[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22483]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Savannah International Airport, Savannah, GA

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 
Savannah International 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 
Savannah Airport Commission. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR Part 150 for Savannah International Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective August 23, 1993. The 
proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before February 25, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is August 29, 1995. The public comment 
period ends October 28, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Cathy Nelmes, FAA/Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia 
Avenue, Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337-2747. 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 Savannah 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before February 25, 1996. 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 noise compatibility program for 
Savannah International Airport, effective on August 29, 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 February 25, 1996.
    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, Atlanta Airports District Office, 
1701 Columbia Avenue, Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337-2747.
    Mr. Patrick S. Graham, Savannah International Airport, 400 Airways 
Avenue, Savannah, GA 31408.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 29, 1995.
Dell T. Jernigan,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-22483 Filed 9-8-95; 8:45 am]
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