6600 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Notices

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.
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Specific limitations with respect to

FAA’s approval of an airport Noise

Compatibility Program are delineated in

FAR Part 150, Section 150.5. Approval

is not a determination concerning the

acceptability of land uses under Federal,

State, or local law. Approval does not by

itself constitute an FAA implementing

action. A request for Federal action or

approval to implement specific noise

compatibility measures may be

required, and an FAA decision on the

request may require an environmental

assessment of the proposed action.

Approval does not constitute a

commitment by the FAA to financially

assist in the implementation of the

program nor a determination that all

measures covered by the program are

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the

FAA. Where Federal funding is sought,

requests for project grants must be

submitted to the FAA Airports Division

office in Hawthorne, California.

The city of Riverside, California,

submitted to the FAA on July 6, 1995,

the Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions,

and other documentation produced

during the noise compatibility planning

study conducted from May 1994

through July 1995. The Riverside

Municipal Airport noise exposure maps

were determined by FAA to be in

compliance with applicable

requirements on September 12, 1995.

Notice of this determination was

published in the Federal Register on

September 22, 1995.

The Riverside Municipal Airport

study contains a proposed Noise

Compatibility Program comprised of

actions designed for phased

implementation by airport management

and adjacent jurisdictions from the date

of study completion to the year 1999. It

was requested that the FAA evaluate

and approve this material as a Noise

Compatibility Program as described in

Section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA

began its review of the program on July

8, 1996 and was required by a provision

of the Act to approve or disapprove the

program within 180 days (other than the

use of new flight procedures for noise

control). Failure to approve or

disapprove such program within the

180-day period shall be deemed to be an

approval of such program.

The submitted program contained

fourteen (14) proposed actions for noise

mitigation on and off the airport. The

FAA completed its review and

determined that the procedural and

substantive requirements of the Act and

FAR Part 150 have been satisfied. The

overall program, therefore, was

approved by the Associate

Administrator for Airports effective

January 3, 1997.

All fourteen (14) of the program

elements were approved. The following

six (6) elements were approved as

voluntary measures: Continue

designation of Runway 09/27 as the

preferential runway; continue IFR

departure turns over the Santa Ana

River for Runway 27 IFR departures;

continue the use of helicopter training

pattern procedures north of the airport;

encourage the use of AOPA Noise

Awareness Steps and NBAA noise

abatement departure and arrival

procedures; encourage the use of the

Sears store as a visual fix for Runway 27

VFR approaches; require that propeller

aircraft conduct pre-flight run-ups on

Taxiway C, at the end of Runway 27, be

oriented to a 315 degree heading

whenever possible. The following seven

(7) elements were approved outright:

Amend the General Plan to establish

airport noise compatibility standards;

designate land on the east side of

Hillside Avenue (on runway centerline)

for open space on the General Plan;

promote informal means of providing

fair disclosure of potential noise

impacts in airport area; maintain system

for receiving and responding to noise

complaints; publish a pilot guide;

review Noise Compatibility Plan

implementation; and, update the Noise

Exposure Maps and Noise Compatibility

Program as necessary on an ongoing

basis. One (1) element was approved

upon confirmation of a detailed

acoustical/design study to confirm the

benefits of a noise barrier and

refinement of the barrier’s location.

These determinations are set forth in

detail in a Record of Approval endorsed

by the Associate Administrator for

Airports on January 3, 1997. 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 offices of the

city of Riverside, California.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on

January 27, 1997.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–3406 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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[Summary Notice No. PE–97–8]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

The purpose of this notice is to improve

the public’s awareness of, and

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s

regulatory activities. Neither publication

of this notice nor the inclusion or

omission of information in the summary

is intended to affect the legal status of

any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

200), Petition Docket No. lll, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: nprmcmts@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket

and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fred Haynes (202) 267–3939 or Angela

Anderson (202) 267–9781 Office of

Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28794.

Petitioner: Atlantic Southwest

Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

121.313(f) and (g).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit the petitioner to operate its 63