Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Notices 44509

(1) Opening remarks by the Executive

Director (Capt. Eldridge) and chairman

(Tim Leitzell).

(2) Approval of the May 15, 1997

minutes.

(3) Report from the Waterways

Subcommittee.

(4) Report from the Navigation

Subcommittee.

(5) Status reports on Committee

membership, VTS rules deviations,

Galveston anchorages, Bayport Tunnel

removal, Army Corps of Engineers’

dredging projects, and comments and

discussions from the floor.

Procedural

All meetings are open to the public.

Members of the public may make oral

presentations during the meetings.

Information on Services for the

Handicapped

For information on facilities or

services for the handicapped or to

request special assistance at the

meetings, contact the Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: August 4, 1997.

T.W. Josiah,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–22138 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Amendment to Approved

Noise Compatibility Program and

Request for Review for Greater

Pittsburgh International Airport,

Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces that it

is reviewing a proposed amendment to

the approved noise compatibility

program that was submitted for Greater

Pittsburgh International Airport under

the provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Pub. L. 96–193) (hereinafter referred to

as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 CFR Part 150 by

the Allegheny County Department of

Aviation (ACDA). This program was

submitted subsequent to a

determination by the FAA that the

associated noise exposure maps

submitted under CFR Part 150 for

Greater Pittsburgh International Airport

were in compliance with applicable

requirements effective December 10,

1992. The Noise Compatibility Program

for Greater Pittsburgh International

Airport was approved by the FAA on

June 8, 1993. The proposed amendment

to the approved noise compatibility

program will be approved or

disapproved on or before February 13,

1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

start of FAA’s review of the noise

compatibility program is August 13,

1997. The public comment periods ends

September 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Squeglia, Environmental

Protection Specialist, AEA–610,

Planning and Programming Branch,

Eastern Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, Federal Building, JFK

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430. Telephone 718 553–3325.

Comments on the proposed noise

compatibility program should also be

submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA is

reviewing a proposed amendment to the

approved noise compatibility program

for Greater Pittsburgh International

Airport which will be approved or

disapproved on or before February 13,

1998. This notice also announces the

availability of this program for public

review and comment. The proposed

amendment to the sole remedial land

use measure included in the approved

noise compatibility program (a

voluntary sound insulation program) is

to allow persons willing to convey an

aerial easement to the County to elect

either to participate in the sound

insulation program or receive cash

compensation. The amendment also

will eliminate the requirement that

participants in the program be nonlitigants. Litigants will then be

permitted to participate in the program

and receive sound insulation or cash

compensation and related fees in

exchange for the conveyance of an aerial

easement.

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

proposed amendment to the approved

noise compatibility program for Greater

Pittsburgh International Airport,

effective on August 13, 1997. 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 February 13,

1998.

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

proposed amendment, the FAA’s

evaluation of the data presented, and its

effect on the approved noise

compatibility program are available for

examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration,

National Headquarters, 800

Independence Avenue SW., Room

617, Washington, DC 20591

Federal Aviation Administration,

Eastern Region Office, AEA–610

Federal Building, JFK International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430

Mr. Gary L. Bishop, Director, Allegheny

County Department of Aviation,

Pittsburgh International Airport,

Pittsburgh, PA 15231–0370

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August

13, 1997.

Harvey DeGraw,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern

Region, AEA–600.

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