Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

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.

DATES:

This rule is effective March 19, 2004. 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 March 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the amendment is as follows:

For Examination—

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected airport is located;

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP; or,

4. The Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC.

For Purchase—Individual SIAP copies may be obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected airport is located.

By Subscription—Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), 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: PO Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY 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 § 97.20 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, and 8260-5. 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 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
• Navigation (air)

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 97—STANDARD 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, 44721-44722.

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

* * * Effective April 15, 2004

San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, LDA/DME RWY 28R, Orig

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 6

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 9

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18, Amdt 6, CANCELLED

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 13

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 18, Orig-A, CANCELLED

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig

Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 36, Orig-B, CANCELLED

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, LOC/DME RWY 8L, Orig-A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, LOC/DME RWY 26R, Orig-A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 20A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 8R, Amdt 29B

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 9, Amdt 9A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 26L, Amdt 14C

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 27, Amdt 23C

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8L, Orig-A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8R, Orig-C

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig-C

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26L, Orig-C

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26R, Orig-A

Miami, FL, Miami Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-C

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR RWY 18L, Amdt 3C

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR RWY 18R, Amdt 3C

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 18L, Amdt 5D

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 18R, Amdt 5D

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 36L, Amdt 5A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, VOR/DME RWY 36R, Amdt 10A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 17L, Orig-A, ILS RWY 17L (CAT II), Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 17R, Amdt 4A, ILS RWY 17R (CAT II), Amdt 4A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, Amdt 6B

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 35L, Amdt 5A, ILS RWY 35L (CAT II/III), Amdt 5A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 35R, Orig-A, ILS RWY 35R (CAT II), Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 36R, Amdt 7B, ILS RWY 36R (CAT II/III), Amdt 7B

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L, Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, Orig-B

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L, Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L, Orig-B

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R, Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L, Orig-A

Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R, Orig-A

Prentiss, MS, Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County, NDB OR GPS RWY 30, Orig-A, CANCELLED

Prentiss, MS, Prentiss-Jefferson Davis County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig

Tunica, MS, Tunica Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig

Manchester, NH, Manchester, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 17, Orig

Manchester, NH, Manchester, ILS RWY 17, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, Amdt 37

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18L, Amdt 6

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, Amdt 9

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 36L (CAT II/III), Amdt 15

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 36R (CAT II/III), Amdt 10

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L, Amdt 1

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, Amdt 1

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L, Amdt 1

Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R, Amdt 1

Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 19, Amdt 7

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24R, Amdt 1

Newark, OH, Newark-Heath, LOC RWY 9, Orig

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, Converging ILS RWY 17, Amdt 4

Tooele, UT, Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 1

Stafford, VA, Stafford Regional, VOR RWY 33, Amdt 1

Stafford, VA, Stafford Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 33, Orig

* * * Effective May 13, 2004

Waco, TX, Waco Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 19, Amdt 15B

* * * Effective June 10, 2004

Pinckneyville, IL, Pinckneyville-Du Quoin, NDB-A, Orig, CANCELLED

Pinckneyville, IL, Pinckneyville-Du Quoin, GPS RWY 18, Orig, CANCELLED

Pinckneyville, IL, Pinckneyville-Du Quoin, GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED

Highgate, VT, Franklin County State, VOR/DME RWY 19, Amdt 4

Highgate, VT, Franklin County State, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1

Highgate, VT, Franklin County State, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig

Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 18, Amdt 1

Douglas, WY, Converse County, VOR RWY 29, Amdt 1

Douglas, WY, Converse County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig

The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30404, Amdt No. 3089 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 69, FR No. 25, page 5685; dated February 6, 2004) under Section 97.33 effective 15 April 2004, which is hereby rescinded:

Platinum, AK, Platinum, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig

Platinum, AK, Platinum, GPS RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED

The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30406, Amdt No. 3091 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 69, FR No. 45, Page 10615; dated March 8, 2004) under Section 97.33 effective 15 April 2004, which is hereby rescinded:

Los Alamos, NM, Los Alamos, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig

The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30406, Amdt No. 3091 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 69, FR No. 45, Page 10614; dated March 8, 2004) under Section 97.33 effective 13 May 2004, which is hereby rescinded:

Madison, WI, Dane County Regional-Truax Field, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 18, Amdt 1