[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15303]


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[Federal Register: June 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

 

Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for Hawthorne Municipal 
Airport, Hawthorne, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
findings on the Noise Compatibility Program submitted by the city of 
Hawthorne, California under the provisions of title I of the Aviation 
Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) and 14 CFR part 
150. These findings are made in recognition of the description of 
Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 
(1980). On December 2, 1993 the FAA determined that the Noise Exposure 
Maps submitted by under part 150 were in compliance with applicable 
requirements. On May 31, 1994, the Assistant Administrator for Airports 
approved the Noise Compatibility Program for Hawthorne Municipal 
Airport. All five (5) of the proposed noise abatement and land use 
control measures were approved.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the 
Hawthorne Municipal Airport noise compatibility program is May 31, 
1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Kessler, Regional Airport Planner, Planning Section, AWP-
611.2, Federal Aviation Administration, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 
92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, 
Street address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, room 3012, Hawthorne, 
California 90261. Telephone: 301/297-1534. Documents reflecting this 
FAA action may be reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given 
its overall approval to the Noise Compatibility Program for Hawthorne 
Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, California, effective May 31, 1994.

    Under section 104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 
of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an airport operator 
who has previously submitted a Noise Exposure Map may submit to the FAA 
a Noise Compatibility Program which sets forth the measures taken or 
proposed by the airport operator for the reduction of existing 
noncompatible land uses and prevention of additional noncompatible land 
uses within the area covered by the Noise Exposure Maps. The Act 
requires such programs to be developed in consultation with interested 
and affected parties including local communities, government agencies, 
airport users, and FAA personnel.
    Each airport Noise Compatibility Program developed in accordance 
with Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) part 150 is a local program, not 
a Federal program. The FAA does not substitute its judgment for that of 
the airport proprietor with respect to which measures should be 
recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of FAR part 
150 program recommendations is measured according to the standards 
expressed in part 150 of the Act and is limited to the following 
determinations.
    a. The Noise Compatibility Program was developed in accordance with 
the provisions and procedures of FAR part 150:
    b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the 
goals of reducing existing noncompatible land uses around the airport 
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses:
    c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate 
or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of 
aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or 
intrude into areas preempted by the Federal Government; and
    d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be 
implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating 
safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of the 
navigable airspace and air traffic control systems, or adversely 
affecting other powers and responsibilities of the Administrator 
prescribed by law.
    Specific limitations with respect to the FAA's approval of an 
airport Noise Compatibility Program are delineated in FAR part 150, 
Sec. 150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the 
acceptability of land uses under Federal, state, or local law. Approval 
does not by itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for 
Federal action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility 
measures may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may 
require an environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval 
does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in 
the implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures 
covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 
FAA. Where federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must 
be submitted to the FAA Airports Division Office in Hawthorne, 
California.
    The city of Hawthorne submitted to the FAA on September 19, 1991, 
the Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions, and other documentations 
produced during the Noise Compatibility Planning study conducted from 
August 1987 through September 1991. The Noise Exposure Maps were 
determined by the FAA to be in compliance with applicable requirements 
on December 2, 1993. Notice of this determination was published in the 
Federal Register on December 17, 1993.
    The study contains a proposed Noise Compatibility Program comprised 
of actions designed for phased implementation by airport management and 
adjacent jurisdictions from the date of study completion to, or beyond, 
the year 1993. It was requested that the FAA evaluate and approve this 
material as a Noise Compatibility Program as described in section 
104(b) of the Act. The FAA began its review of the program on December 
2, 1993 and was required by a provision of the Act to approve or 
disapprove the program within 180 days (other than the use of new 
flight procedures for noise control). Failure to approve or disapprove 
such program within the 180-day period shall be deemed to be an 
approval of such program.
    The submitted program contained five (5) proposed actions for noise 
mitigation on and off the airport. The FAA completed its review and 
determined that the procedural and substantive requirements of the Act 
and FAR part 150 have been satisfied. The overall program, therefore, 
was approved by the Assistant Administrator for Airports effective May 
31, 1994.
    Outright approval was granted for all five (5) of the specific 
program elements. The measures that were approved include the 
following: Clarification and publication of existing noise abatement 
procedures; Establishment of designated engine maintenance run-up 
locations; Annexation of a portion of land within the City of 
Inglewood; Support the land use compatibility guidelines for project 
review in the General Plans for the Cities of Hawthorne and Inglewood; 
and Formalize noise complaint handling system.
    These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of 
Approval endorsed by the Assistant Administrator for Airports on May 
31, 1994. The Record of Approval, as well as other evaluation materials 
and the documents comprising the submittal, are available for review at 
the FAA office listed above and at the administrative offices of the 
Hawthorne Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 7, 1994.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600 Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-15303 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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