[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49053-49054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20278]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Port Columbus International Airport, Columbus, Ohio

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 
Port Columbus International Airport under the provisions of Title I of 
the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

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(Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR 
part 150 of the Columbus Municipal Airport Authority. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated 
noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Port Columbus 
International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective January 3, 2000. The proposed noise compatibility program 
will be approved or disapproved on or before January 10, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of 
the noise compatibility program is July 14, 2000. The public comment 
periods ends September 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jagiello, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Great Lakes Region, Detroit Airports District Office, 
DET ADO-670.1, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, 
Michigan 48111, (734) 487-7296. 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 Port Columbus 
International Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before January 10, 2001. This is 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 the 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 non-compatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Port Columbus International Airport, effective on July 14, 2000. 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 January 10, 2001.
    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 non-compatible land uses and preventing the 
introduction of additional non-compatible 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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Region, Airports Division 
Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 261, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, 
Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111
Columbus Municipal Airport Authority, Port Columbus International 
Airport, Columbus, Ohio 43219

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

    Issued in Belleville, Michigan, July 14, 2000.
James M. Opatrny,
Acting Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, Great Lakes Region.
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