[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33032-33033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5158]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review

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 
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) under the provisions of 40 
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 city of 
Fresco, California. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR Part 150 for FAT were in compliance with applicable 
requirements, effective July 6, 2005 (70 FR 50437-50438). The proposed 
noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or 
before November 22, 2006.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program is May 26, 2006. The public comment 
period ends July 25, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Garibaldi, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Western Pacific 
Region, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 
210, Burlingame, CA 94010, Telephone (650) 876-2778 extension 613. 
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 FAT, which will be 
approved or disapproved on or before November 22, 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 measures 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 
FAT, effective on May 26, 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

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47504 of the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material 
indicates that it conforms to FAR Part 150 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 November 22, 2006.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the provision 
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 and the proposed noise compatibility 
program are available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Planning and 
Environmental Division, APP-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
621, Washington, DC 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 210, Burlingame, 
California 94010.
City of Fresno, Mr. Kevin Meikle, Airport Planning Manager, 4995 East 
Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727-1525.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 26, 2006.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 06-5158 Filed 6-6-06; 8:45 am]
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