[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5674]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, MI

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 
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Wayne 
County Airport Authority. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted 
under 14 CFR part 150 for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 
were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective March 7, 
2006 and was published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2006. The 
proposed noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before August 29, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program is March 2, 2009. The public comment 
period ends May 1, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Gubry, Detroit Airports 
District Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, Michigan 
48174, 734-229-2905. 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 Detroit 
Metropolitan Wayne County Airport which will be approved or disapproved 
on or before August 29, 2009. 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 
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, effective on March 2, 2009. 
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 August 29, 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 
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, Detroit Airports District Office, 
11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, Michigan 48174.
    Wayne County Airport Authority, Michelle Plawecki, Authority Noise 
Manager, Noise Compatibility Office, LC Smith Terminal, Main Floor, 
Detroit, MI 48242. Phone: 734-942-1503.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: March 2, 2009.

    Issued in Romulus, Michigan.
Matthew J. Thys,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. E9-5674 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]
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