[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44205-44207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18904]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30379; Amdt. No. 3068]


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 July 28, 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 28, 2003.

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 July 18, 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 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/DME, 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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07/03/03...............  TX                 EASTLAND.............  EASTLAND MUNI........       3/5347  RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, ORIG
07/03/03...............  SD                 PIERRE...............  PIERRE REGIONAL......       3/5274  RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, ORIG
07/03/03...............  SD                 PIERRE...............  PIERRE REGIONAL......       3/5275  VOR OR TACAN RWY 25, ORIG
07/09/03...............  AZ                 CASA GRANDE..........  CASA GRANDE MUNI.....       3/5370  VOR RWY 5, AMDT 4B
06/25/03...............  UT                 WENDOVER.............  WENDOVER.............       3/4988  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 26, ORIG-A
07/09/03...............  FL                 VERO BEACH...........  VERO BEACH...........       3/5619  RNAV (GPS) RWY 11R, ORIG
07/09/03...............  FL                 VERO BEACH...........  VERO BEACH...........       3/5618  RNAV (GPS) RWY 29L, ORIG
07/10/03...............  GA                 SAVANNAH.............  SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD        3/5701  ILS RWY 9, AMDT 26
                                                                    INTL.
07/10/03...............  GA                 SAVANNAH.............  SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD        3/5700  NDB RWY 9, AMDT 22
                                                                    INTL.
07/09/03...............  PR                 SAN JUAN.............  SAN JUAN/LUIS MUNOZ         3/5635  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, ORIG-A
                                                                    MARIN INTL.
07/09/03...............  PR                 SAN JUAN.............  SAN JUAN/LUIS MUNOZ         3/5637  RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, ORIG-A
                                                                    MARIN INTL.
07/09/03...............  PR                 SAN JUAN.............  SAN JUAN/LUIS MUNOZ         3/5636  RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, ORIG-B
                                                                    MARIN INTL.
07/09/03...............  VI                 CHRISTIANSTED, ST.     CHRISTIANSTED, ST.          3/5634  RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, ORIG-B
                                             CROIX.                 CROIX/HENRY E.
                                                                    ROHLSEN.
07/11/03...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO...........  SACRAMENTO INTL......       3/5599  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16L, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO...........  SACRAMENTO INTL......       3/5600  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16R, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO...........  SACRAMENTO INTL......       3/5601  RNAV (GPS) RWY 34L, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO...........  SACRAMENTO INTL......       3/5602  RNAV (GPS) RWY 34R, ORIG
07/11/03...............  HI                 HILO.................  HILO INTL............       3/5611  RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, ORIG-A
07/11/03...............  AK                 ANCHORAGE............  TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE       3/5613  RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, ORIG
                                                                    INTL.
07/11/03...............  AK                 KENAI................  KENAI................       3/5614  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R, ORIG
07/15/03...............  IN                 AUBURN...............  DE KALB..............       3/5903  VOR RWY 9, AMDT 7
07/15/03...............  GU                 AGANA................  GUAM INTL............       3/5603  RNAV (GPS) Z RWY, ORIG-A
3/17/03................  VT                 BURLINGTON...........  BURLINGTON INTL......       3/2181  NDB RWY 15, AMDT 19E
07/10/03...............  MA                 PROVINCETOWN.........  PROVINCETOWN MUNI....     * 3/5662  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, ORIG-A
07/10/03...............  TX                 HOUSTON..............  ELLINGTON FIELD......       3/5604  RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, ORIG
07/10/03...............  TX                 HOUSTON..............  ELLINGTON FIELD......       3/5608  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, ORIG
07/10/03...............  TX                 AUSTIN...............  AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL       3/5725  ILS RWY 17R, AMDT 2
07/11/03...............  AR                 CARLISLE.............  CARLISLE MUNI........       3/5803  GPS RWY 9, AMDT 1
07/11/03...............  MO                 JOPLIN...............  JOPLIN REGIONAL......       3/5798  ILS RWY 13, AMDT 23A
07/15/03...............  AR                 CLARKSVILLE MUNI.....  CLARKSVILLE MUNI.....       3/5948  GPS RWY 9, ORIG
07/15/03...............  AR                 BENTON...............  SALINE COUNTY/WATTS         3/5949  GPS RWY 17, ORIG
                                                                    FIELD.
07/15/03...............  AR                 BENTON...............  SALINE COUNTY/WATTS         3/5950  GPS RWY 35, ORIG
                                                                    FIELD.
07/15/03...............  NE                 CAMBRIDGE............  CAMBRIDGE MUNI.......       3/5973  NDB RWY 32, AMDT 4

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07/15/03...............  TX                 LAREDO...............  LAREDO INTL..........       3/5982  ILS RWY 17R, AMDT 9
07/15/03...............  NM                 ARTESIA..............  ARTESIA MUNI.........       3/5988  NDB RWY 30, AMDT 4
07/14/03...............  PA                 PERKASIE.............  PENNRIDGE............       3/5888  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, ORIG-A
07/14/03...............  NY                 LAKE PLACID..........  LAKE PLACID..........       3/5791  RNAV (GPS)-A, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CO                 HAYDEN...............  YAMPA VALLEY.........       3/5767  RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 10, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CO                 HAYDEN...............  YAMPA VALLEY.........       3/5769  RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, ORIG
07/11/03...............  CO                 HAYDEN...............  YAMPA VALLEY.........       3/5768  RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 10, ORIG
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*Replaces 3/5078.

[FR Doc. 03-18904 Filed 7-25-03; 8:45 am]
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