[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48541-48543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23570]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30268; Amdt. No. 2069]


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
    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

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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 September 14, 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, ISMILS, 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 October 4, 2001

Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Regional, ILS RWY 36, Orig
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Regional, VOR/DME RWY 36, Orig-A, (CANCELLED)
Dubuque, IA, Dubuque Regional, ILS RWY 36, Orig
Dubuque, IA, Dubuque Regional, LOC RWY 31, Orig
Dubuque, IA, Dubuque Regional, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 10E, (CANCELLED)
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 2
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS PRM RWY 26, Amdt 1 
(Simultaneous Close Parallel)
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS RWY 27L, Amdt 12
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS PRM RWY 27L, Amdt 1 
(Simultaneous Close Parallel)

* * * Effective November 1, 2001

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stephens Anchorage Intl, ILS RWY 14, Amdt 2
Carlsbad, CA, McClellan-Palomar, VOR-A, Amdt 7A
Carlsbad, CA, McClellan-Palomar, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, GPS RWY 6, Orig. CANCELLED
Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, GPS RWY 24, Orig. CANCELLED
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1
Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1
Anahauc, TX, Chambers County, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 1
Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, ILS RWY 17, Amdt 3
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Fort Worth Intl, ILS RWY 31R, Amdt 11
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Fort Worth Intl, Converging ILS RWY 
31R, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, LOC RWY 17R, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, NDB RWY 17R, Amdt 11
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 17R, Amdt 
4
Houston, TX, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35L, Amdt 
4
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS RWY 35L, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS RWY 22, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS RWY 17R, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 17R, Orig-A (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 35L, Orig (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Orig
Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, RNAV (GPS) ZRWY 
9, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, RNAV (GPS) YRWY 
9, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, GPS RWY 8, Orig 
(CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, GPS RWY 9, Orig 
(CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
26, Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, GPS RWY 26, Amdt 
1 (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, 
Orig
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 15L, Amdt 
12

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Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 33R, Amdt 
11
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 8, Amdt 
20
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 
16
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, ILS RWY 27, Amdt 
4
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, VOR/DME RWY 15L, 
Amdt 16
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, VOR/DME RWY 33R, 
Amdt 14
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/Houston, NDB RWY 26, Amdt 
2
Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, LOC/DME RWY 9, Amdt 3
Houston TX, Houston-Southwest, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, Scholes International at Galveston, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, Scholes International at Galveston, ILS RWY 13, Amdt 10
Houston, TX, Sugar Land/Hull Field, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, Sugar Land/Hull Field, NDB RRWY 35, Amdt 5
Houston, TX, Sugar Land/Hull Field, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35, Amdt 8
Houston, TX, Weiser Airpark, NDB-D, Orig
Houston, TX, Weiser Airpark, NDB or GPS-A, Orig (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, West Houston, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 33, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, West Houston, RNAV (GPS) ZRWY 33, Orig
Houston, TX, West Houston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig
Houston, TX, West Houston, GPS RWY 15, Orig (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, West Houston, GPS RWY 33, Orig (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, West Houston, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 15, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, West Houston, NDB RWY 15, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, West Houston, NDB RWY 33, Amdt 4
Houston, TX, West Houston, VOR-B, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, West Houston, VOR-D Orig
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 30L, Amdt 17
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR RWY 17, Amdt 1C, (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR RWY 12R, Amdt 18B (CANCELLED)
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, LOC RWY 22, Amdt 1
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 18
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME E, Orig
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 33
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 3
Houston, TX, William P. Hobby, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 38
Waco, TX, Waco Regional, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 23

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