[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1289-1290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-652]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30287; Amdt. No. 2086]


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 
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 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,

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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 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 January 4, 2002.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Services.

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, 97.31, 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, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER 
SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * *Effective February 21, 2002

Morris, IL, Morris Muni-James R. Washburn Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 
Orig
Morris, IL, Morris Muni-James R. Washburn Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, 
Orig
Davison, MI, Athelone Williams Memorial, VOR RWY 8, Orig
Davison, MI, Athelone Williams Memorial, VOR OR GPS RWY 8, Amdt 3A 
CANCELLED
Davison, MI, Athelone Williams Memorial, VOR RWY 8, Orig
Davison, MI, Athelone Williams Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Davison, MI, Athelone Williams Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Linden, MI, Prices, VOR-A, Orig
Linden, MI, Prices, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 4 CANCELLED
Linden, MI, Prices, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Linden, MI, Prices, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12L, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12R, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30L, Orig
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R, Orig
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig-B CANCELLED
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig-B CANCELLED
Kenmare, ND, Kenmare Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, GPS RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, VOR/DME RWY 27, Amdt 1
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, GPS RWY 9, Orig, CANCELLED
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, GPS RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig

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