6746 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 8, 2005 / Notices 

For more information, please contact 

Razvigor Bazala at (202) 203–7880.

Dated: February 3, 2005. 

Razvigor Bazala, 

Acting Executive Director, IIP/ACPD, 

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 05–2522 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps 

and Request for Review of Noise 

Compatibility

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the Noise Exposure 

Maps submitted by the American Samoa 

Government, Department of Port 

Administration for Pago Pago 

International Airport under the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et. seq.

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act) and 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(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 Pago Pago 

International Airport under part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

July 27, 2005.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA’s 

acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps and 

of the start of its review of the 

associated Noise Compatibility Program 

is January 28, 2005. The public 

comment period ends March 29, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gordon Wong, Project Manager. Mailing 

address: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 

Honolulu Airports District Office, Box 

50244, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850–0001. 

Street address: 300 Ala Moana 

Boulevard, Room 7–128, Honolulu, 

Hawaii 96850–0001. Telephone number 

(808) 541–3565. 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 Pago Pago International Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements of part 150, effective 

January 28, 2005. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program for that airport, 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before July 27, 2005. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., section 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. 

The American Samoa Government, 

Department of Port Administration 

submitted to the FAA on December 9, 

2004, noise exposure maps, descriptions 

and other documentation that were 

produced during the FAR part 150 

Noise Compatibility Study for Pago Pago 

International Airport which began in 

mid-2003. 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 American 

Samoa Government, Department of Port 

Administration. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the Noise Exposure Maps includes: 

Existing Year 2004 Conditions NEM and 

Future Year 2010 NEM/NCP exhibits, 

plus all other narrative, graphic, or 

tabular representations of the data 

required by section A150.101 of part 

150, and sections 47503 and 47506 of 

the Act. The FAA has determined that 

these maps for Pago Pago International 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on January 28, 

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 

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 Pago 

Pago International Airport, also effective 

on January 28, 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 July 27, 2005. 

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 

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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, 

National Headquarters, Community 

and Environmental Needs Division, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Room 617, Washington, DC 20591. 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western Pacific Region, Airports 

Division, California Standards 

Section, AWP 621, 15000 Aviation 

Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261. 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Honolulu Airports District Office, 300 

Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7–128, 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813. 

American Samoan Government, 

Department of Port Administration, 

Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799.

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 

28, 2005. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600, 

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 05–2316 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic 

Management Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA/Industry Air 

Traffic Management Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic 

Management Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 25, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Ave., SW., Bessie 

Coleman Conference Room (2nd Floor) 

Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

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

hereby given for the Air Traffic 

Management Advisory Committee 

meeting.

Note: Non-Government attendees to the 

meeting must go through security and be 

escorted to and from the conference room.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 21, 

2005. 

Natalie Ogletree, 

FAA General Engineer, RTCA Advisory 

Committee.

[FR Doc. 05–2317 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

RTCA Special Committee 200: 

Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA)/

EUROCAE WG–60

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 200 meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 200: 

Integrated Modular Avionics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 14–18, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Kuffner Sternwarte Vienna, Johann 

Staud-Strabe 10, 1160 Wein, Austria.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036–5133; 

telephone (202) 833–9339, fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

(2) http://www.kuffner.ac.at/site/de/

index.html; Martin Schwarz; telephone 

+43 1 585 3434 72; e-mail: 

martin.schwarz@tttech.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

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

hereby given for a Special Committee 

200 meeting. The agenda will include: 

• February 14: 

• Subgroup Meetings: Review Edit 

document, closing comment sheets. 

• February 15: 

• Subgroup Meetings: Edit document/

prepare plenary presentation. 

• February 16: 

• Opening Session (Welcome, 

Introductory and Administrative 

Remarks, Approve Agenda, Review 

Summary of Previous Meeting). 

• Review action items. 

• Brief reports on related committees 

activities (ARINC653, WG 63). 

• Editorial Team Report/Subgroup 

Reports. 

• Target of the meeting. 

• Subgroup Meetings: Final edit. 

• February 17: 

• Subgroup Meetings: Final edit/

prepare plenary approval. 

• February 18: 

• Subgroup final reports/Plenary 

approval of the document. 

• Near term schedule/Start of ballot 

process. 

• Closing Session (Plans for next 

meeting, Review action items, Closing 

Remarks, Adjourn). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availiability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, January 21, 

2005. 

Natalie Ogletree, 

FAA General Engineer, RTCA Advisory 

Committee.

[FR Doc. 05–2318 Filed 2–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 

05–08–C–00–MSP To Impose and Use 

the Revenue From a Passenger Facility 

Charge (PFC) at Minneapolis-St. Paul 

International Airport, Minneapolis, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on 

application. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites pubilc comment on the 

application to impose and use the 

revenue from a PFC at Minneapolis-St. 

Paul International Airport under the 

provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and 

part 158 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 158).