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Dated: December 20, 1999.

Evelyn S. Lieberman,

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and

Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–184 Filed 1–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements

filed during the week ending December

24, 1999

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.

Sections 412 and 414. Answers may be

filed within 21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: OST–99–6694.

Date Filed: December 21, 1999.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject:

PSC/Reso/101 dated November 17, 1999

Expedited Resos and Recommended

Practices r1–11

Intended effective date: as early as

December 31, 1999.

Andrea M. Jenkins,

Federal Register Liaison.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of

Noise Compatibility Program and

Request for Review; Providence-T.F.

Green Airport, Warwick, RI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

map for Providence-T.F. Green Airport,

as submitted by the Rhode Island

Airport Corporation under the

provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Pub. L. 96–193) and 14 CFR part 150,

is in compliance with applicable

requirements. The FAA also announces

that it is reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program that was

submitted for Providence-T.F. Green

Airport under part 150 in conjunction

with the noise exposure map, and that

this program will be approved or

disapproved on or before June 19, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure map and of the start of its

review of the associated noise

compatibility program is December 22,

1999. The public comment period ends

on March 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

C. Silva, Federal Aviation

Administration, New England Region,

Airports Division, ANE–600, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

Massachusetts 10803.

Comments on the proposed noise

compatibility program should also be

submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure map submitted

for Providence-T.F. Green Airport is in

compliance with applicable

requirements of part 150, effective

December 22, 1999. Further, FAA is

reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program for that airport

which will be approved or disapproved

on or before June 19, 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 a noise exposure

map which meets applicable regulations

and which depicts non compatible land

uses as of the date of submission of such

map, a description of projected aircraft

operations, and the ways in which such

operations will affect such map. The Act

requires such map 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 a noise exposure map that is

found by FAA to be in compliance with

the requirements of Federal Aviation

Regulation (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 introduction of

additional non-compatible uses.

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation

submitted to the FAA, on November 4,

1999, a noise exposure map,

descriptions, and other documentation

which were produced during the

Airport Noise Compatibility Planning

(Part 150) study at Providence-T.F.

Green Airport from March 1998 to

November 1999. It was requested that

the FAA review this material as the

noise exposure map, 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 map and related

descriptions submitted by Rhode Island

Airport Corporation. The specific maps

under consideration were Exhibits 1–1,

‘‘1998 Existing NEM,’’ and Exhibit 1–3,

‘‘2003 NCP/NEM’’, along with the

supporting documentation in ‘‘FAR Part

150 Noise Compatibility Study Update.’’

The FAA has determined that the maps

for Providence-T.F. Green Airport are in

compliance with applicable

requirements. This determination is

effective on December 22, 1999.

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 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 map

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 a noise exposure map.

Therefore, the responsibility for the

detailed overlaying of noise exposure

contours onto the map depicting

properties on the surface rests

exclusively with the airport operator

which submitted the map, 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

Providence-T.F. Green Airport, also

effective on December 22, 1999.

Preliminary review of the submitted

material indicates that it conforms to the

requirements for the submittal of noise

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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 June 19, 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 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, 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 map, the FAA’s evaluation of

the map, and the proposed noise

compatibility program are available for

examination at the following locations:

Rhode Island Airport Corporation, T.F.

Green Airport, 2000 Post Road,

Warwick, Rhode Island 02886–1533

Federal Aviation Administration, New

England Region, Airports Division,

ANE–600, 16 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, Massachusetts

01803

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on

December 22, 1999.

Bradley A. Davis,

Acting Manager, Airports Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA; Special Committee 135;

Environmental Conditions and Test

Procedures for Airborne Equipment

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for Special Committee

(SC)–135 meeting to be held January 16–

19, 2000, starting at 9 a.m. The meeting

will be held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Suite 1020, Washington,

DC, 20036.

The agenda will include: January 17,

(1) Welcome and Introductory Remarks;

(2) Agenda Overview; (3) Review

Section 8 Proposed Changes; (4) Review

Section 16 Proposed Changes; (5)

Review Status of Section 20 Working

Group; (6) Review milestone schedule

for release of revisions to DOD–160D;

(7) Other Business; (8) Confirm dates for

future meetings; (9) Closing.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

(202) 833–9434 (fax); or http://

www.rtca.org (web site). Members of the

public may present a written statement

to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

22, 1999.

Gregory D. Burke,

Designated Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Special Committee 189/

EUROCAE Working Group 53; Air

Traffic Services; Safety and

Interoperability Requirements

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2),

notice is hereby given for a joint Special

Committee (SC)–189/EUROCAE

Working Group (WG)–53 meeting to be

held January 31–February 4, 2000,

starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be

held at EUROCAE, 17 rue Hamelin,

Paris, France 16.

The agenda will be as follows:

Monday, January 31: Opening Plenary

Session Convenes at 9:00 a.m.: (1)

Introductory Remarks; (2) Review and

Approve Agenda; (3) Review and

Approve Summary of the Previous

Meeting; (4) Sub-Group and Related

Reports; (5) Position Papers Planned for

Plenary Agreement; (6) SC–189/WG–53

Co-chair Progress Report. Tuesday,

February 1 through Thursday, February

3: (7) Sub-group Meetings. Friday,

February 4: Closing Plenary Session: (8)

Introductory Remarks; (9) Review and

Approval of Agenda; (10) Review of

Preliminary Meeting Minutes; (11) Subgroup and Related Reports; (12) Position

Papers Planned for Plenary Agreement;

(13) SC–189/WG–53 Co-chair Progress

Report and (14) Closing.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairmen,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036, by phone at (202) 833–9339, by

fax at (202) 833–9434, or by e-mail at

hmoses@rtca.org. Members of the public

may present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

22, 1999.

Gregory D. Burke,

Designated Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA; Joint RTCA Special Committee

181/EUROCAE Working Group 13

Standards of Navigation Performance

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2),

notice is hereby given for a joint Special

Committee 181/EUROCAE Working

Group meeting to be held January 17–

22, 2000, starting at 9:00 a.m. The

meeting will be held at the Honeywell,

Inc. Commercial Aviation Systems,

21111 North 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ

85036. The host, Mr. David Dwyer, may

be reached at (602) 436–7268 (phone),

dave.dwyer@cas.honeywell.com (email).

The agenda will be as follows: January

17–18, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (1) Working

Groups 1 and 4 to meet separately;

January 19, 9:00 a.m.–noon, (2) Plenary

Final Review DO–236A; January 20,

9:00 a.m.–noon, (3) Plenary Final

Review DO–236A, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.,

(4) Final Review Moving Maps MOPS;

January 21, 9:00 a.m.–noon (6) Plenary

Final Review Moving Map MOPS; (7)

Chairman’s Remarks; (8) Working Group

Reports; (9) Plenary Review DO–236A

and Moving Maps MOPS; (10) Confirm

dates of future meetings; (11) Other

Business; (12) Closing.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may