02-29447. 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:

This rule is effective November 21, 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 November 21, 2002.

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; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP.

4. The Office of 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: 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 of 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 document 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 designed 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 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
• Incorporation by reference, and Navigation (air)

Issued in Washington, DC on November 8, 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 and 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 § 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

FDC Date	State	City	Airport	FDC Number	Subject
10/24/02	AZ	TUCSON	TUCSON INTL	2/1218	RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L, ORIG
10/25/02	OH	RAVENNA	PORTAGE COUNTY	2/1248	VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 27, AMDT 2A
10/25/02	OK	HENRYETTA	HENRYETTA MUNI	2/1276	NDB RWY 35, AMDT 2B
10/25/02	OK	HENRYETTA	HENRYETTA MUNI	2/1277	GPS RWY 35, ORIG-A
10/28/02	NV	LAS VEGAS	MCCARRAN INTL	2/1342	RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L, ORIG
10/28/02	NV	LAS VEGAS	MCCARRAN INTL	2/1343	RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R, ORIG
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1359	ILS RWY 32L, AMDT 11A
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1360	LOC BC RWY 14R, AMDT 7B
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1361	VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 22R, AMDT 7B
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1362	VOR OR GPS RWY 4L, AMDT 11
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1363	NDB OR GPS RWY 32L, AMDT 10B
10/29/02	IL	CHAMPAIGN-URBANA	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD	2/1364	RADAR INSTRUMENT APPROACH MINIMUMS, AMDT 6
10/29/02	TX	MOUNT PLEASANT	MOUNT PLEASANT	2/1366	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, ORIG
10/29/02	TX	MOUNT PLEASANT	MOUNT PLEASANT	2/1367	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, ORIG
10/29/02	FL	MIAMI	KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE	2/1382	NDB OR GPS RWY 9R, AMDT 1A
10/29/02	WI	BELOIT	BELOIT	2/1386	VOR OR GPS-A, AMDT 5A
10/29/02	IL	FLORA	FLORA	2/1391	NDB RWY 21, AMDT 5
10/29/02	IL	FLORA	FLORA	2/1392	LOC/DME RWY 21, ORIG
10/30/02	NC	HICKORY	HICKORY REGIONAL	2/1428	VOR/DME RWY 24, ORIG
10/31/02	NY	NEWBURGH	STEWART INTL	2/1463	ILS RWY 27, ORIG-A
11/01/02	WY	LARAMIE	LARAMIE REGIONAL	2/1522	VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 30, AMDT 6A
11/01/02	WY	LARAMIE	LARAMIE REGIONAL	2/1523	VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 13, AMDT 5A
11/04/02	MI	SAGINAW	SAGINAW COUNTY H.W. BROWN	2/1640	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, ORIG