Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 18 / Thursday, January 28, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 4883 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 

15, 2016. 

Tracey Johnson, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01501 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

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_federalregulations/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 


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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 

■ 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 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°47′43′′ N., long. 121°51′30′′ W.) 

Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA 

(Lat. 39°43′10′′ N., long. 121°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°47′43′′ N., long. 121°51′30′′ W.) 

Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA 

(Lat. 39°43′10′′ N., long. 121°52′14′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface bounded by a line 

beginning at lat. 39°43′57′′ N., long. 

121°45′28′′ W., clockwise along the Chico 

Municipal Airport 6-mile radius to lat. 

39°41′45′′ N., long. 121°50′42′′ W.; thence 

along the 174° bearing to lat. 39°43′38′′ N., 

long. 121°51′05′′ W., thence counterclockwise along the Ranchaero Airport 1- 

mile radius to lat. 39°43′50′′ N., long. 

121°53′12′′ W., thence along the 200° bearing 

to the Chico Municipal Airport 6-mile radius, 

thence clockwise to lat. 39°53′31′′ N., long. 

121°53′31′′ W.; thence to lat. 39°51′48′′ N., 

long. 121°52′04′′ W., clockwise along the 

Chico Municipal Airport 4.1-mile radius to 

lat. 39°45′40′′ N., long. 121°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. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01502 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2015–0366; FRL–9941–53– 

Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Inver 

Hills SO2

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to 

the Minnesota sulfur dioxide (SO2) State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for Northern 

States Power Company’s Xcel EnergyInver Hills Generating Plant (Inver 

Hills), located in Inver Grove Heights, 

Minnesota. The revision, submitted by 

the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 

(MPCA) on May 1, 2015, incorporates a 

more stringent limit for the sulfur 

content of the fuel used at the facility, 

and modifies the fuel analysis 

requirements to meet the more stringent 

limit. These revisions will not result in 

an increase in SO2 emissions at the 

facility. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 

28, 2016, unless EPA receives adverse 

written comments by February 29, 2016. 

If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

rule in the Federal Register and inform 

the public that the rule will not take 

effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2015–0366 at http://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Hatten, Environmental 

Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6031, 

hatten.charles@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What is the background for this action? 

II. What changes are being made to the SO2

SIP for Inver Hills? 

III. What is EPA’s analysis of the state’s 

submission? 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is the background for this 

action? 

The Inver Hills facility is a 440 

Megawatt peak demand electrical 

generation plant. The plant has six 

generation units, turbines EU 001–EU 

006, which can burn both natural gas 

and distillate fuel oil. In 1980, Inver 

Hills was identified by the state of 

Minnesota as a culpable source in the 

Pine Bend portion of the MinneapolisSt. Paul SO2 nonattainment area in 

Dakota County. On July 28, 1992, MPCA 

issued an administrative order for Inver 

Hills to address the source’s 

contribution to the nonattainment 


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