[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65257-65258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31385]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
San Antonio International Airport San Antonio, TX

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 previously approved noise 
compatibility program that was submitted for the City of San Antonio, 
Texas, for San Antonio International Airport under the provisions of 
Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 
96-193) and 14 CFR Part 150 and that this program revision will be 
approved or disapproved on or before May 26, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of the FAA's start of its review of 
the noise compatibility program revision is November 27, 1996. The 
public comment period ends January 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William A. Perkins, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Airports Division, Texas 
Airport Development Office, ASW-652, Forth Worth, Texas, 76193-0650.
    Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program revision 
should also be submitted to the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program revision for San 
Antonio International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on 
or before May 26, 1997. This notice also announces the availability of 
this program revision for public review and comment.
    An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are 
found by the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of 
the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979, may submit a noise 
compatibility program and subsequent revisions 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 city of San Antonio, Texas submitted to the FAA on January 28, 
1991 noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which 
were produced during development of the San Antonio International 
Airport FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study. These maps were 
reviewed and determined in compliance with applicable requirements on 
April 12, 1991.
    The FAA formally received the noise compatibility program for San 
Antonio International Airport on April 12, 1991. The program was 
subsequently approved on October 9, 1991.
    The FAA has now formally received a revision to the noise 
compatibility program for San Antonio International Airport, effective 
November 27, 1996. Preliminary review of the submitted material 
indicates that it conforms to the requirements for the submittal of 
revisions to noise compatibility programs, but that further review will 
be necessary prior to approval or disapproval of the program revision. 
The formal review period, limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will 
be completed on or before May 26, 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 
revision may reduce the level of aviation safety, create an undue 
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent 
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 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, the previously 
approved noise compatibility program, and the proposed revision are 
available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ASW-600, Fort 
Worth, Texas 76193-0600.
City of San Antonio, Department of Aviation, 9800 Airport Boulevard, 
San Antonio, Texas 78216-9990.

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

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heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, November 27, 1996.
Naomi L. Saunders,
Manager, Airport Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31385 Filed 12-10-96; 8:45 am]
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