81 FR 4883 - Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 18 (January 28, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 4883-4884] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01502] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2015-3899; Airspace Docket No. 15-AWP-14] Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Revocation of Class E Airspace; Chico, CA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and removes Class E surface area airspace designated as an extension at Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA. The FAA found it necessary to amend the airspace area by increasing the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for arriving and departing aircraft at the airport. The FAA found no standard instrument approach procedures requiring Class E surface area airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace. This action changes from navigation aids to geographic coordinate references in the legal description and updates the geographic coordinates of Chico Municipal and Ranchaero Airports for the Class D and E airspace areas noted above. DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 2016. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; telephone: 202-267-8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes controlled airspace at Chico, CA. History On November 13, 2015, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and remove Class E surface area airspace designated as an extension at Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA, (80 FR 70177). Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. Subsequent to publication, the FAA found slight changes were necessary in the legal description of the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above surface. These changes do not change the dimensions of the proposal. Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Rule This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 modifies Class D airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, and removes Class E surface area airspace as an extension at Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is modified to within a 4.1-mile radius east of Chico Municipal, extending to 6 miles from the southeast to the north, excluding that airspace within 1 NM of Ranchaero Airport, CA. This action removes reference to navigation aids and uses instead, geographic coordinate references in the legal descriptions. The geographic coordinates of the Chico Municipal and Ranchaero Airports are amended for the Class D and E airspace areas to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 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, is non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. 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. Since this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental [[Page 4884]] Impacts: Policies and Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment. Lists 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 0 1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * AWP CA D Chico, CA [Modified] Chico Municipal Airport, CA (Lat. 39[deg]47'43'' N., long. 121[deg]51'30'' W.) Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA (Lat. 39[deg]43'10'' N., long. 121[deg]52'14'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Chico Municipal Airport, excluding the portion within a 1-mile radius of Ranchaero Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to a Class D or Class E Surface Area. * * * * * AWP CA E4 Chico, CA [Removed] Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AWP CA E5 Chico, CA [Modified] Chico Municipal Airport, CA (Lat. 39[deg]47'43'' N., long. 121[deg]51'30'' W.) Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA (Lat. 39[deg]43'10'' N., long. 121[deg]52'14'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 39[deg]43'57'' N., long. 121[deg]45'28'' W., clockwise along the Chico Municipal Airport 6- mile radius to lat. 39[deg]41'45'' N., long. 121[deg]50'42'' W.; thence along the 174[deg] bearing to lat. 39[deg]43'38'' N., long. 121[deg]51'05'' W., thence counter-clockwise along the Ranchaero Airport 1-mile radius to lat. 39[deg]43'50'' N., long. 121[deg]53'12'' W., thence along the 200[deg] bearing to the Chico Municipal Airport 6-mile radius, thence clockwise to lat. 39[deg]53'31'' N., long. 121[deg]53'31'' W.; thence to lat. 39[deg]51'48'' N., long. 121[deg]52'04'' W., clockwise along the Chico Municipal Airport 4.1-mile radius to lat. 39[deg]45'40'' N., long. 121[deg]46'54'' W.; thence to the point of beginning. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 15, 2016. Tracey Johnson, Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. 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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January Administration (NARA). For Availability and Summary of
15, 2016. information on the availability of FAA Documents for Incorporation by
Tracey Johnson, Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– Reference
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ This document amends FAA Order
Service Center. federal_register/code_of_federal- 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and
[FR Doc. 2016–01501 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] regulations/ibr_locations.html. Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace and effective September 15, 2015. FAA
Designations and Reporting Points, is Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as
published yearly and effective on listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION September 15. document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists
Federal Aviation Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
Steve Haga, Federal Aviation air traffic service routes, and reporting
14 CFR Part 71 Administration, Operations Support points.
Group, Western Service Center, 1601 The Rule
[Docket No. FAA–2015–3899; Airspace
Docket No. 15–AWP–14] Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
This amendment to Title 14, Code of
telephone (425) 203–4563.
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
Amendment of Class D and Class E SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: modifies Class D airspace, Class E
Airspace, Revocation of Class E airspace extending upward from 700
Airspace; Chico, CA Authority for This Rulemaking
feet above the surface, and removes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation The FAA’s authority to issue rules Class E surface area airspace as an
Administration (FAA), DOT. regarding aviation safety is found in extension at Chico Municipal Airport,
ACTION: Final rule. Title 49 of the United States Code. Chico, CA. Class E airspace extending
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the upward from 700 feet above the surface
SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D authority of the FAA Administrator. is modified to within a 4.1-mile radius
airspace, Class E airspace extending Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, east of Chico Municipal, extending to 6
upward from 700 feet above the surface, describes in more detail the scope of the miles from the southeast to the north,
and removes Class E surface area agency’s authority. This rulemaking is excluding that airspace within 1 NM of
airspace designated as an extension at promulgated under the authority Ranchaero Airport, CA. This action
Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA. described in Subtitle VII, Part A, removes reference to navigation aids
The FAA found it necessary to amend Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that and uses instead, geographic coordinate
the airspace area by increasing the Class section, the FAA is charged with references in the legal descriptions. The
E airspace extending upward from 700 prescribing regulations to assign the use geographic coordinates of the Chico
feet above the surface for the safety and of airspace necessary to ensure the Municipal and Ranchaero Airports are
management of Instrument Flight Rules safety of aircraft and the efficient use of amended for the Class D and E airspace
(IFR) operations for arriving and airspace. This regulation is within the areas to coincide with the FAA’s
departing aircraft at the airport. The scope of that authority as it establishes aeronautical database.
FAA found no standard instrument controlled airspace at Chico, CA. Regulatory Notices and Analyses
approach procedures requiring Class E
surface area airspace designated as an History The FAA has determined that this
extension to Class D airspace. This On November 13, 2015, the FAA regulation only involves an established
action changes from navigation aids to body of technical regulations for which
published in the Federal Register a
geographic coordinate references in the frequent and routine amendments are
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
legal description and updates the necessary to keep them operationally
to modify Class D airspace and Class E
geographic coordinates of Chico current, is non-controversial and
airspace extending upward from 700
Municipal and Ranchaero Airports for unlikely to result in adverse or negative
feet above the surface, and remove Class
the Class D and E airspace areas noted comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
E surface area airspace designated as an
above. ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
extension at Chico Municipal Airport,
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
Chico, CA, (80 FR 70177). Interested
2016. The Director of the Federal ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
parties were invited to participate in
Register approves this incorporation by Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
this rulemaking effort by submitting FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
reference action under Title 1, Code of written comments on the proposal to the
Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to does not warrant preparation of a
FAA. No comments were received. Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated
the annual revision of FAA Order Subsequent to publication, the FAA
7400.9 and publication of conforming impact is so minimal. Since this is a
found slight changes were necessary in routine matter that only affects air traffic
amendments. the legal description of the Class E procedures and air navigation, it is
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Z, airspace extending upward from 700 certified that this rule, when
Airspace Designations and Reporting feet above surface. These changes do not promulgated, does not have a significant
Points, and subsequent amendments can change the dimensions of the proposal. economic impact on a substantial
be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Class D and Class E airspace number of small entities under the
air_traffic/publications/. For further designations are published in paragraph criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
information, you can contact the 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of
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Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, Environmental Review
Administration, 800 Independence 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, The FAA has determined that this
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; which is incorporated by reference in 14 action qualifies for categorical exclusion
telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace under the National Environmental
also available for inspection at the designation listed in this document will Policy Act in accordance with FAA
National Archives and Records be published subsequently in the Order. Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
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Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ beginning at lat. 39°43′57″ N., long. submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 121°45′28″ W., clockwise along the Chico online instructions for submitting
is not expected to cause any potentially Municipal Airport 6-mile radius to lat. comments. Once submitted, comments
39°41′45″ N., long. 121°50′42″ W.; thence cannot be edited or removed from
significant environmental impacts, and
along the 174° bearing to lat. 39°43′38″ N.,
no extraordinary circumstances exist long. 121°51′05″ W., thence counter-
Regulations.gov. For either manner of
that warrant preparation of an clockwise along the Ranchaero Airport 1- submission, EPA may publish any
environmental assessment. mile radius to lat. 39°43′50″ N., long. comment received to its public docket.
121°53′12″ W., thence along the 200° bearing Do not submit electronically any
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 information you consider to be
to the Chico Municipal Airport 6-mile radius,
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, thence clockwise to lat. 39°53′31″ N., long. Confidential Business Information (CBI)
Navigation (air). 121°53′31″ W.; thence to lat. 39°51′48″ N., or other information whose disclosure is
long. 121°52′04″ W., clockwise along the restricted by statute. Multimedia
Adoption of the Amendment Chico Municipal Airport 4.1-mile radius to submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
In consideration of the foregoing, the lat. 39°45′40″ N., long. 121°46′54″ W.; thence accompanied by a written comment.
Federal Aviation Administration to the point of beginning.
The written comment is considered the
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January official comment and should include
15, 2016. discussion of all points you wish to
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Tracey Johnson, make. EPA will generally not consider
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Manager, Operations Support Group, Western comments or comment contents located
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Service Center. outside of the primary submission (i.e.
REPORTING POINTS [FR Doc. 2016–01502 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing
■ 1. The authority citation for Part 71 BILLING CODE 4910–13–P system). For additional submission
continues to read as follows: methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. AGENCY full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
§ 71.1 [Amended] 40 CFR Part 52 submissions, and general guidance on
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in making effective comments, please visit
[EPA–R05–OAR–2015–0366; FRL–9941–53–
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Region 5]
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
Airspace Designations and Reporting commenting-epa-dockets.
Points, dated August 6, 2015, and Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Inver FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
effective September 15, 2015, is Hills SO2 Charles Hatten, Environmental
amended as follows: Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. Agency (EPA). Environmental Protection Agency,
* * * * * ACTION: Direct final rule. Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
AWP CA D Chico, CA [Modified] Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6031,
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection hatten.charles@epa.gov.
Chico Municipal Airport, CA Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to
(Lat. 39°47′43″ N., long. 121°51′30″ W.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the Minnesota sulfur dioxide (SO2) State
Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA Throughout this document whenever
(Lat. 39°43′10″ N., long. 121°52′14″ W.) Implementation Plan (SIP) for Northern
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
States Power Company’s Xcel Energy-
That airspace extending upward from the EPA. This supplementary information
surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL Inver Hills Generating Plant (Inver
section is arranged as follows:
within a 4.1-mile radius of Chico Municipal Hills), located in Inver Grove Heights,
Airport, excluding the portion within a 1- Minnesota. The revision, submitted by I. What is the background for this action?
mile radius of Ranchaero Airport. This Class the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency II. What changes are being made to the SO2
D airspace area is effective during the SIP for Inver Hills?
(MPCA) on May 1, 2015, incorporates a
specific dates and times established in III. What is EPA’s analysis of the state’s
more stringent limit for the sulfur submission?
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective content of the fuel used at the facility,
date and time will thereafter be continuously IV. What action is EPA taking?
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
and modifies the fuel analysis V. Incorporation by Reference
requirements to meet the more stringent VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas limit. These revisions will not result in
Designated as an Extension to a Class D or I. What is the background for this
an increase in SO2 emissions at the
Class E Surface Area. action?
facility.
* * * * * The Inver Hills facility is a 440
DATES: This rule is effective on March Megawatt peak demand electrical
AWP CA E4 Chico, CA [Removed] 28, 2016, unless EPA receives adverse generation plant. The plant has six
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas written comments by February 29, 2016. generation units, turbines EU 001–EU
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA 006, which can burn both natural gas
Above the Surface of the Earth. will publish a timely withdrawal of the and distillate fuel oil. In 1980, Inver
* * * * * rule in the Federal Register and inform Hills was identified by the state of
the public that the rule will not take Minnesota as a culpable source in the
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AWP CA E5 Chico, CA [Modified]
effect. Pine Bend portion of the Minneapolis-
Chico Municipal Airport, CA
(Lat. 39°47′43″ N., long. 121°51′30″ W.) ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, St. Paul SO2 nonattainment area in
Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– Dakota County. On July 28, 1992, MPCA
(Lat. 39°43′10″ N., long. 121°52′14″ W.) OAR–2015–0366 at http:// issued an administrative order for Inver
That airspace extending upward from 700 www.regulations.gov or via email to Hills to address the source’s
feet above the surface bounded by a line blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments contribution to the nonattainment
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| Dates | Effective 0901 UTC, March 31, 2016. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. | |
| Contact | Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 4883 | |
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