[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46940-46942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22658]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30266; Amdt. No. 2067]


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 the 
adoption of new or revised criteria, or 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 matters 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 the affected 
airport is located; or

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    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 of each SIAP is contained in official FAA form 
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5 
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Forms 
8260-3, 8260-4, and 8260-5. 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 on 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 is effective upon publication of each 
separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. Some SIAP amendments may 
have been previously issued by the FAA in a National Flight Data Center 
(NFDC) 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 some SIAP amendments may 
require making them effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining 
SIAPs, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is 
provided.
    Further, 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 SIAPS, the TERPS criteria were 
applied to the conditions existing or anticipated at the affected 
airports. 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 some 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 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 August 31, 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 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 and 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 November 1, 2001

Hot Springs, AR, Memorial Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Hot Springs, AR, Memorial Field, GPS RWY 5, Orig, CANCELLED
Burbank, CA, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, VOR RWY 8, Amdt 10C
Burbank, CA, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig
Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig
Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, GPS RWY 11, Orig, CANCELLED
Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, GPS RWY 29, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Crystal River, FL, Crystal River, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, VOR/DME RWY 6, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, VOR/DME RWY 10, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, VOR RWY 24, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, VOR RWY 28, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, LOC/DME BC RWY 10, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 9
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, ILS RWY 28, Amdt 12
Keystone Heights, FL, Keystone Airpark, VOR/DME RWY 4, Orig
Lake City, FL, Lake City Muni, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 2
Miami, FL, Dade-Collier Training and Transition, NDB OR GPS RWY 9, 
Amdt 13
Miami, FL, Dade-Collier Training and Transition, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 14
Williston, FL, Williston Muni, VOR/DME RWY 23, Orig
Centralia, IL, Centralia Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 1
Centralia, IL, Centralia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig

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Centralia, IL, Centralia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl (Wold-Chamberlain), NDB 
RWY 4, Amdt 20A
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl (Wold-Chamberlain), RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 32, Orig, CANCELLED
Gordon, NE, Gordon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Gordon, NE, Gordon Muni, GPS RWY 22, Orig, CANCELLED
North Platte, NE, North Platte Regional Lee Bird Field, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 30, Orig
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, VOR RWY 11, Amdt 2
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, GPS RWY 11, Orig, CANCELLED
Boise City, OK, Boise City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Boise City, OK, Boise City, GPS RWY 4, Orig, CANCELLED
Butler, PA, Butler County/K W Scholter Field, ILS RWY 8, Amdt 6
Collegeville, PA, Perkiomen Valley, VOR OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 4
Galeton, PA, Cherry Springs, VOR-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED
Galeton, PA, Cherry Springs, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Lancaster, PA, Lancaster, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 3
Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 
1
Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 
1
Conroe, TX, Montgomery County, ILS RWY 14, Amdt 2
Conroe, TX, Montgomery County, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 2
Conroe, TX, Montgomery County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Conroe, TX, Montgomery County, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 32, Amdt 1B, 
CANCELLED
Conroe, TX, Montomery County, GPS RWY 32, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L, Orig
Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, GPS RWY 17L, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, Clover Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, Clover Field, GPS RWY 32L, Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, Clover Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32L, Orig
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Orig
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 4, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 22, Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 15L, 
Orig-B, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinential Arpt/Houston, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 15L, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 27, 
Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, GPS RWY 33R, 
Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 27, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 33R, Orig
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Amdt 2
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, GPS RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, GPS RWY 9, Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 9
Houston, TX, Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Houston, TX, Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Houston, TX, Weiser Airpark, RNAV (GPS)-E, Orig
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amdt 24A, CANCELLED
La Porte, TX, La Poret Muni, VOR-A, Orig
La Porte, TX, La Porte Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 12, CANCELLED
La Porte, TX, La Porte Muni, NDB RWY 30, Amdt 2,
La Porte, TX, La Porte Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Charlotte Amalie, VI, Cyril E King, ILS RWY 10, Amdt 1
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR RWY 13, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR RWY 18, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR RWY 36, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS 
RWY 13, Amdt 23B, CANCELLED
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS 
RWY 18, Amdt 20B, CANCELLED
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS 
RWY 31, Amdt 24C, CANCELLED
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 
13, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 
18, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 
31, Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 29
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, 
Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 
Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, 
Orig-A
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, 
Orig
Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, 
Orig
Oshkosh, WI, Wittman Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig

    Note: The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 
30264, Amdt. No. 2065 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation 
Administration Regulations (Federal Register Vol. 66, No. 164, Page 
44301-44302, dated Thursday, August 23, 2001) under Section 97.23 & 
97.33 effective October 4, 2001 is hereby amended as follows:

    Change the effective on the following procedures to November 1, 
2001:

Burbank, CA, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, VOR RWY 8, Amdt 10C
Burbank, CA Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
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