Federal Register: RULES Airworthiness standards: [14 CFR Part 97]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30260; Amdt. No. 2062]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness standards:

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 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 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/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
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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).

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 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:
Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35 [Amended]

By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, 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 07/05/01............... OR 07/05/01............... OR 07/05/01............... OR 07/06/01............... TX 07/06/01............... OR 07/06/01............... MN 07/06/01............... NY 07/06/01............... FL 07/09/01............... OR 07/11/01............... VT 07/11/01............... OH 07/11/01............... OH 07/11/01............... UT 07/12/01............... MI 07/12/01............... MI 07/12/01............... MI 07/12/01............... MI 07/12/01............... NY 07/12/01............... PA 07/12/01............... MO 07/12/01............... MO 07/12/01............... MO 07//01................. MO 07/12/01............... TX 07/12/01............... MI 07/12/01............... AR 07/13/01............... UT 07/13/01............... CA 07/16/01............... TX 07/16/01............... TX 07/17/01............... NY [FR Doc. 0118806 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, Identified as Follows:
* * * Effective Upon Publication
City Airport FDC No. Subject Eugene................ Mahlon Sweet Field.... 1/6613 VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 16, Amdt 4. Eugene................ Mahlon Sweet Field.... 1/6615 NDB Rwy 16, Amdt 29B. Eugene................ Mahlon Sweet Field.... 1/6621 GPS Rwy 34, OrigB. Longview.............. Gregg County.......... 1/6662 VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 13, Orig. Eugene................ Mahlon Sweet Field.... 1/6699 ILS Rwy 16 (Cat I, II), Amdt 34A. ADA/Twin Valley....... Norman County ADA/Twin 1/6717 GPS Rwy 33, Orig. Valley. Westhampton Beach..... The Francis S. 1/6732 COPTER ILS Rwy 24, Amdt 1A. Gabreski. Lake City............. Lake City Muni........ 1/6718 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 10, OrigB. Eugene................ Mahlon Sweet Field.... 1/6785 GPS Rwy 16, Orig. Burlington............ Burlington Intl....... 1/6875 ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 21D. Columbus.............. Port Columbus Intl.... 1/6906 ILS Rwy 10L, Amdt 17. Columbus.............. Port Columbus Intl.... 1/6908 NDB Rwy 10L, Amdt 8B. Salt Lake City........ Salt Lake City Intl... 1/6909 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16L, Orig. Detroit............... Detroit Metropolitan 1/6923 ILS Rwy 21R, Amdt 26C. Wayne County. Detroit............... Detroit Metropolitan 1/6924 ILS Rwy 3L (Cat I, II, III), Amdt 14C. Wayne County. Detroit............... Detroit Metropolitan 1/6925 NDB or GPS Rwy 3C, Amdt 12A. Wayne County. Detroit............... Detroit Metropolitan 1/6926 NDB or GPS Rwy 3L, Amdt 10C. Wayne County. Westhampton Beach..... The Francis S. 1/6937 COPTER ILS Rwy 24, Amdt 1B. Gabreski. Philadelphia.......... Philadelphia Intl..... 1/6938 ILS Rwy 9R (Cat I, II, III), Amdt 8A. Lebanon............... Floyd W. Jones Lebanon 1/6944 SFT Rwy 36, Amdt 5. Lebanon............... Floyd W. Jones Lebanon 1/6945 NDB Rwy 36, Amdt 6. Lebanon............... Floyd W. Jones Lebanon 1/6946 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig. Lebanon............... Floyd W. Jones Lebanon 1/6947 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig. Del Rio............... Del Rio Intl.......... 1/6975 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13, Orig. Detroit............... Detroit Metropolitan 1/6984 VOR or GPS Rwy 21R, Amdt 1C. Wayne County. Fort Smith............ Fort Smith Regional... 1/6988 NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 24B. Salt Lake City........ Salt Lake City Intl... 1/7026 ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 12. Redding............... Redding Muni.......... 1/7047 VOR Rwy 34, Amdt 10C. Houston............... Houston Gulf.......... 1/7142 VOR Rwy 31, Amdt 1A. Houston............... Houston Gulf.......... 1/7143 GPS Rwy 31, Orig. White Plains.......... Westchester County.... 1/7185 ILS Rwy 16, Amdt 22D. [[Page 39091]]
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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.