[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5683-5684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2434]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30403; Amdt. No. 3088]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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 February 6, 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 February 6, 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 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: P.O. 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 Sec.  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

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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 January 16, 2004.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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.


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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

* * * Effective February 19, 2004

Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 13C, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 31C, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13C, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31C, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, ILS RWY 13C, Amdt 40B, CANCELLED
Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway Intl, ILS RWY 31C, Amdt 5F, CANCELLED
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Ryan Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
13, Orig
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Ryan Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
22R, Orig
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Ryan Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
31, Orig
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Ryan Field, GPS RWY 31, 
Orig-B, CANCELLED
Norwood, MA, Norwood Memorial, LOC RWY 35, Amdt 10
Norwood, MA, Norwood Memorial, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 10
Norwood, MA, Norwood Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Norwood, MA, Norwood Memorial, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED
Plymouth, MA, Plymouth Muni, LOC/DME RWY 6, Orig
Cadillac, MI, Wexford County, ILS OR LOC RWY 7, Orig
Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, 
Orig
Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, 
Amdt. 1 Orig
Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, 
Orig
Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, 
Amdt. 1 Orig
Springfield, MO, Springfield-Branson Regional, GPS RWY 2, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Grants, NM, Grants-Milan Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Grants, NM, Grants-Milan Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Statesville, NC, Statesville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig
Ponca City, OK, Ponca City Rgnl, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 17, Amdt 1
Ponca City, OK, Ponca City Rgnl, LOC RWY 17, Orig, CANCELLED
Seminole, OK, Seminole Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 3A
Hilton Head Island, SC, Hilton Head, LOC/DME RWY 21, Amdt 4

* * * Effective March 18, 2004

West Memphis, AR, West Memphis Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 4

* * * Effective April 15, 2004

Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), VOR-A, Amdt 3B
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), NDB RWY 10, 
Amdt 18D
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), ILS OR LOC RWY 
10, Amdt 23D
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), ILS OR LOC RWY 
28, Amdt 9
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 
3, Orig
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 
10, Orig
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 
28, Orig
Montgomery, AL, Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), VOR/DME RNAV 
OR GPS RWY 3, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, VOR/DME RWY 11, Amdt 
6
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, VOR RWY 29, Amdt 27
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 29, 
Amdt 4
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, 
Orig
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 
Orig
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, 
Orig
Muscle Shoals, AL, Northwest Alabama Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, 
Orig
Eau Claire, WI, Chippewa Valley Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 22, Amdt 7
Viroqua, WI, Viroqua Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig
Viroqua, WI, Viroqua Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig

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