02-50. 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 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 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. Standards 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 hs 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 21, 2001.

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 Istrument Approach Procecures, 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 of TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/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 No.	Subject
12/03/01	NY	New York	La Guardia	1/2883	NDB or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 12A.
12/04/01	PA	Corry	Corry-Lawrence	1/2936	NDB or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 4.
12/05/01	KS	Fort Scott	Fort Scott Muni	1/2934	NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 11.
12/05/01	FL	Dunnellon	Dunnellon/Mario N Co & Park of Commerce	1/2977	GPS Rwy 23, Orig-A.
12/05/01	NH	Rochester	Skyhaven	1/2979	NDB or GPS-B, Amdt 1A.
12/05/01	NH	Rochester	Skyhaven	1/2980	NDB Rwy 33, Amdt 4.
12/05/01	NH	Rochester	Skyhaven	1/2981	VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1.
12/05/01	NH	Rochester	Skyhaven	1/2982	GPS Rwy 33, Orig.
12/10/01	ME	Bangor	Bangor Intl	1/3020	ILS Rwy 33, Amdt 10A.
12/10/01	ME	Bangor	Bangor Intl	1/3021	NDB Rwy 33, Amdt 5C.
12/10/01	MN	Faribault	Faribault Intl	1/3024	VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5.
12/10/01	SC	Orangeburg	Orangeburg Muni	1/3036	NDB or GPS Rwy 5, Orig-B.
12/10/01	NC	Beaufort	Michael J. Smith Field	1/3044	LOC Rwy 26, Orig.
12/10/01	NC	Beaufort	Michael J. Smith Field	1/3046	NDB or GPS Rwy 21, Orig.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3051	VOR Rwy 14, Amdt 3C.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3052	LOC BC Rwy 14, Amdt 6E.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3053	ILS Rwy 32, Amdt 7E.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3056	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3057	VOR Rwy 18, Amdt 3B.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3058	VOR or TACAN or GPS-A, Amdt 11D.
12/10/01	DC	Washington	Ronald Reagan Washington National	1/3108	VOR Rwy 15, Amdt 9A.
12/10/01	DC	Washington	Ronald Reagan Washington National	1/3110	VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 15, Amdt 1A.
12/10/01	AL	Dothan	Dothan Rgnl	1/3120	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig.
12/11/01	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	1/3146	ILS/DME Rwy 34, Amdt 9B.
12/12/01	TX	Galveston	Scholes Int at Galveston	1/3174	VOR Rwy 13, Amdt 3.
12/13/01	IA	Dubuque	Dubuque Rgnl	1/3183	ILS Rwy 36, Orig-A.
12/13/01	IA	Dubuque	Dubuque Rgnl	1/3184	VOR or GPS Rwy 36, Amdt 5D.
12/13/01	WI	Green Bay	Austin Straubel Intl	1/3200	Radar-1. Amdt 9A.
12/13/01	AR	Bentonville	Bentonville Muni/Louise M. Thaden Field	1/3202	VOR-A, Amdt 11.
12/13/01	MN	St Paul	St Paul Downtown Holman Field	1/3210	ILS Rwy 14, Orig.