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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30253; Amdt. No. 2055]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Procedural 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. [[Page 33633]]

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 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 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 Regulation (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/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 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 involved 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 June 8, 2001.
Nicholas A. Sabatini,
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 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:

By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec. 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, Identified as follows:
* * * Effective Upon Publication
FDC date State City Airport FDC No. Subject 03/30/01............... OK Guthrie............... Guthrie Muni.......... 1/3082 GPS Rwy 16, Orig. 04/24/01............... OK Altus................. Altus Muni............ 1/3906 GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 1A. 05/17/01............... NM Santa Fe.............. Santa Fe.............. 1/4645 GPS Rwy 28, OrigC. 05/17/01............... TX Harlingen............. Valley International.. 1/4678 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13, Orig. [[Page 33634]]
05/23/01............... TX Harlingen............. Valley International.. 1/4905 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17L, Orig. 05/23/01............... GA Macon................. Herbert Smart Downtown 1/4929 VOR/DME or GPSB, Amdt 2A. 05/23/01............... WI Appleton.............. Outagamie County 1/4934 ILS Rwy 3, Amdt 16D. Regional. 05/24/01............... TX Mount Pleasant........ Mount Pleasant Muni... 1/50/04 VOR/DME or GPSA, Amdt 4. 05/24/01............... TX Waco.................. Waco Regional......... 1/5008 GPS Rwy 1, OrigA. 05/25/01............... OH Cleveland............. Burke Lakefront....... 1/5015 ILS Rwy 24R, OrigB. 05/25/01............... MT Billings.............. Billings Logan Intl... 1/5019 HIILS Rwy 10L, Amdt 2. 05/25/01............... MT Billings.............. Billings Logan Intl... 1/5020 HI/VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 28R, Amdt 2. 05/25/01............... MT Billings.............. Billings Logan Intl... 1/5022 ILS Rwy 10L, Amdt 24. 05/25/01............... MT Billings.............. Billings Logan Intl... 1/5023 VOR or GPSA, Amdt 1. 05/25/01............... MT Billings.............. Billings Logan Intl... 1/5024 VOR/DME Rwy 28R, Amdt 13. 05/25/01............... CA Los Angeles........... Los Angeles Intl...... 1/5030 VOR or TACAN or GPS Rwy 25L/R, Amdt 15. 05/25/01............... NJ Hammonton............. Hammonton Muni........ 1/5040 VORA, Amdt 6. 05/25/01............... NJ Hammonton............. Hammonton Muni........ 1/5041 VORB, Amdt 1. 05/25/01............... IA Ankeny................ Ankeny Regional....... 1/5047 NDBA, OrigA. 05/25/01............... IA Ankeny................ Ankeny Regional....... 1/5048 VOR/DME Rwy 36, Orig. 05/25/01............... IA Ankeny................ Ankeny Regional....... 1/5049 GPS Rwy 36, Amdt 2. 05/29/01............... TX Waco.................. Waco Regional......... 1/5098 GPS Rwy 14, OrigA. 05/29/01............... FL Bradenton............. Bradenton Intl........ 1/5123 NDB Rwy 32, Amdt 6A. 05/29/01............... VA Abingdon.............. Virginia Highland..... 1/5132 LOC Rwy 24, Amdt 2. 05/29/01............... VA Abingdon.............. Virginia Highland..... 1/5133 VOR/DME or GPSB, Amdt 5A. 05/30/01............... MO Kansas City........... Kansas City Downtown.. 1/5167 VOR or GPS Rwy 19, Amdt 18B. 05/30/01............... MO Kansas City........... Kansas City Downtown.. 1/5168 VOR or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 16A. 05/30/01............... MO Kansas City........... Kansas City Downtown.. 1/5169 VOR or GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 12. 05/30/01............... WI Appleton.............. Outagamie County 1/5170 VOR/DME Rwy 3, Amdt 8C. Regional. 05/30/01............... CO Aspen................. AspenPitkin County/ 1/5177 VOR/DME or GPSC, Amdt 4C. Sardy Field. 05/30/01............... IN South Bend............ South Bend Regional... 1/5178 VOR or GPS Rwy 18, Amdt 7B. 05/31/01............... IL Chicago............... Chicago Midway........ 1/5239 ILS Rwy 31C, Amdt 5D. 05/31/01............... MO Grain Valley.......... East Kansas City...... 1/5252 VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 27, Amdt 2. 05/31/01............... MI Caro.................. Caro Muni............. 1/5256 VOR/DME OR GPSA, AMDT 4. 06/01/01............... WY Cheyenne.............. Cheyenne.............. 1/5312 NDB Rwy 26, Amdt 13A. 06/01/01............... WY Cheyenne.............. Cheyenne.............. 1/5313 ILS Rwy 26, Amdt 33. 06/01/01............... WY Cheyenne.............. Cheyenne.............. 1/5314 GPS Rwy 26, Orig. 06/01/01............... MT Livingston............ Mission Field......... 1/5321 VOR/DME or GPSB, Amdt 1A. 06/01/01............... ME Augusta............... Augusta State......... 1/5328 ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 2A. 06/04/01............... LA Natchitoches.......... Natchitoches Regional. 1/5390 LOC Rwy 34, Amdt 3A. 06/04/01............... LA Natchitoches.......... Nathitoches Regional.. 1/5391 NDB or GPS Rwy 34, Amdt 4A. 06/04/01............... LA Winnfield............. David G. Joyce........ 1/5392 GPS Rwy 26, Orig. 06/04/01............... OK Guthrie............... Guthrie Muni.......... 1/5408 NDB Rwy 16, Amdt 5. 06/05/01............... IL Chicago............... Midway................ 1/5444 ILS Rwy 13C, Amdt 40A. [FR Doc. 0115901 Filed 62201; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 491013M

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.