Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 9, 1995 / Notices 24665

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 has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

descriptions submitted by Kern County,

California. The specific maps under

consideration are the 1993 and 1998

Noise Exposure Maps (Figure 9 and 10,

respectively) located in page 3–22 and

4–8 in the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for

Meadows Field are in compliance with

applicable requirements. This

determination is effective on April 14,

1995. 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 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 the 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 FAA’s review and

acceptance 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

consultation required by statute 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,

National Headquarters, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

617, Washington, D.C. 20591

Federal Aviation Administration,

Western-Pacific Region, Airports

Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Hawthorne, California

90261

Mr. David Price III, Director, Kern

County Department of Airports, 1401

Skyway Drive, Suite 200, Bakersfield,

California 93308–1697

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Hawthorne, California on April

14, 1995.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 95–11274 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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RTCA, Inc., Free Flight Task Force;

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for the first meeting of a

Free Flight Task Force to be held at 9

a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, and

Thursday, May 18, 1995. The meeting

will take place at Virginia’s Center for

Innovative Technology, 2214 Rock Hill

Road, Herndon, Virginia, in the

auditorium.

The meeting will open with a plenary

session during which the following will

be discussed: The FAA request for

RTCA’s assistance in developing

consensus on Free Flight

Implementation; how the task force will

be organized; and review of working

group responsibilities and milestones.

Attendees will be invited to participate

in one of the following three working

groups: Procedures and Expected

Benefits; System Architecture and

Technology; Transition Strategy, Cost/

Benefit Assessments, and

Implementation Schedule.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA,

Inc., at (202) 833–9339 (phone) or (202)

833–9434 (fax).

Members of the public may present a

written statement to the task force at any

time.

Exceptional circumstances, such as

the need to accomplish this task in a

relatively short time and the difficulty

in locating adequate conference space,

exist in this instance to permit public

notice of this meeting in less than 15

days.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 3,

1995.

Ronald E. Morgan,

Director, System Architecture and Program

Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 95–11318 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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Flight Service Station at Glennallen,

Alaska; Notice of Change in Facility

Operation

Notice is hereby given that on March

31, 1995, the Gulkana Flight Service

Station at Glennallen, Alaska, closed.

Services to the general aviation public

formerly provided by this facility are

now provided by the Automated Flight

Service Station at Kenai, Alaska. This

information will be reflected in the FAA

Organization Statement the next time it

is reissued. Sec. 313(a) of the Federal

Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, 72

Stat. 752; 49 U.S.C. App. 1354(a).

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on March 15,

1995.

Robert N. Lewis,

Acting Regional Administrator, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 95–11278 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

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National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Discretionary Cooperative Agreement

To Accelerate the Development,

Evaluation, and Deployment of

Collision Avoidance Systems

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of Discretionary

Cooperative Agreement to Accelerate

the Development, Evaluation, and

Deployment of Collision Avoidance

Systems.

SUMMARY: NHTSA announces this

discretionary cooperative agreement

program to support collision avoidance

system research studies and solicits

applications for projects under this

program.