[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74863-74864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23890]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Southwest Florida International Airport, Ft. Myers, 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 
Southwest Florida International 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 the Lee 
County Port Authority. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that the associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR part 150 for Southwest Florida International Airport were 
in compliance with applicable requirements effective February 11, 2005. 
The proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before May 29, 2006.

DATES: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
associated noise compatibility program is December 1, 2005. The public 
comment period ends January 31, 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 Southwest Florida 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before May 29, 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 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 
Southwest Florida International Airport, effective on December 1, 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 29, 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 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 persona 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

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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.

    Dated: Issued in Orlando, Florida December 2, 2005.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 05-23890 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]
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