[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61240-61241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27027]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV

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 submitted by the 
County of Washoe for the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada 
under the provisions of Title 1 of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as 
``the Act'') and title 14, Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), part 150. 
This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA 
that associated Noise Exposure Maps submitted under title 14 CFR part 
150 were in compliance with applicable requirements effective November 
15, 2001. The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before April 5, 2004.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of 
the Noise Compatibility Program is October 10, 2003. The public comment 
period ends on December 9, 2003.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elisha Novak, Airport Planner, San 
Francisco Airports District Office, Federal Aviation Administration, 
831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, California 94010, Telephone: 
650-876-2928. 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 the Reno/Tahoe 
International Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before April 5, 2004. 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 the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulation 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 
the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, effective on October 10, 2003. It 
is 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 April 5, 2004.
    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 reduce the 
level of aviation safety, create an undue burden on intestate or 
foreign commerce, or are 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, National Headquarters, Community 
Environmental Needs Division, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621, 
Washington, DC 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, California 94010.
County of Washoe, Airport Authority, 2001 East Plumb lane, Reno, Nevada 
89502.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on October 10, 2003.
Ellsworth L. Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 03-27027 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]
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