[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3451]


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[Federal Register: February 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, MI

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 that was submitted for 
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport under the provisions 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 by 
Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners. This program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated noise exposure 
maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 
International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective March 1, 1993. The proposed noise compatibility program will 
be approved or disapproved on or before May 17, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of 
the noise compatibility program is November 18, 1993. The public 
comment period ends March 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ernest P. Gubry, Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck 
Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111. 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 Kalamazoo/Battle 
Creek International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before May 17, 1994. 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 the 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 non-compatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, effective on November 18, 
1993. 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 May 17, 1994.
    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 non-compatible land uses and preventing the 
introduction of additional non-compatible 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, Detroit Airports District Office, 
Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111.
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, 5235 Portage Road, 
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002.

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.


    Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on November 18, 1993.
Dean C. Nitz,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3451 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am]
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