[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 52105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18218]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Receipt and Request for Review of Noise Compatibility 
Program

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt and request for review of noise compatibility 
program.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for 
Newark Liberty International Airport by The Port Authority of New York 
and New Jersey. This program was submitted subsequent to a 
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted for 
Newark Liberty International Airport were in compliance with applicable 
requirements, effective January 15, 2019. The proposed noise 
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before 
February 15, 2023. This notice also announces the availability of this 
noise compatibility program for public review and comment.

DATES: The effective date of start of FAA's review of the noise 
compatibility program is August 19, 2022. The public comment period 
ends October 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, Regional Environmental 
Program Manager, Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Room 516, Jamaica, NY 11434. Phone Number: 718-553-
2511. 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 (NCP) for Newark 
Liberty International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on 
or before February 15, 2023. This notice also announces the 
availability of this program for public review and comment.
    An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps (NEM) 
that are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of 
title 49, chapter 475 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (Aviation 
Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') 
and Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150 (14 CFR 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 previously 
determined that the NEMs for Newark Liberty International Airport were 
in compliance with applicable requirements under 14 CFR 150, effective 
January 15, 2019 (Noise Exposure Map Notice for Newark Liberty 
International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, volume 84, Federal Register, 
pages 27183-4, June 11, 2019).
    The FAA has formally received the NCP for Newark Liberty 
International Airport on August 8, 2022. 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 NCP under section 47504 of 
the Act. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it 
conforms to the requirements for the submittal of NCPs, but that 
further review will be necessary prior to approval or disapproval of 
the program for Newark Liberty International Airport. The formal review 
period, limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, was initiated on 
August 19, 2022 and will be completed on or before February 15, 2023.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR 150.33. The primary considerations in the 
evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may reduce the 
level of aviation safety, create an undue burden on interstate or 
foreign commerce, or be 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, other than 
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be 
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the proposed 
NCP for Newark Liberty International Airport are available for 
examination online at http://panynjpart150.com/EWR_FNCP.asp.
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has also made a hard 
copy of the document available for review at the EWR Redevelopment 
Program Community Outreach Office, located at 79 West Jersey Street, 
Elizabeth, New Jersey. Interested parties can contact the office at 
(732) 258-1801 or via email at [email protected] to arrange for a 
review.
    Questions regarding this notice may be directed to the individual 
named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Jamaica, NY, on August 19, 2022.
David A. Fish,
Director, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-18218 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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