
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31675-31676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11814]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, California

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 
Bob Hope 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 by the 
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, Burbank, California. This 
program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that 
associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Bob 
Hope Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective 
October 10, 2013, 78 FR 64048-64049. The proposed noise compatibility 
program will be approved or disapproved on or before November 7, 2016.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program is May 11, 2016. The public comment 
period ends July 11, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Globa, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, P.O. Box 92007, 
Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: 310/725-3637. 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 Bob Hope Airport 
which will be approved or disapproved on or before November 7, 2016. 
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 14 CFR 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 
Bob Hope Airport, effective on April 6, 2016. 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 14 CFR 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 November 7, 2016.
    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, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3000, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Bob Hope Airport, Attention: Mr. Mark Hardyment, 2627 Hollywood Way, 
Burbank, California 91505.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 11, 2016.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-11814 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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