29016 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

Issued in Washington, DC on May 31,

1996.

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. 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]

Be 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 June 20, 1996

Bessemer, AL, Bessemer, LOC/DME

RWY 5, Orig

Sacramento, CA, Mather Field, ILS RWY

22L, Orig

Miami, FL, Opa Locka, ILS RWY 12,

Orig

Miami, FL, Opa Locka, ILS/DME RWY

27R, Orig

Marietta, GA, Cobb County-McCollum

Field, LOC RWY 27, Amdt 3,

CANCELLED

Marietta, GA, Cobb County-McCollum

Field, ILS RWY 27, Orig

Pipestone, MN Pipestone Muni, NDB or

GPS RWY 36, Amdt 6

Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, VOR/

DME RWY 10, Amdt 7

Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, LOC

RWY 10, Orig

Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, NDB

RWY 20, Amdt 8, CANCELLED

Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, NDB

RWY 10, Orig

Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, GPS

RWY 10, Orig

Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Intl, GPS RWY 14,

Orig

Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Intl, GPS RWY 32,

Orig

. . . Effective August 15, 1996

Andalusia/Opp, AL, Andalusia-Opp,

GPS RWY 29, Orig

Lompoc, CA, Lompoc, GPS RWY 25,

Orig

Placerville, CA, Placerville, GPS RWY 5,

Amdt 1

Ramona, CA, Ramona, GPS RWY 9, Orig

Goshen, IN, Goshen Muni, GPS RWY 9,

Orig

Red Wing, MN, Red Wing Muni, GPS

RWY 9, Orig

Trenton, NJ, Mercer County, GPS RWY

16, Orig

Trenton, NJ, Mercer County, GPS RWY

34, Orig

Tonopah, NV, Tonopah, GPS RWY 15,

Orig

Rutland, VT, Rutland State, GPS RWY

19, Amdt 1

Rutland, VT, Rutland State, LDA 1 RWY

19, Amdt 7

Note: The FAA published an amendment

in Docket No. 28564, Amdt 1726 to part 97

of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Vol 61,

No 98, Page 25139, dated Monday, May 20,

1996, Section 97.23 effective June 20, 1996,

which is amended as follows:

Wentzville, MO, Wentzville, VOR/DME OR

GPS–A, Amdt 2, CANCELLED is amended

to read:

Wentzville, MO, Wentzville, VOR/DME OR

GPS–A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

[FR Doc. 96–14445 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28595; Amdt. No. 1733]

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 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 matter

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 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,

US 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 on each SIAP is

contained in the appropriate FAA Form

8260 and the National Flight Data

Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to

Airmen (NOTAM) which are

incorporated by reference in the

amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1

CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Federal

Aviations Regulations (FAR). 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 of 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
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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 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) establishes, amends, suspends,

or revokes SIAPs. For safety and

timeliness of change considerations, this

amendment incorporates only specific

changes contained in the content of the

following FDC/P NOTAM for each

SIAP. The SIAP information in some

previously designated FDC/Temporary

(FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as

to be permanent. With conversion to

FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T

NOTAMs have been cancelled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for 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 chart changes to SIAPs

by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria

were applied to only these specific

conditions existing at the affected

airports. All SIAP amendments in this

rule 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 all these

SIAP amendments requires making

them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the TERPS. 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 these

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 evolution 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 May 31,

1996.

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, 97.25, 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/ 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 UPON PUBLICATION

FDC Date State City Airport FDC Number SIAP

04/05/96 ... IA Iowa City ................................................ Iowa City Muni ....................................... FDC 6/2087 VOR OR GPS RWY

35 AMDT 10A...

05/17/96 ... NE Fremont ................................................. Fremont Muni ........................................ FDC 6/3054 VOR RWY 13,

ORIG...

05/17/96 ... OH Dayton ................................................... Dayton-Wright Brothers ......................... FDC 6/3053 LOC RWY 20 AMDT

4...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3121 VOR/DME OR GPS

RWY 22R AMDT

4A...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3123 VOR RWY 22R

AMDT 4A...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3135 NDB RWY 22R

AMDT 7A...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3136 ILS RWY 22R AMDT

4...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3137 ILS RWY 4L AMDT

3...

05/20/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3138 NDB RWY 4L AMDT

2B...

05/21/96 ... CA Arcata-Eureka ........................................ Arcata .................................................... FDC 6/3166 ILS RWY 32 AMDT

29A...

05/21/96 ... MS Jackson ................................................. Jackson Intl ........................................... FDC 6/3164 ILS RWY 15L AMDT

7, ILS RWY 15L

(CAT II) AMDT 7,

ILS RWY 15L (CAT

III) AMDT 7...
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. . . EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION—Continued

FDC Date State City Airport FDC Number SIAP

05/21/96 ... OH Wilmington ............................................. Airborne Airpark .................................... FDC 6/3147 VOR/ OR GPS RWY

4L AMDT 5B...

05/24/96 ... NY Olean ..................................................... Cattaraugus County-Olean .................... FDC 6/3245 LOC RWY 22 AMDT

4...

05/24/96 ... NY Olean ..................................................... Cattaraugus County-Olean .................... FDC 6/3247 RNAV OR GPS RWY

22 AMDT 4...

05/24/96 ... NY Olean ..................................................... Cattaraugus County-Olean .................... FDC 6/3248 NDB RWY 22 AMDT

11...

05/24/96 ... NY Wellsville ................................................ Wellsville Muni-Tarantine Field ............. FDC 6/3239 LOC RWY 28 AMDT

3...

05/24/96 ... NY Wellsville ................................................ Wellsville Muni-Tarantine Field ............. FDC 6/3243 VOR–A AMDT 5...

05/24/96 ... NY Wellsville ................................................ Wellsville Muni-Tarantine Field ............. FDC 6/3244 NDB RWY 28 AMDT

6...

05/28/96 ... FL Miami ..................................................... Miami Intl ............................................... FDC 6/3287 ILS RWY 9R, AMDT

8A...

05/29/96 ... NY Westhampton Beach ............................. The Francis S. Gabreski ....................... FDC 6/3315 ILS RWY 24 AMDT

8A...

05/29/96 ... NY Westhampton Beach ............................. The Francis S. Gabreski ....................... FDC 6/3316 NDB OR GPS RWY

24 AMDT 3...

05/29/96 ... TX Brenham ................................................ Brenham Muni ....................................... FDC 6/3306 VOR/DME RWY 16,

AMDT 1...

05/29/96 ... TX Caldwell ................................................. Caldwell Muni ........................................ FDC 6/3304 VOR/DME OR GPS–

A, AMDT 2...

05/29/96 ... VA Manassas .............................................. Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis

Field.

FDC 6/3310 NDB OR GPS–A

AMDT 8...

[FR Doc. 96–14444 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Part 399

[Docket No. OST–96–1429]

RIN 2105–AC55

Policies Relating to Rulemaking

Proceedings

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary

(OST) is amending an outdated policy

statement of the Civil Aeronautics Board

on rulemaking proceedings to remove

obsolete provisions and to crossreference the Department of

Transportation’s rulemaking procedures

in another part. This action is in

response to the President’s Regulatory

Reinvention Initiative.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective

June 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Docket Management

Facility, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwyneth Radloff, Office of the Assistant

General Counsel for Regulation and

Enforcement, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001,

Telephone: (202) 366–9305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In his

Regulatory Reinvention Initiative

Memorandum of March 4, 1995,

President Clinton directed Federal

agencies to conduct a page-by-page

review of all of their regulations and to

‘‘eliminate or revise those that are

outdated or otherwise in need of

reform.’’ In response to that directive,

the Department has reviewed its

aviation economic regulations contained

in 14 CFR Chapter II.

This rule is one of several that address

reinvention of these regulations. It

eliminates obsolete language on

rulemaking petitions that changed with

the sunset of the Civil Aeronautics

Board and the transfer of its remaining

functions to the Department of

Transportation and replaces it with a

cross-reference to the Department’s

procedural rules. This rule also replaces

the reference to the Board in the section

399.73 definition of small business.

This rule is being issued as a final

rule because it concerns agency practice

and procedure and, therefore, is exempt

from prior notice and comment

requirements under section 553 (b) (3)

(A) of the Administrative Procedure Act

(APA). The Department has determined

that notice and an opportunity for

public comment are impracticable,

unnecessary, and contrary to the public

interest. These changes are ministerial,

removing obsolete and redundant

material or making minor technical and

terminology changes. These changes

will not have substantive impact, and

the Department does not anticipate

receiving meaningful comments on

them. Comment is therefore

unnecessary, and it would be contrary

to the public interest to delay

unnecessarily this effort to eliminate or

revise outdated rules. For these reasons,

the Department has determined that

there is good cause under section 553

(d) (3) of the APA to make this rule

effective immediately upon publication.

Regulatory Process Matters

This final rule is not considered a

significant regulatory action under

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,

and therefore it was not reviewed by the

Office of Management and Budget. This

rule is not considered significant under

the Department’s regulatory policies and

procedures. The changes are being made

solely for the purposes of eliminating

obsolete requirements and correcting

out-of-date references.

The Department also has determined

that the economic impact of this rule is

so minimal that further economic

analysis is unnecessary. This rule does

not impose unfunded mandates or

requirements that will have any impact

on the quality of the human

environment.

Executive Order 12612

The Department has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612

(‘‘Federalism’’) and has determined that