[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12109-12110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5424]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28104; Amdt. No. 1652]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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 Sec. 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 
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 
[[Page 12110]] 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 unnecessary, 
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 February 24, 1995.
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 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348, 1354(a), 1421 and 1510; 49 
U.S.C. 106(g); and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:


Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33 and 97.35  [Amended]

    By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME 
or TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; 
Sec. 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/
DME, MLS/RNAV; Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and 
Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective May 25, 1995

Ashland, KY, Ashland-Boyd County, VOR or GPS RWY 10, Amdt 10
Ashland, KY, Ashland-Boyd County, SDF RWY 10, Amdt 6
Gruver, TX, Gruver Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Gruver, TX, Gruver Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Orig

* * * Effective April 27, 1995

Iowa City, IA, Iowa City Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Marysville, KS, Marysville Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 33, Amdt 4
Oakley, KS, Oakley Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 34, Amdt 2
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, VOR or GPS RWY 10, Amdt 15
Hagerstown, MD, Washington County Regional, ILS RWY 27, Amdt 6
Chickasha, OK, Chickasha Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1
Conway, SC, Conway-Horry County, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 4
Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 32, Amdt 4
Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 26, Amdt 1
Spokane, WA, Felts Field, NDB-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

* * * Effective March 30, 1995

Colorado City, AZ, Colorado City Muni, NDB-A, Orig
Oroville, CA, Oroville Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Oroville, CA, Oroville Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 2
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, LDA/DME RWY 28R, Amdt 4, 
CANCELLED
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, BAY ILS/DME RWY 28L, Amdt 1
Lamar, CO, Lamar Muni, VOR/DME RWY 36, Orig
Mount Sterling, KY, Mt Sterling-Montgomery County, NDB RWY 03, Amdt 
1
Mount Sterling, KY, Mt Sterling-Montgomery County, NDB RWY 21, Amdt 
1
Oakdale, LA, Allen Parish, NDB RWY 35, Orig
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, Washington Intl, ILS RWY 28, Amdt 8
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 11, Orig
Fargo, ND, Hector International, RADAR-1, Amdt 9
Jackson, OH, James A. Rhodes, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig
Jackson, OH, James A. Rhodes, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Versailles, OH, Darke County, NDB RWY 27, Orig
Versailles, OH, Darke County, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 7, CANCELLED
North Bend, OR, North Bend Muni, MLS RWY 22, Orig
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 3, CANCELLED
Saratoga, WY, Shively Field, NDB-A, Orig

* * * Effective Upon Publication

Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Intl, LOC RWY 25, Amdt 8
Warrensburg, MO, Skyhaven, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1.

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 28055, Amdt. 
No. 1644 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 60 FR 
No. 19 Page 5573; dated Monday, Jan. 30, 1995) under Section 97.23 
effective 30 MAR 95, which is hereby amended as follows:

Prestonburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1 should read: 
VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1.

[FR Doc. 95-5424 Filed 3-3-95; 8:45 am]
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