Receipt of Revision No. 2 to Approved Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Revision No. 2 to Approved Noise Compatibility Program

and Request for Review; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport,

Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is

reviewing a proposed second revision to the approved noise

compatibility program that was submitted for Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise

Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) (hereinafter referred to as

``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the City of Phoenix, Arizona. The

Noise Compatibility program was submitted subsequent to a determination

by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part

150 for Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport were in compliance with applicable

requirements effective November 17, 1988. The Noise Compatibility

Program for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was approved by

the FAA on April 2, 1990. Revision No. 1 to the approved Noise

Compatibility Program was approved by the FAA on August 14, 1992. The

proposed second revision to the approved noise compatibility program

will be approved or disapproved on or before November 23, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the

revision to the approved noise compatibility program is May 27, 1994.

The public comment period ends July 26, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David B. Kessler, Airport Planner, Airports Division, AWP-611.2,

Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007,

Telephone: 310/297-1534. Comments on the proposed second revision to

the approved noise compatibility program should also be submitted to

the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is

reviewing a proposed second revision to the approved noise

compatibility program for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

which will be approved or disapproved on or before November 23, 1994.

This notice also announces the availability of this revision for public

review and comment.

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.

The FAA has formally received the second revision to the approved

noise compatibility program for Phoenix Sky Harbor International

Airport, effective on May 27, 1994. It was requested that the FAA

review this material 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. On April 2, 1990, the FAA approved the noise compatibility program

for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. An announcement of FAA's

approval of the noise compatibility program was published in the

Federal Register on May 1, 1990. Revision Number 1 to the approved

noise compatibility program was approved by the FAA on August 14, 1992.

An announcement of FAA's approval of the Revision Number 1 was

published in the Federal Register on September 14, 1992. Preliminary

review of the submitted material for the second revision 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

November 23, 1994.

The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the

provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec. 150.33. The primary considerations

in the evaluation process are whether the proposed measure 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 revision

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

second revision to the approved noise compatibility program are

available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., room

617, Washington, DC 20591.

Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports

Division, room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California

90261.

City of Phoenix, Aviation Department, 3400 Sky Harbor Boulevard,

Phoenix, Arizona 85034-4420.

Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 27, 1994.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-14143 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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