[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40595-40597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14989]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30314; Amdt. No. 3010]


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.
    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 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, 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 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 Sec. 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/T 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

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applied to only these specific conditions existing at the affected 
airports. All SIAP amendments in this rules 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 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 June 7, 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:


Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 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/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.37 COPTER 
SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

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        FDC Date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                        Subject
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05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4337  ILS Rwy 22R, Amdt 4B.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4338  ILS Rwy 4L, Amdt 4.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4339  ILS Rwy 4R, Orig.
05/21/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4340  ILS Rwy 22L, Orig.
05/22/02...............  OH                 Wilmington............  Airborne Airpark......       2/4363  NDB Rwy 22R, Amdt 7C.
05/22/02...............  FL                 Orlando...............  Executive.............       2/5019  LOC BC Rwy 25, Amdt 20A.
05/23/02...............  WA                 Spokane...............  Spokane Intl..........       2/4427  ILS Rwy 21 (CAT I, II), Amdt 19A.
05/23/02...............  WV                 Huntington............  Tri-State/Milton J.          2/4436  ILS Rwy 30 Amdt 4A.
                                                                     Ferguson Field.
05/24/02...............  IA                 Mason City............  Mason City............       2/4485  NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 5.
05/24/02...............  AK                 Klawock...............  Klawock...............       2/4486  NDB/DME Rwy 1, Orig-A.
05/24/02...............  AK                 Klawock...............  Klawock...............       2/4487  GPS Rwy 1, Orig.
05/24/02...............  WI                 Watertown.............  Watertown Muni........       2/4490  NDB Rwy 5, Amdt 1A.
05/29/02...............  MS                 Corinth...............  Roscoe Turner.........       2/4637  ILS Rwy 17, Orig.
05/29/02...............  MS                 Corinth...............  Roscoe Turner.........       2/4638  GPS Rwy 17, Orig.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/4639  ILS Rwy 23R (CAT I/II), Amdt 10A.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/4641  ILS Rwy 5L, Amdt 7.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/4642  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5L, Orig.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/4645  NDB Rwy 5L, Amdt 4.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/4652  Radar-1, Amdt 21A.
05/29/02...............  IL                 Bloomington/Normal....  Bloomington/Central IL       2/4658  LOC BC Rwy 11, Amdt 8A.
                                                                     Regl Arpt at
                                                                     Bloomington-Normal.
05/29/02...............  IL                 Bloomington/Normal....  Bloomington/Central IL       2/4660  ILS Rwy 29, Amdt 8D.
                                                                     Regl Arpt at
                                                                     Bloomington-Normal.
05/29/02...............  IL                 Bloomington/Normal....  Bloomington/Central IL       2/4661  ILS Rwy 20, Amdt 1.
                                                                     Regl Arpt at
                                                                     Bloomington-Normal.
05/29/02...............  IL                 Bloomington/Normal....  Bloomington/Central IL       2/4662  VOR Rwy 11, Amdt 12B.
                                                                     Regl Arpt at
                                                                     Bloomington-Normal.
05/29/02...............  IA                 Dubuque...............  Dubuque Regional......       2/4663  VOR Rwy 31, Amdt 11D.
05/29/02...............  IA                 Dubuque...............  Dubuque Regional......       2/4664  LOC Rwy 31, Orig-A.
05/29/02...............  IA                 Dubuque...............  Dubuque Regional......       2/4665  NDB or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 8D.
05/29/02...............  UT                 Salt Lake City........  Salt Lake City Intl...       2/4761  ILS Rwy 35, Amdt 1D.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/5034  VOR Rwy 23R, Amdt 6A.
05/29/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/5039  NDB or GPS Rwy 5R, Amdt 4.
05/30/02...............  CT                 Danbury...............  Danbury Muni..........       2/4683  VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9.
05/30/02...............  LA                 Lake Charles..........  Lake Charles Regional.       2/4685  ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 19B.
05/30/02...............  PA                 Philipsburg...........  Mid-State.............       2/4705  NDB Rwy 16, Amdt 6A.
05/30/02...............  PA                 Philipsburg...........  Mid-State.............       2/4706  ILS Rwy 16, Amdt 6.
05/30/02...............  PA                 Philipsburg...........  Mid-State.............       2/4707  VOR Rwy 24, Amdt 15A.

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05/31/02...............  TX                 Houston...............  Sugar Land Muni/Hull         2/4769  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig.
                                                                     Field.
05/31/02...............  LA                 New Orleans...........  Louis Armstrong New          2/4843  ILS Rwy 28, Amdt 4B.
                                                                     Orleans Intl.
06/03/02...............  PA                 Philadelphia..........  Philadelphia Intl.....       2/4932  ILS Prm Rwy 26, Amdt 1B.
06/03/02...............  CA                 Monterey..............  Monterey Peninsula....       2/4949  ILS Rwy 10R, Amdt 26A.
06/04/02...............  CT                 Willimantic...........  Windham...............       2/4944  VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8A.
06/04/02...............  WA                 Pasco.................  Tri-Cities............       2/4955  VOR or GPS Rwy 21R, Amdt 4A.
06/04/02...............  WA                 Pasco.................  Tri-Cities............       2/4956  ILS Rwy 21R, Amdt 10B.
06/05/02...............  TN                 Knoxville.............  McGhee-Tyson..........       2/5035  VOR or GPS Rwy 23L, Amdt 4A.
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