Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Bishop International Airport, Flint, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;

Bishop International Airport, Flint, MI

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 for

Bishop International 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 Bishop

International Airport Authority. This program was submitted subsequent

to a determination by the FAA that associated noise exposure maps

submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Bishop International Airport were

in compliance with applicable requirements effective March 1, 1993. The

proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on

or before July 25, 1994.

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

the noise compatibility program is January 26, 1994. The public comment

periods ends March 27, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ernest P. Gubry, Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration,

Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck

Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111. 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 Bishop

International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or

before July 25, 1994. This notice also announces the availability of

this program for public review and comment.

An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that 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 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

Bishop International Airport, effective on January 26, 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 July 25, 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 no compatible 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, Detroit Airports District Office,

Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111,

Bishop International Airport, G-3425 W. Bristol Road, Flint, Michigan

48507.

Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on January 26, 1994.

Dean C. Nitz,

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 94-3889 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]

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