[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 117 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37816-37817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15215]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Lanai Airport, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.

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 
Lanai Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety 
and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) (hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150, by the state of 
Hawaii, Department of Transportation. This program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by the FAA that the associated noise 
exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Lanai Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements effective December 23, 1999. 
The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before November 27, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is May 31, 2000. The public comment period 
ends on July 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Welhouse, Airport Planner, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 
P.O. Box 50244, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850-0001, Telephone 808/541-1243, 
Street Address: Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, 
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813. 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 Lanai Airport, 
which will be approved or disapproved on or before November 27, 2000. 
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 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 noncompatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Lanai Airport, effective on May 31, 2000. It was 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 November 27, 
2000.
    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, create an undue 
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent 
with obtaining the goal of reducing existing noncompatible land uses 
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible 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 
and compatibility program are available for examination at the 
following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration
    National Headquarters, Community and Environmental Needs Division, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, California 90261
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 
Federal Building, 300 Ala Monana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, 
Hawaii 96813
State of Hawaii
    Department of Transportation, Airports Division, District Office 
Manager, Kahului Airport, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on May 31, 2000.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 00-15215 Filed 6-15-00; 8:45 am]
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