[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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