FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field) Boise, Idaho, 60401-60402 [2016-21105]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program; Boise Air Terminal (Gowen
Field) Boise, Idaho
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings (Record of Approval) on the
noise compatibility program submitted
by the City of Boise, Idaho for the Boise
Air Terminal (Gowen Field) under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act,
hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and
14 CFR part 150 (Part 150). On May 2,
2016, the FAA determined that the
noise exposure maps submitted by the
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City of Boise for the Boise Air Terminal
under Part 150 were in compliance with
applicable requirements. On August 24,
2016 the FAA approved the Boise
Airport Noise Compatibility Program.
Seven of the 13 measures recommended
in the noise compatibility plan were
approved and six measures were
disapproved for the purposes of Part
150. In addition, 22 measures were
included in the noise compatibility plan
that requested no FAA action as they
were approved in a previous record of
approval, were removed from
consideration, or disapproved in a
previous record of approval. These
measures and FAA’s associated
determinations are summarized in the
attachment to the Record of Approval.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the FAA’s approval of the Boise
Airport Noise Compatibility Program is
August 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Eaton, Federal Aviation
Administration, Helena Airports District
Office, FAA Building, Suite 2, 2725
Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602–1213,
telephone 406–449–5291. 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 the Boise Air
Terminal, effective August 24, 2016.
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
the Part 150 regulations 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;
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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, and an FAA decision on the
request may require an environmental
review 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-inaid funding from the FAA. Where
federal funding is sought, requests for
project grants must be submitted to the
FAA Helena Airports District Office in
Helena, Montana. The City of Boise
submitted to the FAA on December 21,
2015, the noise exposure maps,
descriptions, and other documentation
produced during the noise compatibility
planning study for the Boise Air
Terminal conducted in 2014 and 2015.
The Boise Air Terminal noise exposure
maps were determined by FAA to be in
compliance with applicable
requirements on May 2, 2016.
Notice of this determination was
published in the Federal Register on
May 10, 2016 (FR Volume 81, No. 90,
pages 28933–28934) and as corrected on
May 16, 2016 (FR Volume 81, No. 94,
pages 30414–30415).
Comments received during the noise
compatibility planning public process
were addressed in the final noise
compatibility program submitted to
FAA. In addition, seven sets of
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comments were received during the 60day public comment period for the
Boise Airport Noise Compatibility
Program that ended July 1, 2016. None
of the comments warranted any changes
to the NCP. The comment letters and the
responses to the comments, which were
reviewed and acceptable to FAA, are
posted on the airport’s Web site at
https://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/
noise-compatibility-program/.
The majority of the comments
received during the 60-day comment
period for the noise compatibility
program regarded military aircraft. It is
important to note that the Part 150 study
process has no bearing on whether or
not, or what type of military jets will be
stationed at the Boise Air Terminal in
the future. Since the future of the Idaho
Air National Guard (IDANG) current A–
10 mission is uncertain, the Boise Air
Terminal, in conjunction with IDANG,
prepared a hypothetical future forecast
using the F–15E as a potential
replacement for the A–10. However, the
Department of the Air Force has not yet
determined IDANG’s follow-on mission
after A–10 divestiture and therefore the
sponsor lacked sufficient data to
confirm the F–15E as the replacement
for the A–10. It was noted in the Part
150 study that there are transient F–
15E’s that use the Boise Air Terminal
throughout the year. Acknowledging
this, the sponsor developed the 2015
noise exposure maps to include the
transient F–15E Strike Eagles, among
many other existing Boise Air Terminal
aircraft, in the Noise Model. All
measures proposed in the noise
compatibility program are based on the
current year noise exposure maps and
not on future noise exposure maps as
they are considered speculative at this
time as well. The Record of Approval
also does not specifically tie the
proposed noise mitigation measures to
the 2015 noise exposure maps as shown
in the Part 150 Study. When the fleet
mix and/or operational levels at the
Boise Air Terminal change, the sponsor
will update the noise exposure maps to
reflect that change in accordance with
Part 150 regulations. Furthermore, any
change in aircraft by the Department of
Defense will require compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA).
The Boise Air Terminal 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
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December 13, 2015, 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 1
noise abatement measure and 12 noise
mitigation/land use compatibility
measures recommendations for FAA
action. 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 therefore, was approved by the
FAA on August 24, 2016.
Approval was granted for 7 of the 13
measures and 6 measures were
disapproved for the purposes of Part
150. In addition, 22 measures were
included in the noise compatibility plan
that requested no action by FAA as they
were approved in a previous record of
approval, were removed from
consideration, or disapproved in a
previous record of approval. These
measures and FAA’s associated
determinations are summarized in the
attachment to the Record of Approval.
These determinations are set forth in
detail in a Record of Approval signed by
the Airports Division Manager,
Northwest Mountain Region on August
24, 2016. 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 Boise Air
Terminal (Gowen Field), 3201 Airport
Way, Boise, ID 83705. The Record of
Approval also will be available on-line
at https://www.faa.gov/airports/
environmental/airport_noise/part_150/
states/.
Issued in Renton, Washington on August
24, 2016.
Randall S. Fiertz,
Manager, Airports Division, Northwest
Mountain Region.
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First Meeting of the Drone Advisory
Committee (DAC)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
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Advisory Committee (DAC).
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to advise the public of the First Meeting
of the Drone Advisory Committee
(DAC).
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at:
The Center for Strategic and
International Studies, 1616 Rhode
Island Ave NW., Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al
Secen at asecen@rtca.org or (202) 330–
0647, or the RTCA Secretariat, 1150
18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington,
DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833–
9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site
at https://www.rtca.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby
given for the First Meeting of the Drone
Advisory Committee (DAC). The agenda
will include the following:
September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. EST
1. Opening of Meeting
2. FAA Opening Remarks
3. Chairman Statement
4. Member Introductions
5. Overview of Federal Advisory
Committee Compliance
6. DAC Member Expectations
7. FAA Overview of DAC Objectives
8. Overview of Current UAS
Landscape
9. FAA Reauthorization Activities
10. RTCA Overview of Results of
Inputs From DAC Members on
Issues Priorities
11. Issue Prioritization Exercise
12. Discussion of Outcome of
Prioritization
13. Messaging Recap
14. Summary of This Meeting and
Actions
15. Suggestions for Next Meeting
16. Meeting Schedule
17. DFO Closing Comments
18. Chairman Closing Comments
19. Member Networking
Although the DAC meeting is open to
the public, the meeting location has
security protocols that require advanced
registration. Please email bteel@rtca.org
with name, company and country of
citizenship to pre-register. Attendance is
limited to space availability. With the
approval of the Chairman, members of
the public may present oral statements
at the meeting. Persons wishing to
present statements or obtain information
should contact the person listed in the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Boise Air Terminal
(Gowen Field) Boise, Idaho
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings (Record of Approval) on the noise compatibility program
submitted by the City of Boise, Idaho for the Boise Air Terminal (Gowen
Field) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR part
150 (Part 150). On May 2, 2016, the FAA determined that the noise
exposure maps submitted by the City of Boise for the Boise Air Terminal
under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements. On
August 24, 2016 the FAA approved the Boise Airport Noise Compatibility
Program. Seven of the 13 measures recommended in the noise
compatibility plan were approved and six measures were disapproved for
the purposes of Part 150. In addition, 22 measures were included in the
noise compatibility plan that requested no FAA action as they were
approved in a previous record of approval, were removed from
consideration, or disapproved in a previous record of approval. These
measures and FAA's associated determinations are summarized in the
attachment to the Record of Approval.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the
Boise Airport Noise Compatibility Program is August 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Eaton, Federal Aviation
Administration, Helena Airports District Office, FAA Building, Suite 2,
2725 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602-1213, telephone 406-449-5291.
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 the Boise
Air Terminal, effective August 24, 2016.
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 the Part 150 regulations 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, and an FAA decision on the request may require an
environmental review 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. Where federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must
be submitted to the FAA Helena Airports District Office in Helena,
Montana. The City of Boise submitted to the FAA on December 21, 2015,
the noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced
during the noise compatibility planning study for the Boise Air
Terminal conducted in 2014 and 2015. The Boise Air Terminal noise
exposure maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance with
applicable requirements on May 2, 2016.
Notice of this determination was published in the Federal Register
on May 10, 2016 (FR Volume 81, No. 90, pages 28933-28934) and as
corrected on May 16, 2016 (FR Volume 81, No. 94, pages 30414-30415).
Comments received during the noise compatibility planning public
process were addressed in the final noise compatibility program
submitted to FAA. In addition, seven sets of
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comments were received during the 60-day public comment period for the
Boise Airport Noise Compatibility Program that ended July 1, 2016. None
of the comments warranted any changes to the NCP. The comment letters
and the responses to the comments, which were reviewed and acceptable
to FAA, are posted on the airport's Web site at https://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/noise-compatibility-program/.
The majority of the comments received during the 60-day comment
period for the noise compatibility program regarded military aircraft.
It is important to note that the Part 150 study process has no bearing
on whether or not, or what type of military jets will be stationed at
the Boise Air Terminal in the future. Since the future of the Idaho Air
National Guard (IDANG) current A-10 mission is uncertain, the Boise Air
Terminal, in conjunction with IDANG, prepared a hypothetical future
forecast using the F-15E as a potential replacement for the A-10.
However, the Department of the Air Force has not yet determined IDANG's
follow-on mission after A-10 divestiture and therefore the sponsor
lacked sufficient data to confirm the F-15E as the replacement for the
A-10. It was noted in the Part 150 study that there are transient F-
15E's that use the Boise Air Terminal throughout the year.
Acknowledging this, the sponsor developed the 2015 noise exposure maps
to include the transient F-15E Strike Eagles, among many other existing
Boise Air Terminal aircraft, in the Noise Model. All measures proposed
in the noise compatibility program are based on the current year noise
exposure maps and not on future noise exposure maps as they are
considered speculative at this time as well. The Record of Approval
also does not specifically tie the proposed noise mitigation measures
to the 2015 noise exposure maps as shown in the Part 150 Study. When
the fleet mix and/or operational levels at the Boise Air Terminal
change, the sponsor will update the noise exposure maps to reflect that
change in accordance with Part 150 regulations. Furthermore, any change
in aircraft by the Department of Defense will require compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The Boise Air Terminal 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 13, 2015, 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 1 noise abatement measure and 12
noise mitigation/land use compatibility measures recommendations for
FAA action. 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 therefore, was approved by the FAA
on August 24, 2016.
Approval was granted for 7 of the 13 measures and 6 measures were
disapproved for the purposes of Part 150. In addition, 22 measures were
included in the noise compatibility plan that requested no action by
FAA as they were approved in a previous record of approval, were
removed from consideration, or disapproved in a previous record of
approval. These measures and FAA's associated determinations are
summarized in the attachment to the Record of Approval.
These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of
Approval signed by the Airports Division Manager, Northwest Mountain
Region on August 24, 2016. 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 Boise
Air Terminal (Gowen Field), 3201 Airport Way, Boise, ID 83705. The
Record of Approval also will be available on-line at https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/airport_noise/part_150/states/.
Issued in Renton, Washington on August 24, 2016.
Randall S. Fiertz,
Manager, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-21105 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am]
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