[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 246 (Friday, December 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67373-67374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32405]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Meadows
Field, Bakersfield, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Meadows Field,
Bakersfield, California, that was submitted by Kern County, California
under the provision of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193). (hereinafter referred to as
``the Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150. This program was submitted subsequent
to a determination by the FAA that the associated noise exposure maps
submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Meadows Field were in compliance
with applicable requirements effective April 14, 1995. The proposed
noise
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compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before June
9, 1997.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the
noise compatibility program is December 12, 1996. The public comment
period ends on February 10, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bahman H. Tash, Airport Planner, AWP-
611.5, Planning Section, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, Telephone: (310) 725-3616. Mailing Address: P.O. Box
92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007.
Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne,
California 90261. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program
should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Meadows Field
which will be approved or disapproved on or before June 9, 1997. This
notice also announces the availability of this program for public
review and comment.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of
the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval
which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes for
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA formally received the noise compatibility program for
Meadows Field effective on December 12, 1996. It was requested that the
FAA review this material and that the noise mitigation measures, to be
implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be
approved as noise compatibility program under Section 104(b) of the
Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it
conforms to the requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility
programs, but that further review will be necessary prior to approval
or disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law
to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before June 9, 1997.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, Sec. 150.33. The primary considerations
in the evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may reduce
the level of aviation safety, create an undue burden on interstate or
foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent with obtaining the goal
of reducing existing noncompatible land uses and preventing the
introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other than
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise
exposure maps, the FAA evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noise
compatibility program are available for examination at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 617, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office,
Airports Division, Room, 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne,
California 90261
Mr. Raymond C. Bishop, Director, Kern County Department of Airports,
1401 Skyway Drive, Suite 200, Bakersfield, California 93308-1697
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on December 12, 1996.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-32405 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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