[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53287-53289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22795]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30386; Amdt. No. 3074]


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 September 10, 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 September 10, 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.

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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. 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 August 29, 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/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  number          Subject
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08/15/03........  NM           Taos..............  Taos Regional..........       3/7388  NDB Rwy 4, Amdt 1
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7444  LOC/DME BC Rwy 21, Amdt
                                                                                          5B
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7445  ILS Rwy 3, Amdt 5A
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7446  VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy
                                                                                          21, Amdt 8A
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7447  GPS Rwy 3, Orig-A
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7448  GPS Rwy 21, Orig-A
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7449  GPS Rwy 30, Orig-A
08/15/03........  NM           Hobbs.............  Lea County Regional....       3/7450  VOR or TACAN Rwy 3,
                                                                                          Amdt 20A
08/18/03........  TX           Lubbock...........  Lubbock Intl...........       3/7616  ILS Rwy 26, Amdt 2
08/18/03........  TX           Plainview.........  Hale County............       3/7631  VOR Rwy 4, Amdt 9A
08/19/03........  NY           Albany............  Albany Intl............       3/7320  Copter ILS Rwy 1, Orig-
                                                                                          B
08/19/03........  TN           Smyrna............  Smyrna Intl............       3/7503  ILS Rwy 32, Amdt 5A
08/19/03........  CA           Chico.............  Chico Muni.............       3/7641  GPS Rwy 13L, Orig
08/19/03........  AK           Ambler............  Ambler.................       3/7644  NDB Rwy 36, Amdt 2
08/20/03........  TX           Dallas-Fort Worth.  Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.       3/7671  NDB Rwy 35C, Amdt 10A
08/20/03........  TX           San Angelo........  San Angelo Regional/          3/7690  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Orig
                                                    Mathis Field.
08/20/03........  TX           Lubbock...........  Lubbock Intl...........       3/7691  NDB Rwy 26, Amdt 2A
08/21/03........  LA           Slidell...........  Slidell................       3/7731  NDB Rwy 36, Orig-B
08/21/03........  LA           Slidell...........  Slidell................       3/7735  NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 1B
08/26/03........  VT           Rutland...........  Rutland State..........       3/7869  VOR/DME Rwy 19, Orig
08/25/03........  TX           Midland...........  Midland Intl...........       3/7868  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 10, Orig
08/26/03........  SD           Sioux Falls.......  Joe Foss Field.........       3/7879  Radar Minimums, Amdt 10
08/26/03........  SD           Sioux Falls.......  Joe Foss Field.........       3/7877  VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy
                                                                                          33, Amdt 12
08/26/03........  SD           Sioux Falls.......  Joe Foss Field.........       3/7876  ILS Rwy 21, Amdt 9A
08/26/03........  SD           Sioux Falls.......  Joe Foss Field.........       3/7874  ILS Rwy 3, Amdt 27A
08/27/03........  OH           Athens (Albany)...  Ohio University Snyder        3/7924  NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 8A
                                                    Field.
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