[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 166 (Monday, August 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43808-43809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21716]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Interagency Committee on Aircraft Noise Meeting Agenda

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public forum.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a forum 
sponsored by the Federal Interagency Committee on Aircraft Noise 
(FICAN) to discuss aircraft noise issues.

DATES: The forum will be held on October 4, 1996.

ADDRESS: The forum will be held at the Jackson Federal Building, 915 
Second Ave., Seattle, Washington 98174.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Thomas Connor, Manager, Technology Division (AEE-100), Office of 
Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, fax (202) 267-5594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a public forum 
sponsored by the Federal Interagency Committee on Aircraft Noise 
(FICAN) to be held on October 4, 1996.
    On March 16, 1993, representatives of the agencies that 
participated on the Federal Interagency Committee on Noise (FICON) met 
and agreed to establish a standing committee to be known as FICAN. The 
standing interagency committee will provide a permanent aviation noise 
research and development (R&D) forum, which will assist agencies in 
providing adequate forums for discussion of public and private 
proposals, identify needed research, and encouraging R&D efforts in 
these areas. FICAN held their last public forum on March 2, 1995 at the 
Naval Air Station Miramar, San Diego, CA. The public forum consisted of 
presentations by the FICAN members on current and future aircraft noise 
research projects, followed by an open comment and discussion period.
    The agenda for the meeting will include:
     Presentation of current and future aircraft noise research 
projects that are funded by the Federal members of FICAN.
     Public concern/discussion and comment period.
    Attendance is open to the public, but will be limited to the space 
available. The public must make arrangements by

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September 20, 1996 to present oral statements at the forum. 
Arrangements may be made by contacting the person listed under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Sign and oral interpretation 
can be made available at the meeting, as well as an assistive listening 
device, if requested 10 calendar days before the forum. Written 
comments should be addressed to the person listed under the heading FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments must be received on or before 
October 25, 1996.
Thomas Connor,
Manager Technology Division, Office of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-21716 Filed 8-23-96; 8:45 am]
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