[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70154-70155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29448]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 30339; Amdt. No. 3031]
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: This rule is effective November 21, 2002. The compliance date
for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory provisions.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of November 21, 2002.
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;
3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP; or,
4. The Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street,
NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.
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 document 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.
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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 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
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, Incorporation by reference, and
Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC on November 8, 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; and 14
CFR 11.49(b)(2).
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33 and
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, ISMS, 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 28, 2002
Searcy, AR, Searcy Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Searcy, AR, Searcy Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
Searcy, AR, Searcy Muni, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 4
Searcy, AR, Searcy Muni, GPS RWY 19, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Mather, ILS RWY 22L, Amdt 3
Jacksonville, FL, Cecil Field, ILS RWY 36R, Orig
Olney-Noble, IL, Olney-Noble, LOC RWY 11, Amdt 5
Batesville, MS, Panola County, LOC/DME RWY 19, Orig
Picayune, MS, Picayune Muni, NDB RWY 18, Orig
Picayune, MS, Picayune Muni, NDB RWY 36, Orig
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2A
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 2B
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, FMS/ILS RWY 6, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, NDB OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 17C, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME RWY 24, Amdt 8, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 24, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, GPW RWY 24, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Clayton, NM, Clayton Municipal Airpark, NDB RWY 2, Orig
Clayton, NM, Clayton Municipal Airpark, NDB RWY 20, Orig
Dayton, OH, James M. Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Dayton, OH, James M. Cox Dayton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland-Hillsboro, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 6
Meadville, PA, Port Meadville, VOR RWY 7, Amdt 7
Meadville, PA, Port Meadville, LOC RWY 25, Amdt 4
Meadville, PA, Port Meadville, GPS RWY 25, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Meadville, PA, Port Meadville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig
Meadville, PA, Port Meadville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig
Pottstown, PA, Pottstown-Limerick, LOC RWY 28, Amdt 2
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Forth Worth International, ILS RWY
35C, Amdt 7
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Forth Worth International, CONVERGING
ILS RWY 35C, Amdt 5
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Forth Worth International, RNAV (GPS)
RWY 35C, Orig
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas-Forth Worth International, GPS RWY
35C, Orig-A, CANCELLED
...Effective December 26, 2002
Grand Isle, LA, Grande Isle Seaplane Base, NDB OR GPS-B, Amdt 9A,
CANCELLED
...Effective January 23, 2003
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Needles, CA, Needles, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Needles, CA, Needles, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig
Rock Rapids, IA, Rock Rapid Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Monroe, LA, Monroe Regional, RADAR-A, Amdt 6
Berrien Springs, MI, Andrews University Airpark, VOR-A, Orig
Brookfield, MO, General John J. Pershing Memorial, NDB OR GPS-A,
Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Brookfield, MO, General John J. Pershing Memorial, NDB OR GPS RWY
35, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, ILS RWY 27, Amdt 1
St. Louis, MO, Lambert-St. Louis Intl, VOR/DME RWY 17, Orig-A,
CANCELLED
Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field,
LOC BC RWY 12, Amdt 8C, CANCELLED
Taos, NM, Taos Rgnl, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 1
Isabel, OK, McCurtain County Regional, NDB-A Orig
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX, Dallas Fort Worth International, ILS, RWY
36L, Amdt 1
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX, Dallas Fort Worth International, ILS Z RWY
36L, Orig, CANCELLED
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX, Dallas Fort Worth International, CONVERGING
ILS RWY 36L, Amdt 1
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX, Dallas Fort Worth International, CONVERGING
ILS Z RWY 36L, Orig, CANCELLED
[FR Doc. 02-29448 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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