[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 46384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19142]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; 
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, Arizona

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 
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport under the provisions of Title 
49 United States Code, Section 47501 et seq. (the Aviation Safety and 
Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 by the Mohave 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 Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport were in compliance with 
applicable requirements, effective November 21, 2013 (Federal Register 
Volume 78, No. 230, 11-29-2013). The proposed noise compatibility 
program will be approved or disapproved on or before January 18, 2016.

DATES:  Effective Date: This notice is effective August 4, 2015 and is 
applicable beginning July 23, 2015. The public comment period ends 
September 21, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jared M. Raymond, Airport Planner, 
Phoenix Airports District Office, Phoenix, Arizona, (602) 792-1072. 
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 Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before January 18, 2016. 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 
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, effective on July 23, 2015. 
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 January 18, 2016.
    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 during 
normal business hours:

Federal Aviation Administration, Western Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California, 
90261
Federal Aviation Administration, Phoenix Airports District Office, 3800 
N. Central Ave., Suite 1025, Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, 2250 Laughlin View Drive, 
Bullhead City, Arizona 86429

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on July 23, 2015.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-19142 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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