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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 17,

1998.

Tom E. Stuckey,

Acting 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, 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 May 21, 1998

Jacksonville, FL, LOC BC RWY 31, Amdt 8,

CANCELLED

Atlanta, GA, Fulton County Airport-Brown

Field, VOR–A, Orig

Atlanta, GA, Fulton County Airport-Brown

Field, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 26, Orig,

CANCELLED

Cartersville, GA, Cartersville, LOC RWY 19,

Amdt 2

Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional,

VOR/DME–B, Orig

Thedford, NE, Thomas County, VOR OR GPS

RWY 8, Amdt 4 CANCELLED

...Effective June 18, 1998

Mena, AR, Mena Intermountain Municipal,

GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1

Delano, CA, Delano Muni, VOR RWY 32,

Amdt 7

Delano, CA, Delano Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig

Porterville, CA, Porterville Muni, GPS RWY

12, Orig

Porterville, CA, Porterville Muni, GPS RWY

30, Orig

Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 25, Orig

Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 29

Mapleton, IA, Mapleton Muni, GPS RWY 2,

Orig

Mapleton, IA, Mapleton Muni, GPS RWY 20,

Orig

Frankfort, KY, Capital City, GPS RWY 24,

Orig

Frenchville, ME, Northern Aroostook

Regional, GPS RWY 32, Orig

Traverse City, MI, Cherry Capital, GPS RWY

36 Orig

Concord, NC, Concord Regional, VOR/DME

OR GPS RWY 20, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

Concord, NC, Concord Regional, GPS RWY

20, Orig

Hickory, NC, Hickory Regional, VOR RWY

24, Amdt 23, CANCELLED

Hickory, NC, Hickory Regional, VOR/DME

RWY 24, Orig

Hickory, NC, Hickory Regional, NDB RWY

24, Amdt 5

Hickory, NC, Hickory Regional, ILS RWY 24,

Amdt 7

Hickory, NC, Hickory Regional, GPS RWY 24,

Orig

North Wilkesboro, NC, Wiles County, NDB

RWY 1, Amdt 1

Cooperstown, ND, Cooperstown Muni, GPS

RWY 13, Orig

Cooperstown, ND, Cooperstown Muni, GPS

RWY 31, Orig

Ainsworth, NE, Ainsworth Muni, GPS RWY

35, Orig

Aurora, NE, Aurora Municipal, VOR OR

GPS–A, Amdt 6

Aurora, NE, Aurora Municipal, NDB OR GPS

RWY 16, Amdt 3

Aurora, NE, Aurora Municipal, GPS RWY 34,

Orig

Nashua, NH, Boire Field, VOR/DME RNAV

RWY 32, Amdt 6, CANCELLED

Nashua, NH, Boire Field, GPS RWY 32, Orig

Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, LOC BC RWY

35L, Amdt 18

Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 8, Orig

Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 17R,

Orig

Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 26,

Orig

Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 35L,

Orig

Mc Kinney, TX, Mc Kinney Muni, GPS RWY

17, Orig

Mc Kinney, TX, Mc Kinney Muni, GPS RWY

35, Orig

Grundy, VA, Grundy Muni, GPS RWY 22,

Orig

Rice Lake, WI, Rice Lake Regional-Carl’s

Field, NDB RWY 19, Orig-A, CANCELLED

Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort Mc Coy, NDB RWY

29, Amdt 2

Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort Mc Coy, GPS RWY

11, Amdt 1

Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort Mc Coy, GPS RWY

29, Amdt 1

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14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29164; Amdt. No. 1860]

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

(SIAP’s) 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
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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 SIAP’s, 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 SIAP’s. 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 § 14 CFR 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 SIAP’s, 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 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

SIAP’s 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 a

Global Positioning System (GPS) and or

Flight Management System (FMS)

equipment. In consideration of the

above, the applicable SIAP’s will be

altered to include ‘‘or GPS or FMS’’ in

the title without otherwise reviewing or

modifying the procedure. (Once a stand

alone GPS or FMS procedure is

developed, the procedure title will be

altered to remove ‘‘or GPS or FMS’’ from

these non-localizer, non-precision

instrument approach procedure titles.)

The FAA has determined through

extensive analysis that current SIAP’s

intended for use by Area Navigation

(RNAV) equipped aircraft can be flown

by aircraft utilizing various other types

of navigational equipment. In

consideration of the above, those SIAP’s

currently designated as ‘‘RNAV’’ will be

redesignated as ‘‘VOR/DME RNAV’’

without otherwise reviewing or

modifying the SIAP’s.

Because of the close and immediate

relationship between these SIAP’s 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 March 20,

1998.

Tom E. Stuckey,

Acting 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 as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT

APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97

continues to read:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,

40113–40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701,

44719, 44721–44722.

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

2. Amend 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and

97.35, as appropriate, by adding,

revising, or removing the following

SIAP’s, effective at 0901 UTC on the

dates specified:

Effective April 23, 1998

Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, VOR/

DME or GPS RWY 8, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, VOR/

DME RWY 8, Amdt 2

Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, VOR/

DME 2 or GPS RWY 26, Orig CANCELLED

Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, VOR/

DME 2 RWY 26, Orig

Dublin, GA, W.H. ‘‘Bud’’ Barron, NDB or GPS

RWY 2, Amdt 2 CANCELLED

Dublin, GA, W.H. ‘‘Bud’’ Barron, NDB RWY

2, Amdt 2

Morris, MN, Morris Muni, VOR or GPS RWY

32, Amdt 4B CANCELLED

Morris, MN, Morris Muni, VOR RWY 32,

Amdt 4B

Minden, NE, Pioneer Village Field, VOR or

GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1B CANCELLED

Minden, NE, Pioneer Village Field, VOR

RWY 34, Amdt 1B

Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR/DME

or TACAN or GPS RWY 21, Amdt 8

CANCELLED

Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR/DME

or TACAN RWY 21, Amdt 8

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