Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review

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

Boise Air Terminal 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 Boise,

Idaho. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA

that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for

Boise Air Terminal were in compliance with applicable requirements

effective June 30, 1995. The proposed noise compatibility program will

be approved or disapproved on or before March 17, 1997.

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

compatibility program is September 18, 1996. The public comment period

ends November 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ossenkop, FAA, Airports Division, ANM-611, 1601 Lind Avenue,

S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. 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 Boise Air Terminal

which will be approved or disapproved on or before March 17, 1997. This

notice also announces the availability of this program for public

review and comment.

An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that has

been found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal

Aviation Regulation (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

Boise Air Terminal effective on September 18, 1996. 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 March 17, 1997.

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 the local land use authorities, will be

considered by the FAA to the extend 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, Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington,

DC

Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind

Avenue, S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056

Boise Air Terminal, Boise, Idaho

Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Renton, Washington, September 18, 1996.

David A. Field,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, ANM-600, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 96-24740 Filed 9-25-96; 8:45 am]

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