[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 2746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-804]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for 
San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA

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 
San Diego International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 
et seq. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part 150 by the San Diego County 
Regional Airport Authority, San Diego County, California. This program 
was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated 
noise exposure maps submitted under 14 CFR Part 150 for San Diego 
International Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, 
effective November 10, 2009, 74 FR 66400-66401. The proposed noise 
compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before July 
3, 2011.

DATES:  Effective Date: The effective date of the start of FAA's review 
of the noise compatibility program is January 5, 2011. The public 
comment period ends March 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Globa, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, P.O. Box 92007, 
Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: 310/725-3637. 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 San Diego 
International Airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before July 3, 2011. 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 
San Diego International Airport, effective on June 22, 2010. 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 July 3, 2011.
    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:
    Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.
    Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District 
Office, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3000, Hawthorne, California 
90261.
    Mr. Dan Frazee, San Diego International Airport, 3225 North Harbor 
Drive, AAAA3rd Floor, Commuter Terminal, San Diego, California 92101.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 5, 2011.
Mia Paredes Ratcliff,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-804 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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