[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23201]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Scottsdale Airport, Scottsdale, Arizona

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 
Scottsdale Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation 
Safety and Noises Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the city of 
Scottsdale Arizona. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by the FAA that the associated noise exposure maps 
submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Scottsdale Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective June 5, 1996. The 
proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before February 16, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is August 20, 1997. The public comment 
period ends on October 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Kessler, AICP, Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-611.2, 
Planning Section, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, 
California 90009-2007, Telephone 310/725-3615 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 rule compatibility program for Scottsdale Airport 
which will be approved or disapproved on or before February 16, 1998. 
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 has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Scottsdale Airport, effective on August 20, 1997. 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 February 16, 
1998.
    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. John S. Kinney, Airport Director, Scottsdale Airport, 15000 North 
Airport Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on August 20, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 97-23201 Filed 8-29-97; 8:45 am]
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