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Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program for Buckeye Municipal
Airport, Town of Buckeye, AZ
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7066]
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility
program submitted by the Town of
Buckeye 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 September 22, 2008, the
FAA determined that the noise exposure
maps submitted by the Town of
Buckeye under Part 150 were in
compliance with applicable
requirements. On May 13, 2010, the
FAA approved the Buckeye Municipal
Airport noise compatibility program. All
of the recommendations of the program
were approved.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the FAA’s approval of the Noise
Compatibility Program for Buckeye
Municipal Airport is May 13, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruben Cabalbag, Acting Manager, Los
Angeles Airports District Office, Room
3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Lawndale, CA 90261, (310) 725–3621.
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 Buckeye
Municipal Airport, effective May 13,
2010.
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
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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 an 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
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U.S.C. Where Federal funding is sought,
requests for project grants must be
submitted to the FAA Los Angeles
Airports District Office in Hawthorne,
California.
The Town of Buckeye submitted to
the FAA the noise exposure maps,
descriptions, and other documentation
produced during the noise compatibility
study. The Buckeye Municipal Airport
noise exposure maps were determined
by the FAA to be in compliance with
applicable requirements on September
22, 2008. Notice of this determination
was published in the Federal Register
on February 25, 2009, Volume 74,
Number 36, Page 8612.
The Buckeye Municipal Airport study
contains a proposed noise compatibility
program comprised of actions designed
for phased implementation by airport
management and adjacent jurisdictions.
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
December 4, 2009, 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 five
proposed actions for noise abatement,
noise mitigation, 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 May 13, 2010.
Outright approval was granted for five
of specific program measures. The
approved measures include such items
as: Developing a pilot and community
outreach program; Developing project
review guidelines for development of
proposals within the Public Airport
Disclosure Area: Town of Buckeye to
discourage re-zoning of parcels near the
airport that would allow more than one
dwelling unit per acre; Update noise
exposure maps and noise compatibility
programs; Oversee implementation of
the Part 150 Noise Compatibility
Program.
These determinations are set forth in
detail in a Record of Approval signed by
the Western-Pacific Region Airports
Division Manager on May 13, 2010. 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
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and at the administrative offices of the
Town of Buckeye. The Record of
Approval also will be available online
at: https://www.faa.gov/airports/
environmental/airport_noise/part_150/
states/.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 8,
2010.
Debbie Roth,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, WesternPacific Region, AWP–600.
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According to El Dorado, in 2008 General
Motors and Chrysler stopped
manufacturing minivans in the United
States. The absence of a domestic source
for minivan chassis has severely
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to FTA grantees.
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domestic source—Chrysler closed its St.
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Honda has declined to make its
minivans eligible for purchase with FTA
funds; Nissan may change its final
assembly location from the United
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In addition to the requests from El
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FTA attempted to communicate with Toyota by
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[FR Doc No: 2010-14971]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for Buckeye Municipal
Airport, Town of Buckeye, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the Town of
Buckeye 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 September 22, 2008, the
FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Town of
Buckeye under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements.
On May 13, 2010, the FAA approved the Buckeye Municipal Airport noise
compatibility program. All of the recommendations of the program were
approved.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the
Noise Compatibility Program for Buckeye Municipal Airport is May 13,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruben Cabalbag, Acting Manager, Los
Angeles Airports District Office, Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Lawndale, CA 90261, (310) 725-3621. 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 Buckeye
Municipal Airport, effective May 13, 2010.
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 non-compatible 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 an 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-in-aid
funding from the FAA under applicable law contained in Title 49
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U.S.C. Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants
must be submitted to the FAA Los Angeles Airports District Office in
Hawthorne, California.
The Town of Buckeye submitted to the FAA the noise exposure maps,
descriptions, and other documentation produced during the noise
compatibility study. The Buckeye Municipal Airport noise exposure maps
were determined by the FAA to be in compliance with applicable
requirements on September 22, 2008. Notice of this determination was
published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2009, Volume 74,
Number 36, Page 8612.
The Buckeye Municipal Airport study contains a proposed noise
compatibility program comprised of actions designed for phased
implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions. 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 December 4, 2009, 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 five proposed actions for noise
abatement, noise mitigation, 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 May 13, 2010.
Outright approval was granted for five of specific program
measures. The approved measures include such items as: Developing a
pilot and community outreach program; Developing project review
guidelines for development of proposals within the Public Airport
Disclosure Area: Town of Buckeye to discourage re-zoning of parcels
near the airport that would allow more than one dwelling unit per acre;
Update noise exposure maps and noise compatibility programs; Oversee
implementation of the Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program.
These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of
Approval signed by the Western-Pacific Region Airports Division Manager
on May 13, 2010. 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 Town of Buckeye. The Record of Approval also will be available
online at: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/airport_noise/part_150/states/.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on June 8, 2010.
Debbie Roth,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
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