[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8709-8710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30355; Amdt. No. 3045]


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 February 25, 2003. 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 February 25, 2003.

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 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

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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 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and 
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 14, 2003.
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 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 4103, 4106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

    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 March 20, 2003

Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, VOR/DME RWY 8L, Amdt 1
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, VOR/DME RWY 8R, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, GPS RWY 14, ORIG, CANCELLED
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, VOR OR TACAN-A, Amdt 6
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 6
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 5
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County, ILS RWY 16, Amdt 8
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, VOR/DME RWY 17, Amdt 3C
Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, NDB RWY 14, Orig-B
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, NDB RWY 21, Orig-B
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RADAR-1, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
VOR/DME RWY 28, Amdt 1
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
VOR/DME RWY 1, Amdt 11C
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
VOR/DME RWY 10, Orig-C
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
VOR/DME RWY 19, Amdt 10C
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, 
NDB RWY 10, Orig-D
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, NDB-A, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, NDB RWY 23, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Southport, NC, Brunswick County, NDB RWY 23, Orig, CANCELLED
Southport, NC, Brunswick County, NDB-A, Orig, CANCELLED
Southport, NC, Brunswick County, GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 6A
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, NDB RWY 21, Amdt 1C
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig
Knoxville, TN, McGhee Tyson, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5R, Orig
Knoxville, TN, McGhee Tyson, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23L, Orig
Oak Harbor, WA, Wes Lupien, RADAR-2, Orig, CANCELLED

* * * Effective April 17, 2003

Houston, TX, Clover Field, VOR-B, Orig
Houston, TX, Clover Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

* * * Effective May 15, 2003

New Smyrna Beach, FL, Massey Ranch Airpark, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 
1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 36L, Amdt 5
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5, 
CANCELLED

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30350, Amdt No. 3041 
to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol--68 FR No. 17 Page 
3811 dated January 27, 2003) under section 97.--33 effective 20 March 
2003, which is hereby amended as follows:

    The following procedure published in TL 03-4 is hereby 
RESCINDED:

Isla De Vieques, PR, Antonio Rivera Rodriguez, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 
Amdt 1

[FR Doc. 03-4319 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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