[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8811-8813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4172]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30405; Amdt. No. 3090 ]


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 February 26, 2004. 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 February 26, 2004.

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 the types and effective dates of the

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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 13, 2004.
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:

* * * Effective April 15, 2004

Marina, CA, Marina Muni, VOR RWY 29, Orig, CANCELLED
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34L, ORIG-A
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16R, ORIG-A
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 16R, ORIG-A
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 34L, ILS RWY 34L (CAT II), ILS 
RWY 34L (CAT III), ORIG-A
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale Executive, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 
8, Orig
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, ILS OR LOC RWY 9L, Amdt 2
Tampa, FL, Tampa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L, Orig
Tampa, FL, Tampa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, Orig
Tampa, FL, Tampa Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L, Orig
Vidalia, GA, Vidalia Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 31A, CANCELLED
Johnson, KS, Stanton County Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Johnson, KS, Stanton County Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Orange, MA, Orange Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig-D
Tupelo, MS, Tupelo Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 7C
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 9B
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, LOC BC RWY 13, Amdt 7
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 11
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, VOR RWY 31, Amdt 11
Minot, ND, Minot Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig
Truth or Consequences, NM, Truth or Consequences Muni, RNAV (GPS)-A, 
Orig
Truth or Consequences, NM, Truth or Consequences Muni, GPS RWY 31, 
Orig-B, CANCELLED
Battle Mountain, NV, Battle Mountain, VOR-A, Amdt 4
Battle Mountain, NV, Battle Mountain, VOR/DME RWY 3, Amdt 5
Battle Mountain, NV, Battle Mountain, GPS RWY 3, Orig, CANCELLED
Battle Mountain, NV, Battle Mountain, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Glens Falls, NY, Floyd Bennett Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig-A
Georgetown, OH, Brown County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Georgetown, OH, Brown County, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED
Hamilton, OH, Butler County Regional, LOC RWY 29, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Hamilton, OH, Butler County Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 29, Orig
Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Amdt 1A
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 6, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 6, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 13, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 13, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, ILS OR LOC RWY 6, Amdt 22
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 6
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, NDB RWY 6, Amdt 18
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley International, GPS RWY 24, Orig, CANCELLED
Galveston, TX, Scholes Intl At Galveston, ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 10A
Moab, UT, Canyonlands Field, VOR-A, Amdt 10
Moab, UT, Canyonlands Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Moab, UT, Canyonlands Field, GPS RWY 3, Orig, CANCELLED

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Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 27
Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, VOR/DME RWY 22, Amdt 1
Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Janesville, WI, Southern Wisconsin Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort McCoy, NDB RWY 29, Amdt 3
Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort McCoy, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig
Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort McCoy, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig
Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort Mc Coy, GPS RWY 11, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED
Sparta, WI, Sparta/Fort Mc Coy, GPS RWY 29, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED
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