[Federal Register: April 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 65)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16412-16414]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 30360; Amdt. No. 3051]
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 April 4, 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 April 4, 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;
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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: PO 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 997) 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 March 28, 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, and
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, MLS/
DME, MLS/RNAV; Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and
Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs; identified as follows:
* * * Effective April 17, 2003
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Niagara Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig.
Portland, OR, Portland-Hillsboro, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 7.
* * * Effective May 15, 2003
Show Low, AZ, Show Low Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 1.
Show Low, AZ, Show Low Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig.
Blythe, CA, Blythe, VOR/DME-A, Orig.
Blythe, CA, Blythe, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 6B, Cancelled.
Blythe, CA, Blythe, VOR/DME RWY 26, Amdt 6.
Blythe, CA, Blythe, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig.
Port Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26,
Orig.
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB-B, Orig.
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB-C, Orig.
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB RWY 9L, Amdt 1, Cancelled.
Orlando, FL, Orlando Sanford, NDB RWY 27R, Amdt 1, Cancelled.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, ILS RWY 6L, Amdt 3
Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 6L, Orig.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 6L, Orig.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 6R, Orig.
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Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 6R, Orig.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L, Orig.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R, Orig.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, GPS RWY 6L, Orig. Cancelled.
Agana, Guam, Guam International, GPS RWY 24R, Orig. Cancelled.
Lihue, HI, Lihue, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 6.
Lihue, HI, Lihue, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig.
Lihue, HI, Lihue, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig.
Lihue, HI, Lihue, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig.
Mansfield, MA, Mansfield Muni, NDB RWY 32, Admt 7.
Mansfield, MA, Mansfield Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig.
Mansfield, MA, Mansfield Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig, Cancelled.
Cheboygan, MI, Cheboygan County, VOR RWY 9, Amdt 8.
Cheboygan, MI, Cheboygan County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig.
Cheboygan, MI, Cheboygan County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig.
Fargo, ND, Hector Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig, Cancelled.
Fargo, ND, Hector Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig, Cancelled.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, VOR RWY 14, Orig.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 9.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, ILS RWY 32, Amdt 11.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 14, Orig.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, RNAV (GPS), Z WY 14, Orig.
Bradford, PA, Bradford Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig.
Lock Haven, PA, William T. Piper Memorial, RNAV (GPS)-A Orig.
Selinsgrove, PA, Penn Valley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig, Cancelled.
Babelthuap Island, PS, Babelthuap/Koror, GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1B,
Cancelled.
Babelthuap Island, PS, Babelthuap/Koror, GPS RWY 27, Amdt 1B,
Cancelled.
Fort Atkinson, WI, Fort Atkinson Muni, VOR-A, Orig-B.
Fort Atkinson, WI, Fort Atkinson Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig.
Fort Atkinson, WI, Fort Atkinson Muni, GPS RWY 3, Orig, Cancelled.
Fort Atkinson, WI, Fort Atkinson Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig.
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