[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60286-60288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26306]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30392; Amdt. No. 3079]


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

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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 October 22, 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 October 22, 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 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 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 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 October 10, 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

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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:

* * * Effective October 30, 2003

Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, ILS OR LOC Rwy 27, Orig
Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Orig
Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Amdt 1
Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, VOR-A, Amdt 3
Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 1A, Cancelled
Orlando, FL, Executive, VOR/DME Rwy 7, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Executive, VOR/DME Rwy 25, Amdt 2
Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3
Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville Muni, GPS Rwy 36, Orig, Cancelled

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Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville Muni, GPS Rwy 18, Orig, Cancelled
Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig
Donalsonville, GA, Donalsonville Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, NDB Rwy 27, Orig
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, VOR/DME Rwy 27, Orig
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Orig
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Orig
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, NDB Rwy 27, Amdt 1, Cancelled
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 1, Cancelled
De Kalb, IL, De Kalb Taylor Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 5, 
Cancelled
Greencastle, IN, Putnam County, NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 1
Greencastle, IN, Putnam County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 6
Greencastle, IN, Putnam County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig
Greencastle, IN, Putnam County, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field, RNAV (GPS) 
Rwy 4L, Orig
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field, NDB Rwy 13, 
Amdt 25
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field, VOR Rwy 4L, 
Amdt 17
Corinth, MS, Roscoe Turner, ILS OR LOC/NDB Rwy 17, Amdt 1
Corinth, MS, Roscoe Turner, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig
Corinth, MS, Roscoe Turner, GPS Rwy 17, Orig, Cancelled
Philadelphia, MS, Philadelphia Muni, NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 1
Philadelphia, MS, Philadelphia Muni, NDB Rwy 36, Amdt 1
Philadelphia, MS, Philadelphia Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig
Philadelphia, MS, Philadelphia Muni, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig
Raymond, MS, John Bell Williams, NDB Rwy 12, Amdt 1
Raymond, MS, John Bell Williams, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30, Orig
Raymond, MS, John Bell Williams, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 12, Orig
Burlington, NC, Burlington-Alamance Regional, LOC Rwy 6, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
Burlington, NC, Burlington-Alamance Regional, ILS OR LOC/NDB Rwy 6, 
Orig
Salem, OR, McNary Fld, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig
Salem, OR, McNary Fld, NDB Rwy 31, Amdt 18E
Chambersburg, PA, Chambersburg Muni, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 2
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS OR LOC 
Rwy 18R, Amdt 6, ILS Rwy 18R (CAT II, III), Amdt 6
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, LOC/DME Rwy 
18R, Orig, Cancelled
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, Converging 
ILS Rwy 18R, Amdt 4
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth Intl, Converging ILS Rwy 
36L, Orig
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, Converging 
ILS Rwy 36L, Amdt 1A, Cancelled
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS OR LOC 
Rwy 36L, Orig
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth International, ILS Rwy 36L, 
Amdt 1, Cancelled

* * * Effective November 27, 2003

Beaufort, SC, Beaufort County, Radar-1, Amdt 3

* * * Effective December 25, 2003

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig-B
Gustavus, AK, Gustavus, NDB-A, Amdt 1
Gustavus, AK, Gustavus, VOR/DME Rwy 29, Amdt 1
Gustavus, AK, Gustavus, RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 29, Orig
Nelson Lagoon, AK, Nelson Lagoon, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig
Nelson Lagoon, AK, Nelson Lagoon, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Orig
Pilot Point, AK, Pilot Point, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 7, Orig
Pilot Point, AK, Pilot Point, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 25, Orig
Hemet, CA, Hemet-Ryan, NDB-A, Amdt 1
Hemet, CA, Hemet-Ryan, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig
Hemet, CA, Hemet-Ryan, GPS Rwy 5, Orig, Cancelled
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, NDB Rwy 24R, Amdt 13, Cancelled
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 7L/R, 
Amdt 18A, Cancelled
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 25L/R, 
Amdt 15A, Cancelled
Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 29, Amdt 1
New Bedford, MA, New Bedford Regional, LOC BC Rwy 23, Amdt 12
New Bedford, MA, New Bedford Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig
New Bedford, MA, New Bedford Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig
New Bedford, MA, New Bedford Regional, GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 1, Cancelled
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, LOC BC Rwy 17, Amdt 9
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 
4D, Cancelled
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, VOR OR TACAN Rwy 17, Amdt 14
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, VOR/DME OR TACAN Rwy 35, Orig
St. Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 28F
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount-Wilson Rgnl, VOR/DME Rwy 22, Amdt 2
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional, NDB Rwy 4, Amdt 9
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional, ILS OR LOC Rwy 4, Amdt 
16
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 4, Orig
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22, 
Orig
Wilmington, OH, Clinton Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1
York, PA, York, RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig
York, PA, York, GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 1 Cancelled
[FR Doc. 03-26306 Filed 10-21-03; 8:45 am]
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