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which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before June 25, 2008. 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 (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 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 City of Ocala submitted to the 

FAA on October 2, 2007 Noise Exposure 

Maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the Ocala International Airport 

FAR Part 150 Noise Study Update 

conducted between August 2004 and 

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 City of Ocala. 

The specific documentation determined 

to constitute the Noise Exposure Maps 

includes: Figure ES–1, Existing 

Conditions 2005 Noise Exposure 

Contours; Figure ES–2, Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments; Table 9.1 Modeled 

Average Daily Aircraft Operations, 

Existing Conditions 2005; Table 9.2, 

Existing Conditions 2005 Noise Contour 

Interval Exposure Area, In Acres, 

Dwelling Units and Population, By 

Local Jurisdiction; Table 9.3, Modeled 

Average Daily Aircraft Operations, 

Existing Conditions 2010; Figure 9.1, 

Existing Conditions 2005 Noise 

Exposure Contours; Figure 9.2, Existing 

Conditions 2005 Noise Exposure 

Contours Residential and Future 

Residential with Sensitive Receptors; 

Table 9.4, Five-Year Forecast Conditions 

2010 Noise Exposure Area, in Acres, 

Dwelling Units and Population, By 

Local Jurisdiction; Figure 9.3 Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments; and Figure 9.4, Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments Residential and Future 

Residential with Sensitive Receptors. 

The FAA has determined that these 

maps for Ocala International Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on December 28, 2007. FAA’s 

determination on the 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 airport 

operator’s data, information or plans, or 

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 exposure 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 Part 150, that the statutorily 

required consultation has been 

accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for Ocala 

International Airport, also effective on 

December 28, 2007. 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 June 25, 2008. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 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, 

Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 

Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 

Orlando, Florida 32822. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Orlando, FL, December 28, 2007. 

Krystal Hudson, 

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District 

Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; Saint 

Louis County, MN 

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 the development of 

a more direct and efficient roadway 

connection between the Cities of Hoyt 

Lakes and Babbitt, Saint Louis County, 

Minnesota and to improve connectivity 

across the broader East Iron Range 

region. Given the project area 


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boundaries, the alternatives studied will 

vary in length from 18 miles to 37 miles. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 

Administration, Galtier Plaza, 380 

Jackson Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, 

Minnesota 55101, Telephone (651) 291–

6120; or Marcus Hall, Public Works 

Director/Highway Engineer, Saint Louis 

County Public Works Department, 4787 

Midway Road, Duluth, Minnesota 

55811, Telephone (218) 625–3830. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with Saint Louis 

County Public Works Department, will 

prepare an EIS on a proposal to connect 

the Cities of Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt, 

Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a 

distance of approximately 18 to 37 

miles. The proposed action is being 

considered to develop a more direct and 

efficient roadway connection between 

the two Cities and to improve 

connectivity across the broader East Iron 

Range region. The EIS will evaluate the 

social, economic, transportation and 

environmental impacts of alternatives, 

including: (1) No-Build, (2) 

Reconstruction on existing alignment, 

(3) Construction on partial new 

alignment, and (4) Construction on new 

alignment. 

The ‘‘Hoyt Lakes to Babbitt Scoping 

Document/Draft Scoping Decision 

Document’’ will be published early in 

2008. A press release will be published 

to inform the public of the document’s 

availability. Copies of the scoping 

document will be distributed to 

agencies, interested persons and 

libraries for review to aid in identifying 

issues and analyses to be contained in 

the EIS. A thirty-day comment period 

for review of the document will be 

provided to afford an opportunity for all 

interested persons, agencies and groups 

to comment on the proposed action. A 

public scoping meeting will also be held 

during the comment period. Public 

notice will be given for the time and 

place of the meeting. After the scoping 

comment period has closed, the ‘‘Hoyt 

Lakes to Babbitt Scoping Decision 

Document’’ will be published in the 

spring of 2008. A Draft EIS will be 

prepared based on the outcome of and 

closely following the scoping process. 

The Draft EIS will be available for 

agency and public review and comment. 

In addition, a public hearing will be 

held following completion of the Draft 

EIS. Public Notice will be given for the 

time and place of the public hearing on 

the Draft EIS. Coordination has been 

initiated and will continue with 

appropriate Federal, State and local 

agencies and private organizations and 

citizens who have previously expressed 

or are known to have an interest in the 

proposed action. ‘‘Participating 

agencies’’ have been identified and a 

meeting will be held in February or 

March, 2008 to discuss the project and 

receive input on the ‘‘purpose and 

need’’ for the project and range of 

alternatives to be studied in the Draft 

EIS. 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 EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA at the address 

provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: December 28, 2007. 

Cheryl B. Martin, 

Environmental Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, St. Paul, Minnesota. 

[FR Doc. 07–6303 Filed 1–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Stearns County, MN 

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 the construction of 

a new roadway located between County 

State Aid Highway (CSAH) 4/CSAH 133 

in St. Joseph and Trunk Highway (TH) 

15 in Waite Park, a distance of 

approximately 7 miles, in the St. Cloud 

Metropolitan Area, Stearns County, 

Minnesota. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Martin, Federal Highway 

Administration, Galtier Plaza, Suite 500, 

380 Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 

55101, Telephone (651) 291–6120; or 

Mitchell Anderson, P.E., Stearns County 

Engineer, Stearns County Department of 

Highways, P.O. Box 246, St. Cloud, 

Minnesota 56302, Telephone (320) 255–

6180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with Stearns 

County Department of Highways, will 

prepare an EIS to identify a new safe 

and efficient minor arterial 

transportation corridor within the 

greater southwest St. Cloud 

Metropolitan Area that can be preserved 

for future use in an area of planned 

growth. The proposed roadway is 

located between CSAH 4/CSAH 133 in 

St. Joseph to TH 15 in Waite Park, a 

distance of approximately 7 miles, in 

Stearns County, Minnesota. The 

purpose of the proposed project is to 

enhance mobility, enhance connectivity 

to regional corridors, and support the 

economic and social needs for the 

growing southwest St. Cloud 

Metropolitan Area by providing 

infrastructure support and accessibility 

to the planned growth areas of the 

communities of St. Joseph and Waite 

Park. 

The EIS will evaluate the social, 

economic, transportation and 

environmental impacts of alternatives, 

including: (1) No-Build and (2) ‘‘Build’’

alternatives with variations in the 

location of the alignment. 

The ‘‘St. Cloud Metro Area Southwest 

Beltway Scoping Document/Draft 

Scoping Decision Document’’ will be 

published in early spring of 2008. A 

press release will be published to 

inform the public of the document’s 

availability. Copies of the scoping 

document will be distributed to 

agencies, interested persons and 

libraries for review to aid in identifying 

issues and analyses to be contained in 

the EIS. A thirty-day comment period 

for review of the document will be 

provided to afford an opportunity for all 

interested persons, agencies and groups 

to comment on the proposed action. A 

public scoping meeting will also be held 

during the comment period. Public 

notice will be given for the time and 

place of the meeting. After the scoping 

comment period has closed, the ‘‘St. 

Cloud Metro Southwest Beltway 

Scoping Decision Document’’ will be 

published in 2008. A Draft EIS will be 

prepared based on the outcome of and 

closely following the scoping process. 

The Draft EIS will be available for 

agency and public review and comment. 

In addition, a public hearing will be 

held following completion of the Draft 

EIS. Public Notice will be given for the 

time and place of the public hearing on 

the Draft EIS. Coordination has been 

initiated and will continue with 

appropriate Federal, State and local 

agencies and private organizations and 

citizens who have previously expressed 

or are known to have an interest in the 

proposed action. ‘‘Participating 

agencies’’ have been identified and a 

meeting will be held in February or 

March 2008 to discuss the project and 

receive input on the ‘‘purpose and 

need’’ for the project and range of 


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