[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51763-51765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19160]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30421; Amdt. No. 3103 ]


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 August 23, 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 August 23, 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 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    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

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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 August 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 September 30, 2004

Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, VOR-A, Amdt 12
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, NDB RWY 18R, 
Amdt 13A
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
36L, Amdt 9
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
36R, Amdt 1
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RADAR-1, Amdt 9
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RNAV (GPS) Z 
RWY 36L, Orig
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RNAV (GPS) Z 
RWY 36R, Orig
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RNAV (GPS) Y 
RWY 36R, Orig
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
18R, Orig
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, RNAV (GPS) Y 
RWY 36L, Orig
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
18L, Amdt 3
Huntsville, AL, Huntsville Intl-Carl T. Jones Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
18R, Amdt 23, ILS RWY 18R (CAT II), ILS RWY 18R (CAT III), Amdt 23
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9L, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9R, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27L, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, VOR RWY 9R, Amdt 20
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, VOR RWY 27L, Amdt 12
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, NDB RWY 9R, Amdt 15
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, GPS RWY 9L, Orig-D, CANCELLED
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne Intl, GPS RWY 27R, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 1
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 1
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, LOC RWY 24, Amdt 2
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, GPS RWY 24, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Greensboro, GA, Greene County Regional, GPS RWY 6, Orig-A, CANCELLED
St. Marys, GA, St Marys, RADAR-1, Amdt 2
Caribou, ME, Caribou Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 11
Caribou, ME, Caribou Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
Caribou, ME, Caribou Muni, GPS RWY 19, Orig, CANCELLED
Las Vegas, NV, McCarran Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 25R, Amdt 16H
Rochester, NY, Greater Rochester Intl, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 10
Clayton, NM, Clayton Muni Arpk, NDB RWY 2, Amdt 1
Clayton, NM, Clayton Muni Arpk, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 1
Jackson, OH, James A. Rhodes, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2
Jackson, OH, James A. Rhodes, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1
Jackson, OH, James A. Rhodes, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1
Urbana, OH, Grimes Field, VOR-A, Amdt 5C
Urbana, OH, Grimes Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig
Urbana, OH, Grimes Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig
Franklin, PA, Venango Regional, VOR RWY 3, Amdt 4
Franklin, PA, Venango Regional, VOR RWY 21, Amdt 7
Franklin, PA, Venango Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 21, Amdt 5
Franklin, PA, Venango Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig
Franklin, PA, Venango Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
Gainesville, TX, Gainesville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A
Leesburg, VA, Leesburg Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1

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Stafford, VA, Stafford Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 1

* * * Effective October 28, 2004

Gwinner, ND, Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 1
Gwinner, ND, Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Gwinner, ND, Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig

* * * Effective November 25, 2004

Greencastle, IN, Putnam County, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 1
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