[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17557-17558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3289]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, SC

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 
Columbia Metropolitan Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 
et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the Richland-
Lexington Airport District. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that the associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR part 150 for Columbia Metropolitan Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective July 29, 2005. The 
proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before September 18, 2006.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the associated noise compatibility program is March 22, 2006. The 
public comment period ends May 22, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Baskin, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1702 Columbia Avenue, 
Campus Building, Suite 2-260, College Park, Georgia, (404) 305-7152. 
Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is

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reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Columbia 
Metropolitan Airport that will be approved or disapproved on or before 
September 18, 2006. 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 the Act, 
may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval which sets 
forth the measure the operator has taken or proposes to reduce existing 
non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional non-
compatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Columbia Metropolitan Airport, effective on March 22, 2006. The airport 
operator has 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 47504 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 September 18, 2006.
    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 or create an undue 
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether they 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 relating to 
these factors, 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 location: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Campus Building 
2-260, College Park, Georgia 30337. Questions may be directed to the 
individual named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, March 22, 2006.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 06-3289 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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