[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16013-16014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8148]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30302; Amdt. No. 2099]


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 
Standards 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: PO 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 application 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) 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

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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 March 29, 2002.
James J. Ballough,
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 
follow:

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, and 97.35  [Amended]

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

    By amending Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TRACAN, 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.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 April 18, 2002
    San Jose, CA, San Jose International VOR-A, Orig
    San Jose, CA, San Jose International VOR/DME RWY 30R, Orig
    San Jose, CA, San Jose International RNAV (GPS) RWY 12L Orig
    San Jose, CA, San Jose International RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R, Orig
    Red Wing NM, Red Wing Regional, ILS RWY 9, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 
13R, Amdt 6
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, CONVERGING 
ILS RWY 13R, Amdt 5
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 17L 
Amdt 2
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 
17R, Amdt 21
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, CONVERGING 
ILS RWY 17R, Amdt 7
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 
31R, Amdt 12
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, CONVERGING 
ILS RWY 31R, Amdt 6
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 
35L, Amdt 3
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, CONVERGING 
ILS RWY 35L, Amdt 2
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS RWY 
35R, Amdt 2
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 13R, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 17L Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, GPS RWY 
17L, Orig CANCELLED
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 17R, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, GPS RWY 
17R, Orig CANCELLED
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 31R, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, GPS RWY 
31R, Orig-A CANCELLED
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 35L Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, GPS RWY 35L 
Orig CANCELLED
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 35R, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, GPS RWY 
35R, Orig CANCELLED
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 36L, Orig
    Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 36R, Orig
* * * Effective May 16, 2002
    Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, ILS RWY 22R, Amdt 1
* * * Effective June 13, 2002
    Sidney MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
    Sidney MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
    Sidney MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 1, Orig, CANCELLED
    Sidney MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 19, Orig, CANCELLED
    Sidney MC, Shelby Muni, RNAV (GSP) RWY 5, Orig

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30300, Amdt. No. 2097 
to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 67 No. 56 Page; 
13271 dated Friday, March 22, 2002) under section 97.23 effective 16 
May 2002 is hereby rescinded:

    Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Mather, VOR RWY 4R, Orig-D

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