Federal Register: RULES [14 CFR Part 97]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30238; Amdt. No. 2042]

NOTICE: RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory provisions.
Incorporation by referenceapproved by the Director of the Federal Register on December 31, 1980, and reapproved as of January 1, 1982.

DOCUMENT 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
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operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

SUMMARY: Standard instrument approach procedures,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Sec. 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 from 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/ 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 March 16, 2001.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Acordingly, 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 97STANDARD 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:
Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35 [Amended]

By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR/DME, TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 FDC date State 02/20/01............... TN 02/27/01............... SD 02/27/01............... FL 02/27/01............... SC 02/27/01............... SC 02/27/01............... SC 02/27/01............... SD 02/27/01............... SD 02/2801................ GA 03/01/01............... 03/01/01............... 03/01/01............... 03/02/01............... TN 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... NM 03/02/01............... IA 03/02/01............... IA 03/02/01............... IA 03/02/01............... IA 03/05/01............... PA 03/05/01............... LA 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... MN 03/07/01............... OK 03/08/01............... AK 03/12/01............... NC 03/12/01............... NC 03/13/01............... RI 03/13/01............... RI 03/13/01............... RI 03/13/01............... FL 03/13/01............... FL [FR Doc. 017060 BILLING CODE 491013M VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec. 97.27 ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs,
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City Airport FDC number Subject BristolJohnson TriCities Regional... 1/1797 Correction . . . ILS Rwy 5, Amdt 2 Kingsport.
Sturgis............... Sturgis Muni 1/2083 GPS Rwy 29, Orig Tallahassee. (Havana).............. Commercial............ 1/2138 VOR or GPSA, Amdt 5 Myrtle Beach.......... Myrtle Beach Intl..... 1/2148 OrigA Myrtle Beach.......... Myrtle Beach Intl..... 1/2150 RADAR1, OrigA Myrtle Beach.......... Myrtle Beach Intl..... 1/2151 ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 1A Mitchell.............. Mitchell Muni......... 1/2156 VOR or GPS Rwy 12, Amdt 10 Mitchell.............. Mitchell Muni......... 1/2157 VOR or GPS Rwy 30, Amdt 4 Atlanta............... Fulton County Airport 1/2210 ILS Rwy 8, Amdt 15E Brown Field. AL Huntsville............ Huntsville Intl, Carl 1/2231 ILS Rwy 36R, Orig T. Jones Field. MD Baltimore............. BaltimoreWashington 1/2233 This Replaces FDC 1/1764 in TL0107 Intl. IA Cedar Rapids.......... The Eastern Iowa...... 1/2245 GPS Rwy 31, OrigC Chattanooga........... Lovell Field.......... 1/2266 ILS Rwy 2, Amdt 6A Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2269 NDB Rwy 2, Amdt 4A Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2270 GPS Rwy 2, Orig Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2271 GPS Rwy 33, Orig Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2272 VOR Rwy 33, Amdt 9A Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2273 VOR/DMEA, Amdt 1A Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2274 GPS Rwy 28, OrigB Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe Muni......... 1/2277 ILS Rwy 2, Amdt 5B Grinnell.............. Grinnell Regional..... 1/2293 VOR/DME Rwy 31, Amdt 2 Grinnell.............. Grinnell Regional..... 1/2294 GPS Rwy 13, Orig Grinnell.............. Grinnell Regional..... 1/2295 GPS Rwy 31, Orig Grinnell.............. Grinnell Regional..... 1/2296 NDB Rwy 13, Amdt 2 Pittsburgh............ Pittsburgh Intl....... 1/2314 ILS Rwy 28R Amdt 7A Monroe................ Monroe Regional....... 1/2323 RADAR1, Amdt 5 Duluth................ Duluth Intl........... 1/2345 COPTER ILS Rwy 9, Orig Fairmont.............. Fairmont Muni......... 1/2346 COPTER ILS Rwy 31, Orig International Falls... Falls Intl............ 1/2347 COPTER ILS Rwy 31, Orig Mankato............... Mankato Regional...... 1/2348 COPTER ILS Rwy 33, Orig Minneapolis........... Flying Cloud.......... 1/2350 COPTER ILS Rwy 9R, Orig Rochester............. Rochester Intl........ 1/2351 COPTER ILS Rwy 31, Orig Oklahoma City......... Will Rodgers World.... 1/2387 ILS Rwy 17R, Amdt 9C Yakutat............... Yakutat............... 1/2394 LOC/DME BC Rwy 29, Amdt 2 Fayetteville.......... Fayetteville Regional/ 1/2508 VOR Rwy 4, Amdt 15B Grannis Field. Fayetteville.......... Fayetteville Regional/ 1/2509 ILS Rwy 4, Amdt 14B Grannis Field. Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 1/2514 VOR or GPS Rwy 34, Amdt 4 State. Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 1/2515 VOR/DME Rwy 34, Amdt 5A State. Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 1/2516 ILS/DME Rwy 34, Amdt 9 State. Miami................. Opa Locka............. 1/2527 GPS Rwy 27R, Orig Miami................. Opa Locka............. 1/2529 GPS Rwy 9L, Orig Filed 32101; 8:45 am]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS420), 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: (405) 9544164.