Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2022 / Notices 22615 

Stanley L. Brown, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08110 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee: Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(COMSTAC). 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

May 3, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

and May 4, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Quesada Auditorium, FAA 

Headquarters, 3rd Floor, 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC. Guests should allow time for 

security screening when entering the 

building. Instructions on how to attend 

the meeting, copies of meeting minutes, 

and a detailed agenda will be posted on 

the COMSTAC website at: https://

www.faa.gov/space/additional_

information/comstac/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Hatt, Designated Federal Officer, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, at 

james.a.hatt@faa.gov, 202–549–2325. 

Any committee related request should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee was 

created under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), in accordance 

with Public Law 92–463. Since its 

inception, industry-led COMSTAC has 

provided information, advice, and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation through 

FAA regarding technology, business, 

and policy issues relevant to oversight 

of the U.S. commercial space 

transportation sector. 

II. Proposed Agenda 

Day 1 

DOT/FAA Welcome Remarks 

VIP Welcoming Remarks 

Briefings 

Year in Review 

COMSTAC 

Introductions 

COMSTAC Reports 

Regulatory Working Group 

Day 2 

FAA/AST Remarks 

Briefings 

National Space Council 

Congressional Speaker 

COMSTAC Reports 

Safety Working Group 

Innovation and Infrastructure 

Working Group 

COMSTAC Discussion on Industry 

Consensus Standards 

Public Comments 

Future Taskers 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting listed in this notice will 

be open to the public, virtually. Please 

see the website not later than five 

working days before the meeting for 

details on viewing the meeting on 

YouTube. 


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The Department is committed to 

provide equal access to this meeting for 

all program participants. If you are in 

need of assistance or require a 

reasonable accommodation for this 

meeting, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section at least 10 calendar 

days before the meeting. Sign and oral 

interpretation can be made available if 

requested 10 calendar days before the 

meeting. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC members to consider 

under the advisory process. Statements 

may concern the issues and agenda 

items mentioned above and/or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in writing (mail or email) 10 

working days in advance of the meeting 

so that the information can be made 

available to COMSTAC members for 

their review and consideration before 

the meeting. Written statements should 

be supplied in the following formats: 

One hard copy with original signature 

and/or one electronic copy via email. 

Portable Document Format (PDF) 

attachments are preferred for email 

submissions. A detailed agenda will be 

posted on the FAA website at https://

www.faa.gov/space/additional_

information/comstac/. 

James A. Hatt, 

Designated Federal Officer, Commercial 

Space Transportation Advisory Committee, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Department 

of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08076 Filed 4–14–22; 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 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the Duluth Airport 

Authority (DAA) for Duluth 

International Airport (DLH) under the 

provisions of the Aviation Safety and 

Noise Abatement Act and FAA 

regulations are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. The FAA also 

announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed noise compatibility program 

that was submitted for DLH in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

October 8, 2022. 

DATES: The FAA’s determination on the 

noise exposure maps and of the start of 

its review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is effective April 

11, 2022. The public comment period 

ends June 10, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Fitzpatrick, 6020 South 28th Avenue, 

Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450, 

joshua.fitzpatrick@faa.gov, (612) 253– 

4639. Comments on the proposed noise 

compatibility program should also be 

submitted to the above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for DLH are in compliance with 

applicable requirements of 14 CFR part 

150, effective April 11, 2022. Further, 

FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before October 8, 2022. This 

notice also announces the availability of 

this program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., section 47503 (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 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected 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 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 take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The DAA submitted to the FAA on 

December 13, 2021, noise exposure 

maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the 2020–2021 DLH part 150 

Noise Compatibility Program Update. 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 related 

descriptions submitted by the DAA. The 

specific documentation determined to 

constitute the noise exposure maps 

includes: Exhibit 3–1 (Existing (2020) 

Baseline Noise Exposure Contour) and 

Exhibit 4–1 (Future (2026) Noise 

Compatibility Program—Noise Exposure 

Map). Chapters 3 and 4 of the DLH part 

150 update describe the baseline noise 

exposure maps and noise compatibility 

program in greater detail. The FAA has 

determined that these maps for DLH are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on April 11, 2022. 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 FAR part 

150. Such determination does not 

constitute approval of the applicant’s 

data, information or plans, or constitute 

a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

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 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 

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 with 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, 


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