[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15142-15143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7629]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-4]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace area at 
Chico, CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 13L and 
GPS RWY 31R at Chico Municipal Airport has made this proposal 
necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 31R SIAP to Chico Municipal Airport. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Chico 
Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, 
Docket No. 98-AWP-4, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California, 90261.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Air Traffic Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
AWP-4.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, both before and after 
the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive 
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will 
be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airspace Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261. 
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons 
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should 
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the 
application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying 
the Class E airspace area at Chico, CA. The establishment of a GPS RWY 
13L and GPS RWY 31R SIAP at Chico Municipal Airport has made this 
proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing 
the new approach procedures at Chico Municipal Airport. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 31R SIAP at Chicago Municipal Airport, 
Chico, CA. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective 
September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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. Since 
this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP CA E5  Chico, CA [Revised]

Chico Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39 deg.47'44''N, long. 121 deg.51'30''W)
Chico VOR/DME
    (Lat. 39 deg.47'23''N, long. 121 deg.50'50''W)
Ranchaero Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39 deg.43'15''N, long. 121 deg.52'04''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of the Chico Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the Chico VOR/DME 316 deg. radial, extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the Chico VOR/DME 
and that airspace 1.8 miles west and 3.5 miles east of the Chico 
VOR/DME 164 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6 
miles south of the Chico VOR/DME and that airspace within 1.8 miles 
each side of the Chico VOR/DME 222 deg. radial extending from the 
4.3-mile radius to 6.6 miles southwest of the Chico VOR/DME, 
excluding the portion within a 1-mile radius of the Ranchaero 
Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 4, 1999.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-7629 Filed 3-29-99; 8:45 am]
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