[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52988-52989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25951]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Revision No. 1 to Approved Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review for Palm Springs Regional Airport, Palm Springs,
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 revision to the approved noise compatibility
program that was submitted for Palm Springs Regional Airport under the
provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of
1979 (Public Law 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and
14 CFR Part 150 by the city of Palm Springs, California. This program
was submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that the
associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Palm
Springs Regional Airport were in compliance with applicable
requirements effective November 28, 1994. The Noise Compatibility
Program for Palm Springs Regional Airport was approved by the FAA on
July 25, 1995. The proposed revision to the approved noise
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before
March 26, 1997.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the
noise compatibility program is September 27, 1996. The public comment
period ends October 27, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Kessler, Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-611.2,
Planning Section, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
California 90009-2007, Telephone 310/725-3615 Street Address: 1500
Aviation Boulevard, 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 revision to the approved noise compatibility
program for Palm Springs Regional Airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before March 26, 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 has formally received the proposed revision to the approved
noise
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compatibility program for Palm Springs Regional Airport, effective on
September 27, 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 a 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 March 26, 1997.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 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's 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, 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, California 90261
Mr. Allen F. Smoot, A.A.E., Director, Department of Transportation,
Palm Springs Regional Airport, 3400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm
Springs, California 92263-2743
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on September 27, 1996.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 96-25951 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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