[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 246 (Friday, December 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67373-67374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Meadows 
Field, Bakersfield, 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 for Meadows Field, 
Bakersfield, California, that was submitted by Kern County, California 
under the provision 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. This program was submitted subsequent 
to a determination by the FAA that the associated noise exposure maps 
submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Meadows Field were in compliance 
with applicable requirements effective April 14, 1995. The proposed 
noise

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compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before June 
9, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is December 12, 1996. The public comment 
period ends on February 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bahman H. Tash, Airport Planner, AWP-
611.5, Planning Section, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Telephone: (310) 725-3616. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 
92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007. 
Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, 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 Meadows Field 
which will be approved or disapproved on or before June 9, 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 
Meadows Field effective on December 12, 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 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 June 9, 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 
exposure maps, the FAA 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, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room, 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261
Mr. Raymond C. Bishop, Director, Kern County Department of Airports, 
1401 Skyway Drive, Suite 200, Bakersfield, California 93308-1697

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on December 12, 1996.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-32405 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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