[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47074-47076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22773]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30267; Amdt. No. 2068]


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, 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 
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

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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 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 date 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:
    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  Number                Subject
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08/15/01......  IA         Boone...........  Boone Muni......  1/8374          NDB Rwy 33, AMDT 6A
08/16/01......  NE         Fremont.........  Fremont Muni....  1/8429          GPS Rwy 13, ORIG-A
08/16/01......  NE         Fremont.........  Fremont Muni....  1/8430          NDB Rwy 13, AMDT 2A
08/17/01......  AK         Aniak...........  Aniak...........  1/8487          LOC/DME Rwy 10, ADMT 3B
08/17/01......  AK         Aniak...........  Aniak...........  1/8488          ILS/DME Rwy 10, AMDT 7B
08/17/01......  IA         Iowa City.......  Iowa City Muni..  1/8490          GPS Rwy 24, ORIG-A
08/17/01......  IA         Iowa City.......  Iowa City Muni..  1/8491          VOR OR GPS Rwy 35, AMDT 10B
08/17/01......  IA         Perry...........  Perry Muni......  1/8494          GPS Rwy 31, ORIG
08/17/01......  IA         Perry...........  Perry Muni......  1/8495          GPS Rwy 13, ORIG
08/17/01......  IA         Perry...........  Perry Muni......  1/8497          NDB Rwy 31, AMDT 5
08/17/01......  IA         Perry...........  Perry Muni......  1/8498          NDB Rwy 13, AMDT 2
08/20/01......  NV         Las Vegas.......  North Las Vegas.  1/8589          GPS Rwy 12, ORIG-B
08/20/01......  NV         Las Vegas.......  North Las Vegas.  1/8595          GPS Rwy 30, ORIG
08/20/01......  IL         Decatur.........  Decatur.........  1/8612          ILS Rwy 6, AMDT 13
08/20/01......  RI         Newport.........  Newport State...  1/8621          VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 16, ORIG-A
08/20/01......  RI         Newport.........  Newport State...  1/8622          LOC Rwy 22, AMDT 7A
08/21/01......  CA         Victorville.....  Southern          1/8675          ILS Rwy 17, AMDT 1A
                                              California
                                              Logistics.
08/21/01......  CA         Victorville.....  Southern          1/8676          VOR/DME Rwy 17, ORIG
                                              California
                                              Logistics.
08/21/01......  CA         Victorville.....  Southern          1/8677          GPS Rwy 17, ORIG
                                              California
                                              Logistics.
08/22/01......  CT         Meriden.........  Meriden Markham   1/8760          GPS Rwy 36, ORIG
                                              Muni.
08/22/01......  CT         Meriden.........  Meriden Markham   1/8761          VOR Rwy 36, AMDT 4
                                              Muni.
08/22/01......  CT         Meriden.........  Meriden Markham   1/8762          NDB Rwy 36, AMDT 8A
                                              Muni.
08/22/01......  VA         Chase City......  Chase City Muni.  1/8776          NDB OR GPS Rwy 36, AMDT 3

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08/23/01......  PA         Toughkenamon....  New Garden......  1/8837          VOR Rwy 24, AMDT 7A
08/24/01......  OK         Ardmore.........  Ardmore Muni....  1/8881          ILS Rwy 31, AMDT 4
08/24/01......  AK         Kodiak..........  Kodiak..........  1/8890          NDB-1 Rwy 25, AMDT 3A
08/24/01......  AK         Kodiak..........  Kodiak..........  1/8891          VOR OR TACAN-1 Rwy 25, AMDT 5
08/24/01......  AK         Kodiak..........  Kodiak..........  1/8892          ILS/DME-1 Rwy 25, AMDT 3
08/24/01......  AK         Cold Bay........  Cold Bay........  1/8899          ILS Rwy 14, AMDT 16A
08/27/01......  NH         Rochester.......  Skyhaven........  1/8970          GPS Rwy 33, ORIG
08/27/01......  NH         Rochester.......  Skyhaven........  1/9014          NDB OR GPS-B, AMDT 1
08/28/01......  ME         Sanford.........  Sanford Regional  1/9012          NDB Rwy 7, AMDT 1A
08/28/01......  ME         Sanford.........  Sanford Regional  1/9013          ILS Rwy 7, AMDT 3
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