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67 FR 114 pgs. 40595-40597 - Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

Type: RULEVolume: 67Number: 114Pages: 40595 - 40597
Docket number: [Docket No. 30314; Amdt. No. 3010]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-14989 Filed 6-12-02; 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. 30314; Amdt. No. 3010]

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.

DATES:

An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved by the Director of the Federal Register on December 31, 1980, and reapproved as of January 1, 1982.

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.

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 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 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 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/T 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 rules 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 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 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 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, Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on June 7, 2002.

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

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).

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

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

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 § 97.37 COPTER SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

FDC Date State City Airport FDC No. Subject
05/21/02 OH Wilmington Airborne Airpark 2/4337 ILS Rwy 22R, Amdt 4B.
05/21/02 OH Wilmington Airborne Airpark 2/4338 ILS Rwy 4L, Amdt 4.
05/21/02 OH Wilmington Airborne Airpark 2/4339 ILS Rwy 4R, Orig.
05/21/02 OH Wilmington Airborne Airpark 2/4340 ILS Rwy 22L, Orig.
05/22/02 OH Wilmington Airborne Airpark 2/4363 NDB Rwy 22R, Amdt 7C.
05/22/02 FL Orlando Executive 2/5019 LOC BC Rwy 25, Amdt 20A.
05/23/02 WA Spokane Spokane Intl 2/4427 ILS Rwy 21 (CAT I, II), Amdt 19A.
05/23/02 WV Huntington Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field 2/4436 ILS Rwy 30 Amdt 4A.
05/24/02 IA Mason City Mason City 2/4485 NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 5.
05/24/02 AK Klawock Klawock 2/4486 NDB/DME Rwy 1, Orig-A.
05/24/02 AK Klawock Klawock 2/4487 GPS Rwy 1, Orig.
05/24/02 WI Watertown Watertown Muni 2/4490 NDB Rwy 5, Amdt 1A.
05/29/02 MS Corinth Roscoe Turner 2/4637 ILS Rwy 17, Orig.
05/29/02 MS Corinth Roscoe Turner 2/4638 GPS Rwy 17, Orig.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/4639 ILS Rwy 23R (CAT I/II), Amdt 10A.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/4641 ILS Rwy 5L, Amdt 7.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/4642 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5L, Orig.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/4645 NDB Rwy 5L, Amdt 4.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/4652 Radar-1, Amdt 21A.
05/29/02 IL Bloomington/Normal Bloomington/Central IL Regl Arpt at Bloomington-Normal 2/4658 LOC BC Rwy 11, Amdt 8A.
05/29/02 IL Bloomington/Normal Bloomington/Central IL Regl Arpt at Bloomington-Normal 2/4660 ILS Rwy 29, Amdt 8D.
05/29/02 IL Bloomington/Normal Bloomington/Central IL Regl Arpt at Bloomington-Normal 2/4661 ILS Rwy 20, Amdt 1.
05/29/02 IL Bloomington/Normal Bloomington/Central IL Regl Arpt at Bloomington-Normal 2/4662 VOR Rwy 11, Amdt 12B.
05/29/02 IA Dubuque Dubuque Regional 2/4663 VOR Rwy 31, Amdt 11D.
05/29/02 IA Dubuque Dubuque Regional 2/4664 LOC Rwy 31, Orig-A.
05/29/02 IA Dubuque Dubuque Regional 2/4665 NDB or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 8D.
05/29/02 UT Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Intl 2/4761 ILS Rwy 35, Amdt 1D.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/5034 VOR Rwy 23R, Amdt 6A.
05/29/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/5039 NDB or GPS Rwy 5R, Amdt 4.
05/30/02 CT Danbury Danbury Muni 2/4683 VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9.
05/30/02 LA Lake Charles Lake Charles Regional 2/4685 ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 19B.
05/30/02 PA Philipsburg Mid-State 2/4705 NDB Rwy 16, Amdt 6A.
05/30/02 PA Philipsburg Mid-State 2/4706 ILS Rwy 16, Amdt 6.
05/30/02 PA Philipsburg Mid-State 2/4707 VOR Rwy 24, Amdt 15A.
05/31/02 TX Houston Sugar Land Muni/Hull Field 2/4769 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig.
05/31/02 LA New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl 2/4843 ILS Rwy 28, Amdt 4B.
06/03/02 PA Philadelphia Philadelphia Intl 2/4932 ILS Prm Rwy 26, Amdt 1B.
06/03/02 CA Monterey Monterey Peninsula 2/4949 ILS Rwy 10R, Amdt 26A.
06/04/02 CT Willimantic Windham 2/4944 VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8A.
06/04/02 WA Pasco Tri-Cities 2/4955 VOR or GPS Rwy 21R, Amdt 4A.
06/04/02 WA Pasco Tri-Cities 2/4956 ILS Rwy 21R, Amdt 10B.
06/05/02 TN Knoxville McGhee-Tyson 2/5035 VOR or GPS Rwy 23L, Amdt 4A.

[FR Doc. 02-14989 Filed 6-12-02; 8:45 am]

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