[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 188 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24740]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review

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 
Boise Air Terminal 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 Boise, 
Idaho. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA 
that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for 
Boise Air Terminal were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective June 30, 1995. The proposed noise compatibility program will 
be approved or disapproved on or before March 17, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's review of the noise 
compatibility program is September 18, 1996. The public comment period 
ends November 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ossenkop, FAA, Airports Division, ANM-611, 1601 Lind Avenue, 
S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. 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 Boise Air Terminal 
which will be approved or disapproved on or before March 17, 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 has 
been found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulation (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 
Boise Air Terminal effective on September 18, 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 March 17, 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 the local land use authorities, will be 
considered by the FAA to the extend 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, Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, 
DC
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056
Boise Air Terminal, Boise, Idaho

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

    Issued in Renton, Washington, September 18, 1996.
David A. Field,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, ANM-600, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-24740 Filed 9-25-96; 8:45 am]
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