[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27744-27745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12554]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Request for Review of Noise Compatibility Program for Hilo 
International Airport, Hilo, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted by 
the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation for the Hilo 
International Airport 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, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before 
October 24, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's start of its review of 
the noise compatibility program is April 27, 2001. The public comment 
period ends June 29, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Welhouse, Project Engineer, 
Honolulu Airports District Office,

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Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 50244, Honolulu, Hawaii 
96850, Telephone: (808) 541-1243. Comments on the proposed noise 
compatibility program should also be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for Hilo International 
Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before October 24, 
2001. This notice also announces the availability of this program for 
public review and comment.
    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 formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Hilo International Airport, effective on April 27, 2001. 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 24, 2001.
    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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, AWP-600, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Room 3012, Hawthorne, 
California 90261
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 300 
Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
Honolulu International Airport, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, Suite 700, 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
District Office Manager, Kona International Airport, Kailua-Kona, 
Hawaii 96740
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
District Office Manager, Hilo International Airport, Hilo, Hawaii 96720

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on April 27, 2001.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-12554 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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