[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76675-76677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31351]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30344; Amdt. No. 3036]


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: This rule is effective December 13, 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 13, 2002.

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.
    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 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/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.

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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 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, Incorporation by reference, and 
Navigation (Air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6, 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:


Sec. Sec.  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/DEM, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  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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 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1944  ILS RWY 1, AMDT 9B.
 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1946  GPS RWY 19, ORIG-A.
 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1947  GPS RWY 1, ORIG-A.
 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1948  ILS RWY 19, AMDT 21A.
 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1949  VOR RWY 28, ORIG-A.
 11/14/02  NY                Albany.................  Albany Intl............   2/1950  GPS RWY 28, ORIG-A.
 11/15/02  CA                Oakland................  Metropolitan Oakland      2/1990  NBD RWY 27R, AMDT 5A.
                                                       Intl.
 11/15/02  TX                Laredo.................  Laredo Intl............   2/1996  LOC BC RWY 35L, AMDT 1A.
 11/18/02  MN                St. Cloud..............  St. Cloud Regional.....   2/2033  VOR/DME RWY 13, AMDT 8B.
 11/20/02  TX                Houston................  George Bush               2/2066  RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, ORIG-
                                                       Intercontinental.                 B.
 11/20/02  TX                Houston................  George Bush               2/2067  RNAV (GPS) RWY 33R, ORIG-
                                                       Intercontinental.                 B.
 11/21/02  IL                Belleville.............  Scott AFB/Midamerica...   2/2098  NDB RWY 32R, ORIG-B.
 11/21/02  FL                Panama City............  Panama City-Bay County    2/2111  RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, ORIG.
                                                       Intl.
 11/21/02  FL                Panama City............  Panama City-Bay County    2/2112  RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, ORIG.
                                                       Intl.
 11/22/02  OH                Jackson................  James A. Rhodes........   2/2146  VOR/DME-A, AMDT 1.
 11/22/02  OH                Jackson................  James A. Rhodes........   2/2147  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, ORIG.
 11/22/02  OH                Jackson................  James A. Rhodes........   2/2148  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, ORIG.
 11/25/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2203  ILS RWY 6, AMDT 29A.
 11/25/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2204  VOR/DME RWY 6, ORIG-B.
 11/25/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2205  COPTER ILS RWY 6, AMDT
                                                                                         1B.
 11/25/02
 11/25/02  OR                Corvallis..............  Corvallis Muni.........   2/2212  NDB RWY 17, AMDT 1.
 11/26/02  TX                Dallas.................  Dallas-Love Field......   2/2225  ILS RWY 13R, AMDT 4B.
 11/26/02  TX                Houston................  George Bush               2/2244  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, ORIG-
                                                       Intercontinental.                 B.
 11/28/02  VA                Emporia................  Emporia-Greensville       2/2246  RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, ORIG.
                                                       Regional.
 11/28/02  VA                Emporia................  Emporia-Greensville       2/2247  NDB RWY 33, ORIG.
                                                       Regional.
 11/28/02  VA                Emporia................  Emporia-Greensville       2/2278  LOC RWY 33, ORIG.
                                                       Regional.
 11/28/02  TX                Waco...................  TSTC Waco..............   2/2258  NDB RWY 17L, AMDT 9A.
 11/28/02  TX                Waco...................  TSTC Waco..............   2/2259  ILS RWY 17L, AMDT 11B.
 11/28/02  TX                Waco...................  TSTC Waco..............   2/2267  GPS RWY 17L, ORIG-A.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2269  CONVERGING ILS RWY 13R,
                                                                                         AMDT 5.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2270  CONVERGING ILS RWY 17C,
                                                                                         AMDT 4D.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2271  CONVERGING ILS Y RWY
                                                                                         36L, ORIG.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2272  ILS RWY 35L, AMDT 3.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2273  ILS RWY 17C, AMDT 7C.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2274  ILS RWY 13R, AMDT 6A.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2275  ILS RWY 17L, AMDT 2.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2276  ILS RWY 35R, AMDT 2.

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 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2277  ILS Y RWY 36L, ORIG.
 11/28/02  TX                Dallas-Fort Worth......  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.   2/2281  CONVERGING ILS RWY 35L,
                                                                                         AMDT2.
 11/28/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2313  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, ORIG.
 11/28/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2314  VOR/DME-A, AMDT 2A.
 11/28/02  NJ                Teterboro..............  Teterboro..............   2/2315  VOR/DME-B, AMDT 2B.
 11/28/02  PA                Philadelphia...........  Wings Field............   2/2328  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, ORIG.
 11/28/02  PA                Philadelphia...........  Wings Field............   2/2329  RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, ORIG.
 11/28/02  WA                Bellingham.............  Bellingham Intl........   2/2344  MLS RWY 34, ORIG-A.
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2340  ILS RWY 34, AMDT 1 (CAT
                                                                                         I, II, III).
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2339  ILS RWY 16, AMDT 2.
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2338  RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, ORIG.
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2336  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, ORIG.
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2309  ILS RWY 35R, AMDT 1 (CAT
                                                                                         I, II, III).
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2308  ILS RWY 35L, AMDT 3 (CAT
                                                                                         I, II, III).
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2307  ILS RWY 17R, AMDT 2.
 11/28/02  CO                Denver.................  Denver Intl............   2/2306  ILS RWY 17L, AMDT 2.
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