[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18422]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Riverside Municipal Airport, Riverside, CA

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 
Riverside Municipal Airport, Riverside, California, 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 city of Riverside, California. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that the associated 
noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Riverside 
Municipal Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective September 12, 1995. The proposed noise compatibility program 
will be approved or disapproved on or before January 4, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is July 8, 1996. The public comment period 
ends September 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, AWP-611.1, Planning Section, 
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, 
Telephone (310) 725-3614. Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Hawthorne, California 90261. 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 Riverside 
Municipal Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
January 4, 1997. 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 formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Riverside Municipal Airport, effective on April 19, 1996. 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 January 4, 1997.
    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, National Headquarters, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, California 90261
Mr. John Sabatello, Airport Manager, City of Riverside Municipal 
Airport, 6951 Flight Road, Riverside, California 92504.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on July 8, 1996.
Robert C. Bloom,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 96-18422 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am]
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