[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6791-6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3297]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Revision #2 to the Approved Noise Compatibility Program, San 
Diego International Airport--Lindbergh Field (SAN), San Diego, 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 Revision (#2) to the approved Noise Compatibility 
Program that was submitted by the San Diego Unified Port District for 
San Diego International Airport--Lindbergh Field (SAN), San Diego, 
California, 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. The proposed Revision #1 to the 
Noise Compatibility Program, therefore review and determination of new 
maps are not necessary. The proposed Revision #2 consists of sound 
attenuation of residential homes between the 65 dB and 75 dB CNEL 
contours.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of 
the revision to the approved Noise Compatibility Program is January 27, 
1998. The public comment period ends February 25, 1998. The proposed 
Revision #2 to the approved Noise Compatibility Program will be 
approved or disapproved on or before July 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los 
Angeles, California 90009-2007, (310) 725-3614. Comments on the 
proposed Revision #2 to the Noise Compatibility Program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed Revision (#2) to

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the approved Noise Compatibility Program for San Diego International 
Airport--Lindbergh Field which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before July 28, 1998. This notice also announces the availability of 
this Revision (#2) for public review and comment.
    The FAA has formally received Revision #2 to the approved Noise 
Compatibility Program for San Diego International Airport--Lindbergh 
Field, effective on August 13, 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 revision to the approved Noise Compatibility Program 
under Section 104(b) of the Act. On June 5, 1991, the FAA approved the 
Noise Compatibility Program for the San Diego International Airport. An 
announcement of FAA's approval of the Noise Compatibility Program was 
published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1991. On May 11, 1995, 
the FAA approved Revision #1 to the Noise Compatibility Program. 
Preliminary review of Revision #2 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 revision. The formal review period, limited by law to a maximum 
of 180 days, will be completed on or before July 28, 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 Revision 
#2 with specific reference to these evaluation 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 approved Noise Compatibility Program, Revision #1 to 
the Noise Compatibility Program, and proposed Revision (#2) 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 AWP-600, P.O. 
Box 92007 WPC, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007
Mrs. Danette B. Lake, Director, Airport Noise Information, San Diego 
Unified Port District, P.O. Box 488, San Diego California 92112-0488

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 27, 1998.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
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