[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68902-68903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28826]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Part 150 Study and 
Draft Environmental Assessment, Notice of Public Comment Period, and 
Notice of Public Hearing/Workshop for Proposed Noise Abatement Air 
Traffic measures for the Toledo Express Airport Located in Toledo, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of comment period, notice of 
public hearing/workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that the 2002 Draft Supplemental Part 150 
Study and Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) have been prepared and 
are available for public review and comment. The 2002 Draft 
Supplemental Part 150 Study is a

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supplement to the 1999 Part 150 Study Update. The Draft EA assesses and 
discloses the environmental impacts of the proposed noise abatement air 
traffic measures recommended for implementation in the 2002 Draft 
Supplemental Part 150 Study and 1999 Part 150 Study Update. Written 
requests for the Draft Supplement and/or Draft EA may be directed to 
Mr. Paul Toth, Airport Director, Toledo Express Airport, 11013 Airport 
Highway, Swanton, OH 43558.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND HEARING/WORKSHOP: The public comment period 
for the 2002 Draft Supplemental Part 150 Study and the Draft EA will 
begin on November 12, 2002 and will close on December 20, 2002. A 
Public Hearing/Workshop will be held on December 12, 2002 for both 
documents. The Hearing/Workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until 
7:30 p.m. or until all interested people have spoken. The location for 
the Hearing/Workshop is the VFW Hall at 1950 S. Eber Road, Holland, 
Ohio. Interested Parties may address the 2002 Draft Supplemental Part 
150 Study and/or the Draft EA in their comments at the Hearing/
Workshop.
    Copies of the Draft Supplement and Draft EA may be viewed during 
regular business hours at the following locations:
    1. Toledo Express Airport, 11013 Airport Highway, Swanton, OH 
43558.
    2. Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, One Maritime Plaza, Toledo, 
OH, 43604-1866.
    3. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 1032 South McCord Road, 
Holland, OH 43528.
    4. Swanton Public Library, 305 Chestnut Street, Swanton, OH 43558.
    5. FAA, Great Lakes Region, 2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 
60018.
    6. FAA, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, 8820 
Beck Road, Belleville, MI 48111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL PART 150 STUDY 
CONTACT: Ms. Katherine Jones, FAA, Detroit Airports District Office, 
Willow Run Airport, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, MI 48111. Ms. Jones may 
be contacted at (734) 487-7298.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CONTACT: 
Ms. Annette Davis, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Air Traffic Division, 2300 
East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60018. Ms. Davis may be 
contacted at (847) 294-8091.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, the Toledo-Lucas County Port 
Authority (TLCPA) initiated a series of noise contour updates that were 
reflective of Burlington Air Express Global operations. The reanalysis 
of the noise contours continued in 1994, 1995/1996 and 1999. None of 
these resulted in an approved contour from the FAA. A Part 150 Study 
Update was completed in 1999, but not approved. In 2002, a Supplemental 
Part 150 Study was prepared for the 1999 Part 150 Study Update to 
update existing and future noise exposure and determine if the 
recommended noise abatement air traffic measures and land use 
mitigation measures were still reasonable and feasible.
    The Draft EA assesses the potential environmental impacts of the 
recommended noise abatement air traffic measures from the 2002 
Supplemental Part 150 Study, which is a supplemental report to the 1999 
Part 150 Study Update. The goal of the 1999 Noise Compatibility Plan 
(NCP) was to reduce noise impacts in the 65 DNL noise contour, as well 
as impacts in the 60-65 DNL noise contour. The noise abatement air 
traffic measures recommended in the 1999 NCP would have met that goal 
if they had been approved and implemented, because the measures would 
have directed aircraft over areas with the fewest number of people. The 
goal of the TLCPA to reduce noise impacts in the 65 DNL noise contour, 
as well as impacts in the 60-65 DNL noise contour, has not changed. The 
noise abatement air traffic measures would still meet this goal because 
the measures would continue to direct aircraft traffic over the most 
noise compatible areas. Therefore, the noise abatement air traffic 
measures are still feasible and reasonable.
    Comments from interested parties on the 2002 Supplemental Part 150 
Study or Draft EA are encouraged and may be presented at the Public 
Hearing/Workshop or may be submitted in writing to the TLCPA's 
consultant, Mr. Rob Adams, Landrum & Brown, Inc., 11279 Cornell Park 
Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45242. The comment period will close on December 
20, 2002.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 1, 2002.
Richard K. Peterson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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