[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38197-38199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13818]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30312; Amdt. No. 3008]


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.
    Incorporated 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, US 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 [sect] 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 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

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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 May 26, 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 
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:


[sect] 97.23, [sect] 97.25, [sect] 97.27, [sect] 97.29, [sect] 97.31, 
[sect] 97.33, [sect] 97.35  [Amended]

    By amending: [sect] 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME 
or TACAN: [sect] 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; [sect] 
97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; [sect] 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/
RNAV; [sect] 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; [sect] 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and [sect] 
97.35 COPTER SIAPs, Identified as follows:

Effective Upon Publication

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        FDC Date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                        Subject
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02/22/01...............  OK                 Oklahoma City.........  Will Rogers World.....       1/1950  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17L, Orig.
10/26/01...............  TX                 San Antonio...........  San Antonio Intl......       1/1648  NDB Rwy 12R, Amdt 20C.
12/27/01...............  TX                 El Paso...............  El Paso Intl..........       1/3499  VOR Rwy 26L, Amdt 29C.
12/27/01...............  TX                 El Paso...............  El Paso Intl..........       1/3500  GPS Rwy 26L, Orig.
12/27/01...............  TX                 El Paso...............  El Paso Intl..........       1/3501  GPS Rwy 4, Orig.
12/27/01...............  TX                 El Paso...............  El Paso Intl..........       1/3502  LOC/DME Rwy 4, Amdt 2A.
02/21/02...............  MO                 Springfield-Branson     Springfield...........       2/1512  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig.
                                             Regional.
04/11/02...............  OK                 Oklahoma City.........  Will Rogers World.....       2/2925  NDB Rwy 35L, Orig.
04/11/02...............  TX                 McKinney..............  McKinney Muni.........       2/2938  ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 1B. This Corrects 2/2828 IN TL
                                                                                                          02-11.
04/11/02...............  TX                 Denton................  Denton Muni...........       2/2959  NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 6B.
04/18/02...............  CA                 Willits...............  Ells Field-Willits           2/3175  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16, Orig.
                                                                     Muni.
04/18/02...............  VA                 Richmond..............  Richmond Intl.........       2/3224  ILS Rwy 34, Amdt 13.
04/18/02...............  PW                 Babelthuap Island.....  Koror.................       2/3238  GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 1A.
04/18/02...............  PW                 Babelthuap Island.....  Koror.................       2/3239  GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 1A.
04/25/02...............  TX                 Eastland..............  Eastland Regional.....       2/3481  NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 2.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3726  ILS Rwy 8, Amdt 20A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3727  ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 5A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3728  ILS Rwy 26, Amdt 16A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3729  ILS Rwy 27, Amdt 4A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3730  NDB Rwy 26, Amdt 2A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3731  VOR/DME Rwy 33R, Amdt 14A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3736  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3738  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3740  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3742  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 33R, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3744  RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 9, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/03/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  George Bush                  2/3746  RNAV (GPS) Z Rwy 9, Orig-A.
                                                                     Intercontinental Arpt/
                                                                     Houston.
05/08/02...............  AR                 Fort Smith............  Fort Smith Regional...       2/3855  VOR or TACAN Rwy 25, Amdt 20C.
05/08/02...............  IA                 Cedar Rapids..........  The Eastern Iowa......       2/3887  GPS Rwy 31, Orig-D.
05/08/02...............  TN                 Portland..............  Portland Muni.........       2/3890  VOR/DME Rwy 19, Amdt 3.

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05/09/02...............  MD                 Easton................  Easton/Newman Field...       2/3919  NDB or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 8.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Griffin...............  Griffin-Spalding             2/3926  GPS Rwy 14, Orig.
                                                                     County.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Griffin...............  Griffin-Spalding             2/3927  GPS Rwy 32, Orig.
                                                                     County.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Griffin...............  Griffin-Spalding             2/3928  NDB Rwy 32, Orig.
                                                                     County.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Athens................  Athens/Ben Epps.......       2/3929  VOR or GPS Rwy 2, Amdt 10.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Athens................  Athens/Ben Epps.......       2/3930  VOR Rwy 27, Amdt 11.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Athens................  Athens/Ben Epps.......       2/3931  ILS Rwy 27, Orig.
05/09/02...............  GA                 Athens................  Athens/Ben Epps.......       2/3932  NDB or GPS Rwy 27, Orig.
05/09/02...............  LA                 Natchitoches..........  Natchitoches Regional.       2/3940  NDB or GPS Rwy 34, Amdt 4B.
05/09/02...............  LA                 Natchitoches..........  Natchitoches Regional.       2/3942  LOC Rwy 34, Amdt 3B.
05/10/02...............  KY                 Mount Sterling-         Mount Sterling-              2/3964  NDB Rwy 21, Amdt 1A.
                                             Montgomery.             Montgomery County.
05/10/02...............  KY                 Mount Sterling-         Mount Sterling-              2/3965  NDB or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 1B.
                                             Montgomery.             Montgomery County.
05/10/02...............  KY                 Mount Sterling-         Mount Sterling-              2/3966  GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 1.
                                             Montgomery.             Montgomery County.
05/12/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  Ellington Field.......       2/3959  ILS Rwy 22, Amdt 3A.
05/13/02...............  OH                 Columbus..............  Columbus/Port Columbus       2/4027  ILS Rwy 10R, Amdt 7.
                                                                     Intl.
05/13/02...............  OH                 Bowling Green.........  Wood County...........       2/4036  VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 27,
                                                                                                         Amdt 1.
05/13/02...............  OH                 Bowling Green.........  Wood County...........       2/4037  GPS Rwy 27, Orig.
05/13/02...............  NC                 Raleigh-Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       2/4040  ILS Rwy 5L, Amdt 4.
05/13/02...............  NC                 Raleigh-Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       2/4041  ILS Rwy 5R, Amdt 26.
05/15/02...............  GA                 Columbus..............  Columbus Metropolitan.       2/4114  RADAR-1, Amdt 8A.
05/15/02...............  GA                 Columbus..............  Columbus Metropolitan.       2/4115  ILS Rwy 5, Amdt 24B.
05/15/02...............  GA                 Columbus..............  Columbus Metropolitan.       2/4116  VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 2.
05/15/02...............  GA                 Columbus..............  Columbus Metropolitan.       2/4117  NDB or GPS Rwy 5, Amdt 27A.
05/15/02...............  MN                 Benson................  Benson Muni...........       2/4125  NDB or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 6.
05/15/02...............  AL                 Decatur...............  Pryor Field Regional..       2/4127  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig.
05/16/02...............  WA                 Richland..............  Richland..............       2/4159  VOR or GPS Rwy 25, Amdt 6A.
05/16/02...............  WA                 Richland..............  Richland..............       2/4160  NDB or GPS Rwy 19, Amdt 5.
05/16/02...............  WA                 Richland..............  Richland..............       2/4161  LOC Rwy 19, Amdt 5.
05/16/02...............  NY                 Canandaigua...........  Canandaigua...........       2/4163  VOR-A Orig.
05/16/02...............  KS                 Wichita...............  Cessna Aircraft Field.       2/4171  VOR or GPS-C, Orig-A.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4197  NDB Rwy 35, Amd 7B.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4198  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4199  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4200  ILS Rwy 8, Amdt 5B.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4201  ILS Rwy 3, Orig-D.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  NM                 Albuquerque...........  Albuquerque Intl             2/4202  NAV (gps) Rwy 3, Orig.
                                                                     Sunport.
05/17/02...............  TX                 Denton................  Denton Muni...........       2/4209  ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 6B.
05/17/02...............  OK                 Holdenville...........   Holdenville Muni.....       2/3239  GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1.
05/20/02...............  TN                 Millington............  Millington Muni.......       2/4282  VOR/DME Rwy 22, Orig-A.
05/21/02...............  IL                 Moline................  Quad City Intl........       2/4321  NDB or GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 27C.
05/21/02...............  IL                 Moline................  Quad City Intl........       2/4322  ILS Rwy 27, Orig-B.
05/21/02...............  IL                 Moline................  Quad City Intl........       2/4323  ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 29C.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4332  VOR or GPS Rwy 4L, Amdt 5C.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4333  VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 22R, Amdt 4C.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4335  NDB Rwy 4L, Amdt 2D.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4336  VOR Rwy 22R, Amdt 4B.
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