10140 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 1995 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for Greater Rockford Airport are in

compliance with applicable

requirements of Part 150, effective

January 31, 1995. Further, FAA is

reviewing a proposed noise

compatibility program for that airport

which will be approved or disapproved

on or before July 30 1995. This notice

announces the availability of this

program for public review and

comment.

Under Section 103 of Title I of the

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement

Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as

‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps

which meet applicable regulations and

which depict noncompatible land uses

as of the date of submission of such

maps, a description of projected aircraft

operations, and the ways in which such

operators 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 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.

Greater Rockford Airport Authority

submitted to the FAA on May 3, 1994

noise exposure maps, descriptions and

other documentation which were

produced during the Airport Noise

Compatibility Planning (Part 150) Study

at Greater Rockford Airport from

February 1993 to May 1994. It was

requested that the FAA review this

material as the noise exposure maps, as

described in section 103(a)(1) 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 104(b) of the Act.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

descriptions submitted by the Greater

Rockford Airport Authority. The

specific maps under consideration are

Noise Exposure Maps: Official 1993

Noise Exposure Map and Official 1998

Noise Exposure Map. They are included

along with supporting documentation

found in the Part I Noise Exposure Map

Documentation of the Part 150 Study in

the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for Greater

Rockford Airport are in compliance

with applicable requirements. This

determination is effective January 31,

1995. 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 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 103 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

provisions of section 107 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 which submitted those

maps, or with those public agencies and

planning agencies with which

consultation is required under section

103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on

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 Greater

Rockford Airport, also effective January

31, 1995. Preliminary review of

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 30, 1995.

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:

Airport Manager’s Office, Greater

Rockford Airport Authority, 3600

Airport Drive, Rockford, Illinois

61125–0063

Rockford City Clerk’s Office, Rockford

City Hall, 1201 Broadway, Rockford,

Illinois

Winnebago County Courthouse, County

Clerk’s Office, 400 West State,

Rockford, Illinois

Rockford Public Library, 215 North

Wymann, Rockford, Illinois

Illinois Department of Transportation,

Division of Aeronautics, One

Langhorne Drive, Capitol Airport,

Springfield, Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration,

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois 60018

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January

31, 1995.

Louis H. Yates,

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office,

FAA, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 95–4437 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Airport Surface Movement Conference

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of conference.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a conference on

Airport Surface Movement. FAA will

solicit the public for input on

technologies and procedural changes

needed to implement and improve the

airport safety and surface movement

effort.

DATES: The conference will be held on

Wednesday, March 8, 1995, through

March 10, 1995.
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ADDRESSES: The conference will be held

at the Arlington Renaissance Hotel, 950

North Stafford Street, Arlington,

Virginia.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO

RECEIVE A REGISTRATION FORM: Call (301)

949–7477, or Fax inquiries to (301) 949–

5154, to the attention of Deana Lou.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on February 1,

1995.

Michael J. Harrison,

Airport Surface Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–4436 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Airport

Certification Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of the

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss airport

certification issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

March 2, 1995, at 10:00 a.m. Arrange for

oral presentations by February 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

FAA Headquarters, Conference Room

600E, 6th Floor, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Marisa Mullen, Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of Rulemaking

(ARM–205), 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone

(202) 267–9781; fax (202) 267–5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.

App. II), notice is hereby given of a

meeting of the Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee to be held on

March 2, 1995, at FAA Headquarters,

Conference Room 600E, 6th Floor, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. The agenda will

include.

• Committee administration.

• Review and Dispose Working Group

Work plan.

• Discuss proposed new task to

extend 14 CFR part 139 (airport

certification) to airports served by

scheduled commercial air carriers with

10 to 30 seats.

• A discussion of future meeting

dates, locations, activities, and plans.

Attendance is open to the interested

public, but will be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements by February 21, 1995, to

present oral statements at the meeting.

The public may present written

statements to the committee at any time

by providing 25 copies to the Executive

Director, or by bringing the copies to the

meeting. In addition, sign and oral

interpretation can be made available at

the meeting, as well as an assistive

listening device, if requested 10

calendar days before the meeting.

Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16,

1995.

Robert E. David,

Assistant Executive Director for Airport

Certification Issues, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–4433 Filed 2–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–3–M

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Worcester

Municipal Airport

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 use the revenue from a

Passenger Facility Charge at Worcester

Municipal Airport under the provisions

of the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) (Public Law 101–508) and Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Airport Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Thomas

Nolan, Acting Airport Director for

Worcester Municipal Airport at the

following address: Worcester Municipal

Airport, 375 Airport Drive, Worcester,

Massachusetts 01602.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Worcester under section 158.23 of Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla A. Soldan, Airports Program

Specialist, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division, 12

New England Executive Park,

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, (617)

238–7614. The application may be

reviewed in person at 16 New England

Executive Park, Burlington,

Massachusetts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to use the

revenue from a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at Worcester Municipal

Airport under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion

Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)

(Public Law 101–508) and Part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR Part 158).

On February 6, 1995, the FAA

determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the City of Worcester was substantially

complete within the requirements of

section 158.25 of Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than May

6, 1995.

The following is a brief overview of

the use application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Charge effective date: October 1, 1992

Estimated charge expiration date:

October 1, 1997

Total approved net PFC revenue:

$2,301,382

Total estimated net PFC revenue to be

used on projects in this application:

$220,780

Brief description of use projects:

Reconstruct Terminal Apron and

Taxiway ‘‘B’’

Groove and Mark Runway 11–29

Install Centerline Lights and

Touchdown Zone Lights Runway

11–29

Install Perimeter Fencing

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: None

Excluded.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Worcester

Municipal Airport, 375 Airport Drive,

Worcester, Massachusetts.