[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53277-53278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4603]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA

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 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport under the provisions 
of 49 U.S.C. 47504 et. seq (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 
hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the City 
of Atlanta, Georgia. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that the associated Noise Exposure Maps submitted 
under 14 CFR part 150 for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 
Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements effective April 
10, 2007, and was published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2007. 
The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before March 4, 2008.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the associated noise compatibility program is September 7, 2007. The 
public comment period ends November 6, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott L. Seritt, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
Suite 2-260, College Park, Georgia 30337, 404-305-7150. 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 Hartsfield-Jackson 
Atlanta International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on 
or before March 4, 2008. 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 14 CFR 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 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, effective on 
September 7, 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 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 March 4, 2008.
    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-

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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, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
Suite 2-260, College Park, Georgia 30337.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 7, 2007.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 07-4603 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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