[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5649-5650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2448]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Compatibility Program Notice; Little Rock National Airport; 
Little Rock, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.

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 
Little Rock National 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

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part 150 by Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise 
exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Little Rock National 
Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective May 
13, 2002 (announced in the Federal Register, Volume 67, Number 105, May 
31, 2002). The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before July 21, 2004.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is January 23, 2004. The public comment 
period ends March 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Tandy, ASW-630, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Fort Worth, Texas 76139-0630; telephone 817-222-5635. 
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 Little Rock 
National Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
July 21, 2004. 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 
Little Rock National Airport, effective on January 23, 2004. 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 July 21, 2004.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, Sec. 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, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
Texas.
Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission, Little Rock National Airport, 
One Airport Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas.

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

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, January 23, 2004.
Naomi L. Saunders,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 04-2448 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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