Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is continuing to expand the availability and capability of area navigation (RNAV) to improve safety and efficiency within the National Airspace System (NAS). A major enhancement is the introduction of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capable RNAV instrument approach procedures that provide for near-precision vertical guidance. The number of instrument approach procedures available to the public has nearly doubled over the past decade and will continue to grow with the public's demand for new WAAS procedures. The cost of maintaining the existing ground-based navigational infrastructure while expanding new RNAV capability is challenging to the FAA's projected budget over the next five years. Maintenance of existing ground-based procedures places the greatest strain on limited FAA resources. To meet the public's demand for WAAS capable RNAV procedures, the FAA must manage the growth in the number of instrument approach procedures by eliminating redundant ground-based procedures. Specifically, the agency has identified NDB procedures for cancellation at runway ends that are also served by an RNAV procedure and a second ground-based procedure (i.e., a ground-based procedure other than the NDB). The FAA resources currently used to maintain these NDB procedures will be applied to the development of new WAAS capable RNAV procedures in the NAS.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling the following Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Instrument Approach Procedures: Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, Anchorage, AK (ANC), NDB Rwy 6R Aniak, Aniak, AK (ANI), NDB-A Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial, Barrow, AK (BRW), NDB Rwy 24 Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial, Barrow, AK (BRW), NDB Rwy 6 Bethel, Bethel, AK (BET), NDB Rwy 18 ( printed page 10465) Bettles, Bettles, AK (BTT), NDB-A Cold Bay, Cold Bay, AK (CDB), NDB Rwy 14 Merle K (Mudhole) Smith, Cordova, AK (CDV), NDB-A Merle K (Mudhole) Smith, Cordova, AK (CDV), NDB/DME Rwy 27 Deadhorse, Deadhorse, AK (SCC), NDB-A Dillingham, Dillingham, AK (DLG), NDB Rwy 1 Fairbanks International, Fairbanks, AK (FAI), NDB Rwy 19R Fort Yukon, Fort Yukon, AK (FYU), NDB Rwy 21 Gulkana, Gulkana, AK (GKN), NDB-A Gustavus, Gustavus, AK (GST), NDB-A Homer, Homer, AK (HOM), NDB-A Kenai Municipal, Kenai, AK (ENA), NDB-A King Salmon, King Salmon, AK (AKN), NDB Rwy 11 Ralph Wein Memorial, Kotzebue, AK (OTZ), NDB-A McGrath, McGrath, AK (MCG), NDB-B Nome, Nome, AK (OME), NDB Rwy 27 St. George, St. George, AK (PBV), NDB-A St. Mary's, St. Mary's, AK (KSM), NDB Rwy 16 St. Mary's, St. Mary's, AK (KSM), NDB/DME Rwy 16 St. Mary's, St. Mary's, AK (KSM), NDB Rwy 34 St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island, AK (SNP), NDB/DME Rwy 18 Talkeetna, Talkeetna, AK (TKA), NDB Rwy 36 Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial, Tanana…
Citation: 70 FR 10464
