00-33182. 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, 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: [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 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 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 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/T 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 December 22, 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 and § 97.33

[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 § COPTER SIAPS, Identified as follows:

Effective Upon Publication

FDC date	State	City	Airport	FDC number	SIAP
12/19/00	MS	Oxford	University-Oxford	FDC 0/5323	VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 27 AMDT 2
12/10/00	MS	Oxford	University-Oxford	FDC 0/5322	VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 9 AMDT 2
12/19/00	IL	Lincoln	Logan County	FDC 0/5362	NDB OR GPS Rwy 21 AMDT 1
12/18/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/5293	ILS Rwy 27R AMDT 14
12/18/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/5292	GPS Rwy 27R ORIG-A
12/18/00	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	FDC 0/5306	ILS Rwy 5L AMDT 1B
12/18/00	WA	Bellingham	Bellingham Intl	FDC 0/5172	ILS Rwy 16 AMDT 3 REPLACES 0/4728
12/14/00	WA	Bellingham	Bellingham Intl	FDC 0/5171	GPS Rwy 16 ORIG-A REPLACES 0/4725
12/14/00	WA	Bellingham	Bellingham Intl	FDC 0/5170	NDB Rwy 16 ORIG REPLACES 0/4722
12/15/00	TX	Bridgeport	Bridgeport Muni	FDC 0/5241	VOR/DME Rwy 17 ORIG-B
12/07/00	NY	Monticello	Sullivan County Intl	FDC 0/4954	ILS Rwy 15 AMDT 5
12/05/00	CA	Riverside	Riverside Muni	FDC 0/4857	ILS Rwy 9 AMDT 7
12/01/00	NJ	Caldwell	Essex County	FDC 0/4794	LOC Rwy 22 AMDT 1C
12/01/00	MA	Orange	Orange Muni	FDC 0/4788	NDB OR GPS-B AMDT 4
12/01/00	CA	Oxnard	Oxnard	FDC 0/4785	VOR Rwy 25 AMDT 9
12/01/00	NV	Las Vegas	McCarran Intl	FDC 0/4796	ILS Rwy 25L AMDT 2A
12/14/00	MD	College Park	College Park	FDC 0/5201	RNAV Rwy 15 ORIG-A
11/08/00	NV	Elko	Elko Regional	FDC 0/3923	VOR/DME OR GPS-B AMDT 3A
12/15/00	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	FDC 0/5215	ILS Rwy 17 AMDT 2
12/14/00	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	FDC 0/5197	VOR OR GPS Rwy 17 AMDT 19
12/12/00	MO	St. Joseph	Rosecrans Memorial	FDC 0/5093	ILS Rwy 35 AMDT 30A
12/12/00	MO	St. Joseph	Rosecrans Memorial	FDC 0/5092	VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS Rwy 17 AMDT 4C
12/12/00	MO	St. Joseph	Rosecrans Memorial	FDC 0/5091	NDB Rwy 17 AMDT 8D
12/12/00	MO	St. Joseph	Rosecrans Memorial	FDC 0/5090	NDB Rwy 35 AMDT 28D
12/12/00	MS	Hattiesburg/Laurel	Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional	FDC 0/5059	VOR-A ORIG
12/12/00	FL	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach County Park	FDC 0/5119	VOR OR GPS Rwy 15 AMDT 2A
12/12/00	FL	Tampa	Tampa Intl	FDC 0/5117	RADAR-1 AMDT 12
12/12/00	FL	Tampa	Tampa Intl	FDC 0/5115	ILS Rwy 18R AMDT 3A
12/12/00	ND	Fargo	Hector Intl	FDC 0/5102	ILS Rwy 17 AMDT 4C
12/12/00	ND	Fargo	Hector Intl	FDC 0/5103	ILS Rwy 35 AMDT 32D
12/12/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/5051	ILS Rwy 12 AMDT 4
12/11/00	MO	Sedalia	Sedalia Memorial	FDC 0/5041	NDB Rwy 36 AMDT 8B
12/08/00	SC	Winnsboro	Fairfield County	FDC 0/4991	GPS Rwy 22 ORIG-A
12/08/00	SC	Charleston	Charleston AFB/Intl	FDC 0/4992	VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 33 AMDT 12
12/08/00	GA	Macon	Herbert Smart Downtown	FDC 0/5000	VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 5A
12/08/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/4981	GPS Rwy 9R ORIG-C
12/08/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/4980	LOC Rwy 30 AMDT 6
12/08/00	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	FDC 0/4979	ILS Rwy 27l AMDT 23
12/08/00	AR	Little Rock	Adams Field	FDC 0/4997	ILS Rwy 4l AMDT 25
12/07/00	TX	Lelelland	Levelland Muni	FDC 0/4946	NDB Rwy 35 AMDT 1A
12/07/00	MO	Boonville	Jesse Viertel Memorial	FDC 0/4941	GPS Rwy 36 ORIG-A
12/07/00	MO	Boonville	Jesse Viertel Memorial	FDC 0/4940	GPS Rwy 18 ORIG-A
12/07/00	MO	Boonville	Jesse Viertel Memorial	FDC 0/4937	NDB Rwy 18 AMDT 10A
12/07/00	MO	Sedalia	Sedalia Memorial	FDC 0/4938	GPS Rwy 18 ORIG-B
12/07/00	MO	Sedalia	Sedalia Memorial	FDC 0/4935	NDB Rwy 18 AMDT 7C
12/07/00	MO	Sedalia	Sedalia Memorial	FDC 0/4933	GPS Rwy 36 ORIG-B
12/07/00	NC	Wilson	Wilson Industrial Air Center	FDC 0/4948	NDB OR GPS Rwy 21 AMDT 1A
12/06/00	MO	Marshall	Marshall Memorial Muni	FDC 0/4909	RNAV Rwy 36 ORIG-B
12/06/00	TX	Baytown	RWJ Airpark	FDC 0/4894	RNAV Rwy 26 ORIG
12/06/00	TX	Crosbyton	Crosbyton Muni	FDC 0/4915	GPS Rwy 35 ORIG
12/06/00	TX	Crosbyton	Crosbyton Muni	FDC 0/4916	NDB Rwy 35 ORIG
12/07/00	TN	Millington	Charles W. Baker	FDC 0/4956	GPS Rwy 35 ORIG