
[Federal Register: December 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 239)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66408-66409]
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

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 
Buckeye Municipal Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et 
seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred 
to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by Town of Buckeye. This program 
was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated 
noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Buckeye 
Municipal Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, 
effective September 22, 2008 and Federal Register published February 
25, 2009. The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before June 1, 2010.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program is December 4, 2009. The public 
comment period ends February 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxana Hernandez, Los Angeles Airports 
District Office, Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 
90261 and (310) 725-3614. 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 Buckeye Municipal 
Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or before June 1, 
2010. 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.

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    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Buckeye Municipal Airport, effective on December 4, 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 June 1, 2010.
    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, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 
Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261.
Mr. Kimm Flatt, Airport Manager, Buckeye Municipal Airport, 3000 South 
Palo Verde Road, Buckeye, AZ 85326.

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on December 4, 2009.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E9-29759 Filed 12-14-09; 8:45 am]

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