7818 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices

LAND USE MEASURES—Continued

Land use control number Description NCP pages

5 ...................... It is recommended that procedures be implemented to factor noise compatibility considerations into the

project review process of local planning commissions, Boards of Adjustment and staff review of land development proposals. This measure would include the development of specific checklist items relating to issues of noise compatibility and a map showing the area where noise compatibility issues are critical. FAA

Action: Approved.

Pg. 48 and Tables 13 &

15.

6 ...................... It is recommended that the Broadmoor Estates Mobile Home Park be considered for voluntary fee simple acquisition and the present occupants be relocated to other compatible locations not impacted by aircraft related noise. This would remove approximately 210 residences (incompatible land uses) from high noise

contour areas. FAA Action: Approved.

Pgs. 50–51;

Exhibit 13;

and Tables

13 & 15.

7 ...................... It is recommended that a voluntary purchase program be implemented for the acquisition of all 52 existing

single-family residential units in The Cascades, depending upon the extent of neighborhood disruption, and

17 existing predominantly mobile homes located near the eastern terminus of Sullivan Road. This would

remove these residences from high noise contour areas. FAA Action: Approved as a voluntary measure.

Pgs. 49–52;

Exhibit 13;

and Tables

13 & 15.

8 ...................... Acquisition is recommended for three parcels of undeveloped land located almost entirely within the 65dB

contour: west of Capitol Circle S.W., south of Jackson Bluff Road, and north of Lake Cascade that has the

potential for residential development. This will provide positive control over land use within high noise contour areas or land available for potential residential development. FAA Action: Approved. This measure is

subject to a determination at the time of implementation that the purchase is necessary to prevent new

noncompatible development because noncompatible development on the vacant land is highly likely and

local land use controls will not prevent such development.

Pgs 52–53;

Exhibit 13;

and Tables

13 & 15.

9 ...................... It is recommended that as a final option, owners of noise impacted property who either opt not to participate

in the voluntary purchase program, or whose dwellings are not technologically or financially feasible to undergo soundproofing will be offered the opportunity to sell an avigation easement to the airport. The

avigation easement purchase offer will be made only after the completion of the voluntary purchase program and the residential soundproofing program is completed. This will provide protection to the airport

from litigation and will provide notification to future residents of noise exposure. FAA Action: Approved.

Pgs. 53–54;

Exhibit 13;

and Tables

13 & 15.

10 .................... It is recommended that soundproofing should be offered as an option to owners of permanent residential

structures located within the DNL 65dB voluntary purchase areas, if in doing so, it is both technologically

feasible and cost efficient. The soundproofing option would not commence until completion of the voluntary

acquisition program. Mobile homes would not be eligible. This would address impacts on existing residences and result in notification of future residents of noise impacts. In exchange for the soundproofing,

the residents will be required to dedicate an easement and nonsuite covenant to the airport. FAA Action:

Approved.

Pgs. 54–55;

Exhibit 13;

and Tables

13 & 15.

11 .................... It is recommended that the City of Tallahassee and Leon County should continue practicing environmental

land use controls during their development review process. This supports the prohibition of residential land

use within noise impacted portions of the study area. FAA Action: Approved.

Pg. 46 and Tables 13 &

15.

These determinations are set forth in

detail in a Record of Approval endorsed

by the Administrator on December 20,

1996. The Record of Approval, as well

as other evaluation materials and the

documents comprising the submittal,

are available for review at the FAA

office listed above and at the

administrative office of the City of

Tallahassee, Florida.

Issued in Orlando, Florida on February 4,

1997.

Charles E. Blair,

Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 97–4204 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application

to Impose and Use the Revenue from

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

La Crosse Municipal Airport, La

Crosse, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on

Application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at La Crosse

Municipal Airport under the provisions

of the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Minneapolis Airports District

Office, 6020 28th Avenue South, Room

102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Eldon L.

Steele, Airport Manager of the La Crosse

Municipal Airport at the following

address: La Crosse Municipal Airport,

2850 Airport Road, La Crosse, WI 54603.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of La

Crosse under § 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra E. DePottey, Program Manager,

Minneapolis Airports District Office,

6020 28th Avenue South, room 102,

Minneapolis, MN 55450, 612–713–4363.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at La

Crosse Municipal Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On February 5, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by City of La Crosse was

substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices 7819

application, in whole or in part, no later

than May 22, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 97–03–00–

LSE.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: June

1, 1997.

Proposed charge expiration date:

August 1, 1998.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$315,000.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): Acquire snow removal

equipment (two snow plow trucks);

Pavement evaluation and management

system study; Airport Layout Plan

update; PFC administration.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: no request to

exclude carriers.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the City of La

Crosse.

Issued in Des Plaines, IL, on February 12,

1997.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning and Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 97–4207 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Discretionary Cooperative Agreements

to Support the Demonstration and

Evaluation of Innovative AlcoholImpaired Driving Projects

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of discretionary

cooperative agreement program to

support the demonstration and

evaluation of Innovative AlcoholImpaired Driving Projects.

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)

announces a discretionary cooperative

agreement program to demonstrate and

evaluate innovative projects aimed at

reducing alcohol-impaired fatalities.

The goal of NHTSA’s Impaired

Driving program is to reduce alcoholrelated fatalities to 11,000 by the year

2005. While progress has been made in

reducing alcohol-related fatalities in the

last ten years, more innovative programs

with potential to achieve dramatic

declines in alcohol-impaired driving

fatalities are needed to reach this

national goal. This cooperative

agreement program is to support the

development of innovative projects or

new approaches that have potential to

substantially reduce alcohol-related

fatalities, injuries and crashes.

NHTSA anticipates funding several

innovative demonstration projects for a

period of two years under this

announcement.

This notice solicits pre-applications

from public and private, non-profit and

for-profit organizations, state and local

governments and their agencies.

Interested applicants must submit a preapplication package as further described

in the Pre-Application Procedures

section of this notice. The preapplications will be evaluated to

identify those that warrant further

development. Only selected preapplicants will be invited to submit a

full application.

DATES: Pre-applications must be

received at the office designated below

on or before 3:00 pm April 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Pre-applications must be

submitted to the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of

Contracts and Procurement (NAD–30),

ATTN: Rose Watson, 400 7th Street,

S.W., Room 5301, Washington, D.C.

20590. All applications submitted must

include a reference to NHTSA

Cooperative Agreement Program No.

DTNH22–97–H–05072.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General administrative questions may

be directed to Rose Watson, Office of

Contracts and Procurement at (202–366–

9557). Programmatic questions relating

to this cooperative agreement program

should be directed to Valerie Gompf,

Impaired Driving Division, NHTSA, 400

7th Street, SW (NTS–11), Washington,

DC 20590 by e-mail at

vgompf@nhtsa.dot.gov or by phone

(202–366–2702). Interested applicants

are advised that no separate preapplication package exists beyond the

contents of this announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The goal of NHTSA’s Impaired

Driving program is to reduce alcoholrelated fatalities to 11,000 by the year

2005. Progress has been made in

reducing alcohol-related fatalities in the

last ten years. The proportion of traffic

fatalities involving alcohol has dropped

to 41 percent in 1995, from 52 percent

in 1985. The 17,274 alcohol-related

fatalities in 1995 (41 percent of total

traffic fatalities for the year) represent a

24 percent reduction from the 22,720

alcohol-related fatalities reported in

1985 (52 percent of the total).

From 1985 to 1995 intoxication rates

decreased for drivers of all age groups

involved in fatal crashes, with the

youngest and oldest drivers

experiencing the largest decreases. For

drivers 65 and older, intoxication rates

dropped from 7.6 percent in 1985 to 5.0

percent in 1985 (a decline of 34

percent); for drivers 16 to 20 years of

age, intoxication rates dropped by 47

percent (from 23.9 percent in 1985 to

12.7 percent in 1995).

The highest intoxication rates in fatal

crashes in 1995 were recorded for

drivers 21–24 years old (27.8 percent),

followed by ages 25–34 (26.8 percent

and 35–44 (22.8 percent). These three

age groups have also shown the smallest

reductions since 1985 (21.3 percent,

17.3 percent and 6.0 percent,

respectively.

Safety belts were used by only about

17.5 percent of the fatally injured

intoxicated drivers (blood alcohol

concentration (BAC) of 0.10 g/dl or

greater), compared to 29.1 percent of

fatally injured impaired drivers (BAC

between 0.01 g/dl and 0.09 g/dl) and

44.6 percent of fatally injured sober

drivers (no alcohol).

Innovations in enforcement,

alternative sanctions, public education,

alcohol screening and treatment,

prevention, technology and the passage

of tougher legislation have all

contributed to this decline. While it is

clear that the nation has made progress

in reducing alcohol-related fatalities,

more needs to be done in order to

continue making significant gains. It

will take new ideas, creative

approaches, innovative programs, new

partners, and new or improved

technologies to significantly lower the

number of alcohol-related deaths. The

national goal will not be met without

expanding beyond the current state-ofthe-art in these areas.

Partners in Progress

To explore how to achieve this

national goal, NHTSA convened a group

of over 100 people for the Partners in

Progress meeting in February 1995. The

group developed over 100 strategies to

address the goal. In January 1996,

NHTSA convened an Implementation

Group to develop an action plan to

make quantum leaps toward this goal.

The Implementation Group met several

times over the course of a year and

drafted an ‘‘Impaired Driving Guide for

Action,’’ which included the following

seven countermeasure areas:

(1) public education;

(2) individual responsibility;