Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 68 / Wednesday, April 9, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 17061

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. Therefore, this regulation—(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. Since this is a

routine matter that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

is certified that this rule 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 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL SD E5 Pine Ridge, SD [New]

Pine Ridge Airport, SD

(Lat. 43°01′21′′N, long. 102°30′40′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 10.9-mile

radius of Pine Ridge Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 26,

1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–9136 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28865; Amdt. No. 1791]

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

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 Form 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.

This amendment to part 97 is effective

upon publication of each separate SIAP

as contained in the transmittal. The

SIAPs 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 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) 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
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altered to remove ‘‘or GPS’’ from these

non-localizer, non-precision instrument

approach procedure titles.) 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, were 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 March 21,

1997.

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, 97.27, 97.33, 97.35 [Amended]

§ 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 May 22, 1997

El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional At

Goodwin Field, VOR or GPS RWY 22,

Amdt 13 CANCELLED

El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional At

Goodwin Field, VOR RWY 22, Amdt 13

Sterling, CO, Sterling Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 33, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Sterling, CO, Sterling Muni, NDB RWY 33,

Amdt 2

St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine, VOR or GPS

RWY 13, Amdt 5 CANCELLED

St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine, VOR RWY

13, Amdt 5

Douglas, GA, Douglas Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 4, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Douglas, GA, Douglas Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 4, Amdt 2

Houlton, ME, Houlton Intl, VOR or GPS RWY

5, Amdt 9 CANCELLED

Houlton, ME, Houlton Intl, VOR RWY 5,

Amdt 9

Beatrice, NE, Beatrice Muni, VOR or GPS

RWY 35, Amdt 6 CANCELLED

Beatrice, NE, Beatrice Muni, VOR RWY 35,

Amdt 6

Houma, LA, Houma-Terrebonne, NDB or GPS

RWY 18, Amdt 4A CANCELLED

Houma, LA, Houma-Terrebonne, NDB RWY

18, Amdt 4A

Jennings, LA, Jennings, VOR/DME or GPS

RWY 8, Orig CANCELLED

Jennings, LA, Jennings, VOR/DME RWY 8,

Orig

Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces International,

NDB or GPS RWY 30, Orig CANCELLED

Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces International,

NDB RWY 30, Orig

Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center,

NDB or GPS RWY 21, Amdt 15

CANCELLED

Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center,

NDB RWY 21, Amdt 15

Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center,

RNAV or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 2

CANCELLED

Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center,

RNAV RWY 35, Amdt 2

Antlers, OK, Antlers Muni, NDB or GPS RWY

35, Amdt 2A CANCELLED

Antlers, OK, Antlers Muni, NDB RWY 35,

Amdt 2A

Durant, OK, Eaker Field, NDB or GPS RWY

35, Amdt 5A CANCELLED

Durant, OK, Eaker Field, NDB RWY 35, Amdt

5A

Fairview, OK, Fairview Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 17, Amdt 4 CANCELLED

Fairview, OK, Fairview Muni, NDB RWY 17,

Amdt 4

Oklahoma City, OK, Clarence E. Page Muni,

VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 17R, Amdt

1 CANCELLED

Oklahoma City, OK, Clarence E. Page Muni,

VOR/DME RNAV RWY 17R, Amdt 1

Oklahoma City, OK, Clarence E. Page Muni,

VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 35L, Amdt

1 CANCELLED

Oklahoma City, OK, Clarence E. Page Muni,

VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35L, Amdt 1

Prague, OK, Prague Muni, NDB or GPS RWY

17, Amdt 1 CANCELLED

Prague, OK, Prague Muni, NDB RWY 17,

Amdt 1

Perry, OK, Perry Muni, VOR/DME or GPS

RWY 17, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Perry, OK, Perry Muni, VOR/DME RWY 17,

Amdt 2

Shawnee, OK, Shawnee Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 17, Amdt 1 CANCELLED

Shawnee, OK, Shawnee Muni, NDB RWY 17,

Amdt 1

Tulsa, OK, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., VOR or

GPS RWY 1L, Amdt 4 CANCELLED

Tulsa, OK, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., VOR

RWY 1L, Amdt 4

Hilton Head Island, SC, Hilton Head, RNAV

or GPS RWY 21, Amdt 4B CANCELLED

Hilton Head Island, SC, Hilton Head, RNAV

RWY 21, Amdt 4B

Winnsboro, SC, Fairfield County, NDB or

GPS RWY 4, Amdt 3 CANCELLED

Winnsboro, SC, Fairfield County, NDB RWY

4, Amdt 3

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, VOR/DME or

TACAN or GPS RWY 4, Amdt 3

CANCELLED

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, VOR/DME or

TACAN RWY 4, Amdt 3

Baytown, TX, Baytown, VOR or GPS RWY

14, Orig-A CANCELLED

Baytown, TX, Baytown, VOR RWY 14, OrigA

Baytown, TX, Baytown, VOR or GPS RWY

32, Orig-A CANCELLED

Baytown, TX, Baytown, VOR RWY 32, OrigA

Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, NDB or

GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Hebbronville, TX, Jim Hogg County, NDB

RWY 13, Amdt 2

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, VOR/DME or

TACAN or GPS RWY 4, amdt 3

CANCELLED

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, VOR/DME or

TACAN RWY 4, Amdt 3

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR/DME

RNAV or GPS RWY 7, Amdt 3

CANCELLED

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR/DME

RNAV RWY 7, Amdt 3

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR/DME

RNAV or GPS RWY 15, Amdt 4

CANCELLED

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR/DME

RNAV RWY 15, Amdt 4

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR or GPS

RWY 33, Amdt 13 CANCELLED

Lufkin, TX, Angelina County, VOR RWY 33,

Amdt 13

Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, NDB or

GPS RWY 13, Amdt 6 CANCELLED

Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, NDB

RWY 13, Amdt 6

Nacogdoches, TX, A. L. Mangham Jr.

Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1

CANCELLED

Nacogdoches, TX, A. L. Mangham Jr.

Regional, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 1

Nacogdoches, TX, A. L. Mangham Jr.

Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1

CANCELLED

Nacogdoches, TX, A. L. Mangham Jr.

Regional, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1

Plainview, TX, Hale County, VOR or GPS

RWY 4, Amdt 8 CANCELLED

Plainview, TX, Hale County, VOR RWY 4,

Amdt 8

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