Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Notices 6599

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard K. Pemberton, Administrative

Officer, Room 6210, GSA Headquarters,

18th & F Streets, NW., Washington, DC

20405; telephone 202–501–3863;

telecopier 202–501–6160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(5 USC Appendix), DOT gives notice of

a meeting of the White House

Commission on Aviation Safety and

Security (‘‘Commission’’). The

Commission was established by the

President to develop advice and

recommendations on ways to improve

the level of civil aviation safety and

security, both domestically and

internationally. The principal purpose

of the meeting on February 11 and 12

is to formulate the Commission’s final

recommendations to the President.

The portion of the meeting from 9:00

AM–2:00 PM, during which the

Commissioners will formulate their

recommendations on measures to

improve aviation security, will be

closed to the public pursuant to the

following exemptions in the

Government in the Sunshine Act, which

apply to public meetings under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act:

Exemption 1: Classified information.

In order properly to formulate their

recommendations, the Commissioners

may need to discuss or refer to

information properly classified in the

interest of national security, which may

not be done in public.

Exemption 3: Information exempted

from public disclosure by some other

statute. Under 49 USC 40119(b), the

Administrator of the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) may prohibit

public disclosure of certain categories of

information relating to aviation security,

if disclosure would constitute an

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy, reveal company confidential

information, or create a risk to the safety

of individuals traveling in inter- or

intra-state air transportation. These

categories are described at 14 CFR Part

191. Such information will be discussed

or referred to at the meeting.

Exemption 4: Company confidential

information. There is competition in the

aviation industry in many forms: among

carriers, among equipment

manufacturers, and among software

manufacturers, among others. Public

discussion of some of these matters

could violate 18 USC 1905, which

makes it a crime to reveal improperly

company confidential information that

has come into the possession of the

Government.

Exemption 9: Premature disclosure

would lead to frustration of proposed

agency action. The final

recommendations of the Commission

have not been formulated; it is possible,

however, that public knowledge of some

of the security recommendations may

frustrate their acceptance and

implementation by the FAA and other

agencies. The Commission is authorized

to protect against this possibility.

Limited seating for the public portion

of the meeting is available on a firstcome, first-served basis. The public may

submit written comments to the

Commission at any time; comments

should be sent to Mr. Pemberton at the

address and telecopier number shown

above.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 6,

1997.

Nancy E. McFadden,

General Counsel, Department of

Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–3444 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Advisory Circular 20–139, Commercial

Assistance During Construction of

Amateur-Built Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of Advisory Circular 20–

139, Commercial Assistance During

Construction of Amateur-Built Aircraft.

Advisory Circular 20–139 provides

information and guidance concerning an

acceptable means, but not the only

means, of demonstrating compliance

with the requirements of Federal

Aviation Regulations Part 21,

Certification Procedures for Products

and Parts. It is directed to persons

involved in the construction of amateurbuilt aircraft, the manufacturer of kits

designed to be assembled into aircraft

by amateur-builders, builders of aircraft

fabricated from plans for certification as

amateur-built, and persons providing

assistance to amateur-builders.

ADDRESSES: Copies of AC 20–139 can be

obtained from the following: U.S.

Department of Transportation,

Subsequent Distribution Office, M–

483.6, Ardmore East Business Center,

3341 Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD

20785.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3,

1996.

Frank P. Paskiewicz,

Acting Manager, Production and

Airworthiness Certification Division.

[FR Doc. 97–3506 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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Receipt of Noise Compatibility

Program and Request for Review for

Laughlin Bullhead International

Airport, Bullhead City, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces that it

is reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program that was

submitted for Laughlin Bullhead

International Airport, Bullhead City,

Arizona, 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

Mohave County Airport Authority, Inc.

This program was submitted subsequent

to a determination by the FAA that the

associated noise exposure maps,

submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for

Laughlin Bullhead International

Airport, were in compliance with

applicable requirements effective July 9,

1996. The proposed noise compatibility

program will be approved or

disapproved on or before October 13,

1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

start of FAA’s review of the noise

compatibility program is February 14,

1997. The public comment period ends

April 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner,

AWP–611.1, Planning Section, WesternPacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 92007,

Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,

California 90009–2007, Telephone (310)

725–3614. Street Address: 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne,

California 90261. 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 noise

compatibility program for Laughlin

Bullhead International Airport which

will be approved or disapproved on or

before October 13, 1997. This notice

also announces the availability of this

program for public review and

comment.
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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 formally received the noise

compatibility program for Laughlin

Bullhead International Airport, effective

on December 4, 1996. 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 October 13,

1997.

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,

National Headquarters, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

617, Washington, DC 20591

Federal Aviation Administration,

Western-Pacific Region Office, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012,

Hawthorne, California 90261

Mr. Norm Hicks, Executive Director &

Chief Operating Officer, Laughlin

Bullhead International Airport, 600

Highway 95, Bullhead City, Arizona

86429.

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on

January 28, 1997.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific

Region, AWP–600.

[FR Doc. 97–3405 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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Approval of Noise Compatibility

Program; Riverside Municipal Airport,

Riverside, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

findings on the Notice Compatibility

Program submitted by the city of

Riverside, California, under the

provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Public Law 96–193) and 14 CFR Part

150. These findings are made in

recognition of the description of Federal

and nonfederal responsibilities in

Senate Report No. 96–52 (1980). On

September 12, 1995 the FAA

determined that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the city of Riverside,

California, under Part 150 were in

compliance with applicable

requirements. On January 3, 1997, the

Associate Administrator for Airports

approved the Riverside Municipal

Airport Noise Compatibility Program.

All fourteen (14) of the program

elements were approved. Six (6)

elements were approved as a voluntary

measure, seven (7) elements were

approved outright, and one (1) element

was approved subject to confirmation of

a detailed acoustical/design study to

confirm the benefits of a noise barrier

and refinement of the barrier’s location.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s approval of the Riverside

Municipal Airport Noise compatibility

program is January 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Lieber, Airport Planner,

Airports Division, AWP–611.1, Federal

Aviation Administration, WesternPacific Region. Mailing address: P.O.

Box 92007, Wordway Postal Center, Los

Angeles, California 90009–2007.

Telephone: (310) 725–3614. Street

address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Hawthorne, California 90261.

Documents reflecting this FAA action

may be reviewed at this location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA has

given its overall approval to the Noise

Compatibility Program for the Riverside

Municipal Airport, effective January 3,

1997.

Under Section 104(a) of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an

airport operator who has previously

submitted a Noise Exposure Map, may

submit to the FAA, a Noise

Compatibility Program which sets forth

the measures taken or proposed by the

airport operator for the reduction of

existing noncompatible land uses and

prevention of additional noncompatible

land uses within the area covered by the

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires

such programs to be developed in

consultation with interested and

affected parties including local

communities, government agencies,

airport users, and FAA personnel.

Each airport Noise Compatibility

Program developed in accordance with

Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part

150 is a local program, not a Federal

program. The FAA does not substitute

its judgment for that of the airport

proprietor with respect to which

measures should be recommended for

action. The FAA’s approval or

disapproval of FAR Part 150 program

recommendations is measured

according to the standards expressed in

Part 150 of the Act and is limited to the

following determinations:

a. The Noise Compatibility Program

was developed in accordance with the

provisions and procedures of FAR Part

150;

b. Program measures are reasonably

consistent with achieving the goals of

reducing existing noncompatible land

uses around the airport and preventing

the introduction of additional

noncompatible land uses;

c. Program measures would not create

an undue burden on interstate or foreign

commerce, unjustly discriminate against

types or classes of aeronautical uses,

violate the terms of airport grant

agreements, or intrude into areas

preempted by the Federal Government;

and

d. Program measures relating to the

use of flight procedures can be

implemented within the period covered

by the program without derogating

safety, adversely affecting the efficient

use and management of the navigable

airspace and air traffic control systems,

or adversely affecting other powers and

responsibilities of the Administrator

prescribed by law.