Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, 65419-65420 [2013-25826]
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By letter dated September 16, 2013,
Airports Council International—North
America (ACI–NA), which represents
local, regional and state governing
bodies that own and operate commercial
airports across the United States,
requested that the FAA extend the
comment period for 14 days. ACI–NA
noted that the comment period occurs
during an extremely busy time for
airports, and stated that the requested
extension is necessary for the
organization to consider issues raised by
the proposed revisions to Order
1050.1E.
In response to ACI–NA’s request, the
FAA is re-opening the comment period
until November 8, 2013. Absent unusual
circumstances, the FAA does not
anticipate any further extension of the
comment period for this rulemaking.
Re-Opening of Comment Period: The
FAA has reviewed ACI–NA’s request for
an extension of the comment period for
this notice. ACI–NA has shown a
substantive interest in the proposed
policy and good cause for re-opening of
the comment period. The FAA has
determined that re-opening of the
comment period is consistent with the
public interest, and that good cause
exists for taking this action.
Accordingly, the comment period for
this notice is extended to November 8,
2013. All comments received between
August 14, 2013 and November 8, 2013
will be considered.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 25,
2013.
Lourdes Q. Maurice,
Executive Director, Office of Environment and
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program for Tucson International
Airport, Tucson, Arizona
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility
program submitted by the Tucson
Airport Authority (TAA) 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 March 20,
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2013, the FAA determined that the
noise exposure maps submitted by the
TAA under Part 150 were in compliance
with applicable requirements. On
September 9, 2013, the FAA approved
the Tucson International Airport noise
compatibility program. Most of the
recommendations of the program were
approved. No program elements relating
to new or revised flight procedures for
noise abatement were proposed.
DATED: Effective Date: This notice is
effective October 31, 2013 and
applicable September 9, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jared Raymond, Airport Planner, FAA
Phoenix Airports Field Office, 2800
North 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
85008, telephone number (602) 379–
3022. 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 Tucson
International Airport, effective
September 9, 2013. Under section 104(a)
of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979, as amended
(herein after referred to as the ‘‘Act’’)
[recodified as 49 U.S.C. 47504], 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
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 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 FAR 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 FAR Part
150;
b. Program measures are reasonably
consistent with achieving the goals of
reducing existing non-compatible land
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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
FAR 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, and an FAA decision on the
request may require an environmental
assessment of the proposed action.
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 the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.
Where federal funding is sought,
requests for project grants must be
submitted to the FAA Airports Field
Office in Phoenix, Arizona.
The TAA submitted to the FAA on
November 26, 2013, the Noise Exposure
Maps for evaluation. The FAA
determined that the Noise Exposure
Maps for Tucson International Airport
were in compliance with applicable
requirements on March 20, 2013. Notice
of this determination was published in
the Federal Register on March 29, 2013
(Volume 78/No. 61/pages 19355–19356).
The Tucson International 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
49 U.S.C. 47504 (formerly Section
104(b) of the Act). The FAA began its
review of the program on March 20,
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2013, 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 Noise Compatibility Program
recommended three Noise Abatement
Elements, five Land Use Planning
Elements and two Program Management
Elements. The FAA completed its
review and determined that the
procedural and substantive
requirements of the Act and FAR Part
150 have been satisfied. The overall
program was approved, by the Manager
of the Airports Division, Western-Pacific
Region, effective September 9, 2013.
Approval was granted for four Land
Use Planning Elements and one Program
Management Element. The approved
measures include: Working with the
City of Tucson to review and if
necessary modify the boundaries of the
Airport Environs Zone (AEZ) Overlay;
work with the City of Tucson to review
and if necessary modify the land use
regulations within the AEZ Overlay as
defined in Section 2.8.5 of the City of
Tucson Land Use Code; Work with Pima
County to review and if necessary
modify the boundaries of the Airport
Environs and facilities Overlay Zone
(AEFZ); work with Pima County to
review and if necessary modify the land
use regulations within the AEFZ
Overlay as defined in Pima County
Code; and periodically review and if
necessary, update the Noise Exposure
Maps (NEM’S) and the Noise
Compatibility Program (NCP). Approval
as a voluntary measure was given for
two Noise Abatement Elements and one
Program Management Element. These
measures include: Formalizing an
agreement with the Arizona Air
National Guard (AANG) to limit
nighttime/early morning and weekend
operations; work with the AANG to
develop restrictions on ground
operations, including optimal
orientation of aircraft during final
checks prior to departure to reduce
noise impacts, and formalize and
expand current public outreach
programs. One Noise Abatement
Element and one Land Use Planning
Element was disapproved for purposes
of Part 150, since they did not reduce
incompatible land uses or lacked a
demonstrated noise benefit to
noncompatible land uses exposed to
noise levels in the yearly day/night
average sound level (DNL) 65 noise
contours. These measures included:
Study implementing an Optimized
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Profile Descent (OPD) procedure for one
or more runway ends and to investigate
opportunities to design Airport
development in a manner that both
reduces interior noise levels of the
development and that acts as a barrier
to shield neighboring communities from
aircraft noise.
The FAA determinations are set forth
in detail in the Record of Approval
signed by the Manager of the Airports
Division, Western-Pacific Region, on
September 9, 2013. 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
Tucson International Airport. The
Record of Approval also will be
available on-line at: https://www.faa.gov/
airports/environmental/airport_noise/
part_150/states/.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on
October 23, 2013.
Brian Q. Armstrong,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, WesternPacific Region, AWP–600.
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Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement,
Portageville Bridge Project (Wyoming
and Livingston Counties, New York)
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
FHWA, as lead agency, is
issuing this notice to advise the public
that an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) will be prepared for the proposed
project to provide a modern rail crossing
at the location of the existing
Portageville Bridge (also known as the
‘‘Portage High Bridge’’) over the Genesee
River in Wyoming and Livingston
Counties, New York.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond Hessinger, New York State
Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf
Road, Albany, New York 12232,
Telephone: (518) 457–8075; or Jonathan
McDade, New York Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Leo W. O’Brien Federal
Building, 7th Floor, Room 719, Clinton
Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany,
New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431–
4127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the New
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York State Department of
Transportation (NYSDOT) and Norfolk
Southern Railway Company, will
prepare an EIS in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) on a proposal to construct a
modern rail crossing of the Genesee
River between Wyoming and Livingston
Counties in New York.
The purpose of the Project is to
address the existing deficiencies at
Norfolk Southern’s Portageville Bridge
(also known as the ‘‘Portage High
Bridge’’) by providing a modern rail
crossing of the Genesee River that is
capable of carrying current industry
standard freight rail loads, to the
greatest degree possible meeting FRA
Class 4 speeds, while reducing ongoing
maintenance efforts and costs. The
Project is needed in order for Norfolk
Southern to continue safe, reliable and
efficient rail operations on the Southern
Tier route. These operations are critical
to the economic viability and growth of
the Southern Tier and other affected
areas of New York.
Alternatives under consideration
include: The no-build alternative;
rehabilitation or reconstruction of the
existing bridge; and construction of a
new bridge at approximately the same
location or at another location. The
NEPA documentation will consider this
list of alternatives and evaluations
conducted to date, including
information documented in a
previously-published Draft EIS prepared
pursuant to the New York State
Environmental Review Act (SEQRA).
The NEPA documentation will also
consider reasonable and feasible
alternatives identified during scoping.
The EIS will identify a preferred
alternative that meets the Project
purpose and need of the project and is
considered feasible based on
engineering, cost, and social, economic,
and environmental considerations.
Information describing the project,
alternatives under consideration, and
opportunities for agency and public
involvement in the process will be sent
to the appropriate Cooperating and
Participating Agencies and to private
organizations and citizens that have
expressed an interest in this action. This
information will also be available on the
Project Web site (www.dot.ny.gov/
portagevillebridge). The public and
agencies will be offered an opportunity
to comment on the Purpose and Need,
range of alternatives, level of detail,
methodologies, etc. This will be
accomplished through public and
agency outreach which will consist of:
A formal public scoping meeting to be
held in Mount Morris, New York in
November 2013; a public hearing on the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility Program for Tucson International
Airport, Tucson, Arizona
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 Tucson
Airport Authority (TAA) 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 March 20, 2013,
the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by the TAA
under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements. On
September 9, 2013, the FAA approved the Tucson International Airport
noise compatibility program. Most of the recommendations of the program
were approved. No program elements relating to new or revised flight
procedures for noise abatement were proposed.
DATED: Effective Date: This notice is effective October 31, 2013 and
applicable September 9, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jared Raymond, Airport Planner, FAA
Phoenix Airports Field Office, 2800 North 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
85008, telephone number (602) 379-3022. 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 Tucson
International Airport, effective September 9, 2013. Under section
104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979, as
amended (herein after referred to as the ``Act'') [recodified as 49
U.S.C. 47504], 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 Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 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 FAR 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 FAR 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 FAR 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, and an FAA decision on the request may require an
environmental assessment of the proposed action. 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 the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.
Where federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must be
submitted to the FAA Airports Field Office in Phoenix, Arizona.
The TAA submitted to the FAA on November 26, 2013, the Noise
Exposure Maps for evaluation. The FAA determined that the Noise
Exposure Maps for Tucson International Airport were in compliance with
applicable requirements on March 20, 2013. Notice of this determination
was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2013 (Volume 78/No.
61/pages 19355-19356).
The Tucson International 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 49 U.S.C. 47504 (formerly Section
104(b) of the Act). The FAA began its review of the program on March
20,
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2013, 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 Noise Compatibility Program recommended three Noise Abatement
Elements, five Land Use Planning Elements and two Program Management
Elements. The FAA completed its review and determined that the
procedural and substantive requirements of the Act and FAR Part 150
have been satisfied. The overall program was approved, by the Manager
of the Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, effective September
9, 2013.
Approval was granted for four Land Use Planning Elements and one
Program Management Element. The approved measures include: Working with
the City of Tucson to review and if necessary modify the boundaries of
the Airport Environs Zone (AEZ) Overlay; work with the City of Tucson
to review and if necessary modify the land use regulations within the
AEZ Overlay as defined in Section 2.8.5 of the City of Tucson Land Use
Code; Work with Pima County to review and if necessary modify the
boundaries of the Airport Environs and facilities Overlay Zone (AEFZ);
work with Pima County to review and if necessary modify the land use
regulations within the AEFZ Overlay as defined in Pima County Code; and
periodically review and if necessary, update the Noise Exposure Maps
(NEM'S) and the Noise Compatibility Program (NCP). Approval as a
voluntary measure was given for two Noise Abatement Elements and one
Program Management Element. These measures include: Formalizing an
agreement with the Arizona Air National Guard (AANG) to limit
nighttime/early morning and weekend operations; work with the AANG to
develop restrictions on ground operations, including optimal
orientation of aircraft during final checks prior to departure to
reduce noise impacts, and formalize and expand current public outreach
programs. One Noise Abatement Element and one Land Use Planning Element
was disapproved for purposes of Part 150, since they did not reduce
incompatible land uses or lacked a demonstrated noise benefit to
noncompatible land uses exposed to noise levels in the yearly day/night
average sound level (DNL) 65 noise contours. These measures included:
Study implementing an Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) procedure for one
or more runway ends and to investigate opportunities to design Airport
development in a manner that both reduces interior noise levels of the
development and that acts as a barrier to shield neighboring
communities from aircraft noise.
The FAA determinations are set forth in detail in the Record of
Approval signed by the Manager of the Airports Division, Western-
Pacific Region, on September 9, 2013. 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 Tucson International Airport. The
Record of Approval also will be available on-line at: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/airport_noise/part_150/states/.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on October 23, 2013.
Brian Q. Armstrong,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2013-25826 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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