[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2984-2985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-412]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Revision Number 2 To Approved Noise Compatibility 
Program and Request for Review for the Scottsdale Airport, Scottsdale, 
AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is 
reviewing a proposed second revision to the approved noise 
compatibility program that was submitted for Scottsdale 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 City of Scottsdale. This program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure 
maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Scottsdale Airport were in 
compliance with applicable requirements, effective February 14, 1986. 
The Noise Compatibility Program for Scottsdale Airport was approved by 
the FAA on December 19, 1986. The proposed Revision No. 2 to the noise 
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before May 
31, 2006.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the revision to the approved noise compatibility program is December 
2, 2005. The public comment period ends January 31, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Simmons, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Airports Division, AWP-623.4, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western Pacific Region. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 
92007, Los Angeles, California, 90009-2007; Street Address: 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261; Telephone Number (310) 
725-3614. Comments on the proposed Revision No. 2 to the approved noise 
compatibility program should also be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed Revision No. 2 to the approved noise compatibility 
program for Scottsdale Airport, which will be approved or disapproved 
on or before May 31, 2006. This notice also announces the availability 
of Revision No. 2 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 Revision No. 2 to the approved 
noise

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compatibility program for Scottsdale Airport, effective on May 5, 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. On December 19, 
1986, the FAA approved the Noise Compatibility Program for the 
Scottsdale Airport. Preliminary review of the submitted material for 
the proposed Revision No. 2 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 May 31, 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 
measure may reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue 
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, and whether it is 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 
Revision No. 2 to the approved noise compatibility 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 approved noise compatibility 
program, and the proposed revision No. 2 are available for examination 
at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Community 
Environmental Needs Division, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621, 
Washington, DC 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
City of Scottsdale, 15000 N. Airport Drive Suite 200, Scottsdale, 
Arizona 85260.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on December 2, 2005.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 06-412 Filed 1-17-05; 8:45 am]
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