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67 FR 195 pgs. 62640-62642 - Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

Type: RULEVolume: 67Number: 195Pages: 62640 - 62642
Docket number: [Docket No. 30333; Amdt. No. 3026]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-25310 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30333; Amdt. No. 3026]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This rule is effective October 8, 2002. 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 8, 2002.

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, US 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 § 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 date 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 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 SIAP 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 Executives 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 September 27, 2002.

James J. Ballough,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

According, 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

1. The authority citation for part 97 is revised to read as follows:

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g): and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2)

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33 and 97.35 [Amended]

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or TACAN § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; § 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; § 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35 COPTER SIAPS, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

FDC date State City Airport FDC No. Subject
08/15/02 NJ Teterboro Teterboro 2/8518 VOR RWY 24, Orig.
09/11/02 WV Clarksburg Harrison/Marion Regional 2/9616 VOR or GPS Rwy 3, AMDT 15A.
09/11/02 NJ Teterboro Teterboro 2/9624 ILS Rwy 6, Amdt 29A.
09/11/02 NJ Teterboro Teterboro 2/9626 VOR/DME Rwy 6, Orig-B.
09/11/02 NJ Teterboro Teterboro 2/9627 COPTER ILS Rwy 6, AMDT 1B.
09/11/02 NJ Teterboro Teterboro 2/9639 VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 24, Orig-B.
09/12/02 NY Newburgh Stewart Intl 2/9643 ILS Rwy 27, Orig.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9673 ILS Rwy 35, Amdt 3.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9675 VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9676 NDB Rwy 17, Amdt 9.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9677 VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 35, Amdt 8.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9682 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig-A.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9687 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig.
09/13/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/9688 NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 5.
09/16/02 TX Center Center Muni 2/9766 GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 1.
09/16/02 TX Center Center Muni 2/9767 GPS Rwy 35, Orig.
09/18/02 KY Louisville Louisville Intl-Standiford Field 2/9810 ILS Rwy 35L (Cat I, II, III), Amdt 1A.
09/18/02 IL Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling Chicago/Palwaukee Muni 2/9811 VOR Rwy 16, Orig-A.
09/19/02 OH Marion Marion Muni 2/9847 LOC/DME Rwy 24, Orig.
09/19/02 OH Marion Marion Muni 2/9848 GPS Rwy 24, Orig-A.
09/19/02 CA Vacaville Nut Tree 2/9852 GPS Rwy 20, Amdt 1A.
09/19/02 MN Winona Winona Muni-Conrad Field 2/9857 VOR Rwy 29, Amdt 16.
09/19/02 MN Winona Winona Muni-Conrad Field 2/9858 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 29, Orig.
09/23/02 FM Yap Island Yap Intl 2/9977 NDB Rwy 7, Amdt 1.
09/24/02 WI Sturgeon Bay Door County Cherryland 2/0071 NDB or GPS Rwy 1, Amdt 10.
09/24/02 WI Sturgeon Bay Door County Cherryland 2/0072 SDF Rwy 1, Amdt 6.
09/25/02 OH Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins Intl 2/0123 NDB or GPS Rwy 24L, Amdt 1C.
09/25/02 WI Madison Dane County Regional Truax Field 2/0136 VOR Rwy 13, Orig.
09/25/02 WI Madison Dane County Regional Truax Field 2/0138 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13, Orig.
09/25/02 WI Madison Dane County Regional Truax Field 2/0139 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig.
09/25/02 WI Madison Dane County Regional Truax Field 2/0140 VOR/DME or Tacan Rwy 13, Orig.
09/25/02 WI Madison Dane County Regional Truax Field 2/0141 VOR/DME or Tacan Rwy 31, Orig.
09/26/02 MI Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford Intl 2/0116 ILS Rwy 8R, Amdt 5C

[FR Doc. 02-25310 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]

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