[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45470-45471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Revision to Noise Compatibility, Program and Request 
for Review, Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, KY

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 by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board under 
the

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provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 
1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) and 14 CFR Part 150. The existing noise 
compatibility program was approved May 10, 1990. The proposed revision 
to the noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before February 18, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's review of the revision 
to the noise compatibility program is August 22, 1996. The public 
comment period ends October 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia K. Wills, 2851 Directors Cove, Suite 3, Memphis, Tennessee 
38131-0301; 901-544-3495. Comments on the proposed revision to the 
noise compatibility program should also be submitted to the above 
office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed revision to the noise compatibility program for 
Blue Grass Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
February 18, 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 proposed for 
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the proposed revision to the noise 
compatibility program for Blue Grass Airport, effective August 22, 
1996. It was requested that the FAA review this material and that the 
noise mitigation measure proposed by the airport be approved as a 
revision to the 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, limited by law to a 
maximum of 180 days will be completed on or before February 18, 1997.
    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 
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 
compatibility program, and the proposed revisions to the noise 
compatibility program are available for examination at the following 
locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
621, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis Airports District Office, 2851 
Directors Cove, Suite 3, Memphis, Tennessee 38131
Administrative Office, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board, 
Blue Grass Airport, 4000 Versailles Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40510

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

    Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, August 22, 1996.
Wayne R. Miles,
Assistant Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-22130 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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