[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53320-53321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21187]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is 
reviewing a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program that 
was submitted for Mobile Regional 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 
Mobile Airport Authority. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that the associated Noise Exposure Maps submitted 
under 14 CFR Part 150 for Mobile Regional Airport were in compliance 
with applicable requirements effective May 1, 2006, and was published 
in the Federal Register on May 18, 2006. The proposed amendment to the 
Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or disapproved on or 
before February 21, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the amendment to the noise compatibility program is August 29, 2008. 
The public comment period ends October 29, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schuller, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross 
Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39208, 601 664-9883. Comments on the 
proposed amendment to the noise compatibility program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program for 
Mobile Regional Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before February 21, 2009. This notice also announces the availability 
of this amendment 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 previously approved the Noise Compatability Program for 
Mobile Regional Airport. The FAA has formally received the amendment to 
the Noise Compatibility Program for Mobile Regional Airport, effective 
on August 29, 2008. The airport operator has requested that the FAA 
review this material and that the amended noise mitigation measures, to 
be implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be 
approved as part of the Noise Compatibility Program under section 47504 
of the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that 
the amendment 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 
February 21, 2009.
    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 
amendment with specific reference to

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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 FM's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed amendment to the 
Noise Compatibility Program are available for examination at the 
following locations: Federal Aviation Administration, Jackson Airports 
District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 
39208.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on August 29, 2008.
Rans Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. E8-21187 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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