[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34978-34979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13542]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;
McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV
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
McCarran International Airport (LAS) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
47504 et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150 by Clark County,
Nevada. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA
that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for
LAS were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective July 10,
2007 (72 FR 40357). The proposed noise compatibility program will be
approved or disapproved on or before December 6, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the
noise compatibility program is June 9, 2008. The public comment period
ends August 8, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional
Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration,
Western Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007,
Telephone 310/725-3615. 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 LAS, which will be
approved or disapproved on or before December 6, 2008. This notice also
announces the availability of this program for public review and
comment.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by FAA to be in compliance with
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the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 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 noise compatibility program for
LAS, effective on June 9, 2008. The airport operator has 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 47504 of the
Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it
conforms to FAR 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
December 6, 2008.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures may reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether they are
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 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 at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Planning and
Environmental Division, APP-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
615E, Washington, DC 20591;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office,
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne,
California 90261;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western Pacific Region, San Francisco
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 210, Burlingame,
California 94010;
Randall H. Walker, Director of Aviation, Clark County Department of
Aviation, P.O. Box 11005, Las Vegas, Nevada 89111-1005.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 9, 2008.
Winsome A. Lenfert,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E8-13542 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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