01-3656. 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 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 PDC/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 of 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 January 19, 2001.

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

[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
8/23/00	LA	NEW IBERIA	ACADIANA REGIONAL	0/0184	VOR/DME RWY 34, AMDT 1A.
2/25/00	NJ	NEWARK	NEWARK INTL	0/5494	COPTER ILS/DME RWY 22L, ORIG.
1/02/01	WI	GREEN BAY	AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTL	1/0030	RADAR-1, AMDT 9.
1/02/01	NC	ROCKY MOUNT	ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON REGIONAL	1/0032	ILS RWY 4, AMDT 15.
1/02/01	NC	ROCKY MOUNT	ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON REGIONAL	1/0033	NDB OR GPS RWY 4 AMDT 8.
1/02/01	FL	TAMPA	VANDENBURG	1/0037	GPS RWY 18, AMDT 1B.
1/02/01	FL	TAMPA	VANDENBURG	1/0042	GPS RWY 23, ORIG-B.
1/02/01	LA	EUNICE	EUNICE	1/0051	NDB OR GPS RWY 16, ORIG-B.
1/02/01	IL	LITCHFIELD	LITCHFIELD MUNI	1/0052	GPS RWY 9, ORIG.
1/02/01	IL	LITCHFIELD	LITCHFIELD MUNI	1/0053	GPS RWY 27, ORIG.
1/02/01	ND	PEMBINA	PEMBINA MUNI	1/0054	VOR OR GPS RWY 33, AMDT 6A.
1/02/01	LA	EUNICE	EUNICE	1/0055	VOR/DME OR GPS-A, AMDT 2.
1/03/01	NC	GREENSBORO	PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL	1/0060	VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 23, AMDT 9B.
1/03/01	AZ	PHOENIX	PHOENIX SKY HARBOR	1/0072	ILS RWY 25L, ORIG-A.
1/03/01	SD	SIOUX FALLS	JOE FOSS FIELD	1/0101	ILS RWY 21, AMDT 9.
1/03/01	SD	SIOUX FALLS	JOE FOSS FIELD	1/0102	VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 15, AMDT 20.
1/03/01	OR	MEDFORD	ROGUE VALLEY INTL-MEDFORD	1/0107	ILS RWY 14, ORIG-A.
1/04/01	TX	MIDLAND	MIDLAND INTL	1/0124	VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 34L, AMDT 9B.
1/04/01	TX	MONAHANS	ROY HURD MEMORIAL	1/0133	GPS RWY 12, ORIG-A.
1/04/01	TX	MONAHANS	ROY HURD MEMORIAL	1/0136	NDB RWY 12, ORIG.
1/04/01	TX	MONAHANS	ROY HURD MEMORIAL	1/0138	VOR/DME RWY 12, AMDT 1.
1/05/01	FL	JACKSONVILLE	JACKSONVILLE INTL	1/0168	RADAR-1, AMDT 6B.
1/08/01	OK	STILLWATER	STILLWATER REGIONAL	1/0275	VOR/DME RWY 35, ORIG-A.
1/09/01	OK	STILLWATER	STILLWATER REGIONAL	1/0287	ILS RWY 17, ORIG.
1/09/01	OK	STILLWATER	STILLWATER REGIONAL	1/0288	VOR RWY 17, AMDT 13B.
1/10/01	VI	ST. THOMAS	CYRIL E. KING, CHARLOTTE AMALIE	1/0335	RNAV RWY 10, ORIG.
1/10/01	NJ	LAKEWOOD	LAKEWOOD	1/0336	VOR RWY 6 AMDT 5.
1/10/01	NJ	VINCENTOWN	RED LION	1/0337	VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 5A.
1/10/01	NJ	OCEAN CITY	OCEAN CITY MUNI	1/0342	GPS RWY 6 ORIG.
1/15/01	TX	MONAHANS	ROY HURD MEMORIAL	1/0393	GPS RWY 30, ORIG-A.
1/15/01	OH	MIDDLETOWN	HOOK FIELD MUNI	1/0408	LOC RWY 23, AMDT 7E.
1/15/01	OH	MIDDLETOWN	HOOK FIELD MUNI	1/0409	NDB OR GPS RWY 23, AMDT 8C.
1/15/01	LA	RESERVE	ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST	1/0414	VOR RWY 35, ORIG.
1/15/01	LA	RESERVE	ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST	1/0415	GPS RWY 17, ORIG.
1/15/01	NY	BUFFALO	BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL	1/0398	VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 23 ORIG.
1/15/01	NY	WHITE PLAINS	WESTCHESTER COUNTY	1/0385	ILS RWY 16 AMDT 22C.