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National Space Transportation Policy 

clearly identifies how strengthening 

U.S. competitiveness in the 

international launch market and 

improving the cost effectiveness of U.S. 

space transportation services are in the 

public interest: ‘‘Maintaining an assured 

capability to meet United States 

Government needs, while also taking 

the necessary steps to strengthen U.S. 

competitiveness in the international 

commercial launch market, is important 

to ensuring that U.S. space 

transportation capabilities will be 

reliable, robust, safe, and affordable in 

the future. Among other steps, 

improving the cost effectiveness of U.S. 

space transportation services could help 

achieve this goal by allowing the United 

States Government to invest a greater 

share of its resources in other needs 

such as facilities modernization, 

technology advancement, scientific 

discovery, and national security. 

Further, a healthier, more competitive 

U.S. space transportation industry 

would facilitate new markets, encourage 

new industries, create high technology 

jobs, lead to greater economic growth 

and security, and would further the 

Nation’s leadership role in space.’’ 

SpaceX’s proposal to apply collective 

risk management to people in 

waterborne vessels is in the public 

interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 

2016. 

Kenneth Wong, 

Commercial Space Transportation, Licensing 

and Evaluation Division Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09685 Filed 5–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review Boise Air Terminal 

(Gowen Field) Boise, ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Noise Exposure Map notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the City of Boise, ID 

for the Boise Air Terminal (Gowen 

Field), Boise, Idaho under the 

provisions of 40 U.S.C 47501 et seq. 

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act) and 14 CFR 150 are in compliance 

with applicable requirements. The FAA 

also announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed noise compatibility program 

that was submitted for Boise Air 

Terminal (Gowen Field) under Part 150 

in conjunction with the Noise Exposure 

Map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

October 29, 2016. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps and of the start of its 

review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is May 2, 2016. 

The public comment period ends July 1, 

2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott Eaton at the Federal Aviation 

Administration, FAA Building, Ste. 2, 

2725 Skyway Drive, Helena, Montana 

59602–1213, Telephone 406–449–5291. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted 

for Great Falls International Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements of Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 150, effective 

May 2, 2016. Furthermore, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that Airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before October 29, 2016. This 

notice also announces the availability of 

this Program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., Section 47503, 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act (the Act), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA Noise Exposure 

Maps which meet applicable regulations 

and which depict non-compatible land 

uses as of the date of submission of such 

maps, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested parties 

in the local community, government 

agencies, and persons using the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of 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 take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The City of Boise, ID submitted to the 

FAA on December 21, 2015 Noise 

Exposure Maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the Boise Air Terminal (Gowen 

Field) Airport Part 150 Study conducted 

between September 16, 2014 and 

December 21, 2015. It was requested 

that the FAA review this material as the 

Noise Exposure Maps, as described in 

Section 47503 of the Act, 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. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the Noise Exposure Maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by the City of Boise, ID. The 

documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in 

CFR part 150 Section 150.7 includes: 

Boise Airport 14 CFR part 150 Study 

Update, Updated Noise Exposure Maps, 

Figure 2–1 Existing Condition 

Operations by Aircraft Category, Figure 

2–2 Future Condition Operations by 

Aircraft Category, Figure 3–1 Airport 

Layout, Figure 3–2 Modeled Flight 

Tracks for Runways 9, 10L and 10R, 

Figure 3–3 Modeled Flight Tracks for 

Runways 27, 28L and 28R, Figure 4–1 

Airport Influence Area, Figure 4–2 

Existing Land Use, Figure 4–3 Future 

Land Use, Figure 4–4 Zoning in the 

Vicinity of the Airport, Figure 5–1 2015 

Noise Exposure Map on Existing Land 

Use, Figure 5–2 2020 Noise Exposure 

Map on Existing Land Use, and Figure 

5–3 2020 Noise Exposure Map on 

Future Land Use. The FAA has 

determined that these noise exposure 

maps and accompanying documentation 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on May 2, 2016. 

The FAA’s determination on an 

airport operator’s noise exposure maps 

is limited to a finding that the maps 

were developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

CFR part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the airport 

operator’s data, information or plans, or 

a commitment to approve a Noise 

Compatibility Program or to fund 

implementation of that Program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

Noise Exposure Map submitted under 

Section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise exposure 

contours, or in interpreting the Noise 

Exposure Maps to resolve questions 

concerning, for example, which 

properties should be covered by the 

provisions of Section 47506 of the Act. 

These functions are inseparable from 

the ultimate land use control and 

planning responsibilities of local 

government. These local responsibilities 

are not changed in any way under Part 

150 or through FAA’s review of Noise 


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1 69 FR 6366 (Feb. 10, 2004). 

Exposure Maps. Therefore, the 

responsibility for the detailed 

overlaying of noise exposure contours 

onto the map depicting properties on 

the surface rests exclusively with the 

airport operator that submitted those 

maps, or those public agencies and 

planning agencies with which 

consultation is required under Section 

47503 of the Act. The FAA has relied on 

the certification by the airport operator, 

under Section 150.21 of Part 150, that 

the statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for Boise 

Air Terminal (Gowen Field) Airport, 

also effective on May 2, 2016. 

Preliminary review of the submitted 

material indicates that it conforms to the 

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 29, 

2016. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of Part 

150, Section 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 full Noise Exposure Map 

documentation and the proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Scott Eaton, Community Planner, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Helena Airports District Office, FAA 

Building, Ste. 2, 2725 Skyway Drive, 

Helena, MT 59602, 406–449–5291. 

Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), 

3201 Airport Way, Boise, ID 83705. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 2, 

2016. 

Randall S. Fiertz, 

Manager, Airports Division, Northwest 

Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10981 Filed 5–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–6596] 

Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 

Program: Eligibility of Ground Access 

Projects Meeting Certain Criteria; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy 

amendment and request for comments; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the notice 

of proposed policy published on May 3, 

2016. In that document, the FAA 

solicited comments on a proposal to 

amend its ‘‘Notice of Policy Regarding 

the Eligibility of Airport Ground Access 

Transportation Projects for Funding 

Under the Passenger Facility Charge 

(PFC) Program,’’ 1 regarding the 

requirements for PFC funding of onairport, rail access projects. This 

document corrects errors in the docket 

number and contact information. 

DATES: May 10, 2016. The comment 

period will close June 2, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Hebert, Manager, Financial Analysis 

and Passenger Facility Charge Branch, 

APP–510, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8375; facsimile 

(202) 267–5302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 

2016, the FAA published a notice titled 

‘‘Notice of Proposed Policy Amendment 

and Request for Comments’’ (81 FR 

26611). In that Notice, the FAA 

proposed to change the policy regarding 

the Passenger Facility Charge eligibility 

of ground access projects meeting 

certain criteria. The notice was 

inadvertently issued without a correct 

Docket Number and complete contact 

information. 

In FR Doc. 2016–10334, beginning on 

page 26611 in the Federal Register, 

make the following corrections: 

1. On page 26611, in the first column, 

after Federal Aviation Administration, 

add Docket No. FAA–2016–6596; and in 

the first paragraph under ADDRESSES, 

correct Docket Number FAA 2016– 

XXXX to read Docket No. FAA–2016– 

6596. 

2. On page 26611, in the second 

column, after FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, add Joe Hebert, Manager, 

Financial Analysis and Passenger 

Facility Charge Branch, APP–510, and 

on line 8, remove 267–3831 and add in 

its place 267–8375. 

Issued in Washington DC, on May 4, 2016. 

Elliott Black, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10975 Filed 5–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice for 

Harrisburg International Airport, 

Middletown, Pennsylvania 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the Susquehanna 

Regional Airport Authority for 

Harrisburg International Airport under 

the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. 

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act) and 14 CFR part 150 are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is May 3, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harrisburg Airports District Office (HAR 

ADO), Susan L. McDonald, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, HAR 

ADO, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 508, 

Camp Hill, PA 17011, Telephone: (717) 

730–2830. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for the Harrisburg International Airport 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements of 14 CFR part 150, 

effective January 13, 2004. Under 49 

U.S.C. Section 47503 of the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an 

airport operator may submit to the FAA 

noise exposure maps which meet 

applicable regulations and which depict 

non-compatible land uses as of the date 

of submission of such maps, a 

description of projected aircraft 


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