[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23097]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of a Noise Compatibility Program Revision and Request for 
Review; Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC

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 noise compatibility program that 
was submitted for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport under the 
provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Act of 1979 
(Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR 
Part 150 by the City of Charlotte. This revised program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated noise exposure 
maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Charlotte/Douglas 
International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective July 11, 1989.
    Upon acceptance of the Noise Exposure Maps, the FAA received the 
initial noise compatibility program on November 20, 1989. It was 
approved May 18, 1990. The proposed revision to the noise compatibility 
program will be approved or disapproved on or before February 19, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review is 
August 23, 1995. The public comment period ends October 22, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas M. Roberts, Program Manager, 
Atlanta Airports District Office, Campus Building, 1701 Columbia 
Avenue, Suite 2-260, College Park, Georgia 30337-2747. Telephone (404) 
305-7153. Comments on the revised 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 revision for 
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before February 19, 1996. This notice also announces 
availability of this program for public review and comment.
    This revision will add Churches within the definitions of ``public 
buildings'' under the approved noise compatibility program Land-Use 
Corrective Measure No. 2 paragraph entitled ``Soundproofing of Public 
Buildings.''
    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 (FAA) 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 prevention of the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program 
revision for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, effective on 
August 23, 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 submittal of noise compatibility programs, but 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 19, 1996.
    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 noncompatible land uses and preventing the 
introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
    Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program 
revision with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other 
than those properly addressed to the local land use authorities, will 
be considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise 
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 
617, Washington, DC 30591
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 
Campus Building, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Suite 2-260, College Park, 
Georgia 30337-2747
T.J. Orr, Aviation Director, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, 
P.O. Box 19066, Charlotte, North Carolina

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

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, August 23, 1995.
Dell T. Jernigan,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 95-23097 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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