Noise abatement: San Francisco International Airport, CA; Stage 2 aircraft operations; restricted hours extended,

[Federal Register: September 28, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 187)]

[Notices]

[Page 51634]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Announcement of Receipt of Proposed Restriction on Operations of Stage 2 Aircraft at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California

agency: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

action: Notice.

summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been notified by San Francisco International Airport that it proposes to amend its current Noise Abatement Regulation 4(C), which currently restricts operation of Stage 2 aircraft between 11:00 and 7:00 a.m., locally, by extending the restricted hours to between 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. local time. The San Francisco International Airport has provided notice of the proposed restriction and an opportunity to comment to the public, pursuant to the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, and 14 CFR 161.203.

effective date: In its notice, published on August 14, 15, and 17, 1998 in the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco International Airport indicated that the effective date of the proposed restriction is March 5, 1999.

for further information contact: Ms. Jean Caramatti, Secretary to the San Francisco Airport Commission, San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 8097, San Francisco, California 94128, Telephone: 650/794-5000. Copies of the complete text of the proposed restriction and the supporting analysis may be obtained by making a request in writing to the above address. These documents are also made available for public inspection at the above office upon written request.

supplemntary information: This notice announces FAA's notification by San Francisco International Airport (SFO) that it proposes to amend its current Noise Abatement Regulation 4(C), which currently restricts operation of Stage 2 aircraft between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., locally, and requires operators to agree to adhere to SFO's preferential runway use program in order to operate aircraft during those hours. The proposed restriction expands the current restriction on nighttime operation of Stage 2 aircraft by (1) extending the restricted hours to 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. local time, (2) requiring operators to agree to adhere to SFO's preferential runway use program in order to operate aircraft during those hours, and (3) eliminating the existing exemption from restriction of operations between the hour of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. local time, for Stage 2 aircraft operators that agree to adhere to SFO's preferential runway use program. The proposed effective date for the proposed restriction is March 5, 1999. Public comments on the proposed restriction must be submitted directly to the individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and must be received on or before October 23, 1998.

Issued in Hawthorne, California on September 14, 1998. Herman C. Bliss, Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98-25865Filed9-25-98; 8:45 am]

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