[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25610]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aircraft Noise Impacts Research Roadmap

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting participation.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises interested persons that the FAA is 
conducting workshops to develop an aircraft noise impacts research 
roadmap. The roadmap is intended to advance our scientific knowledge in 
order to optimally address the impacts of aircraft noise on society. 
The main objective of the workshops is to outline key research elements 
of the roadmap, prioritize research questions, and identify ways to 
overcome potential research challenges.

DATES: The first workshop will be held in Washington, DC, on December 
10 and 11, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A follow-on workshop will be held 
on March 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The first workshop will be held at the National Academy of 
Sciences Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC. The 
follow-on workshop will be held in conjunction with the University of 
California-Davis Symposium on Aviation Noise and Air Quality and will 
be held at the Holiday Inn-San Diego--On the Bay, 1355 North Harbor 
Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. Attendance is open to all interested 
parties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Friesenhahn, Office of 
Environment and Energy (AEE-100), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; e-mail 
[email protected], telephone (202) 267-3562, facsimile (202) 
267-5594. Please register by November 20; there is no registration fee. 
Additional details will soon be available at http://www.fican.org under 
FAA Workshop.
    Background: Based on the advice of its Research, Engineering and 
Development Advisory Committee (REDAC), the FAA is developing a 
comprehensive aircraft noise impacts research roadmap for the FAA and 
other interested parties to implement more systematic, effective, and 
complementary research programs. The FAA held a preliminary forum with 
international noise researchers in conjunction with Internoise 2009 in 
August 2009 to discuss research needed to advance the current 
understanding of the relationship between aircraft noise and its 
impacts such as community annoyance and sleep disturbance. The FAA now 
invites researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties to 
participate in a series of upcoming Aircraft Noise Impacts Research 
Roadmap workshops to contribute to developing the research roadmap with 
information received from that forum.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2009.
Lourdes Q. Maurice,
Acting Director of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. E9-25610 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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