69200 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2005 / Notices 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a noise exposure map 

submitted under section 47503 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 47506 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 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 that submitted those 

maps, or with those public agencies and 

planning agencies with which 

consultation is required under section 

47503 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 revised five-year 

forecast condition NEM and of the 

FAA’s evaluation of the revised NEM, 

and copies of the record of approval and 

other evaluation materials and 

documents which comprised the 

submittal to the FAA are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Harrisburg Airports District Office, 3905 

Hartzdale Drive, Suite 508, Camp Hill, 

PA 17011 and Lehigh-Northampton 

Airport Authority, 3311 Airport Road, 

Allentown, PA 18109. 

Questions on either of these FAA 

determinations may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Dated: Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 

October 31, 2005. 

Wayne T. Heibeck, 

Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–22492 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review; Collin County 

Regional Airport, McKinney, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the city of 

McKinney, Texas for Collin County 

Regional Airport under the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 

Part 150 are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. The FAA also 

announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed noise compatibility program 

that was submitted for Collin County 

Regional Airport under Part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

April 30, 2006. 

DATES: The effective date of the FAA’s 

determination on the noise exposure 

maps and start of its review of the 

associated noise compatibility program 

is November 1, 2005. The public 

comment period ends December 31, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Blackford, Texas Airports Development 

Office, Federal Aviation Administration, 

2601 Meachum Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137–4298, (817) 222–5607. Comments 

on the proposed noise compatibility 

program should also be submitted to the 

above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Collin County Regional Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

November 1, 2005. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before April 30, 2006. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 (the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act, 

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 FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

City of McKinney, Texas submitted to 

the FAA on October 3, 2005, noise 

exposure maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the Collin County Regional 

Airport, 14 CFR Part 150 Study, April, 

2003 to October, 2005. It was requested 

that the FAA review this material as the 

noise exposure maps, as described in 

section 47503 of the Act, and that the 

noise mitigation measures, to be 

implemented jointly by the airport and 

surrounding communities, be approved 

as a noise compatibility program under 

section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by the city of 

McKinney, Texas. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the noise exposure maps includes: Map 

A–2005 Noise Exposure Map, Map B–

2011 Noise Exposure Map, Map C–2005 

and 2011 North Flow Centerline of 

Flight Corridors, Map D–2005 and 2011 

South Flow Centerline of Flight 

Corridors, Section 5–Airport 

Operational Data, and Section 6—Noise 

Exposure. The FAA has determined that 

these maps for Collin County Regional 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on November 

1, 2005. 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 constitute 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 47503 of the 

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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 47506 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 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 that submitted those 

maps, or with those public agencies and 

planning agencies with which 

consultation is required under section 

47503 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. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for Collin 

County Regional Airport, also effective 

on November 1, 2005. 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 April 30, 2006. 

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 non-compatible land uses and 

preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible 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, 

Texas Airports Development Office, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137. Collin County Regional Airport, 

1500 E. Industrial Blvd., Suite 118, 

McKinney, Texas 75069. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, November 1, 

2005. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–22522 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: San 

Diego County, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed highway 

project in San Diego County, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Healow, Project Development 

Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 

4–100, Sacramento, California 95814–

4708, Telephone: (916) 498–5849, or 

Jason A. Reynolds, Environmental 

Analysis–Branch A, at the California 

Department of Transportation, District 

11, 2829 Juan Street, MS 46, San Diego, 

California 92110, Telephone: (858) 616–

6609. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

California Department of Transportation 

will prepare an environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) on a proposed project to 

upgrade and improve operations on 

State Route 76, from the vicinity of 

Melrose Drive to the vicinity of south 

Mission Road, in San Diego County, 

California. The proposed improvements 

would address traffic flow and safety 

issues by building additional traffic 

lanes, upgrade the roadway to current 

design standards, and improve 

intersections. These improvements are 

considered necessary to provide for the 

increase in existing and projected traffic 

demand. Preliminary alternatives under 

consideration include: (1) Taking no 

action; (2) construct improvements 

along the existing roadway; (3) construct 

a new alignment to the south; (4) 

construct a split facility utilizing the 

existing roadway and the proposed 

Southern route. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have interest 

in this proposal. 

During future project development, 

prior to draft EIS circulation, a public 

scoping meeting may be held if 

significant new circumstances or 

information arise which bear on the 

proposed project or its impacts. A 

public hearing will be held after 

publication of the draft EIS. Public 

notice will be given regarding the time 

and place of the hearing. The draft EIS 

will be available for public and agency 

review and comment prior to the public 

hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments, and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the Draft EIS/EIR 

should be directed to the FHWA at the 

provided above. 

Issued on: October 19, 2005. 

Steve Healow, 

FHWA Project Development Engineer, 

Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 05–22514 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Elderly Individuals and Individuals 

With Disabilities Pilot Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; Solicitation of Proposals 

to Participate in the Elderly Individuals 

and Individuals with Disabilities Pilot 

Program. 

SUMMARY: This solicitation is for 

proposals from states that would like to 

use a portion of their Section 5310 

Elderly Individuals and Individuals 

with Disabilities Program funds for 

operating expenses. 

DATES: Complete proposals must be 

submitted to FTA by the close of 

business December 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted electronically to 

cheryl.oliver@fta.dot.gov and 

marymartha.churchman@fta.dot.gov. 

The subject line of the e-mail should 

read: Proposal for Section 5310 Pilot 

Program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 

Cheryl Oliver, Office of Program