[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68506-68507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22397]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Vero Beach, FL

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 
Vero Beach Municipal Airport under 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 the city of Vero Beach, 
Florida. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by AA 
that the associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 
for Vero Beach Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements 
effective October 28, 2003. The proposed noise compatibility program 
will be approved or disapproved on or before May 1, 2006.

DATES: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
associated noise compatibility program is November 2, 2005. The public 
comment period ends January 2, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Baskin, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine 
National Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822, (407) 812-6331. 
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 Vero Beach 
Municipal Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
May 1, 2006. 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

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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 
Vero Beach Municipal Airport, effective on November 2, 2005. 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 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 May 1, 2006.
    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 of 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 noise compatibility program are available for 
examination at the following locations:
    Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 
5950 Hazeltine National Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, November 2, 2005.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 05-22397 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45am]
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