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. 30367; Amdt. No. 3057]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness directives:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

DATES: This rule is effective May 16, 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 May 16, 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 unneccesary. 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 [[Page 26487]]
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 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, Incorporation by reference, and Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on May 9, 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), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 4472144722.
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. Sec. 92.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, and 97.35.

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 July 10, 2003
Carlsbad, CA, McClellanPalomar, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, OrigA
Daggett, CA, BarstowDaggett, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, OrigA
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7R, OrigA Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7L, OrigA Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, OrigA Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, OrigA Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8R, OrigB
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8L, OrigB
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26R, OrigB
Ontario, CA, Ontario Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26L, OrigA
Palmdale, CA, Palmdale Production Flt/Test Instln AF Plant 42, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, OrigA
Ramona, CA, Ramona, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig
Ramona, CA, Ramona, (GPS) RWY 9, OrigA, CANCELLED
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 19R, OrigA San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 19L, OrigA San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 10R, OrigA San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R, Amdt 1A San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28L, OrigA San Jose, CA, Norman Y. MinetaSan Jose International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, OrigA
San Jose, CA, Norman Y. MinetaSan Jose International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, OrigA
San Jose, CA, Norman Y. MinetaSan Jose International, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R, OrigA
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort LauderdaleHollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9L, OrigA
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort LauderdaleHollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9R, OrigA
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort LauderdaleHollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, OrigA
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort LauderdaleHollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R, OrigA
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9L, OrigB
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9R, OrigB
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, OrigC
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27L, OrigB
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R, OrigB
Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, OrigC
Naples, FL, Naples Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1A
Naples, FL, Naples Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, OrigA
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 16C
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, VOR RWY 22, Amdt 10D
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 8D Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL, Sarasota/Bradenton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Baxley, GA, Baxley Muni, NDB RWY 8, Amdt 1
Baxley, GA, Baxley Muni, GPS RWY 8, Orig, CANCELLED
Baxley, GA, Baxley Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Montezuma, GA, Dr. C.P. Savage Sr., NDB RWY 18, Amdt 2
Montezuma, GA, Dr. C.P. Savage Sr., RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig Montezuma, GA, Dr. C.P. Savage Sr., RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig Hilo, HI, Hilo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, OrigA
KailuaKona, HI, Kona Intl at Keahole, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, OrigA KailuaKona, HI, Kona Intl at Keahole, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35, OrigA KailuaKona, HI, Kona Intl at Keahole, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35, OrigA Hazard, KY, Wendell H. Ford, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 1
Hazard, KY, Wendell H. Ford, GPS RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Hazard, KY, Wendell H. Ford, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Jackson, KY, Julian Carroll, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Jackson, KY, Julian Carroll, VOR/DME RWY 1, Amdt 2
Homer, LA, Homer Municipal, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 2
Homer, LA, Homer Municipal, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Homer, LA, Homer Municipal, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Homer, LA, Homer Municipal, GPS RWY 30, OrigB, CANCELLED
Portland, ME, Portland Intl Jetport, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, OrigA Presque Isle, ME, Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 1, OrigA
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4R, OrigD
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15R OrigB
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, OrigA
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33L, OrigA
Provincetown, MA, Provincetown Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, OrigA Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, OrigA Sault Ste Marie, MI, Chippewa County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, OrigA Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 12, Amdt 4B
Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, GPS RWY 30, OrigB CANCELLED
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Ely, NV, Ely AirportYelland Field, VORA, Amdt 7
Ely, NV, Ely AirportYelland Field, VOR/DMEC, Amdt 2
Ely, NV, Ely AirportYelland Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Ely, NV, Ely AirportYelland Field, GPS RWY 18, OrigA, CANCELLED Henryetta, OK, Henryetta Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 3
Henryetta, OK, Henryetta Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Henryetta, OK, Henryetta Muni, GPS RWY 36, OrigB, CANCELLED Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1 Hermiston, OR, Hermiston Muni, VOR/DMEA, Amdt 3
Hermiston, OR, Hermiston Muni, RNAV (GPS)B, Orig
San Juan, PR, Luis Munoz Marin Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, OrigA San Juan, PR, Luis Munoz Marin Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, OrigB San Juan, PR, Luis Munoz Marin Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, OrigA Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A
Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX, Brazoria County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A
Del Rio, TX, Del Rio Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, OrigB
Harlingen, TX, Valley Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, OrigB
Harlingen, TX, Valley Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L, OrigB
Harlingen, TX, Valley Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1R, OrigB
Harlingen, TX, Valley Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, OrigA
Harlingen, TX, Valley Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L, OrigA
San Angelo, TX, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, VOR RWY 21, Amdt 17
San Angelo, TX, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig
San Angelo, TX, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig, CANCELLED
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, OrigA
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12R, OrigA San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, OrigA San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30L, OrigA Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 15, OrigA Christiansted, VI, Henry E. Rohlsen, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, OrigB Moses Lake, WA, Grant County Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32R, OrigA Spokane, WA, Spokane Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, OrigD
Spokane, WA, Spokane Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, OrigC
* * * Effective 15 May 2003
Somerset, KY, SomersetPulaski County J.T. Wilson Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
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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.