[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2199]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Commission


Receipt of an Amendment to 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 amendment to the noise compatibility program that 
has been submitted on January 12, 2004 for Toledo Express 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 Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. This amendment to the 
program was submitted subsequent to the approval by FAA of the noise 
compatibility program on July 22, 2003 and a determination that the 
associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for 
Toledo Express Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, 
effective January 24, 2003, published in the Federal Register February 
14, 2003. The proposed noise compatibility program amendment will be 
approved or disapproved on or before July 11, 2004.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program amendment is January 14, 2004. The public 
comment period ends March 13, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine S. Jones, Community Planner, 
DET ADO 606, Detroit Airports District Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, 
Ste. 107, Romulus, MI 48174. Comments on the proposed noise 
compatibility program amendment should also be submitted to the above 
office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program amendment for Toledo 
Express Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
July 11, 2004. This notice also announces the availability of this 
program amendment 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 
amendment for Toledo Express Airport, effective on January 12, 2004. 
The airport operator has requested that the FAA review this material 
and that the noise mitigation measure, 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 FAR Part 
150 requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility program 
amendment, but that further review will be necessary prior to approval 
or disapproval of the program amendment. The formal review period, 
limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before 
July 11, 2004.
    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 
amended 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 
amendment 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 existing approved 
noise compatibility program and the proposed noise compatibility 
program amendment are available for examination at the following 
locations:
    Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, 
11677 South Wayne Road, Ste. 107, Romulus, Michigan 48174.
    Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Toledo Express Airport, 11013 
Airport Highway, Box 11, Swanton, Ohio 43558.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Romulus, Michigan, January 14, 2004.
Irene R. Porter,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 04-2199 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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