[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39089-39091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18806]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30260; Amdt. No. 2062]


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) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA 
certifies that this

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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).

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2001.
Nicholas A. Sabatini,
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/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.                        Subject
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07/05/01...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       1/6613  VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 16, Amdt 4.
07/05/01...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       1/6615  NDB Rwy 16, Amdt 29B.
07/05/01...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       1/6621  GPS Rwy 34, Orig-B.
07/06/01...............  TX                 Longview..............  Gregg County..........       1/6662  VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 13, Orig.
07/06/01...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       1/6699  ILS Rwy 16 (Cat I, II), Amdt 34A.
07/06/01...............  MN                 ADA/Twin Valley.......  Norman County ADA/Twin       1/6717  GPS Rwy 33, Orig.
                                                                     Valley.
07/06/01...............  NY                 Westhampton Beach.....  The Francis S.               1/6732  COPTER ILS Rwy 24, Amdt 1A.
                                                                     Gabreski.
07/06/01...............  FL                 Lake City.............  Lake City Muni........       1/6718  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 10, Orig-B.
07/09/01...............  OR                 Eugene................  Mahlon Sweet Field....       1/6785  GPS Rwy 16, Orig.
07/11/01...............  VT                 Burlington............  Burlington Intl.......       1/6875  ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 21D.
07/11/01...............  OH                 Columbus..............  Port Columbus Intl....       1/6906  ILS Rwy 10L, Amdt 17.
07/11/01...............  OH                 Columbus..............  Port Columbus Intl....       1/6908  NDB Rwy 10L, Amdt 8B.
07/11/01...............  UT                 Salt Lake City........  Salt Lake City Intl...       1/6909  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16L, Orig.
07/12/01...............  MI                 Detroit...............  Detroit Metropolitan         1/6923  ILS Rwy 21R, Amdt 26C.
                                                                     Wayne County.
07/12/01...............  MI                 Detroit...............  Detroit Metropolitan         1/6924  ILS Rwy 3L (Cat I, II, III), Amdt 14C.
                                                                     Wayne County.
07/12/01...............  MI                 Detroit...............  Detroit Metropolitan         1/6925  NDB or GPS Rwy 3C, Amdt 12A.
                                                                     Wayne County.
07/12/01...............  MI                 Detroit...............  Detroit Metropolitan         1/6926  NDB or GPS Rwy 3L, Amdt 10C.
                                                                     Wayne County.
07/12/01...............  NY                 Westhampton Beach.....  The Francis S.               1/6937  COPTER ILS Rwy 24, Amdt 1B.
                                                                     Gabreski.
07/12/01...............  PA                 Philadelphia..........  Philadelphia Intl.....       1/6938  ILS Rwy 9R (Cat I, II, III), Amdt 8A.
07/12/01...............  MO                 Lebanon...............  Floyd W. Jones Lebanon       1/6944  SFT Rwy 36, Amdt 5.
07/12/01...............  MO                 Lebanon...............  Floyd W. Jones Lebanon       1/6945  NDB Rwy 36, Amdt 6.
07/12/01...............  MO                 Lebanon...............  Floyd W. Jones Lebanon       1/6946  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig.
07//01.................  MO                 Lebanon...............  Floyd W. Jones Lebanon       1/6947  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig.
07/12/01...............  TX                 Del Rio...............  Del Rio Intl..........       1/6975  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13, Orig.
07/12/01...............  MI                 Detroit...............  Detroit Metropolitan         1/6984  VOR or GPS Rwy 21R, Amdt 1C.
                                                                     Wayne County.
07/12/01...............  AR                 Fort Smith............  Fort Smith Regional...       1/6988  NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 24B.
07/13/01...............  UT                 Salt Lake City........  Salt Lake City Intl...       1/7026  ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 12.
07/13/01...............  CA                 Redding...............  Redding Muni..........       1/7047  VOR Rwy 34, Amdt 10C.
07/16/01...............  TX                 Houston...............  Houston Gulf..........       1/7142  VOR Rwy 31, Amdt 1A.
07/16/01...............  TX                 Houston...............  Houston Gulf..........       1/7143  GPS Rwy 31, Orig.
07/17/01...............  NY                 White Plains..........  Westchester County....       1/7185  ILS Rwy 16, Amdt 22D.
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