Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 69 / Thursday, April 10, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 17539

Manufacturer Models

Alexander Schleicher .......... ASK21, ASK23, ASW12, ASW15, ASW15B, ASW17, ASW19, ASW19B, ASW24, ASW24B, AS12, AS–K13, AS–

K13, Ka 6, Ka 6 B, Ka 6 BR, Ka 6 C, Ka 6 CR, Ka 6 CR–Pe, Ka 6 E, K7, Ka2B, K 8, K 8 B, and Rhonlerche II.

Centrair, S.N ....................... 101, 101A, 101P, 101AP, and 201B.

Eiravion ............................... PIK 20, PIK 20B, and PIK 20D.

Glaser Dirks ........................ DG100, DG400, and DG–500M.

Burkhart Grob ..................... G102 Astir CS, G102 Club Astir III, G102 Club Astir IIIb, G102 Standard Astir III, G102, G103 Twin Astir, G103

Twin II, G103A Twin II Acro, G103C Twin III Acro, G103C Twin III SL, G109, and G109B.

Intreprinderea ICA (Lark) .... IS–28B2 and IS–29D2.

Rolladen Schneider ............ LS1–f and LS3–a.

Schempp-Hirth .................... Cirrus, Std Cirrus, Nimbus 2, Nimbus 2B, Mini-Nimbus HS–7, Mini-Nimbus B, Janus, Discus a, Duo-Discus, Standard Austria-S, Standard Austria-SH, Standard Austria-SH1, Ventus, Ventus-a, and Ventus-a/16.6.

Schweizer ........................... 2–33 and 1–26.

Note 1: This AD applies to the product

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

the product that has been modified, altered,

or repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (d) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required within the next 30

calendar days after the effective date of this

AD, or upon installation of the quick

connectors, whichever occurs later, unless

already accomplished.

To prevent the quick connectors from

becoming inadvertently disconnected, which

could result in loss of control of the sailplane

or glider, accomplish the following:

(a) For quick connectors that have a safety

pin guide hole, enlarge the hole in the lock

plate to a minimum diameter of 1.2 mm (0.05

in.) to accommodate a safety wire or pin.

(b) Fabricate and install a placard (using 1/

8 inch letters) in the glider or sailplane,

within the pilot’s clear view, with the

following words: ‘‘All L’Hotellier control

system connectors must be secured with

safety wire, pins, or safety sleeves, as

applicable, prior to operation.’’

(c) Fabricating and installing the placard as

required by paragraph (b) of this AD may be

performed by the owner/operator holding at

least a private pilot certificate as authorized

by section 43.7 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 43.7), and must be

entered into the sailplane’s or glider’s records

showing compliance with this AD in

accordance with section 43.9 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations.

(d) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance times that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service,

FAA, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106. The request shall be

forwarded through an appropriate FAA

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Small Airplane Directorate.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from Small Airplane Directorate.

(e) Copies of this AD may be inspected at

the FAA, Central Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(f) This amendment (39–9994) becomes

effective on June 2, 1997.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on April

2, 1997.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28882; Amdt. No. 1792]

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
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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. Material 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, 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 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 April 4, 1997.

David R. Harrington,

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

and 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 April 24, 1997

Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl

(Wold-Chamberlain), ILS PRM RWY 29R,

Orig

Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl

(Wold-Chamberlain), ILS PRM RWY 29L,

Orig

* * * Effective May 22, 1997

Atqasuk, AK, Atqasuk, GPS RWY 6, Orig

Atqasuk, AK, Atqasuk, GPS RWY 24, Orig

Kake, AK, Kake, NDB/DME RWY 10, Orig

Clarksville, AR, Clarksville Muni, NDB OR

GSP–A, Amdt 5

Clarksville, AR, Clarksville Muni, GPS RWY

9, Orig

Clarksville, AR, Clarksville Muni, GPS RWY

27, Orig

Lake Village, AR, Lake Village Muni, VOR

OR GPS–A, Amdt 7

Lake Village, AR, Lake Village Muni, VOR/

DME OR GPS–B, Amdt 5

French Lick, IN, French Lick Muni, NDB

RWY 26, Orig, CANCELLED

Fort Leavenworth, KS, Sherman AAF, VOR–

A, Amdt 3, CANCELLED

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, VOR/DME

RWY 14, Orig

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, GPS RWY 14,

Orig

Northampton, MA, Northampton, VOR OR

GPS–A, Amdt 4

Northampton, MA, Northampton, VOR/

DME–B, Amdt 4

Drummond Island, MI, Drummond Island,

GPS RWY 8, Orig

Drummond Island, MI, Drummond Island,

GPS RWY 26, Orig

Dodge Center, MN, Dodge Center, GPS RWY

34, Orig

St Paul, MN, Lake Elmo, GPS RWY 31, Orig

Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 11, Amdt

1

Montgomery, NY, Orange County, ILS RWY

3, Orig

Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, NDB

RWY 32, Orig

Norwalk-Huron, OH, Norwalk-Huron County,

GPS RWY 28, Orig

Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, VOR RWY 35,

Amdt 8

Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig

Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig

Gregory, SD, Gregory Muni, GPS RWY 31,

Orig

Hot Springs, SD, Hot Springs Muni, GPS

RWY 19, Orig

Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, RNAV OR GPS

RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED

Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, GPS RWY 13, Orig

Tomahawk, WI, Tomahawk Regional, VOR/

DME–A, Orig

* * * Effective July 17, 1997

Kake, AK, Kake, GPS RWY 10, Orig

Willimantic, CT, Windham, GPS RWY 9,

Orig

Deming, NM, Deming Muni, VOR RWY 26,

Amdt 9

Deming, NM, Deming Muni, GPS RWY 4,

Orig

Deming, NM, Deming Muni, GPS RWY 26,

Orig

Marysville, OH, Union County, GPS RWY 9,

Orig

Marysville, OH, Union County, GPS RWY 27,

Orig

Note: The FAA published the following

procedure in Docket No. 28838, Amdt. No.

1787 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (Vol 62, No. 58) Page 14297

dated Wednesday, March 26, 1997 under

section 97.29 effective April 24, 1997 which

is hereby amended to read * * *

Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, MLS

RWY 9, Orig.

[FR Doc. 97–9245 Filed 4–9–97; 8:45 am]

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