00-28186. 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: [phone].

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 nature, complex 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/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 NTAMs, 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 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 October 27, 2000.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

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, 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.	SIAP
09/22/00	TX	Pecos	Pecos Muni	FDC 0/1728	GPS Rwy 14, Orig...
09/22/00	TX	Pecos	Pecos Muni	FDC 0/1729	VOR Rwy 14, Amdt 7A...
09/25/00	TX	Plainview	Hale County	FDC 0/1824	GPS Rwy 4, Orig...
10/10/00	MT	Helena	Helena Regional	FDC 0/2607	VOR/DME or GPS-B Amdt 6A... Corrects TL00-23
10/11/00	WI	Mosinee	Central Wisconsin	FDC 0/2658	ILS Rwy 8, Amdt 1A...
10/12/00	AK	Gulkana	Gulkana	FDC 0/2680	VOR or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 6...
10/12/00	MI	Howell	Livingston County	FDC 0/2674	VOR or GPS Rwy 31, Amdt 10A...
10/13/00	AK	Cordova	Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith	FDC 0/2738	NDB/DME Rwy 27, Orig...
10/13/00	NM	Silver City	Grant County	FDC 0/2767	LOC/DME Rwy 26, Amdt 4A...
10/13/00	PA	Harrisburg	Capital City	FDC 0/2745	GPS Rwy 26 Orig-A...
10/13/00	PA	Harrisburg	Capital City	FDC 0/2746	ILS Rwy 8 Amdt 10C...
10/13/00	SC	Greenville	Donaldson Center	FDC 0/2739	NDB or GPS Rwy 5, Amdt 5...
10/13/00	SC	Greenville	Donaldson Center	FDC 0/2740	ILS Rwy 5, Amdt 4...
10/16/00	AR	Rogers	Rogers Muni-Carter Field	FDC 0/2817	ILS Rwy 19, Amdt 2C...
10/16/00	LA	New Orleans	New Orleans Intl (Moi-Sant Field)	FDC 0/2798	ILS Rwy 28, Amdt 4A...
10/16/00	NM	Alamogordo	Alamogordo-White Sands Regional	FDC 0/2809	GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 1...
10/16/00	NM	Alamogordo	Alamogordo-White Sands Regional	FDC 0/2810	NDB Rwy 3, Amdt 4...
10/16/00	NM	Alamogordo	Alamogordo-White Sands Regional	FDC 0/2811	VOR Rwy 3, Amdt 1...
10/16/00	NM	Santa Fe	Sante Fe Muni	FDC 0/2794	GPS Rwy 28, Orig...
10/17/00	CT	Windsor Locks	Bradley Intl	FDC 0/2854	VOR OR TACAN Rwy 6 Orig-A...
10/17/00	CT	Windsor Locks	Bradley Intl	FDC 0/2855	NDB or GPS Rwy 6 Amdt 28A...
10/17/00	CT	Windsor Locks	Bradley Intl	FDC 0/2856	ILS Rwy 24 Amdt 9...
10/17/00	CT	Windsor Locks	Bradley Intl	FDC 0/2858	ILS Rwy 6 (Cat I, II, III) Amdt 34A...
10/17/00	DC	Washington	Ronald Reagan Washington National	FDC 0/2844	VOR/DME RNAV or GPS-A Amdt 6...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2845	ILS Rwy 15L Orig...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2848	ILS Rwy 28 Amdt 15...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2850	ILS Rwy 33R Orig-A...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2852	ILS Rwy 10 (CAT I, II, III) Amdt 18...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2879	ILS Rwy 15R Amdt 15...
10/17/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2880	ILS Rwy 33L Amdt 9...
10/17/00	TX	Denton	Denton Muni	FDC 0/2828	NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 6A...
10/17/00	VA	Suffolk	Suffolk Muni	FDC 0/2868	GPS Rwy 7 Orig-A...
10/17/00	WI	Ladysmith	Rusk County	FDC 0/2839	NDB or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 2A...
10/17/00	WY	Rawlins	Rawlins Muni	FDC 0/2830	NDB or GPS-A Amdt 9A...
10/17/00	WY	Rawlins	Rawlins Muni	FDC 0/2831	VOR or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 1A...
10/19/00	AK	Fort Yukon	Fort Yukon	FDC 0/2899	VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 21, Amdt 1B...
10/19/00	AK	Fort Yukon	Fort Yukon	FDC 0/2900	VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 3, Amdt 1B...
10/19/00	IA	Boone	Boone Muni	FDC 0/2937	Copter NDB or GPS 225, Amdt 4...
10/19/00	NC	Greenville	Pitt-Greenville	FDC 0/2889	VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 25, Amdt 3B...
10/20/00	GA	Savannah	Savannah Intl	FDC 0/3003	ILS Rwy 36 Amdt 6B...
10/20/00	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore-Washington Intl	FDC 0/2980	RNAV Y Rwy 28 Orig...
10/20/00	NM	Albuquerque	Albuquerque Intl Sunport	FDC 0/2978	Radar-1. Amdt 20A...
10/20/00	OR	Portland	Portland-Hillsboro	FDC 0/3011	ILS Rwy 12, Amdt 5A...
10/20/00	TX	Borger	Hutchinson County	FDC 0/2994	VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 35, Amdt 3...
10/20/00	VA	Richmond/Ashland	Hanover County Muni	FDC 0/2998	VOR Rwy 16 Orig-D...
10/23/00	IA	Boone	Boone Muni	FDC 0/3090	NDB Rwy 32, Amdt 6...
10/23/00	IA	Boone	Boone Muni	FDC 0/3092	NDB Rwy 14, Amdt 9A...
10/24/00	MO	St Louis	Lambert-St Louis Intl	FDC 0/3151	ILS Rwy 30L, Amdt 11...
10/24/00	ND	Grand Forks	Grand Forks Intl	FDC 0/3170	LOC BC Rwy 17R, Amdt 12C...
10/24/00	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	FDC 0/3157	VOR or TACAN or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 24A...
10/25/00	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Regional	FDC 0/3220	ILS Rwy 25, Amdt 20...
10/25/00	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Regional	FDC 0/3221	NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 24A...
10/25/00	AR	Rogers	Rogers Muni-Carter Field	FDC 0/3229	VOR Rwy 1, Amdt 13...
10/25/00	MN	Fairmont	Fairmont Muni	FDC 0/3218	IRS Rwy 31, Orig-A...
10/25/00	MN	Rochester	Rochester Intl	FDC 0/3228	VOR or GPS Rwy 2, Amdt 16...
10/25/00	MO	Kansas City	Kansas City Intl	FDC 0/3205	ILS Rwy 19R (Cat. I, II, III), Amdt 9B...
10/25/00	ND	Grand Forks	Grand Forks Intl	FDC 0/3225	ILS Rwy 35L, Amdt 11A...
10/25/00	NJ	Trenton	Trenton Mercer	FDC 0/3233	GPS Rwy 16 Orig-A...
10/25/00	TX	College Station	Easterwood Field	FDC 0/3222	ILS Rwy 3A, Amdt 11A...
10/25/00	TX	College Station	Easterwood Field	FDC 0/3223	NDB Rwy 34, Amdt 11C...
10/25/00	WI	Eau Claire	Chippewa Valley Regional	FDC 0/3230	LOC/DME BC Rwy 4, Amdt 8...