[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6599-6600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, AZ

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 
Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, Arizona, under 
the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 
Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as ``the 
Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150 by the Mohave County Airport Authority, Inc. 
This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA 
that the associated noise exposure maps, submitted under 14 CFR Part 
150 for Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, were in compliance 
with applicable requirements effective July 9, 1996. The proposed noise 
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before 
October 13, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is February 14, 1997. The public comment 
period ends April 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, AWP-611.1, Planning Section, 
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, 
Telephone (310) 725-3614. Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
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 Laughlin Bullhead 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before October 13, 1997. This notice also announces the availability of 
this program for public review and comment.

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    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 
Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, effective on December 4, 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 October 13, 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 
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's 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, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, California 90261
Mr. Norm Hicks, Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Laughlin 
Bullhead International Airport, 600 Highway 95, Bullhead City, Arizona 
86429.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on January 28, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 97-3405 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am]
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