[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 242 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 67305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30186]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program Update and Request for 
Review for Modesto City-County Airport, Modesto, CA

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 update that was 
submitted for Modesto City-County 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 City of 
Modesto. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by 
FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 
for Modesto City-County Airport were in compliance with applicable 
requirements, effective January 9, 2009 (74 FR 4499). The proposed 
noise compatibility program update will be approved or disapproved on 
or before June 6, 2010.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program update is December 9, 2009. The 
public comment period ends February 8, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Garibaldi, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific 
Region, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 
210, Burlingame, California 94010. Telephone number: (650) 876-2778, 
extension 613. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program 
update should also be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program update for Modesto 
City-County Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
June 6, 2010. 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 
update for Modesto City-County Airport, effective on December 6, 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 June 6, 2010.
    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 update 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 Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 
90261.
    Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, San 
Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Suite 210, 
Burlingame, CA 94010.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on December 9, 2009.
Mia Paredes Ratcliff,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. E9-30186 Filed 12-17-09; 8:45 am]
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