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Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on February

13, 1995.

Otis T. Welch,

Manager, Texas Airport Development Office.

[FR Doc. 95–5421 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

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FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility

Program; Fort Worth Meacham Airport;

Fort Worth, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

findings on the noise compatibility

program submitted by the city of Fort

Worth under the provisions of Title I of

the Aviation Safety and Noise

Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–

193) and 14 CFR Part 150. These

findings are made in recognition of the

description of Federal and nonfederal

responsibilities in Senate Report No.

96–52 (1980). On August 11, 1994, the

FAA determined that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the city of Fort

Worth under Part 150 were in

compliance with applicable

requirements. On February 7, 1995, the

Administrator approved the Fort Worth

Meacham Airport noise compatibility

program. Most of the recommendations

of the program were approved. No

program elements relating to new or

revised flight procedures for noise

abatement were proposed by the city of

Fort Worth.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s approval of the Fort Worth

Meacham Airport noise compatibility

program is February 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Nicely, DOT/FAA, Texas Airport

Development Office, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–

0653, (817) 222–5606. Documents

reflecting this FAA action may be

reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA has

given its overall approval to the noise

compatibility program for Fort Worth

Meacham Airport, effective February 7,

1995.

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

non-compatible land uses and

prevention of additional non-compatible

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

Federal Aviation Regulations (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

Part 150 and the Act 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 non-compatible 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

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 an FAA implementing

action. A request for Federal action or

approval to implement specific noise

compatibility measures may be

required, and an 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 Federal Aviation

Administration, Texas Airport

Development Office, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–

0650.

The city of Fort Worth submitted to

the FAA on August 4, 1994, the noise

exposure maps, descriptions, and other

documentation produced during the

noise compatibility planning study

conducted from November 1991 through

July 1994. The Fort Worth Meacham

Airport noise exposure maps were

determined by the FAA to be in

compliance with applicable

requirements on August 11, 1994.

Notice of this determination was

published in the Federal Register on

August 18, 1994.

The Fort Worth Meacham Airport

study contains a proposed noise

compatibility program comprised of

actions designed for phased

implementation by airport management

and adjacent jurisdictions from the date

of study completion beyond the year

1998. 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 August 11, 1994, 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

twelve 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

overall program, therefore, was

approved by the Administrator effective

February 7, 1995.

Outright approval was granted for

nearly all of the specific program

elements.

The following program element was

partially approved:

a. Aircraft maintenance runup

procedures.

Development of a run-up pad and

encouraging its use are approved.

Designation of engine run-up locations

is within the discretion of the airport

operator and may be added to the

airport rules and regulations and

instituted at any time provided that they

do not limit Stage 2 or Stage 3

operations so as to qualify as an airport

noise and access restriction or create an
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undue burden on interstate commerce.

Promotion of the continued use of the

City Ordinance restricting run-ups

between 12 midnight and 6:00 a.m. is

disapproved pending receipt of

additional information regarding the

City Ordinance, the airport rules and

regulations, and the potential effects on

air transportation. Engine run-up

restrictions that limit the total number

or hours of Stage 2 or Stage 3 operations

would require compliance with 14 CFR

161.

The following program elements on

and off the airport were fully approved:

a. Voluntary use of noise abatement

departure and arrival procedures for

aircraft weighting over 12,500 pounds;

b. Noise barriers and acoustical

shielding;

c. Rezone properties immediately

adjacent to airport property;

d. Revise land use plan for noise

compatibility and community

revitalization;

e. Purchase noise sensitive sites—fee

simple.

f. Where fee simple acquisition cannot

be achieved, obtain avigation easement

and where feasible, soundproofing

existing eligible structures within the 65

DNL;

g. Enact noise disclosure regulations

to inform prospective buyers of

potential noise exposure;

h. Assign a noise abatement officer for

noise program management for all three

city of Fort Worth airports;

i. Continue public involvement

program;

j. Implement a periodic noise

monitoring program; and

k. Conduct noise review and update

as required.

These determinations are set forth in

detail in a Record of Approval endorsed

by the Administrator on February 7,

1995. 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 Fort Worth

Department of Aviation Offices.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on February

20, 1995.

Otis T. Welch,

Manager, Texas Airport Development Office.

[FR Doc. 95–5420 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

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Air Traffic Procedures Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public that a meeting of

the Federal Aviation Administration Air

Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee

(ATPAC) will be held to review present

air traffic control procedures and

practices for standardization,

clarification, and upgrading of

terminology and procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

April 10 through April 13, 1995, from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held

April 10–12 in the MacCracken Room,

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC, and on April 13 at the

Air Transport Association of America,

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

W. Frank Price, Executive Director,

ATPAC, Air Traffic Rules and

Procedures, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone

(202) 267–3725.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the ATPAC to be

held from April 10 through April 12,

1995, at the Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, and on

April 13 at the Air Transport

Association of America, 1301

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

The agenda for this meeting will

cover: a continuation of the Committee’s

review of present air traffic control

procedures and practices for

standardization, clarification, and

upgrading of terminology and

procedures. It will also include:

1. Approval of Minutes.

2. Submission and Discussion of

Areas of Concern.

3. Discussion of Potential Safety

Items.

4. Report from Executive Director.

5. Items of Interest.

6. Discussion and agreement of

location and dates for subsequent

meetings.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to the space

available. With the approval of the

Chairperson, members of the public may

present oral statements at the meeting.

Persons desiring to attend and persons

desiring to present oral statements

should notify the person listed above

not later than April 7, 1995. The next

quarterly meeting of the FAA ATPAC is

planned to be held from July 10–13,

1995, in Denver, CO.

Any member of the public may

present a written statement to the

Committee at any time at the address

given above.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 27,

1995.

W. Frank Price,

Executive Director, Air Traffic Procedures

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–5425 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

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Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Air Traffic

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

FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee on air traffic issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

March 24, 1995, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Federal Aviation Administration,

800 Independence Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Reginald C. Matthews, Air Traffic Rules

and Procedures Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, telephone:

202–267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 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 on air

traffic issues to be held at 1 p.m. on

Friday, March 24, 1995, in Rooms 5A at

the Federal Aviation Administration,

800 Independence Ave., Washington,

DC. The agenda for this meeting will

include briefings on:

• Assignment of new task on special

visual flight rules operations;

• Mode S Study; and

• Status of the Unmanned Air Vehicle

Working Group.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but will be limited to the space

available. The public may present

written statements to the committee at

any time by providing 30 copies to the

Assistant Executive Director, or by

bringing the copies to him at 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.