28216 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2001 / Notices

Sample Timeline for Advance Approval

Process

Following is an example of a timeline

for the approval of an experimental

ballast water treatment system. For

illustrative purposes, the timeline

incorporates the development of a

standard and regulations during the test

period.

Date Action

Submit (S) ................. Application package submitted and reviewed for completeness.

S + 10 days ............... Application package accepted or rejected for submission to review panel. If complete, application package submitted to

independent review panel.

S + 45 days ............... Application approved or denied. Final approval pends agreement on study plan.

S + 90 days (A) ......... Study plan negotiated and agreed-upon by Coast Guard and applicant. This date is considered the Approval Date (A).

Treatment system considered meeting regulatory requirements for 5 years from this date.

Install (I) ..................... Experimental system installed and adjusted; preliminary organization for study completed. Experimental work begins.

I + 3 months .............. First progress report submitted to USCG.

I + 6 months .............. Second progress report submitted to USCG.

I + 9 months .............. Third Progress report submitted to USCG.

I + 12 months ............ Annual Report submitted to USCG. Study continues according to schedule, with quarterly and annual reports submitted

to the USCG.

Standard/Reg ............ First U.S. standard and regulations established for ballast water treatment. Operation of experimental system continues

under study plan.

A + 5 years ................ Vessel must meet existing standard and regulations, regardless of date standard and regulations are promulgated.

What Is the Coast Guard’s Authority for

Taking This Action?

Under 16 U.S.C. 4711, the Coast

Guard (acting on behalf of the Secretary

of Transportation) is authorized to take

this action.

Dated: March 30, 2001.

R.C. North,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Marine, Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 01–12719 Filed 5–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Approval of Noise Compatibility

Program Camarillo Airport, Camarillo,

CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

findings on the Noise Compatibility

Program submitted by the county of

Ventura, Camarillo, California, under

the provisions of Title I of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(Public Law 96–193) and Title 14, Code

of Federal Regulations, Part 150 (FAR

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 10, 1998, the FAA

determined that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the county of

Ventura under FAR Part 150 were in

compliance with applicable

requirements. On May 4, 2001, the

Acting Associate Administrator for

Airports approved the Camarillo Airport

Noise Compatibility Program. All

twenty-three of the program measures

have been approved. Fourteen measures

were approved as voluntary measures

and nine measures were approved

outright.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s approval of the Camarillo Airport

Noise Compatibility Program is May 4,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Armstrong, Airport Planner,

Airports Division, AWP–611.1, Federal

Aviation Administration, WesternPacific Region. Mailing address: P.O.

Box 92007, 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 Camarillo

Airport, effective May 4, 2001. 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

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

FAR Part 150 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

FAA’s approval of an airport Noise

Compatibility Program are delineated in

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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 a FAA implementing

action. A request for Federal action or

approval to implement specific noise

compatibility measures may be

required, and a 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 county of Ventura submitted the

Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions, and

other documentation produced during

the noise compatibility planning study

conducted from May 1997 through

March 2000 to the FAA on May 28,

1998, and March 10, 2000. The

Camarillo Airport Noise Exposure Maps

were determined by FAA to be in

compliance with applicable

requirements on September 10, 1998.

Notice of this determination was

published in the Federal Register on

September 23, 1998.

The Camarillo Airport study contains

a proposed Noise Compatibility Program

comprised of actions designed for

implementation by airport management

and adjacent jurisdictions. 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

November 6, 2000, 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

twenty-three 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

Acting Associate Administrator for

Airports approved the overall program

effective May 4, 2001.

All twenty-three of the program

measures have been approved. The

following fourteen measures were

approved as voluntary measures:

Continue prohibiting formation takeoffs

and landings without prior permission

from the Director of Airports; Continue

advising north traffic to fly the

downwind leg along U.S. Highway 101;

Continue advising Runway 26 arrivals

to make base leg turns west of Las Posas

Road; Continue advising pattern traffic

on Runway 8 to turn to the crosswind

leg prior to Las Posas Road; Continue

advising right traffic on Runway 8 so as

to avoid low overflights of the city;

Advise straight-in VFR approaches to

Runway 26 to remain south of U.S.

Highway 101 and south of housing

areas; Advise Runway 26 departures to

fly west and north of city when turning

right; Require aircraft over 80,000

pounds to land on Runway 8 and depart

on Runway 26 whenever safe and

practicable; When landings on Runway

26 are necessary, require aircraft over

80,000 pounds to make offset visual

approaches from the southeast over

farmland; Promote use of NBAA

standard noise abatement departure

procedures by jets; Promote use of

AOPA Noise Awareness Steps by light

single and twin engine aircraft;

Continue promoting a standard left

hand traffic pattern on Runway 26;

Designate Runway 26 as the calm wind

runway; and advise departures on

Runway 8 to make right turns to avoid

overflights of city. The following nine

measures were approved outright: Use

combined 2003 and 2018 noise contours

as basis for noise compatibility

planning; Set 60 CNEL as the threshold

for promoting airport compatible

development; Preserve airportcompatible land use designations within

60 CNEL and beneath the close-in traffic

pattern; Establish noise compatible

guidelines for the review of

development projects within the

‘‘compatible land use preservation area’’

and require fair disclosure agreements

and covenants for noise-sensitive uses

granted a development permit; Maintain

and enhance system for receiving,

analyzing, and responding to noise

complaints; Review Noise Compatibility

Plan implementation; Publish pilot

guide; Update Noise Exposure Maps and

Noise Compatibility Program; Acquire

noise monitors.

These determinations are set forth in

detail in a Record of Approval endorsed

by the Acting Associate Administrator

for Airports on May 4, 2001. 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

county of Ventura, Camarillo,

California.

Issued in Hawthrone, California on May

14, 2001.

Ellsworth L. Chan,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 01–12835 Filed 5–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application

(#01–03–C–00–COD) To Impose and

Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Yellowstone

Regional Airport, Submitted by the

Joint Powers Board, Yellowstone

Regional Airport, Cody, Wyoming

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 PFC

revenue at Yellowstone Regional

Airport under the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 21, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Alan E. Wiechmann, Manager;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224;

Denver, CO 80249–6361.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. David R.

Ulane, Airport Manager, at the following

address: Joint Powers Board,

Yellowstone Regional Airport, P.O. Box

2748, Cody, WY 82414.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to Yellowstone

Regional Airport, under section 158.23

of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Chris Schaffer, (303) 342–1258; Denver

Airports District Office, DEN–ADO;

Federal Aviation Administration; 26805

68th Avenue, Suite 224; Denver, CO

80249–6361. 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 (#01–03–C–

00–COD) to impose and use PFC

revenue at Yellowstone Regional

Airport, under the provisions of 49