[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 11308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4589]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap Annual Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting participation.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises interested persons that the First Annual 
Meeting of the Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap will be held on April 19-
20, 2011, in Washington, DC, to coordinate and communicate research 
activities and findings among stakeholders and other parties with an 
interest in aviation noise impacts. The purpose of the meeting is to 
update and advance our collective scientific knowledge of the impact of 
aircraft noise on society in order to improve our ability to address 
various aspects of noise impacts and develop optimal mitigation 
solutions.

DATES: The First Annual Meeting of the Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap 
will be held on April 19-20, 2011, in Washington, DC. The meeting will 
begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) Headquarters building, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Conference Room C. Attendance is open to all 
interested parties; however, for building security requirements, please 
register by March 29 (see below for information on registration).

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. Meeting registration is required by March 29; there is no 
registration fee. To register, please provide your name, business 
affiliation, a contact email and phone number.
    Background: Following the recommendation from the FAA's aircraft 
noise impacts research workshops, federal agencies are initiating 
annual meetings on aviation noise impacts research. The first annual 
meeting will focus on the following topics: noise effects on health and 
welfare; noise in national parks and wilderness; aircraft noise 
modeling; and costs of aircraft noise on society. The Department of 
Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense 
(DOD), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), National Park 
Service (NPS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 
other federal agencies, international organizations, industry, 
academia, and the public will meet to discuss ongoing and future noise 
impacts research activities in the above areas. A product of the 
meeting will be an Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap document. The 
document will outline key research elements, summarize current programs 
and projects, and identify current knowledge gaps and future research 
activities. The intent of the Roadmap is to define systematic, focused, 
and complementary research programs, so that limited resources can be 
more effectively pooled to advance the knowledge on how best to address 
the impacts of aviation noise on society.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2011.
Carl E. Burleson,
Director of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-4589 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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