC)

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 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.

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 November 9,

2000.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

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:

§§ 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,

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1 65 FR 48148 (Aug. 7, 2000); III FERC Stats. &

Regs. ¶ 31,105 (Jul. 21, 2000). The Commission

issued a correction notice on August 15, 2000. See

65 FR 50638 (Aug. 21, 2000).

2 18 CFR Parts 125, 225, and 356.

3 18 CFR 125.2(g) and 18 CFR 125.3 item 8(b)(1).

4See former 17 CFR 125.2(j) (‘‘* * * records

related to plant shall be retained a minimum of 25

years.’’).

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 November 30, 2000

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS RWY

26, Amdt 1

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS

PRM, RWY 26, Orig (Simultaneous Close

Parallel)

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS RWY

27L, Amdt 11

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS

PRM, RWY 27L, Orig (Simultaneous Close

Parallel)

Memphis, TN, Memphis Intl, ILS RWY 36C,

Amdt 1

* * * Effective December 28, 2000

Talladega, AL, Talladega Muni, VOR/DME–

B, Orig

Palmer, MA, Metropolitan, NDB RWY 4,

Orig, CANCELLED

* * * Effective January 25, 2001

Destin, FL, Destin-Fort Walton Beach,

RADAR–1, Amdt 8

Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, NDB RWY 36, Amdt

4

Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18,

Orig

Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36,

Orig

Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, VOR/DME RNAV OR

GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

Atlanta, GA, The William B. Hartsfield

Atlanta Intl, ILS RWY 27L, Amdt 14

Winamac, IN, Arens Field, NDB OR GPS

RWY 9, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

Lexington, KY, Blue Grass, NDB RWY 4,

Amdt 21

Lexington, KY, Blue Grass, ILS RWY 22,

Amdt 18

Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Degner Regional,

ILS RWY 30, Amdt 1

Atlantic City, NJ, Atlantic City Muni/Bader

Field, VOR OR GPS–B, Amdt 1A,

CANCELLED

Atlantic City, NJ, Ocean City Muni, VOR

RWY 6, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

Erwin, NC, Harnett County, VOR/DME RWY

5, Amdt 2

Erwin, NC, HARNETT County, NDB RWY 23,

Amdt 1

Erwin, NC, Harnett County, GPS RWY 5,

Orig-B, CANCELLED

Erwin, NC, Harnett County, RNAV (GPS)

RWY 5, Orig

Erwin, NC, Harnett County, RNAV (GPS)

RWY 23, Orig

Saranac Lake, NY, Adirondack Regional,

VOR/DME RWY 5, Amdt 3

Saranac Lake, NY, Adirondack Regional,

VOR OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1

Saranac Lake, NY, Adirondack Regional,

RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig

Selinsgrove, PA, Penn Valley, VOR–A, Amdt

6

Selinsgrove, PA, Penn Valley, RNAV (GPS)

RWY 17, Orig

Richmond/Ashland, VA, Hanover County

Muni, VOR RWY 16, Amdt 1

Richmond/Ashland, VA, Hanover County

Muni, LOC RWY 16, Amdt 2

Clarksburg, WV, Benedum, ILS RWY 21,

Amdt 1

The FAA published an Amendment in

Docket 30210, Amdt No. 2017 to Part 97 Of

the Federal Aviation Regulations, Volume 65

FR No. 213, Pages 65733 dated Thursday,

November 2, 2000 under section 97.29

effective January 25, 2001 which is hereby

rescinded:

Jackson, WY, Jackson Hole, ILS RWY 18,

Amdt 7

[FR Doc. 00–29319 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Parts 125, 225, and 356

[Docket No. RM99–8–001;

Order No. 617–A]

Preservation of Records of Public

Utilities and Licensees, Natural Gas

Companies, and Oil Pipeline

Companies; Order Denying Rehearing

Issued November 9, 2000.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, DOE

ACTION: Order denying rehearing.

SUMMARY: Edison Electric Institute (EEI)

filed a request for rehearing seeking

revision of the Commission’s Final Rule

in Order No. 617, Preservation of

Records of Public Utilities and

Licensees, Natural Gas Companies, and

Oil Pipeline Companies. The

Commission denies rehearing.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary C. Lauermann (Technical

Information), Office of the Executive

Director, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, (202) 208–

0087

Julia A. Lake (Legal Information), Office

of the General Counsel, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–2019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

In this order, the Commission

addresses a request for rehearing of

Order No. 617, the final rule on the

preservation of records of public

utilities and licensees, natural gas

companies, and oil pipeline

companies.1 In Order No. 617, the

Commission amended Parts 125, 225,

and 356 2 of its regulations in order to

update, reduce, and clarify records

retention requirements for jurisdictional

public utilities and licensees, natural

gas companies and oil pipeline

companies. Order No. 617 is part of the

Commission’s ongoing program to

update and eliminate burdensome and

unnecessary requirements. These

changes significantly reduce the burden

of maintaining records for regulated

companies.

For the reasons stated below, the

Commission denies rehearing.

II. Background

On July 27, 2000, the Commission

issued Order No. 617, revising the

Commission’s records retention

regulations, which included revising the

general instructions, revising the

records retention periods, and removing

all but two retention reserve items.

Order No. 617, effective January 1, 2001,

is part of the Commission’s ongoing

program to update and eliminate

burdensome and unnecessary

requirements.

A timely request for rehearing was

filed by Edison Electric Institute (EEI)

requesting: (1) Reduction of one

retention period, and (2) revision of one

section of regulatory text. These issues

are addressed separately below.

III. Discussion

1. Reduction of Retention Period

Under the final rule, utilities and

licensees must maintain plant records

for as long as the plant is included in

the company’s accounting records.3 EEI

argues that the new record retention

period for schedule item 8(b)(1) of 25

years represents an increase in the

retention period. EEI requests the

Commission to reduce the record

retention period for schedule item

8(b)(1) back to 6 years, as required

under the prior regulations.

The Commission has not increased

the record retention period for schedule

item 8(b)(1). The record retention period

has always been a minimum of 25

years.4 The revised schedule item

8(b)(1) clarifies this 25-year retention

period. The Commission recognized,

however, that many plant items have a

useful life longer than 25 years, and that

other plant items are sold or retired in

less than 25 years. The Commission is