
[Federal Register: October 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 207)]
[Notices]               
[Page 63542-63543]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport, MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is 
reviewing a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program that 
was submitted for Gulfport Biloxi International 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 the Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that the associated 
Noise Exposure Maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Gulfport Biloxi 
International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective February 26, 2004, and was published in the Federal Register 
on March 5, 2004. The proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility 
Program will be approved or disapproved on or before April 16, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the amendment to the noise compatibility program is October 16, 
2008. The public comment period ends December 16, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schuller, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross 
Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39208, 601 664-9883. Comments on the 
proposed amendment to the noise compatibility program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program for 
Gulfport Biloxi International Airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before April 16, 2009. This notice also announces the 
availability of this amendment 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 previously approved the Noise Compatibility Program for 
Gulfport Biloxi International Airport. The FAA has formally received 
the amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program for Gulfport Biloxi 
International Airport, effective on October 16, 2008. The airport 
operator has requested that the FAA review this material and that the 
amended noise mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the 
airport and surrounding communities, be approved as an amendment to the 
Noise Compatibility Program under section 47504 of the Act. Preliminary 
review of the submitted material indicates that the amendment conforms 
to the 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 April 16, 2009.

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    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, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, 
and the proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program are 
available for examination at the following location: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross 
Street, Suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 39208.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on October 16, 2008.
Rans Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-25229 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]

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