70 FR 33 pgs. 8424-8425 - Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program Amendment; Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 33Pages: 8424 - 8425
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-3111 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program Amendment; Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed amendment (second) for the noise compatibility program that was submitted for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Chapter 475 (hereinafter referred to as "Title 49") and 14 CFR part 150 by the city of Austin. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements effective on April 29, 2000. The original noise compatibility program was approved on November 7, 2000, and subseqently amended on February 11, 2004. The proposed update to the noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before August 10, 2005.
DATES:
The effective date of the start of the FAA's review of the noise compatibility program is February 11, 2005. The public comment period ends April 10, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Paul E. Blackford, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas, 76193-0652, (817) 222-5607. Comments on the proposed noise compatibilty program should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice announces that the FAA is reviewing a proposed update to the existing noise compatibility program for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or before August 10, 2005. 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 Regulations (FAR) part 150, promulgated ppursuant to Title 49, 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 noncompatible uses and for the prevention of the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
On April 20, 1999, the FAA published its approval of noise exposure maps for the Augstin-Bergstrom International Airport in the Federal Register. On May 25, 2000, the FAA published its approval of a final 2004 noise exposure map for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in the Federal Register. The FAA approved the original noise compatibility program on November 7, 2000, produced during Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, austin, Texas Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study.
The FAA received an update to the noise compatibilityprogram, and published its intent to review in theAugust 26, 2003, Federal Register . The FAA approved theupdated noise compatibility program on February 11, 2004.
The FAA has formally received a second update to the noisecompatibility program for Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAirport. Preliminary review of the submitted materialindicates that it conforms to the requirements for thesubmittal of noise exposure programs, but that furtherreview will be necessary prior to approval or disapprovalof the program. The formal review period, limited by lawto a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or beforeAugust 10, 2005.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under theprovisions of 14 CFR part 150, section 150.33. The primaryconsiderations in the evaluation process are whether theproposed 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 ofreducing existing noncompatible land uses and preventingthe introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposedprogram with specific reference to these factors. Allcomments, other than those properly addressed to local landuse authorities, will be considered by the FAA to theextent practicable. Copies of the notice exposure maps, theFAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noisecompatibility program are available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Forth Worth, Texas 76137.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, City of Austin, Aviation Department, 3600 Presidential Blvd., Austin, Texas 78719.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: Issued in Forth Worth, Texas, February 11, 2005.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 05-3111 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
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