[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34977-34978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13541]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
Marana Regional Airport, Marana, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

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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 
Marana Regional 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 Town of Marana, Arizona. This 
program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that 
associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for 
Marana Regional Airport were in compliance with applicable 
requirements, effective December 7, 2007 (72 FR 71475). The proposed 
noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or 
before December 3, 2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the 
noise compatibility program is June 6, 2008. The public comment period 
ends August 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Simmons, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Airports Division, LAX-ADO-600.2, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Western Pacific Region. Mailing Address: P.O. 
Box 92007, Los Angeles, California, 90009-20007: Street Address: 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California, 90261: Telephone Number 
(310) 725-3614. 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 Marana Regional 
Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before December 3, 
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 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 
Marana Regional Airport, effective on June 6, 2008. 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 December 3, 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-
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 compatibility 
program are available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, National Headquarters, Planning and 
Environmental Division, APP-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 621 
Washington, DC 20591;
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012 15000 Aviation Blvd, Room 3000, Hawthorne, 
CA, 90261;
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 
15000 Aviation Blvd, Room 3000, Hawthorne, CA, 90261;
Charles Mangum, Aviation Director, Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W. 
Avra Valley Road,  91, Marana, Arizona 85633.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 6, 2008.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E8-13541 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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