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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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of

Noise Compatibility Program Update

and Request for Review; Cincinnati/

Northern Kentucky International

Airport, Hebron, Kentucky

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the Kenton County

Airport Board for Cincinnati/Northern

Kentucky International Airport under

the provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Public Law 96–193) and CFR part 150

are in compliance with applicable

requirements. The FAA also announces

that it is reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program update that was

submitted for Cincinnati/Northern

Kentucky International Airport under

Part 150 in conjunction with the noise

exposure map, and that this program

will be approved or disapproved on or

before December 5, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of

the FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure maps and of the start of its

review of the associated noise

compatibility program is June 8, 2000.

The public comment period ends

August 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peggy S. Kelley, Airports District Office,

3385 Airways Blvd., Suite 302,

Memphis, TN 38116–3841, 901–544–

3495, ext. 19. Comments on the

proposed noise compatibility program

update should also be submitted to the

above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport are in compliance

with applicable requirements of Part

150, effective June 8, 2000. Further,

FAA is reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program update for that

airport which will be approved or

disapproved on or before December 5,

2000. This notice also announces the

availability of this program for public

review and comment.

Under section 103 of Title I of the

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement

Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as

‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps

which meet applicable regulations and

which depict noncompatible land uses

as of the date of submission of such

maps, a description of projected aircraft

operations, and the ways in which such

operations will affect such maps. The

Act requires such maps to be developed

in consultation with interested and

affected parties in the local community,

government agencies, and persons using

the airport.

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 Kenton County Airport Board

submitted to the FAA on May 2, 2000,

noise exposure maps, descriptions and

other documentation which were

produced during the Cincinnati/

Northern Kentucky International Noise

Compatibility Study Update, initiated

August 1998. It was requested that the

FAA review this material as the noise

exposure maps, as described in section

103(a)(1) of the Act, 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.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

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descriptions submitted by the Kenton

County Airport Board. The specific

maps under consideration are

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport 1999 Noise

Exposure Map and Future (2005) Noise

Exposure Map/Noise Compatibility

Program in the submission. The FAA

has determined that these maps for

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport are in complience

with applciable requirements. This

determination is effective on June 8,

2000. FAA’s determination on an airport

operator’s noise exposure maps is

limited to a finding that the maps were

developed in accordance with the

procedures contained in Appendix A of

FAR Part 150. Such determination does

not constitute approval of the

applicant’s data, information or plans,

or a commitment to approve a noise

compatibility program or to fund the

implementation of that program.

If questions arise concerning the

precise relationship of specific

properties to noise exposure maps.

Therefore, the responsibility for the

detailed overlaying of noise exposure

contours depicted on a noise exposure

map submitted under section 103 of the

Act, it should be noted that the FAA is

not involved in any way in determining

the relative locations of specific

properties with regard to the depicted

noise contours, or in interpreting the

noise exposure maps to resolve

questions concerning, for example,

which properties should be covered by

the provisions of section 107 of the Act.

These functions are inseparable from

the ultimate land use control and

planning responsibilities of local

government. These local responsibilities

are not changed in any way under Part

150 or through FAA’s review of noise

exposure contours onto the map

depicting properties on the surface rests

exclusively with the airport operator

which submitted those maps, or with

those public agencies and planning

agencies with which consultation is

required under, section 103 of the Act.

The FAA has relied on the certification

by the airport operator, under section

150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the

statutorily required consultation has

been accomplished.

The FAA has formally received the

noise compatibility program for

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

International Airport, also effective on

June 8, 2000. 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 December 5,

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

compatibility program are available for

examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

621, Washington, DC 20591

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airports District Office, 3385 Airways

Blvd., Suite 302, Memphis, TN

38116–3841

Mr. Robert F. Holscher, Director of

Aviation, Kenton County Airport

Board, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

Airport, Second Floor, Terminal One,

Hebron, Kentucky

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Memphis Airports District Office,

Memphis, Tennessee, June 8, 2000.

LaVerne F. Reid,

Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Draft Environmental Assessment for

the Proposed Actions Relating to a

Change in Department Procedure at

Sarasota-Bradenton International

Airport and Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration.

ACTION: Extension of the comment

period.

SUMMARY: On April 26, 2000, the

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

announced the availability of the Draft

Environmental Assessment (DEA) for a

proposed departure procedure at

Sarasota Manatee International Airport

and a request for comments. The

Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority

requested the change in departure

procedures to achieve noise level

reductions over the neighboring

community in manatee county north of

the airport. The proposed actions

include the following: (1) Turning

aircraft department Runway 32 to the

northwest, over land-use areas that are

more compatible with the noise

emissions of aircraft and (2) reducing

significant residential noise levels

caused by aircraft executing the new

turn.

DATES: The opportunity to provide

written comments on the DEA will be

extended until July 14, 2000. Late filed

comments will be considered to the

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the

DEA may be mailed, in triplicate, to:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Attention: Nancy Shelton, Airspace

Branch, ASO–520, 1702 Columbia

Avenue, College Park, GA 30337–2745.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning this DEA or the

process being applied by the FAA,

should be directed to Nancy Shelton via

telephone at (404) 305–5585, or in

writing to the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

will consider all comments directly

within the scope of the DEA. The most

useful comments are those which

provide facts and analyses to support

the reviewer’s recommendations or

conclusions. The FAA will consider

comments received after the close of the

comment period to the extent

practicable. The FAA will issue a final

Environmental Assessment that

includes corrections, clarifications and

responses to comments on the DEA, as

appropriate. The DEA is not being

published in today’s Federal Register

due to its size and detailed graphics on

the charts contained in it. However, to

maximize the opportunities for public

participation in the environmental

process, copies of the DEA are available

for review at the following libraries:

Longboat Key Library, 555 Bay Isles Rd.,

Longboat Key, FL

Manatee County Public Library, 1301

Barcarrota Blvd. West, Bradenton, FL

Selby Public Library, 1331 First Street,

Sarasota, FL