[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41523-41525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17654]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30376; Amdt. No. 3065]


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, 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 change 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 July 14, 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 July 14, 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;

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    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 amendment 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 
required 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 condition 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 July 3, 2003.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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.


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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, MLS/DME, MLS/
RNAV; Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  97.35 
COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

Effective August 7, 2003

Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, VOR/DME RWY 29, Amdt 1
Athens (Albany), OH, Ohio University Snyder Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
25, Amdt 1

Effective September 4, 2003

Frederick, MD, Frederick Muni, RNAV (GPS) 23, Amdt 1
Eliot, ME, Littlebrook Air Park, VOR-A, Amdt 2
Eliot, ME, Littlebrook Air Park, NDB-B, Amdt 1
Eliot, ME, Littlebrook Air Park, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Eliot, ME, Littlebrook Air Park, GPS RWY 30, Orig, CANCELLED
Bozeman, MT, Gallatin Field, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig
Wayne, NE, Wayne Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 3A, CANCELLED
Lumberton, NJ, Flying W, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Lumberton, NJ, Flying W, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
Lumberton, NJ, Flying W, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Lumberton, NJ, Flying W, GPS RWY 1, Orig, CANCELLED
Lumberton, NJ, Flying W, GPS RWY 19, Orig, CANCELLED
Shelby, OH, Shelby Community, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, GPS RWY 18, Orig, CANCELLED
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, ILS RWY 10, Amdt 5
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 10, Orig

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Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 10, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 10L, Amdt 25
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 10R, Amdt 10
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 10C, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 28L, Amdt 8
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 28R, Amdt 8
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 28C, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, ILS RWY 32, Amdt 11
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, Converging ILS RWY 28R, 
Amdt 3
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, Converging ILS RWY 32, 
Amdt 4
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10C, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10L, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 14, Orig
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 14, Amdt 
2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28C, Amdt 
1
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 28C, Amdt 
2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28L, Amdt 
1
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 28L, Amdt 
2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R, Amdt 2
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 32, Amdt 
1
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 32, Amdt 
2
Millington, TN, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 22, Amdt 1
Pleasanton, TX, Pleasanton Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED
Pleasanton, TX, Pleasanton Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig, CANCELLED
Delavan, WI, Lake Lawn, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Delavan, WI, Lake Lawn, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Delavan, WI, Lake Lawn, NDB RWY 18, Orig
Delavan, WI, Lake Lawn, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 21, CANCELLED
Necedah, WI, Necedah, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Necedah, WI, Necedah, GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED

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