30804 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Advisory Circular 21–40, Application

Guide for Obtaining a Supplemental

Type Certificate

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of Advisory Circular 21–40,

Application Guide for Obtaining a

Supplemental Type Certificate.

Advisory Circular 21–40 provides

information and guidance concerning an

acceptable means, but not the only

means, of demonstrating compliance

with the requirements of Title 14 of the

Code of Federal Regulations part 21,

Certification Procedures for Products

and Parts, regarding procedures for

obtaining a supplemental type

certificate for typical modification

projects.

ADDRESSES: Copies of AC 21–40 can be

obtained from the following: U.S.

Department of Transportation,

Subsequent Distribution Office,

Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q

75th Ave, Landover MD, 20785.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 1998.

James C. Jones,

Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division.

[FR Doc. 98–15055 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility

Program and Determination on

Revised Noise Exposure Maps; AkronCanton Regional Airport, Akron, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

findings on the noise compatibility

program submitted by Akron-Canton

Regional Airport Authority under the

provisions of title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Pub. L. 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 October 16,

1997, the FAA determined that the

noise exposure maps submitted by

Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Authority under part 150 were in

compliance with applicable

requirements. On April 9, 1998, the

Associate Administrator for Airports

approved the Akron-Canton Regional

Airport noise compatibility program.

Most of the recommendations of the

program were approved. The AkronCanton Regional Airport Authority has

also requested under FAR part 150,

§ 150.35(f), that FAA determine that

revised noise exposure maps submitted

with the noise compatibility program

and showing noise contours as a result

of the implementation of the noise

compatibility program are in

compliance with applicable

requirements of FAR part 150. The FAA

announces its determination that the

revised noise exposure maps for AkronCanton Regional Airport for the years

submitted with the noise compatibility

program, are in compliance with

applicable requirements of FAR part 150

effective May 13, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s approval of the Akron-Canton

Regional Airport noise compatibility

program is April 9, 1998. The effective

date of the FAA’s determination on the

revised noise exposure maps is May 13,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence C. King, Program Manager,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Detroit Airports District Office, Willow

Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road,

Belleville, Michigan 48111. Documents

reflecting this FAA action may be

reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA has

given its overall approval to the noise

compatibility program for Akron-Canton

Regional Airport, effective April 9,

1998, and that revised noise exposure

maps for 1997–2002 for this same

airport are determined to be in

compliance with applicable

requirements of FAR part 150.

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 and 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.

Specific limitations with respect to

the FAA’s approval of an airport noise

compatibility program are delineated in

FAR part 150, § 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 Detroit Airports

District Office in Belleville, Michigan.

Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Authority submitted to the FAA on

September 22, 1997, noise exposure

maps, descriptions, and other

documentation produced during the