[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3125]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Palm Springs Regional Airport (PSP), Palm Springs, California

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 by 
the city of Palm Springs for Palm Springs Regional Airport (PSP), Palm 
Springs, California 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. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated 
Noise Exposure Maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective November 28, 1994. 
The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before July 25, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of 
the Noise Compatibility Program is January 26, 1995. The public comment 
period ends March 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Howard S. Yoshioka, Planning Section Supervisor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal 
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, (310) 297-1250. 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 Palm Springs 
Regional Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
July 25, 1995. 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 the 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 Noise Compatibility Program for 
Palm Springs Regional Airport, effective on January 26, 1995. 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 15, 1991.
    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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
615, Washington, DC 20591;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600, P.O. 
Box 92007 WPC, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007;
Mr. Allen F. Smoot, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, City of Palm Springs, 
Department of Aviation, Palm Springs Regional Airport, P.O. Box 2743, 
Palm Springs, California 92263-2743.

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

Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 95-3125 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am]
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