03-17653. 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 July 14, 2003. 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 July 14, 2003.

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.

4. The Office of the 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, 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, amendments, 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 FC/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 July 3, 2003

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 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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/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
06/18/03	TX	MOUNT PLEASANT	MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL	3/4798	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, ORIG-A
06/19/03	MO	POINT LOOKOUT	M. GRAHAM CLARK	3/4860	GPS RWY 11, ORIG-B
06/19/03	SC	CHARLESTON	CHARLESTON AFB/INTL	3/4821	VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 3, AMDT 14A
06/20/03	CA	ALTURAS	ALTURAS MUNI	3/4822	GPS RWY 31, ORIG
06/20/03	MI	ST IGNACE	MACKINAC COUNTY	3/4826	RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, ORIG
06/20/03	MI	ST IGNACE	MACKINAC COUNTY	3/4828	RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, ORIG
06/23/03	NH	PORTSMOUTH	PEASE INTL TRADEPORT	3/4962	RRNAV (GPS) RWY 16, ORIG
06/23/03	PA	PHILADELPHIA	WINGS FIELD	3/4969	RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, ORIG-A
06/23/03	PA	PHILADELPHIA	WINGS FIELD	3/4971	NDB RWY 6, AMDT 9
06/23/03	PA	PHILADELPHIA	WINGS FIELD	3/4970	RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, ORIG-A
06/23/03	RI	PAWTUCKET	NORTH CENTRAL STATE	3/4960	NDB RWY 5, AMDT 2
06/23/03	RI	PAWTUCKET	NORTH CENTRAL STATE	3/4961	LOC RWY 5, AMDT 5B
06/24/03	UT	WENDOVER	WENDOVER	3/4953	RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, ORIG
06/25/03	OK	NORMAN	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER	3/5011	GPS RWY 3, ORIG
06/25/03	OK	NORMAN	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER	3/5013	NDB RWY 3, AMDT 5D
06/25/03	OK	NORMAN	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER	3/5014	VOR/DME RNAV RWY 3, ORIG-E
06/26/03	MA	NANTUCKET	NANTUCKET MEMORIAL	3/5071	ILS RWY 24, AMDT 15B
06/26/03	MA	NANTUCKET	NANTUCKET	3/5072	LOC BC RWY, 6 AMDT 10A
06/26/03	MA	NANTUCKET	NANTUCKET MEMORIAL	3/5073	NDB RWY 24, AMDT 11A
06/26/03	MA	HYANNIS	BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLAND O FIELD	3/5074	ILS RWY 15, AMDT 2C
06/26/03	MA	HYANNIS	BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLAND O FIELD	3/5075	ILS RWY 24, AMDT 16E
06/26/03	MA	HYANNIS	BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLAND O FIELD	3/5076	NDB RWY 24, AMDT 9C
06/26/03	MA	PLYMOUTH	PLYMOUTH MUNI	3/5082	NDB RWY 6, AMDT 4A
06/26/03	MA	PROVINCETOWN	PROVINCETOWN MUNI	3/5077	ILS RWY 7, AMDT 8
06/26/03	MA	PROVINCETOWN	PROVINCETOWN MUNI	3/5078	RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, ORIG
06/26/03	MA	PROVINCETOWN	PROVINCETOWN MUNI	3/5079	RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, ORIG
06/26/03	MA	PROVINCETOWN	PROVINCETOWN MUNI	3/5080	NDB RWY 7, AMDT 1
06/26/03	MA	PROVINCETOWN	PROVINCETOWN MUNI	3/5081	NDB RWY 25, AMDT 2
06/26/03	NE	SEWARD	SEWARD MUNI	3/5059	GPS RWY 34, ORIG
06/26/03	NE	SEWARD	SEWARD MUNI	3/5060	GPS RWY 16, ORIG
06/27/03	NC	MONROE	MONROE REGIONAL	3/5067	RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, ORIG
06/27/03	SC	NORTH MYRTLE BEACH	GRAND STRAND	3/5088	ILS RWY 23, AMDT 10C
06/27/03	TX	BEAUMONT	BEAUMONT MUNI	5138	3/RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, ORIG
06/27/03	TX	BEAUMONT	BEAUMONT MUNI	5139	3/VOR/DME RWY 13, AMDT 3
06/27/03	TX	BEUMONT	BEAUMONT MUNI	3/5140	RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, ORIG
06/27/03	TX	BEAUMONT	BEAUMONT MUNI	3/5145	VOR/DME RWY 31, AMDT 4
06/30/03	MA	STOW	MINUTE MAN AIRFIELD	3/5130	VOR/DME RWY 21, AMDT 3A
07/01OK/03	OK	NORMAN	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER	5297	3/LOC RWY 3, AMDT 3D