[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18723-18724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1837]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Compatibility Program Notice, Alexandria, LA

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 
Alexandria International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
74501 et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the England Economic 
and Industrial Development District. This program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure 
maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for Alexandria International 
Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective 
January 26, 2006, and published in the Federal Register February 3, 
2006 (Volume 71 Number 23). The proposed noise compatibility program 
will be approved or disapproved on or before October 6, 2007.

DATES: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the noise 
compatibility program is April 9, 2007. The public comment period ends 
June 8, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Tandy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, ASW-640, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0640 at (817) 222-5644. 
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 Alexandria 
International Airport that will be approved or disapproved on or before 
October 6, 2007. 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 the 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 
Alexandria International Airport, effective on April 9, 2007. 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 October 6, 2007.
    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 compatiblity 
program are available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
Texas;
England Economic and Industrial Development District, 1611 Arnold 
Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana.


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

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, April 9, 2007.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division,
[FR Doc. 07-1837 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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