[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10963-10965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5289]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30357; Amdt. No. 3047]


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 March 7, 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 March 7, 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

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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 February 28, 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), 40103, 40106, 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

Harrison, AR, Boone County, VOR-A, Amdt 13
Harrison, AR, Boone County, NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 6
Harrison, AR, Boone County, NDB-B, Amdt 3
Harrison, AR, Boone County, ILS Rwy 36, Orig
Harrison, AR, Boone County, ILS/DME Rwy 36, Orig-A, Cancelled
Harrison, AR, Boone County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig
Harrison, AR, Boone County, GPS Rwy 18, Orig-A, Cancelled
Harrison, AR, Boone County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, VOR Rwy 14, Amdt 1B
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, NDB Rwy 1R, Amdt 15B
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 1L, Amdt 1C
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Z Rwy 1L, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 1L, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1R, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Z Rwy 19L, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 19L, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, GPS Rwy 19L, Orig-A, Cancelled
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 19R, Amdt 1B
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19R, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32, Orig
Wichita, KS, Wichita Mid-Continent, GPS Rwy 32, Orig-A, Cancelled
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, ILS Rwy 22L, Amdt 7
Minneapolis, MN, Flying Cloud, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 28L, Orig
Minneapolis, MN, Flying Cloud, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 28R, Orig
Hammonton, NJ, Hammonton Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Orig
Hammonton, NJ, Hammonton Muni, GPS Rwy 3, Orig, Cancelled
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 17A, Cancelled
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 23, Orig-
A, Cancelled
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 
5A, Cancelled
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, NDB Rwy 5, Amdt 10C
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32, Orig
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig
Bellefontaine, OH, Bellefontaine Regional, VOR/DME Rwy 7, Orig
Bellefontaine, OH, Bellefontaine Regional, VOR/DME Rwy 25, Orig
Bellefontaine, OH, Bellefontaine Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 7, Orig
Bellefontaine, OH, Bellefontaine Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 25, Orig
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, ILS Rwy 24L, Amdt 18
Medford, OK, Medford Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig
Medford, OK, Medford Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR Rwy 15, 
Amdt 9
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR Rwy 23, 
Amdt 7
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR/DME Rwy 15, 
Amdt 5
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR/DME Rwy 23, 
Amdt 1
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, ILS Rwy 33, 
Amdt 5
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 
5, Orig
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 
15, Orig
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 
23, Orig
Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 
33, Orig
West Chester, PA, Brandywine, VOR-A, Amdt 3
West Chester, PA, Brandywine, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Orig

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West Chester, PA, Brandywine, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Orig
West Chester, PA, Brandywine, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
West Chester, PA, Brandywine, GPS Rwy 9, Orig, Cancelled
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, VOR Rwy 1, Amdt 11D
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, NDB Rwy 15, Amdt 19E
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 22
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Orig
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 15, Orig
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z Rwy 15, Orig
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 33, Orig
Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, GPS Rwy 33, Orig-A, Cancelled

* * * Effective April 17, 2003

Crisfield, MD, Crisfield Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig

* * * Effective May 15, 2003

Monroe, GA, Monroe-Walton County, NDB-A, Orig
Monroe, GA, Monroe-Walton County, NDB or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 3, 
Cancelled
Monroe, GA, Monroe-Walton County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Orig
Somerville, NJ, Somerset, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 12, Orig
Somerville, NJ, Somerset, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30, Orig
Somerville, NJ, Somerset, GPS Rwy 12, Amdt 2, Cancelled

    The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 30350; 
Amdt No. 3041 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 68, 
FR No. 17, Page 3811; dated Monday, January 27, 2003) under section 
97.33 effective March 20, 2003 which are hereby rescinded:

Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 19, Amdt 
6B (Cancelled)
Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Orig
Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 12, Orig
Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19, Orig
Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30, Orig

[FR Doc. 03-5289 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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