[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1206]
[[Page 3545]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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
Philadelphia International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
47504 (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as ``Part 150'') by the City of
Philadelphia. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination
by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under Part 150 for
Philadelphia International Airport were in compliance with applicable
requirements, effective June 1, 2010, and published in the Federal
Register at 75 FR 44046 (July 27, 2010). The proposed noise
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before July
17, 2012.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review
of this noise compatibility program is January 20, 2012. The public
comment period ends March 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. McDonald, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Harrisburg
Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 508, Camp Hill,
PA 17011, email: [email protected], Telephone: (717) 730-2841.
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 the proposed noise compatibility program for the Philadelphia
International Airport, Philadelphia, PA, which will be approved or
disapproved on or before July 17, 2012. This notice also announces the
availability of the program for public review and comment directly to
the FAA.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a noise compatibility
program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has
taken or proposes to reduce existing non-compatible uses and prevent
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The FAA has formally received the proposed noise compatibility
program for the Philadelphia International Airport, effective on
January 20, 2012. The airport operator has requested that the FAA
review this material and that the noise mitigation measure, to be
implemented jointly by the airport, be approved as a noise
compatibility program under Section 47504 of the Act.
Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it
conforms to Part 150 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 17, 2012. The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under
the provisions of Section 150.33 of Part 150. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measure may reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether it is reasonably
consistent with obtaining the goal of reducing existing non-compatible
land uses and preventing the introduction of additional non-compatible
land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed noise
compatibility program, with specific reference to these factors. All
comments relating to these factors, 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 and the proposed
noise compatibility program are available for examination by
appointment at the following locations:
Philadelphia International Airport, Office of the Noise Abatement
Program Manager, located at 2801 Island Avenue, Suite 13, Philadelphia,
PA 19153, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Federal Aviation
Administration, Harrisburg Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale
Drive, Suite 508, Camp Hill, PA 17011, Monday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, January 13, 2012.
Lori K. Pagnanelli,
Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office.
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