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1/31/79 AC 150/5900-18 alternatives. In November 1978, the Council on Environmental Quality issued a regulation which specifies procedures and responsibilities for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. These environmental procedures differed from those which had been in use in the FAA since October 1976. Detailed information on current requirements can be obtained from the FAA field office. (8) Site selection studies for new airport locations based on the study of airspace, environmental factors, community growth, airport access, availability of utilities, land costs, and engineering factors which affect site development costs. (9) Airport layout plans (ALP) establishing dimensioned layouts of existing and future runways, taxiways, aprons, terminal areas, approach zones, and air navigation facilities. (10) Land use planning can include both the area within and outside the airport boundaries. (i) Land use planning within the boundaries of the airport is considered a principal part of the normal master planning process. Generalized land use planning can be accomplished under the PGP, but detailed developmental plans are accomplished under individual development projects (ADAP). Guidance for this effort is contained in AC 150/5070-6. (ii) Off -airport land use planning consists of examining the impacts of the operation of an airport on the surrounding areas and deter- mining actions which can be used to gain or maintain airport -community compatibility. This planning is best accomplished on a cosponsor basis between the airport owner and the affected jurisdictions or an areawide planning organization. In the event cosponsor arrangements prove impracti- cal, other alternatives such as memorandums of agreements may be allowed on a case -by -case basis. Guidance for this is contained in AC 150/5050-6, Airport -Land Use Compatibility Planning. (11) Airport Noise Control and Land Use Compatibility (ANCLUC) plan- ning has the overall goal of reducing as much as possible adverse aircraft noise impacts. This planning includes consideration of noise control actions such as the use of operational controls (e.g. flight path changes, preferen- tial runways) and/or off -airport land use options. These studies require input for the airport sponsor, local governments, airport users, the public, and the FAA. Further information on ANCLUC studies should be obtained from the local FAA field office. (12) Terminal area plans for the overall terminal complex and for components within that complex such as terminal buildings, cargo buildings, gates, hangars, shops, service buildings, motels, automobile parking, entrance roads, service roads, and fire -rescue buildings. These plans are limited to conceptual studies and drawings which include the dimensioning of overall layout plans, design considerations for the handicapped, height limitations, and schematic drawings of building profiles. Chap 1 Par 5 7