[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78086-78089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31929]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30219; Amdt. No. 2026]


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;

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    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, U.S. 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 
references 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 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 timel8iness 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 
Execution 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 December 8, 2000.
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:


Sec. 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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09/19/00...............  CT                 Windsor Locks.........  Bradley Intl..........       0/1538  VOR OR TACAN RWY 33 ORIG . . .
09/19/00...............  CT                 Windsor Locks.........  Bradley intl..........       0/1539  ILS RWY 33 AMDT 7 . . .
09/27/00...............  CA                 Lake Tahoe............  South Lake Tahoe......       0/1949  LDA/DME-2 RWY 18 AMDT 1 . . .
09/27/00...............  CA                 Lake Tahoe............  South Lake Tahoe......       0/1951  GPS RWY 18 ORIG . . .

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09/27/00...............  CA                 Lake Tahoe............  South Lake Tahoe......       0/1952  VOR/DME OR GPS-A AMDT 3A . . .
09/27/00...............  CA                 Lake Tahoe............  South Lake Tahoe......       0/1953  LDA/DME-1 RWY 18 AMDT 7 . . .
10/27/00...............  MS                 Olive Branch..........  Olive Branch..........       0/3365  NDB OR GPS RWY 18, AMDT 4A . . .
10/27/00...............  TN                 Memphis...............  Memphis Intl..........       0/3349  ILS RWY 18R AMDT 12A . . .
11/08/00...............  OK                 Sand Springs..........  William R Pogue Muni..       0/4457  NDB RWY 35, AMDT 2A . . .
                                                                                                         REPLACES FDC 0/3887 PUBLISHED IN TL00-26.
11/17/00...............  MA                 Mansfield.............  Mansfield Muni........       0/4304  GPS RWY 32 ORIG-A . . .
11/17/00...............  MA                 Mansfield.............  Mansfield Muni........       0/4305  NDB RWY 32 AMDT 6C . . .
11/17/00...............  NY                 White Plains..........  Westchester County....       0/4293  ILS RWY 16 AMDT 22B . . .
11/17/00...............  NY                 White Plains..........  Westchester County....       0/4294  ILS RWY 34 AMDT 3 . . .
11/21/00...............  FL                 Fort Myers............  Page Field............       0/4377  RADAR-1, AMDT 2 . . .
11/21/00...............  FL                 Fort Myers............  Page Field............       0/4379  ILS RWY 5, AMDT 6D . . .
11/21/00...............  FL                 Fort Myers............  Page Field............       0/4380  NDB RWY 5, AMDT 5B . . .
11/21/00...............  FL                 Fort Myers............  Page Field............       0/4381  VOR RWY 13, ORIG-A . . .
11/21/00...............  LA                 Eunice................  Eunice................       0/4374  NDB OR GPS RWY 16 ORIG-A . . .
11/21/00...............  TX                 El Paso...............  El Paso Intl..........       0/4373  NDB RWY 22 AMDT 28B . . .
11/23/00...............  AR                 Siloam Springs........  Smith Field...........       0/4407  VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 8 . . .
11/23/00...............  LA                 Eunice................  Eunice................       0/4405  VOR/DME OR GPS-A AMDT 2 . . .
11/23/00...............  OK                 Ardmore...............  Ardmore Muni..........       0/4403  ILS RWY 31 AMDT 4 . . .
11/24/00...............  ID                 Boise.................  Boise Air Terminal           0/4424  GPS RWY 28L AMDT 1B . . .
                                                                     (Gowen Field).
11/29/00...............  CA                 Sacramento............  Sacramento Executive..       0/4588  ILS RWY 2 AMDT 22A . . .
11/29/00...............  MO                 Mosby.................  Clay County Regional..       0/4590  GPS RWY 18 ORIG-B . . .
11/30/00...............  NY                 Islip.................  Long Island MacArthur.       0/4694  ILS RWY 24 AMDT 2 . . .
11/30/00...............  LA                 Baton Rouge...........  Baton Rouge                  0/4602  GPS RWY 31 ORIG-A . . .
                                                                     Metropolitan/Ryan
                                                                     Field.
11/30/00...............  LA                 Homer.................  Homer Muni............       0/4601  NDB OR GPS RWY 12 AMDT 1 . . .
11/30/00...............  LA                 Minden................  Minden-Webster........       0/4600  GPS RWY 19 ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  MT                 Poplar................  Poplar................       0/4665  RNAV RWY 9, ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  MT                 Poplar................  Poplar................       0/4666  RNAV RWY 27, ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4651  ILS RWY 35 AMDT 20 . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4652  VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 17 ORIG-A . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4653  NDB OR GPS RWY 35 AMDT 13A . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4654  VOR/DME RNAV RWY 6 AMDT 4 . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4655  VOR RWY 35 AMDT 15A . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4656  GPS RWY 6 ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  NH                 Manchester............  Manchester............       0/4658  ILS RWY 17 AMDT 2 . . .
11/30/00...............  TX                 CLEBURNE..............  Cleburne Muni.........       0/4733  LOC/DME RWY 15 ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  TX                 Cleburne..............  Cleburne Muni.........       0/4734  VOR/DME RNAV RWY 15 ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  0/4619  GPS RWY 27 AMDT 1 . . .
                                                                     Intercontinental
                                                                     Airport/Houston.
11/30/00...............  TX                 Marshall..............  Harrison County.......       0/4628  GPS RWY 33 ORIG-D . . .
11/30/00...............  TX                 Marshall..............  Harrison County.......       0/4629  VOR/DME RNAV RWY 33 AMDT 1C . . .
11/30/00...............  WA                 Bellingham............  Bellingham Intl.......       0/4716  MLS RWY 34 ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  WA                 Bellingham............  Bellingham Intl.......       0/4717  GPS RWY 34, ORIG-A . . .
11/30/00...............  WA                 Bellingham............  Bellingham Intl.......       0/4722  NDB RWY 16, ORIG . . .
11/30/00...............  WA                 Bellingham............  Bellingham Intl.......       0/4725  GPS RWY 16, ORIG-A . . .
11/30/00...............  WA                 Bellingham............  Bellingham Intl.......       0/4728  ILS RWY 16, AMDT 3 . . .
11/30/00...............  WI                 Mosinee...............  Central Wisconsin.....       0/4721  ILS RWY 8, AMDT 11B . . .
12/01/00...............  AL                 Tuscaloosa............  Tuscaloosa Muni.......       0/4757  ILS RWY 4, AMDT 14B . . .
12/01/00...............  FL                 Boca Raton............  Boca Raton............       0/4773  GPS RWY 5, AMDT 1 . . .
12/01/00...............  FL                 Boca Raton............  Boca Raton............       0/4774  VOR/DME OR GPS-A, ORIG-A . . .
12/01/00...............  UT                 Wendover..............  Wendover..............       0/4804  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 26, ORIG . . .
12/04/00...............  LA                 Bunkie................  Bunkie Muni...........       0/4814  VOR/DME OR GPS-A, AMDT 5 . . .
                                                                                                         THIS REPLACES FDC 0/4814
12/04/00...............  MO                 Harrisonville.........  Lawrence Smith               0/4826  VOR/DME RWY 35 ORIG . . .
                                                                     Memorial.
12/04/00...............  MO                 Harrisonville.........  Lawrence Smith               0/4828  GPS RWY 35 ORIG . . .
                                                                     Memorial.
12/04/00...............  MO                 St Joseph.............  Rosecrans Memorial....       0/4831  LOC BC RWY 17 AMDT 8B . . .
12/05/00...............  OK                 Lawton................  Lawton-Fort Sill             0/4873  RADAR-2 AMDT 1 . . .
                                                                     Regional.
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