[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33450-33451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15891]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Revision To Approved Noise Compatibility Program and 
Request for Review; Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV

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 Reno/Tahoe 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 the Airport Authority of Washoe County, Nevada. 
The Noise Compatibility Program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR Part 150 for Reno/Tahoe International Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective February 22, 1991. 
The Noise Compatibility Program for Reno/Tahoe International Airport 
was approved by the FAA on September 1, 1993. The proposed revision to 
the approved noise compatibility program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before December 10, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
revision to the approved noise compatibility program is June 13, 1995. 
The public comment period ends July 13, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Elisha Novak, Senior Planner, SFO-612, Federal Aviation 
Administration, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten 
Road, Burlingame, California 94010-1303, Telephone 415/876-2928. 
Comments on the proposed revision to the approved noise compatibility 
program should 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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before December 10, 1995. This notice also announces 
the availability of this revision 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 revision to the approved noise 
compatibility program for Reno/Tahoe International Airport, effective 
June 13, 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. On September 1, 
1993, the FAA approved the noise compatibility program for Reno/Taho 
International Airport. An announcement of FAA's approval of the noise 
compatibility program was published in the Federal Register on 
September 24, 1993. Preliminary review of the submitted material for 
the revision 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 December 10, 1995.
    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 
measure 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 revision 
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 
revision to the approved noise compatibility program are available for 
examination at the following locations:

[[Page 33451]] Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 617, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthrone, California 
90261
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 94010-1303
Mr. Robert C. White, Director of Aviation, Airport Authority of Washoe 
County, Nevada, Box 12490, Reno, Nevada 89510

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 13, 1995.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-15891 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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