[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57861-57863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28866]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30279; Amdt. No. 2078]


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 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 of 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

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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--(i) 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 November 9, 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).


Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35  [Amended]

    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, 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 29, 2001

Dalton, GA, Dalton Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 1
Dalton, GA, Dalton Muni, LOC RWY 14, Orig
Dalton, GA, Dalton Muni, LOC RWY 14, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED

* * * Effective December 27, 2001

Egegik, AK, Egegik, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Egegik, AK, Egegik, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22R, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4R, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4L, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, ILS RWY 22L, Amdt 3
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 18, Orig-B CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 36, Orig CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 22L, Orig-A CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 22R, Orig-A CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4R, Orig-A CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4L, Orig-A CANCELLED
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, RADAR-1 Amdt 16
Long Beach, CA Long Beach (Daughtery Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Sacramento, CA Sacramento Mather, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4R, Orig
Sacramento, CA Sacramento Mather, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L, Orig
Ottumwa, IA, Ottumwa Industrial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Ottumwa, IA, Ottumwa Industrial, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 3
CANCELLED
Angola, IN, Tri-State Steuben County, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 7
Angola, IN, Tri-State Steuben County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Angola, IN, Tri-State Steuben County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Angola, IN, Tri-State Steuben County, GPS RWY 5, Orig CANCELLED
Indian Head, MD Maryland, VOR-A, Orig
Sand Island, Midway Atoll, MQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Sand Island, Midway Atoll, MQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Sand Island, Midway Atoll, MQ, GPS RWY 6, Orig-A CANCELLED
Sand Island, Midway Atoll, MQ, GPS RWY 24, Orig-A CANCELLED
West Point, MS McCharen Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
West Point, MS McCharen Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Kalispell, MT Glacier Park Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig
Kalispell, MT Glacier Park Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Angel Fire, NM, Angel Fire, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Stanley, ND, Stanley Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9R, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, GPS RWY 9R, Orig-C CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L, Orig
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, Orig
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L, Orig
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R, Orig
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 8, Orig CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 18L, Orig CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 18R, Orig CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 26, Orig CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 36L, Orig CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 36R, Orig CANCELLED
Harrisburg, PA, Harrisburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig
Harrisburg, PA, Harrisburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Lancaster, PA, Lancaster, VOR/DME RWY 8, Amdt 4A
El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Orig
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 26, Orig CANCELLED
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L, Orig
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 8, Orig-A CANCELLED
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 17R, Orig CANCELLED
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 26, Orig CANCELLED
Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Intl, GPS RWY 35L, Orig-A CANCELLED
Midland, TX, Midland Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Orig
Midland, TX, Midland Intl, GPS RWY 10, Orig CANCELLED
Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig
Moses Lake, WA, Grant County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32R, Orig
Moses Lake, WA, Grant County Intl, GPS RWY 32R, Orig CANCELLED

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30276, Amdt No. 
2076 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 66, FR No. 
213, Page 55564; dated November 2, 2001) under section 97.27, 
effective 29 NOV 2001, which is hereby Amended as follows:


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Memphis, TN, Memphis Intl, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 27

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