Federal Register: RULES [14 CFR Part 97]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 97

Docket ID: [Docket No. 30370; Amdt. No. 3060]

NOTICE: RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective May 30, 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 30, 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 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 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
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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, Incorporation by reference, and Navigation (Air).

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 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. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 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/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 08/24/01............... MO St. Louis............. LambertSt. Louis Intl 1/8857 VOR Rwy 6, Orig. 05/06/03............... ME Rockland.............. Knox County Regional.. 3/3439 ILS Rwy 13, Amdt 1A. 05/06/03............... ME Rockland.............. Knox County Regional.. 3/3440 NDB Rwy 31, OrigA. 05/06/03............... ME Rockland.............. Knox County Regional.. 3/3441 NDB Rwy 3, Orig. 05/06/03............... ME Rockland.............. Knox County Regional.. 3/3442 GPS Rwy 31, OrigB. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3531 VOR Rwy 5R, Amdt 13C. State. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3532 NDB Rwy 5R, Amdt 15C. State. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3533 ILS Rwy 5R, Amdt 17. State. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3534 ILS Rwy 5R (Cat II), Amdt 17. State. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3535 ILS Rwy 5R (Cat III), Amdt 17. State. 05/09/03............... RI Providence............ Theodore Francis Green 3/3536 ILS Rwy 23L, Amdt 4C. State. 05/14/03............... ME Augusta............... Augusta State......... 3/3647 ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 2B. 05/15/03............... PA Bradford.............. Bradford Regional..... 3/3743 ILS Rwy 32, Amdt 11. 05/16/03............... HI Lihue................. Lihue................. 3/3785 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig. 05/16/03............... PA Doylestown............ Doylestown............ 3/3793 NDB Rwy 23, Amdt 2A. 05/19/03............... CA Long Beach............ Long Beach (Daugherty 3/3862 ILS Rwy 30, Amdt 32A. Field). 05/20/03............... MI Hastings.............. Hastings.............. 3/3840 VOR Rwy 12, OrigB. 05/20/03............... IA Clinton............... Clinton Muni.......... 3/3910 ILS Rwy 3, Amdt 4. 05/20/03............... IA Clinton............... Clinton Muni.......... 3/3911 NDB Rwy 3, Amdt 6A. [FR Doc. 0313543 Filed 52903; 8:45 am]
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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.