Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) Modesto, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;

Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) Modesto, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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

reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program that was submitted by

the City of Modesto for Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto,

California, 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. This program was submitted

subsequent to a determination by the FAA that associated Noise Exposure

Maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Modesto City-County Airport

were in compliance with applicable requirements effective February 26,

1993. The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or

disapproved on or before November 23, 1994.

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

the Noise Compatibility Program is May 27, 1994. The public comment

period ends July 26, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph B. Rodriguez, Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco

Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California

94010-1303, Telephone: (415) 876-2805. Comments on the proposed Noise

Compatibility Program should also be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is

reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program for Modesto City-

County Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before

November 23, 1994. This notice also announces the availability of this

program for public review and comment.

An airport who has submitted Noise Exposure Maps are found by the

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 the 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 Noise Compatibility Program for

Modesto City-County 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. 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 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 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:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., room 615,

Washington, DC 20591

Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports

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

Mail: P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009

Mr. Howard L. Cook, AAE/CAE, Airport Manager, Modesto City-County

Airport, 617 Airport Way, Modesto, California 95354-3916.

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, Airport Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-14577 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]

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