[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR152.117]



[Page 134-135]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 152_AIRPORT AID PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart B_Eligibility Requirements and Application Procedures

 

Sec. 152.117  Public hearings.



    (a) Before submitting a preapplication for Federal assistance for an 

airport development project involving the location of an airport, an 

airport runway, or a runway extension, the sponsor must give notice of 

opportunity for a public hearing, in accordance with paragraph (b) of 

this section, for the purpose of--

    (1) Considering the economic, social, and environmental effects of 

the location of the airport, the airport runway, or the runway 

extension; and

    (2) Determining the consistency of the location with the goals and 

objectives of any urban planning that has been carried out by the 

community.

    (b) The notice of opportunity for public hearing must--

    (1) Include a concise statement of the proposed development;

    (2) Be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the 

communities in or near which the project may be located;

    (3) Provide a minimum of 30 days from the date of the notice for 

submission of requests for a hearing by persons having an interest in 

the economic, social, or environmental effects of the project; and

    (4) State that a copy is available of the sponsor's environmental 

assessment, if one is required by appendix 6 of FAA Order 1050.1C, 

``Policies and Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts'' (45 FR 

2244; Jan. 10, 1980), and FAA Order 5050.4, ``Airport Environmental 

Handbook'' (45 FR 56624; Aug. 25, 1980), and will remain available, at 

the sponsor's place of business for examination by the public for a 

minimum of 30 days, beginning with the date of the notice, before any 

hearing held under the notice.

    (c) A public hearing must be provided if requested. If a public 

hearing is to be held, the sponsor must publish a notice of that fact, 

in the same newspaper in



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which the notice of opportunity for a hearing was published.

    (d) The notice required by paragraph (c) of this section must--

    (1) Be published not less than 15 days before the date set for the 

hearing;

    (2) Specify the date, time, and place of the hearings;

    (3) Contain a concise description of the proposed project; and

    (4) Indicate where and at what time more detailed information may be 

obtained.

    (e) If a public hearing is held, the sponsor must--

    (1) Provide the Administrator a summary of the issues raised, the 

alternatives considered, the conclusion reached, and the reasons for 

that conclusion; and

    (2) If requested by the Administrator before the hearing, prepare a 

verbatim transcript of the hearing for submission to the Administrator.

    (f) If a hearing is not held the sponsor must submit with its 

preapplication a certification that notice of opportunity for a hearing 

has been provided in accordance with this section and that no request 

for a public hearing has been received.



[Doc. No. 19430, 45 FR 34784, May 22, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 152-11, 

45 FR 56622, Aug. 25, 1980]