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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30269; Amdt. No. 2070]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness directives:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

DATES: Any 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) established, 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
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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 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 September 14, 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 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).
Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, and 97.35 [Amended]

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

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 08/14/01............... RI 08/30/01............... WV 08/30/01............... MA 08/31/01............... FL 09/06/01............... IN 09/06/01............... WA 09/06/01............... WA 09/06/01............... WA 09/06/01............... NY 09/06/01............... NC 09/06/01............... NC 09/06/01............... FL 09/06/01............... TX 09/06/01............... VT 09/06/01............... IL 09/06/01............... HI 09/06/01............... HI 09/07/01............... GA 09/07/01............... GA 09/07/01............... GA 09/07/01............... CA 09/07/01............... UT 09/07/01............... UT 09/07/01............... UT 09/07/01............... CO 09/07/01............... CA 09/07/01............... CA 09/07/01............... CA 09/07/01............... CA 09/11/01............... WV 09/11/01............... WV 09/12/01............... CA 09/12/01............... CA 09/12/01............... CA 09/12/01............... CA [FR Doc. 0123571 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:
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City Airport FDC No. Subject Pawtucket............. North Central State... 1/8318 VOR or GPSA, Amdt 6. Charleston............ Yeager................ 1/9132 RADAR1, Amdt 12. Orange................ Orange Muni........... 1/9142 NDB or GPSB, Amdt 4A. West Palm Beach....... Palm Beach County Park 1/9169 VOR or GPS Rwy 15, Amdt 2B. Bloomington........... Monroe County......... 1/9394 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig. Tacoma................ Tacoma Narrows........ 1/9399 ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 8. Tacoma................ Tacoma Narrows........ 1/9400 NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 7. Fort Lewis/Tacoma..... Gray AAF.............. 1/9402 ILS Rwy 15, Amdt 4. New York.............. John F. Kennedy Intl.. 1/9421 ILS Rwy 4R, Amdt 29 (Cat I, II, III). Kinston............... Kinston Regional 1/9426 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Amdt 1. Jetport at Stallings Field. Kinston............... Kinston Regional 1/9427 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig. Jetport at Stallings Field. Orlando............... Orlando Sanford....... 1/9428 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9L, Amdt 1. Abilene............... Abilene Regional...... 1/9453 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35R, Orig. Rutland............... Rutland State......... 1/9454 VOR/DME Rwy 1, Orig. Chicago............... Chicago Midway........ 1/9466 ILS Rwy 31C, Amdt 5E. Kahului............... Kahului............... 1/9536 VOR Rwy 20, OrigA. Kahului............... Kahului............... 1/9538 VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 20, Orig. Valdosta.............. Valdosta Regional..... 1/9582 VOR or GPS Rwy 17, Orig. Valdosta.............. Valdosta Regional..... 1/9583 VOR or GPS Rwy 35, Orig. Waynesboro............ Burke County.......... 1/9584 NDB or GPS Rwy 8, Amdt 2. Visalia............... Visalia Muni.......... 1/9593 VOR Rwy 12, Amdt 5A. Cedar City............ Cedar City Regional... 1/9597 VOR Rwy 20, Amdt 6. Cedar City............ Cedar City Regional... 1/9598 ILS Rwy 20, Amdt 3. Cedar City............ Cedar City Regional... 1/9599 NDB Rwy 20, Amdt 2. Aspen................. AspenPitkin County/ 1/9600 VOR/DME or GPSC, Amdt 4D. Sardy Field. Visalia............... Visalia Muni.......... 1/9603 GPS Rwy 12, OrigA. Sacramento............ McClellan Airfield.... 1/9607 VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 34, Orig. Sacramento............ McClellan Airfield.... 1/9608 VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 16, Orig. Sacramento............ McClellan Airfield.... 1/9614 ILS Rwy 16, Orig. Elkins................ ElkinsRandolph Co 1/9737 GPS Rwy 23, OrigA. Jennings Randolph Field. [[Page 48545]]
Elkins................ ElkinsRandolph Co 1/9738 GPS Rwy 5, Orig. Jennings Randolph Field. Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 1/9779 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26L, Orig. Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 1/9780 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8L, Orig. Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 1/9781 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8R, Orig. Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 1/9782 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26R, Orig. Filed 92001; 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.