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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30355; Amdt. No. 3045]

NOTICE: RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

DATES: This rule is effective February 25, 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 February 25, 2003.

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 the adoption of new or revised criteria, or 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 of each SIAP is contained in official FAA form documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Forms 82603, 82604, and 82605. 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 on 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 is effective upon publication of each separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. Some SIAP amendments may have been previously issued by the FAA in a National Flight Data Center (NFDC) 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 some SIAP amendments may require making them effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.

Further, 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 SIAPs, the TERPs criteria were applied to the conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. 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 some 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
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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 CFR Part 97

Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on February 14, 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 97STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 4103, 4106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 4472144722.

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, and

97.35 [Amended]

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, MLS/DME, MLS/ RNAV; Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:
* * * Effective March 20, 2003
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, VOR/DME RWY 8L, Amdt 1
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, VOR/DME RWY 8R, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, GPS RWY 14, ORIG, CANCELLED
Wray, CO, Wray Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, VOR OR TACANA, Amdt 6 Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 6 Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 5 Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County, ILS RWY 16, Amdt 8
Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, VOR/DME RWY 17, Amdt 3C
Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, NDB RWY 14, OrigB
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, NDB RWY 21, OrigB
Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RADAR1, Amdt 2, CANCELLED Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, OrigB Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig Beaufort, NC, Michael J. Smith Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, VOR/DME RWY 28, Amdt 1
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, VOR/DME RWY 1, Amdt 11C
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, VOR/DME RWY 10, OrigC
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, VOR/DME RWY 19, Amdt 10C
Elizabeth City, NC, Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional, NDB RWY 10, OrigD
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, NDBA, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, NDB RWY 23, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Oak Island, NC, Brunswick County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Southport, NC, Brunswick County, NDB RWY 23, Orig, CANCELLED Southport, NC, Brunswick County, NDBA, Orig, CANCELLED
Southport, NC, Brunswick County, GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 6A Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, NDB RWY 21, Amdt 1C Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig Wilson, NC, Wilson Industrial Air Center, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig Knoxville, TN, McGhee Tyson, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5R, Orig
Knoxville, TN, McGhee Tyson, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23L, Orig
Oak Harbor, WA, Wes Lupien, RADAR2, Orig, CANCELLED
* * * Effective April 17, 2003
Houston, TX, Clover Field, VORB, Orig
Houston, TX, Clover Field, VORA, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
* * * Effective May 15, 2003
New Smyrna Beach, FL, Massey Ranch Airpark, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 36L, Amdt 5
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5, CANCELLED

The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30350, Amdt No. 3041 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol68 FR No. 17 Page 3811 dated January 27, 2003) under section 97.33 effective 20 March 2003, which is hereby amended as follows:

The following procedure published in TL 034 is hereby

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