Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14826-14828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7628]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29502; Amdt. No. 1922]

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
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: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration,
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma
City, OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK.
73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.

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 Sec. 97.20 of the
Federal Aviation's 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 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 NOTAMs 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 canceled.
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 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)

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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 19, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
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:

Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 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 UPON PUBLICATION

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FDC date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP
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02/19/99........ MI LAKEVIEW.......... LAKEVIEW AIRPORT- 9/1340 VOR/DME RWY 9, ORIG.
GRIFFITH FIELD.
03/03/99........ FL TITUSVILLE........ ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK... 9/1227 GPS RWY 15 ORIG.
03/03/99........ FL TITUSVILLE........ ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK... 9/1228 GPS RWY 33, ORIG.
03/04/99........ NY NEW YORK.......... LA GUARDIA............. 9/1249 ILS RWY 13 ORIG.
03/04/99........ VA BRIDGEWATER....... BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK... 9/1238 NDB OR GPS-A AMDT 4A.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1272 GPS RWY 9L ORIG-A.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1273 GPS RWY 27R ORIG.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1274 NDB OR GPS RWY 9R AMDT
14A.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1275 VOR RWY 9R AMDT 19B.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1276 VOR OR GPS RWY 27L AMDT
11C.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1277 LOC BC RWY 27L AMDT 8D.
03/05/99........ FL MELBOURNE......... MELBOURNE INTL......... 9/1278 ILS RWY 9R AMDT 10B.
03/05/99........ KS INDEPENDENCE...... INDEPENDENCE MUNI...... 9/1263 GPS RWY 35, ORIG.
03/05/99........ KS INDEPENDENCE...... INDEPENDENCE MUNI...... 9/1264 ILS RWY 35, ORIG.
03/05/99........ KS INDEPENDENCE...... INDEPENDENCE MUNI...... 9/1265 NDB RWY 35, ORIG.
03/05/99........ SD YANKTON........... CHAN GURNEY MUNI....... 9/1279 ILS RWY 31, AMDT 3.
03/05/99........ SD YANKTON........... CHAN GURNEY MUNI....... 9/1280 VOR OR GPS RWY 13, AMDT
2.
03/05/99........ SD YANKTON........... CHAN GURNEY MUNI....... 9/1281 VOR RWY 31, AMDT 3.
03/05/99........ SD YANKTON........... CHAN GURNEY MUNI....... 9/1282 NDB OR GPS RWY 31, AMDT
2.
03/05/99........ VA LOUISA............ LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN 9/1290 NDB OR GPS RWY 27 ORIG-
FIELD. A.
03/05/99........ VA LOUISA............ LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN 9/1291 LOC RWY 27 ORIG.
FIELD.
03/08/99........ IA DECORAH........... DECORAH MUNI........... 9/1324 VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY
29, AMDT 3.
03/08/99........ IA DECORAH........... DECORAH MUNI........... 9/1325 NDB RWY 29, ORIG.
03/08/99........ IA DECORAH........... DECORAH MUNI........... 9/1326 VOR RWY 29, AMDT 3.
03/08/99........ IA ESTHERVILLE....... ESTHERVILLE MUNI....... 9/1327 VOR OR GPS RWY 16, AMDT
4A.
03/08/99........ IA ESTHERVILLE....... ESTHERVILLE MUNI....... 9/1328 NDB OR GPS RWY 34, ORIG-
A.
03/08/99........ IA ESTHERVILLE....... ESTHERVILLE MUNI....... 9/1329 VOR RWY 34, AMDT 6A.
03/08/99........ VA FREDERICKSBURG.... SHANNON................ 9/1332 NDB RWY 24 AMDT 2.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1354 VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY
24, AMDT 5A.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1356 NDB RWY 6, AMDT 6.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1357 VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY
6, AMDT 6.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1358 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 30,
AMDT 9.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1359 ILS RWY 6, AMDT 6A.
03/09/99........ IA FORT DODGE........ FORT DODGE REGIONAL.... 9/1360 VOR OR GPS RWY 12, AMDT
14.
03/09/99........ SC CLEMSON........... CLEMSON-OCONEE COUNTY 9/1349 NDB OR GPS-A, AMDT 5A.
REGIONAL.
03/09/99........ SC CLEMSON........... CLEMSON-OCONEE COUNTY 9/1350 GPS RWY 7, ORIG.
REGIONAL.
03/10/99........ ND GRAND FORKS....... GRAND FORKS INTL....... 9/1383 LOC BC RWY 17R, AMDT
12.
03/10/99........ ND MINOT............. MINOT INTL............. 9/1381 LOC BC RWY 13, AMDT 6.
03/10/99........ OH PORTSMOUTH........ GREATER PORTSMOUTH 9/1400 GPS RWY 36, AMDT 1.
REGIONAL.
03/10/99........ OH PORTSMOUTH........ GREATER PORTSMOUTH 9/1401 VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY
REGIONAL. 18, AMDT 6.
03/11/99........ OH BARNESVILLE....... BARNESVILLE-BRADFIELD.. 9/1437 VOR/DME RWY 27, ORIG.
03/12/99........ CA BAKERSFIELD....... MEADOWS FIELD.......... 9/1465 ILS RWY 30R AMDT 27B.
03/12/99........ MT WOLF POINT........ L.M. CLAYTON........... 9/1461 NDB OR GPS RWY 29, AMDT
2.
03/16/99........ NC SOUTHERN PINES.... MOORE COUNTY........... 9/1578 GPS RWY 23, ORIG.

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03/16/99........ TN MEMPHIS........... MEMPHIS INTL........... 9/1541 ILS RWY 36R (CAT I, II,
III) AMDT 1A.
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