[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5674]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI
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
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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 Wayne
County Airport Authority. This program was submitted subsequent to a
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted
under 14 CFR part 150 for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective March 7,
2006 and was published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2006. The
proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on
or before August 29, 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review
of the noise compatibility program is March 2, 2009. The public comment
period ends May 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Gubry, Detroit Airports
District Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, Michigan
48174, 734-229-2905. 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 Detroit
Metropolitan Wayne County Airport which will be approved or disapproved
on or before August 29, 2009. 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 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
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, effective on March 2, 2009.
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 August 29, 2009.
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, Detroit Airports District Office,
11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, Michigan 48174.
Wayne County Airport Authority, Michelle Plawecki, Authority Noise
Manager, Noise Compatibility Office, LC Smith Terminal, Main Floor,
Detroit, MI 48242. Phone: 734-942-1503.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: March 2, 2009.
Issued in Romulus, Michigan.
Matthew J. Thys,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. E9-5674 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]
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