[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56847-56848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22600]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Key West International Airport, Key West, Florida

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

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Compatibility Program that was submitted for Key West International 
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 Monroe County. This program was submitted 
subsequent to a determination by FAA that the associated Noise Exposure 
Maps submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for Key West International Airport 
were in compliance with applicable requirements effective December 19, 
2013, and was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2013. 
The proposed Noise Compatibility Program will be approved or 
disapproved on or before March 14, 2015.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the associated noise compatibility program is September 15, 2014. 
The public comment period ends November 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Nagy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazelton 
National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822, (407) 812-6331. 
Comments on the proposed Noise Ccompatibility 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 Key West 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before March 14, 2015. 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 Title 14 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, 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 
Key West International Airport, effective on September 15, 2014. 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 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 March 14, 2015.
    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, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, 
and the proposed Noise Compatibility Program are available for 
examination at the following locations: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazelton 
National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, on September 15, 2014.
Bart Vernace,
 Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-22600 Filed 9-22-14; 8:45 am]
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