55158 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: August 30, 2011. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 2, 

2011. 

John E. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and Scientific 

Affairs/Office of Environmental Policy, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22690 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Approval of Noise Compatibility 

Program for Lambert-St. Louis 

International Airport, St. Louis, MO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the noise compatibility 

program submitted by the St. Louis 

Airport Authority under the provisions 

of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (formerly the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

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

and 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) part 150 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘Part 150’’). On April 5, 2011, the FAA 

determined that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the St. Louis Airport 

Authority under Part 150 were in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. On August 26, 2011, the 

FAA approved the Lambert-St. Louis 

International Airport noise 

compatibility program. All of the 

recommendations of the program were 

approved. No program elements relating 

to new or revised flight procedures for 

noise abatement were proposed by the 

airport operator. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s approval of the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Lambert-St. 

Louis International Airport is August 

26, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

FAA, Todd Madison, ACE–611B, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106– 

2325, todd.madison@faa.gov, 816–329– 

2640. Documents reflecting this FAA 

action may be reviewed at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Lambert-St. 

Louis International Airport, effective 

August 26, 2011. 

Under section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses within the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Part 150 is a local program, not a 

Federal program. The FAA does not 

substitute its judgment for that of the 

airport proprietor with respect to which 

measures should be recommended for 

action. The FAA’s approval or 

disapproval of Part 150 program 

recommendations is measured 

according to the standards expressed in 

Part 150 and the Act and is limited to 

the following determinations: 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of Part 150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types or classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal Government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport noise 

compatibility program are delineated in 

Part 150, section 150.5. Approval is not 

a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required. Prior to a FAA decision on a 

request to implement the action, an 

environmental review of the proposed 

action may be required. Approval does 

not constitute a commitment by the 

FAA to financially assist in the 

implementation of the program nor a 

determination that all measures covered 

by the program are eligible for grant-inaid funding from the FAA under 

applicable law contained in Title 49 

U.S.C. Where Federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Airports Regional 

Office in Kansas City, Missouri. 

The Lambert-St. Louis International 

Airport study contains a proposed noise 

compatibility program comprised of 

actions designed for phased 

implementation by airport management 

and adjacent jurisdictions from 

November 29, 2010, beyond the year 

2015. It was requested that the FAA 

evaluate and approve this material as a 

Noise Compatibility Program as 

described in section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA began its review of the 

program on April 5, 2011, and was 

required by a provision of the Act to 

approve or disapprove the program 

within 180 days (other than the use of 

new or modified flight procedures for 

noise control). Failure to approve or 

disapprove such program within the 

180-day period shall be deemed to be an 

approval of such program. 

The submitted program contained 

twenty-three proposed actions for noise 

abatement, land use planning and 

program management on and off the 

airport. The FAA completed its review 

and determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program was approved by the FAA, 

effective August 26, 2011. 

Outright approval was granted for 

twenty-three specific program measures. 

The noise compatibility program 

recommended ten measures for noise 

abatement, ten measures for land use 

planning policies and land use 

management, and three measures for 

oversight and implementation of the 

abatement and land use measures. Of 

the noise abatement measures, one 

previously approved measure was 

withdrawn, and nine previously 

approved measures will continue. Of 

the land use management measures, five 

new measures are approved, and five 

previously approved measures will 

continue. Of the program management 

measures, three previously approved 

measures will continue and were 

updated for the current administrative 

and management conditions at LambertSt. Louis International Airport. Each 

measure is described in the following 

summary. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–1 will 

continue, as previously approved, the 

daytime use of Runway 6–24 between 

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the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., as 

needed to prevent air traffic delays. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–2 

approves daytime departure corridors 

between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. 

for commercial airline and military jets. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–3 will 

continue, as previously approved, to 

prohibit nighttime full-power aircraft 

engine run-ups between the hours of 11 

p.m. and 6 a.m. without prior 

authorization from the Airport 

Operations/Communications Center. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–4 will 

continue, as previously approved, to 

prohibit nighttime use of Runway 6–24 

between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. 

by commercial airline or military jet 

operations except under unusual or 

extraordinary circumstances. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–5 

approves nighttime departure corridors 

between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. 

for commercial airline and military jets. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–6 will 

continue, as previously approved, the 

use of distant noise abatement departure 

procedures by commercial airline jets as 

outlined in FAA Advisory Circular 91– 

53A. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–7 will 

continue, as previously approved, quiet 

push-back procedures by commercial 

airline jets using aircraft tractors 

because power backs using aircraft 

engines are not permitted. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–8 will 

continue, as previously approved, to 

limit commercial jet aircraft from 

intercepting the final approach no closer 

than four (4) nautical miles from the 

arrival runway end. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–9 will 

continue, as previously approved, for 

the St. Louis Airport Authority to notify 

the airlines concerning the existing 

practices for full power maintenance 

run-ups and terminal push-backs by the 

air carriers with scheduled service at 

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, 

and the St. Louis Airport Authority will 

also encourage the use of the distant 

noise abatement departure procedure. 

Noise Abatement Measure NA–10 

approves the withdrawal of the measure 

to maximize west flow operations. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

5 will continue, as previously approved, 

the voluntary use of comprehensive 

planning, and the St. Louis Airport 

Authority will assist, as appropriate, the 

local jurisdictions to pursue the 

development and adoption of 

comprehensive planning policies. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

6 will continue, as previously approved, 

the voluntary discretionary review 

between the St. Louis Airport Authority 

and local jurisdictions to ensure that 

optimal development can occur in a 

manner that is compatible with the 

airport and aircraft operations. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

7 will continue, as previously approved, 

the St. Louis Airport Authority to assist 

local jurisdictions in the development 

and adoption of voluntary general 

purpose/compatible use zoning. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

8 will continue, as previously approved, 

the implementation of voluntary noise 

overlay zoning between the St. Louis 

Airport Authority and local 

jurisdictions, as appropriate. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

9 will continue, as previously approved, 

the adoption of voluntary building 

codes between the St. Louis Airport 

Authority and local jurisdictions for 

noise compatibility, as appropriate. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

10 will continue, as previously 

approved, voluntary advanced land 

acquisition by the St. Louis Airport 

Authority working cooperatively with 

the local jurisdictions to identify parcels 

zoned residential where incompatible 

development is being proposed. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

11 approves noise disclosure for use by 

the St. Louis Airport Authority to 

cooperatively engage in a dialogue with 

area realtors and local jurisdictions to 

jointly develop a regulatory process to 

provide full disclosure of airport noise. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

12 approves subdivision regulations to 

amend, as necessary, the local 

subdivision regulations to ensure that 

land is platted and developed to 

minimize noise impacts or reduce noisesensitivity of new development. 

Land Use Management Measurement 

LU–13 approves the transfer of 

development rights for the local 

jurisdictions to encourage the use of 

Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) 

where appropriate to benefit land use 

compatibility. 

Land Use Management Measure LU– 

14 approves capital improvement 

programming for local jurisdictions to 

consider the compatibility between 

airport noise and potential development 

of new land uses when sizing and 

locating future infrastructure 

improvements within a capital 

improvements planning process in order 

to avoid the development of services 

that could lead to the development of 

incompatible uses. 

Program Management Measure PM–1 

approves the implementation of an 

aircraft monitoring system upgrade for 

the Lambert-St. Louis International 

Airport’s aircraft monitoring system, so 

airport staff can obtain flight tracking 

data and prepare reports in response to 

community questions. In addition, 

selected permanent noise monitors 

should be relocated to sites that are 

closer to the existing 65 DNL noise 

exposure contour. 

Program Management Measure PM–2 

approves the St. Louis Airport Authority 

to reinitiate a community outreach 

program through a Community Forum. 

Program Management Measure PM–3 

approves the St. Louis Airport Authority 

to update the Noise Exposure Maps 

(NEMs) or prepare an update to the 

Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) 

when appropriate. 

These determinations are described in 

detail and as set forth in the Record of 

Approval signed by Jim A. Johnson, 

Manager, Central Region Airports 

Division, on August 26, 2011. The 

Record of Approval, as well as other 

evaluation materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative offices of the 

St. Louis Airport Authority, Lambert-St. 

Louis International Airport, Airport 

Planning & Development, 11495 Navaid 

Road, Bridgeton, Missouri 63044. The 

Record of Approval also will be 

available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports/environmental/airport_noise/ 

part_150/states/. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, August 26, 

2011. 

Jim A. Johnson, 

Manager, Central Region Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22607 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2011–0094] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Approval of a New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for the 

Renewal of a Previously Approved 

Collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval of a new information 

collection that is summarized below 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

November 7, 2011. 

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