[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42567-42569]
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[FR Doc No: 98-21340]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Amdt No. 1882; Docket No. 29294]
RIN 212-AA65


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 Procedure (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 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 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 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 evaluation as the 
anticipated

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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 Regulatory Flexibility 
Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 24, 1998.
Richard O. Gordon,
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. 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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07/02/98...............  MI                Traverse City........  Cherry Capital...........       8/4495  VOR or TACAN or GPS-A, Amdt 20...             
07/02/98...............  ND                Wahpeton.............  Harry Stern..............       8/4492  NDB Rwy 33, Amdt 4...                         
07/02/98...............  ND                Wahpeton.............  Harry Stern..............       8/4494  GPS Rwy 33, Orig...                           
07/07/98...............  MN                Park Rapids..........  Park Rapids Muni.........       8/4654  ILS Rwy 31 Amdt 1...                          
                         ................  .....................  .........................  ...........  This Replaces TL 98-16                        
07/07/98...............  MN                St. Cloud............  St. Cloud Regional.......       8/4642  GPS Rwy 23, Orig...                           
07/07/98...............  NE                Omaha................  Millard..................       8/4682  GPS Rwy 12, Orig...                           
07/08/98...............  MD                Salisbury............  Salisbury-Ocean City            8/4704  ILS Rwy 32 Amdt 5B                            
                                                                   Wicomico Regional.                                                                   
07/08/98...............  NE                North Platte.........  North Platte/Lee Bird           8/4699  ILS Rwy 30R, Amdt 5A...                       
                                                                   Field.                                                                               
07/08/98...............  NE                O'Neill..............  The O'Neill Muni-John L.        8/4695  VOR or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 1...                  
                                                                   Baker Field.                                                                         
07/08/98...............  NE                O'Neill..............  The O'Neill Muni-John L.        8/4697  VOR or GPS Rwy 13 Amdt 5...                   
                                                                   Baker Field.                                                                         
07/10/98...............  FL                St. Petersburg.......  Albert Whitted...........       8/4766  VOR or GPS Rwy 18, Amdt 6A...                 
07/10/98...............  ID                Driggs...............  Teton Peaks/Driggs Muni..       8/5100  GPS-A, Orig...                                
07/13/98...............  FL                Miami................  Opa Locka................       8/4829  ILS/DME Rwy 27R Orig...                       
07/13/98...............  FL                Naples...............  Naples Muni..............       8/4828  NDB Rwy 23, Amdt 8...                         
07/13/98...............  FL                Naples...............  Naples Muni..............       8/4832  VOR Rwy 23, Amdt 6...                         
07/13/98...............  FL                Naples...............  Naples Muni..............       8/4835  GPS Rwy 23, Orig...                           
07/13/98...............  TX                Dallas...............  Dallas-Love Field........       8/4822  ILS Rwy 31R, Amdt 3...                        
07/13/98...............  TX                Dallas...............  Dallas-Love Field........       8/4823  ILS Rwy 31L, Amdt 19A...                      
07/13/98...............  TX                Dallas...............  Dallas-Love Field........       8/4824  ILS Rwy 13L, Amdt 29...                       
07/13/98...............  TX                Dallas...............  Dallas-Love Field........       8/4825  ILS Rwy 13R, Amdt 3...                        
07/14/98...............  IL                Danville.............  Vermilion County.........       8/4879  ILS Rwy 21 Amdt 5...                          
07/14/98...............  IL                Danville.............  Vermilion County.........       8/4881  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 3 Amdt 11...               
07/14/98...............  NC                Albermarle...........  Stanly County............       8/4887  NDB or GPS Rwy 22L, Orig-A...                 
07/14/98...............  NC                Albemarle............  Stanly County............       8/4888  GPS Rwy 4R, Orig-A...                         
07/14/98...............  NC                Albermarle...........  Stanly County............       8/4890  LOC Rwy 22L, Orig-D...                        
07/14/98...............  OH                Columbus.............  Ohio State University....       8/4866  NDB Rwy 27L, Amdt 6A...                       
07/14/98...............  OH                Columbus.............  Ohio State University....       8/4868  VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 27L, Amdt 6...               
07/14/98...............  OH                Columbus.............  Ohio State University....       8/4870  NDB Rwy 9R, Amdt 2...                         
07/14/98...............  OH                Columbus.............  Ohio State University....       8/4872  ILS Rwy 9R, Amdt 4...                         
07/15/98...............  CA                Livermore............  Livermore Muni...........       8/4948  GPS Rwy 25R Orig...                           
07/15/98...............  IA                Burlington...........  Burlington Regional......       8/4944  VOR or GPS Rwy 30, Amdt 11...                 
07/15/98...............  IA                Burlington...........  Burlington Regional......       8/4946  NDB or GPS Rwy 36, Amdt 8A...                 
07/15/98...............  IL                Cahokia/St Louis.....  St Louis Downtown-Parks..       8/4912  ILS Rwy 30L, Amdt 6...                        
07/15/98...............  IL                Cahokia/St Louis.....  St Louis Downtown-Parks..       8/4913  NDB Rwy 30L, Orig...                          
07/15/98...............  IL                Danville.............  Vermilion County.........       8/4925  VOR or GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 13...                 
07/16/98...............  GA                Savannah.............  Savannah Intl............       8/4982  ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 25C...                        
07/16/98...............  MA                Worcester............  Worcester Regional.......       8/4979  ILS Rwy 29 Amdt 2A...                         
07/17/98...............  IA                Burlington...........  Burlington Regional......       8/5000  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 12, Amdt 4...              
07/17/98...............  IA                Burlington...........  Burlington Regional......       8/5015  ILS Rwy 36, Amdt 9B...                        
07/17/98...............  MI                Alpena...............  Alpena County Regional...       8/5008  ILS Rwy 1 Amdt 8A...                          
07/17/98...............  MI                Alpena...............  Alpena County Regional...       8/5009  NDB or GPS Rwy 1 Amdt 6A...                   
07/17/98...............  MI                Alpena...............  Alpena County Regional...       8/5010  VOR or GPS Rwy 19 Amdt 14A...                 
07/17/98...............  MI                Alpena...............  Alpena County Regional...       8/5011  VOR Rwy 1 Amdt 14A...                         
07/17/98...............  NC                Beaufort.............  Michael J. Smithfield....       8/5019  NDB Rwy 14 Orig...                            
07/20/98...............  NY                New York.............  La Guardia...............       8/5106  ILS Rwy 4 Amdt 34A...                         
07/20/98...............  NY                New York.............  La Guardia...............       8/5107  VOR Rwy 4 Amdt 2...                           
07/20/98...............  NY                New York.............  La Guardia...............       8/5108  ILS Rwy 22 Amdt 18...                         
07/20/98...............  SD                Philip...............  Philip...................       8/5090  VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 11...                      

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07/20/98...............  TX                Higgins..............  Higgins-Lipscomb County..       8/5115  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 18, Amdt 3...              
07/21/98...............  MD                Baltimore............  Martin State.............       8/5141  NDB or GPS Rwy 15 Amdt 7B...                  
07/21/98...............  MD                Baltimore............  Martin State.............       8/5142  LOC Rwy 15 Orig-C...                          
07/21/98...............  MD                Baltimore............  Martin State.............       8/5143  NDB or GPS Rwy 33 Amdt 7C...                  
07/21/98...............  OH                Cleveland............  Cuyahoga County..........       8/5146  LOC BC Rwy 5, Amdt 10...                      
07/21/98...............  OH                Cleveland............  Cuyahoga County..........       8/5147  ILS Rwy 23, Amdt 13...                        
07/21/98...............  OH                Cleveland............  Cuyahoga County..........       8/5149  NDB or GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 8...                  
07/22/98...............  SD                Pine Ridge...........  Pine Ridge...............       8/5186  GPS Rwy 30, Orig...                           
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