[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08527]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review;
Burlington International Airport, South Burlington, Vermont
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
Burlington International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act,''
and by the City of Burlington. This program was submitted subsequent to
a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted
for Burlington International Airport were in compliance with applicable
requirements, effective September 26, 2019. The proposed noise
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before
October 11, 2020.
DATES: The effective date of the start of FAA's review of the noise
compatibility program is April 14, 2020. The public comment period ends
June 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation
Administration, New England Region Airports Division, 1200 District
Ave., Burlington, MA 01803. Phone: 781-238-7613. 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 Burlington
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or
before October 11, 2020. 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
Burlington International Airport, effective on April 17, 2020. 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 October 11, 2020.
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 can be viewed online at the airport's website:
www.btvsound.com, by contacting the airport via the website:
www.btvsound.com/contact/, or by calling 802-863-2874.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on April 17, 2020.
Julie Seltsam-Wilps,
Deputy Director, Airports Division, FAA New England Region.
[FR Doc. 2020-08527 Filed 4-21-20; 8:45 am]
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