[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85968-85969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27143]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for 
Proposed Settlement Agreement Departure Procedure Amendments for Bob 
Hope ``Hollywood Burbank'' Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Public comment period for the FAA's Draft Environmental 
Assessment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces the release of the Draft Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for proposed departure procedure amendments at Bob Hope 
``Hollywood Burbank'' Airport (BUR Airport). The FAA has prepared the 
Draft EA to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the FAA 
adopting new procedures for Runway 15 departures at BUR Airport. If 
implemented, the Proposed Action (Alternative A) is intended to 
maintain the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System 
(NAS) while meeting the terms of a settlement agreement that the FAA 
entered with local homeowners' associations, which requires 
consideration of alternative procedures. The FAA also evaluated 
proposed amendments put forth by the Southern San Fernando Valley 
Airplane Noise Task Force for BUR Airport (Alternative B).

DATES: The Draft EA is available for public review beginning on 
December

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11, 2023, and comments can be submitted on or before January 24, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail to Federal Aviation Administration, 
Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 216th Street, 
Des Moines, WA 98198. Under FAA Order 1050.1F, 6-2.2(g), Public 
Comments on a Draft EA, the ``FAA or applicant must publish a notice of 
the draft EA's availability in local newspapers, other media, and/or on 
the internet. This notice must include the following statement: Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lonnie D. Covalt, Operations Support 
Group, Western Service Center, 2200 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 
telephone 206-231-3998, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EA was prepared in accordance with 
the settlement agreement between the Benedict Hills Homeowners 
Association, Benedict Hills Estates Association, and the FAA 
(``Settlement Agreement'') to assess potential environmental impacts in 
connection with proposed amendments to the OROSZ and SLAPP departure 
procedures at BUR Airport. In addition to the No Action Alternative, 
where current procedures at BUR Airport would continue to be utilized, 
the FAA is considering two additional alternatives.
    The first alternative (Alternative A) was developed in accordance 
with the Settlement Agreement and would result in the amendment of 
existing flight procedures to create two Open Standard Instrument 
Departure (SID) procedures, the SLAPP THREE DEPARTURE (Area Navigation 
[RNAV]) (``SLAPP THREE'') and the OROSZ THREE DEPARTURE (RNAV) (``OROSZ 
THREE'') procedure.
    The second alternative (Alternative B) is comprised of the 
modification of the current SLAPP TWO DEPARTURE (RNAV) (``SLAPP TWO'') 
and OROSZ TWO DEPARTURE (RNAV) (``OROSZ TWO'') procedures to require a 
higher climb gradient. Alternative B was developed in accordance with 
recommendations set forth by a separate community stakeholder, the 
Southern San Fernando Valley Airplane Noise Task Force, to reduce noise 
over communities in southern San Fernando Valley.
    The Draft EA is available upon request by contacting Operation 
Support Group, Western Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2200 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2286. The 
Draft EA is also available on the FAA website at: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_engagement/bur.

    Issued in Des Moines, WA, on December 5, 2023.
Lonnie D. Covalt,
Lead Environmental Protection Specialist, Operations Support Group, 
Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2023-27143 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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