[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28095-28096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13234]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-4]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies 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 action necessary.
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
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) operations Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC July 15, 1999.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Tonish, 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:
History
On March 30, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by
modifying the Class E airspace area at Chico, CA (64 FR 15142).
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is
needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 13L and GPS RWY 31R
SIAP at Chico Municipal Airport. This action will provide adequate
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Chico Municipal Airport,
Chico, CA.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth 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 will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 modifies the Class E airspace area
at Chico, CA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface is required for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 13L and GPS
RWY 31R SIAP at Chico Municipal Airport. The effect of this action will
provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 31R SIAP
at Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.
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.
Therefore, this 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 rule 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 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air)
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
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:
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
(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 May 12, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-13234 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am]
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