5718 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2000 / Notices

p.m. in room 208 Vanderbilt Hall, New

York University School of Law, 40

Washington Square South, New York,

New York 10012. The meeting is

scheduled to follow the Sixth Annual

Herbert and Rose L. Rubin Symposium

on International Law taking place at the

School of Law on Friday, February 25,

2000, presented by the Journal of

International Law and Politics:

‘‘Celebrating Twenty Years: The Past

and Promise of the 1980 Hague

Convention on the Civil Aspects of

International Child Abduction.’’

The purpose of the Study Group

meeting is to assist the State Department

develop United States policy in regard

to existing and possible future

international arrangements governing

the protection of children. Discussions

will center on the 1980 Hague

Convention on the Civil Aspects of

International Child Abduction; the 1996

Hague Convention on Jurisdiction,

Applicable Law, Recognition,

Enforcement and Cooperation in

Respect of Parental Responsibility and

Measures for the Protection of Children;

United States bilateral arrangements for

the enforcement of family support

obligations, state arrangements for the

enforcement of family support

obligations, the 1956 United Nations

Convention on the Recovery of

Maintenance Abroad, and the proposed

development of a new Hague

convention on the enforcement of

maintenance obligations.

Presentations by experts, both

domestic and foreign, at the New York

University symposium on Friday will

provide a comprehensive background

on the 1980 Abduction and 1996

Protection Conventions. In particular,

the Study Group will consider the

advisability of seeking signature and

ratification of the 1996 Convention. The

issues covered by these conventions are

also related to the extent and

effectiveness of international

maintenance enforcement and the

feasibility of the United States

concluding bilateral arrangements. The

experience of the United States at the

federal and state level with bilateral

arrangements will affect the policy

positions to be taken by the United

States in its continuing consideration of

such arrangements and in participating

in the development of a new

multilateral maintenance convention by

the Hague Conference on Private

International Law.

Persons interested in the Study Group

or in attending the February 26 meeting

in New York may request copies of the

conventions to be discussed, the United

States legislation authorizing bilateral

arrangements and the report of the 1999

Hague Conference meeting on

maintenance conventions. These

documents may be requested from Ms.

Rosie Gonzales by fax at (202) 776–

8482, by telephone at (202) 776–8420

(you may leave your request, name,

telephone number and mailing address

on the answering machine) or by email

to [pildb@his.com].

The Study Group meeting is open to

the public up to the capacity of the

meeting room. Persons who wish to

attend the meeting should notify Ms.

Gonzales no later than February 23, and

also provide their company or

organization affiliation, mailing and

email addresses and fax and telephone

numbers. Any person who is unable to

attend, but wishes to have his or her

views considered, may send comments

to Ms. Gonzales at the above fax number

or email address or may address them

to the office of the Assistant Legal

Adviser for Private International Law

(L/PIL), Suite 203, South Building, 2430

E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037–

2856.

Persons who are also interested in and

want information about the symposium

on Friday, February 25 should contact

Ms. Karin Wolfe, Senior Symposium

Editor, Journal of International Law and

Politics, New York University School of

Law, 110 West Third Street, New York,

NY 10012–1074; phone: (212) 998–6520,

fax: (212) 995–4032.

Jeffrey D. Kovar,

Assistant Legal Adviser for Private

International Law.

[FR Doc. 00–2548 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Port

Columbus International Airport,

Columbus, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the Columbus

Municipal Airport Authority for Port

Columbus International Airport 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 are in compliance with applicable

requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure maps is January 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jagiello, Federal Aviation

Administration, Great Lakes Region,

Detroit Airports District Office, DET

ADO–670.1, Willow Run Airport, East,

8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan

48111, (734) 487–7296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for the Port Columbus International

Airport are in compliance with

applicable requirements of Part 150,

effective January 3, 2000.

Under Section 103 of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

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

airport operator may submit to the FAA

noise exposure maps which meet

applicable regulations and which depict

non-compatible land uses as of the date

of submission of such maps, a

description of projected aircraft

operations, and the ways in which such

operations will affect such maps. The

Act requires such maps 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 noise exposure maps that are

found by the 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 non-compatible uses and for the

prevention of the introduction of

additional non-compatible uses.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

description submitted by the Columbus

Municipal Airport Authority for Port

Columbus International Airport. The

specific maps under consideration are

the noise exposure maps:

Figure 3.4, ‘‘1998 Existing Condition

Noise Exposure Map’’, and Figure 4.4,

‘‘2003 Future Condition Noise Exposure

Map’’ of the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for Port

Columbus International Airport are in

compliance with applicable

requirements. This determination is

effective on January 3, 2000. The 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

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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 maps 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 the FAA’s review of

noise exposure maps. 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 those

maps, 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.

Copies of the noise exposure maps

and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps

are available for examination at the

following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Great lakes

Region, Airports Division Office, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Room 269, Des Plaines,

Illinois 60018

Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit

Airports District Office, Willow Run

airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville,

Michigan 48111

Columbus Municipal Airport Authority, Port

Columbus International Airport, 4600

International Gateway, Columbus, Ohio

43219

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on January

3, 2000.

James M. Opatrny,

Acting Manager, Detroit Airports District

Office, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 00–2565 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

McAllen International, McAllen, TX

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 Miller

International under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion

Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)

(Public Law 101–508) and part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR Part 158).

DATE: Comments must be received on or

before March 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate copies to the FAA at the

following address: Mr. G. Thomas

Wade, Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–611, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–

0610.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Derald

Lary of Miller International at the

following address: Mr. Derald Lary,

Director of Aviation, Miller

International Airport, 2500 S.

Bicentenial Blvd., Suite 100, McAllen,

TX 78503–3140.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of the written

comments previously provided to the

Airport under section 158.23 of part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

G. Thomas Wade, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Airports Division, Planning and

Programming Branch, ASW–611, Fort

Worth, Texas 76193–0610, (817) 222–

5613.

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

Miller International under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On January 13, 2000 the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Airport was

substantially complete within the

requirements of Section 158.25 of Part

158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in whole or

in part, no later than April 15, 2000.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

January 1, 2002.

Proposed charge expiration date:

September 1, 2004.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$2,424,500.

PFC application number: 00–02–C–

00–MFE.

Brief description of proposed project(s):

Projects To Impose and Use PFC’S

Improve Runway 31 Safety Area.

Acquire Passenger Lift Device.

Acquire Aircraft Rescue and Fire

Fighting Vehicle.

Construct Blast Pads for Runway 13/

31.

Conduct Master Plan Update and

Terminal Area Study.

Passenger Facility Charge

Administrative Fees.

Proposed Class or Classes of Air Carriers

To Be Exempted From Collecting PFC’s:

None.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional Airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas

76137–4298.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at Miller

International.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on January 13,

2000.

Naomi L. Saunders,

Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 00–2563 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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