[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71816-71819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30441]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30341; Amdt. No. 3033]


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 December 3, 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 December 3, 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 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

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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 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 22, 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, 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 December 26, 2002
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Mather, ILS RWY 22L, Amdt 3

Effective January 23, 2003
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, VOR OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 10
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 36, Orig
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 36, Amdt 19
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, ILS RWY 27, Amdt 7
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, ILS RWY 36, Amdt 23
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, GPS RWY 9, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, GPS RWY 27, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Americus, GA, Souther Field, LOC RWY 23, Amdt 3
Americus, GA, Souther Field, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 3
Americus, GA, Souther Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Americus, GA, Souther Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Brazil, IN, Brazil Clay County, RNAV (GP) RWY 27, Orig
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 7D
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9L, Orig
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R, Orig
South Bend, IN, South Bend Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Ulysses, KS, Ulysses, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 13
Ulysses, KS, Ulysses, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Ulysses, KS, Ulysses, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Ulysses, KS, Ulysses, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Ulysses, KS, Ulysses, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Henderson, KY, Henderson-City County, VOR-A, Amdt 10

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Henderson, KY, Henderson-City County, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 4
Henderson, KY, Henderson-City County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Henderson, KY, Henderson-City County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
Henderson, KY, Henderson-City County, GPS RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED
Prestonburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
Prestonburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Prestonburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, LOC RWY 36, Amdt 1
Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1
Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1
Bay City, MI, James Clements Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Hancock, MI, Houghton County Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig
Hancock, MI, Houghton County Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 8
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 9
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, GPS RWY 18, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, GPS RWY 36, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Laurel, MT, Laurel Muni, VOR RWY 22, Amdt 2
Laurel, MT, Laurel Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Laurel, MT, Laurel Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, VOR RWY 5, Amdt 12C
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, VOR/DME RWY 23, Amdt 9D
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 15D
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Greensboro, NC, Piedmont Triad Intl, GPS RWY 32, Orig, CANCELLED
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 2, Orig
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, GPS RWY 2, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Greenville, NC, Pitt-Greenville, GPS RWY 20, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Williamston, NC, Martin County, NDB RWY 21, Amdt 5
Williamston, NC, Martin County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Williamston, NC, Martin County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 9
Gordon, NE, Gordon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, ILS RWY 36, Amdt 1
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 5
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 2
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 13
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, VOR RWY 36, Amdt 10
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Kearney, NE, Kearney Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED
Valentine, NE, Miller Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, VOR RWY 23, Orig
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, VOR RWY 25, Amdt 10
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, VOR/DME RWY 5, Orig
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 1
Farmington, NM, Four Corners Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Intl, NDB RWY 30, Amdt 1
Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Intl, ILS RWY 30, Amdt 2
Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Intl, GPS RWY 30, Orig, CANCELLED
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 2
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig, CANCELLED
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig, CANCELLED
Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED
Clinton, OK, Clinton Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Clinton, OK, Clinton Muni, GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Hobart, OK, Hobart Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Bend, OR, Bend Muni, VOR/DME RWY 16, Amdt 8
Bend, OR, Bend Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amdt 3
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig
Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, GPS RWY 28, Orig, CANCELLED
Paris, TN, Henry County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig
Smithville, TN, Smithville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 17L, Amdt 1
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 17R, Amdt 2
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 35L, Amdt 2
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 35R, Amdt 1
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35L, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35L, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, GPS RWY 17L, Orig. CANCELLED
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, GPS RWY 17R, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, GPS RWY 35L, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, GPS RWY 35R, Orig B, CANCELLED
George West, TX, Live Oak County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
George West, TX, Live Oak County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig
George West, TX, Live Oak County, GPS RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED

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El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26L, Orig
El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26R, Orig
El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, GPS RWY 26L, Orig, CANCELLED
Houston, TX, West Houston, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 33, Orig
Temple, TX, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, LOC/DME BC RWY 33, 
Amdt 3A, CANCELLED
Wichita Falls, TX, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni, NDB RWY 33L, Amdt 
11
Wichita Falls, TX, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni, VOR-D, Amdt 14
Wichita Falls, TX, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15R, 
Orig
Wichita Falls, TX, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33L, 
Orig
Evanston, WY, Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field, VOR/DME RWY 23, Amdt 
2B
Evanston, WY, Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Evanston, WY, Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, 
Orig
    The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 30339; 
Amdt. No. 3031 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 67, 
FR No. 225, Page 70155; dated Thursday, November 21, 2002) under 
section 97.29 effective November 28, 2002 which is hereby amended to be 
effective December 26, 2002:
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Mather, ILS RWY 22L, Amdt 3
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