95-16294. Approval of Noise Compatibility Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 34572-34576]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-16294]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    
    Approval of Noise Compatibility Program
    
    Palm Beach International Airport
    
    West Palm Beach, FL
    
    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 Palm Beach 
    County under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
    Abatement Act of 1979 Pub. L. 96-193) and 14 CFR part 150. These 
    findings are made in recognition of the description of Federal and 
    nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On 
    February 1, 1993, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps 
    submitted by Palm Beach County under Part 150 were in compliance with 
    applicable requirements. On November 18, 1994, the FAA determined that 
    the revised future noise exposure map was in compliance with applicable 
    requirements. On May 17, 1995, the Administrator approved the Palm 
    Beach International Airport noise compatibility program. Twenty-four 
    (24) recommendations of the program were approved and one (1) 
    recommendation was partially approved.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the Palm 
    Beach International Airport noise compatibility program is May 17, 
    1995.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal 
    Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 9677 
    Tradeport Drive, Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-3596, (407) 648-
    6583. 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 Palm 
    
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    Beach International Airport, effective May 17, 1995.
    
        Under section 104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement act 
    (ASNA) of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``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 
    noncompatible land uses and prevention of additional noncompatible 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 measure 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 noncompatible land uses around the airport 
    and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses;
        c. Program measurers would not create an undue burden on interstate 
    or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of 
    aeronautical users, 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, Sec. 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 a 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. Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must 
    be submitted to the FAA Airports District Office in Orlando, Florida.
        Palm Beach County submitted to the FAA on January 29, 1993, the 
    noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced 
    during the noise compatibility planning study conducted from March 21, 
    1991, through October 4, 1994. The Palm Beach International Airport 
    Noise exposure maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance with 
    applicable requirements on February 1, 1993. A revised future noise 
    exposure map was submitted to the FAA on October 6, 1994. The revised 
    future noise exposure map was determined by FAA to be in compliance 
    with applicable requirements on November 18, 1994. Notice of these 
    determinations was published in the Federal Register.
        The Palm Beach International Airport study contains a proposed 
    noise compatibility program comprised of actions designed for phased 
    implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from 
    the date of study completion to the year 1998. It was requested that 
    FAA evaluate and approve this material as a noise compatibility program 
    as described in section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA began its review of 
    the program on November 18, 1994, and was required by a provision of 
    the Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180 days (other 
    than the use of new 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-five (25) proposed actions 
    for noise mitigation on and off the airport. 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, 
    therefore, was approved by the Administrator effective May 17, 1995.
        Outright approval was granted for twenty-four (24) of the specific 
    program elements. One (1) program element for local environmental 
    review was partially approved. Measures pertaining to FAR part 77 
    height criteria associated with Part 77 height/hazard zoning was 
    disapproved. The approval action was for the following program 
    elements:
    
                                                                            
    
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                               Measure and description                                         NCP pages            
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    Operational elements:                                                                                           
      1. Noise Abatement Flight Paths for Turbojet Aircraft. Runways 27R, 13 and   NCP, pages 31-34, Tables 2.2     
       31: Eliminate multiple noise abatement flight paths from these runways.      (page 15) and 3.2 (page 61);    
       All departing aircraft shall be assigned runway heading or corresponding     PBIA Noise Abatement Bulletin.  
       wind corrected heading, regardless of Part 36 Stage. Runway 9L: Continue                                     
       the use of multiple departure flight paths but eliminate the north turn                                      
       departure track (075 heading) at the point in time at which the                                              
       elimination of the northern track would not increase the cumulative noise                                    
       level at any residential noise-sensitive area within the 65 dB DNL contour                                   
       by 1.5 dB or greater. After the north departure path is eliminated, all                                      
       aircraft shall be assigned runway heading, or corresponding wind corrected                                   
       heading regardless of Part 36 Stage. The flight track improvements reduce                                    
       the population within the [DNL 65 dB] noise contours by approximately 13%,                                   
       from 9,889 to 8,636. FAA Action: Approved as a voluntary measure, wind                                       
       weather and traffic permitting. The airport operator intends to prepare                                      
       annual DNL contours (Measure 17, below), which will assist in carrying out                                   
       the recommendations for Runway 9L. In response to the FAA's notice about                                     
       the PBIA Part 150 NCP, the FAA received 59 comments, 54 of which were from                                   
       residents of communities each of the airport (Runway 9 end) and supported                                    
       continuation of multiple flight tracks. The NCP and a February 15, 1995,                                     
       letter from the airport sponsor indicate that the Part 150 Technical                                         
       Advisory Committee (TAC) carefully considered the alternative of continued                                   
       use of multiple flight tracks. The TAC included, among others, voting                                        
       representatives from the Town of Haverhill, the City of West Palm Beach,                                     
       the Town of Palm Beach, the Citizens Committee on Aircraft Noise, the Old                                    
       El Cid Noise Reduction Committee, and counsel for the residents who sued                                     
       the airport in 1989. The alternative selected was considered a compromise                                    
       because only some neighborhoods to the east supported continuation or                                        
       increase of fanning, while the City of West Palm Beach Commission, by                                        
       Resolution, and the majority of neighborhoods within West Palm Beach                                         
       supported total elimination of fanning. The majority of the population                                       
       within the five-year DNL 65 dB contour reside in West Palm Beach.                                            
      2. Preferential Runway Use Program. Corporate jet departures will be         NCP, pages 35-36, Tables 2.2 and 
       assigned Runway 31 when in the west flow. During the hours of 10 p.m. to     3.1; PBIA Noise Abatement       
       10 a.m. (off peak), Runway 27R will be the preferred runway, when safety     Bulletin; Appendix Volume, Table
       and weather permit; it also will be the preferred calm wind runway during    1, TAC Meeting #9, page 4.      
       this period. During the hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (peak traffic period),                                   
       runway 9L will be the preferred and designated calm wind runway. FAA                                         
       Action: Approved as a voluntary measure.                                                                     
      3. Noise Abatement Departure Procedures. The Department of Airports (DOA)    NCP, pages 36-38, and Tables 2.2 
       is in the process of analyzing the two Noise Abatement Departure             and 3.1; PBIA Noise Abatement   
       Procedures (NADP) alternatives from the revised AC 91-53A. Based on the      Bulletin, FAA Advisory Circular 
       results of that analysis, the DOA will work with the Citizen's Committee     91-53A, and letters dated 1/12/ 
       on Aircraft Noise (CCAN) to select a procedure (or procedures, if the FAA    95 and 3/14/95 from PBIA.       
       permits) for implementation at the airport. The DOA will provide test                                        
       results and final recommendations to the FAA at the earliest possible                                        
       date, including an evaluation of any effect on the Noise Exposure Maps                                       
       (NEM). FAA Action: Approved as a voluntary measure. Analysis of NADP                                         
       alternatives for air carriers greater than 75,000 pounds (mgtw) is                                           
       approved FOR STUDY ONLY. The airport operator may submit supplemental                                        
       information, including the noise benefits, upon completion of its study                                      
       and may request approval under Part 150 of specific departure procedure(s)                                   
       to be used for large aircraft.                                                                               
      4. Maintenance Runup Procedures. No procedural changes are necessary for     NCP, pages 38-39, Figure 2.4, and
       maintenance runups except that a revised runup request form should be        Tables 2.2 and 3.1; PBIA Noise  
       implemented for better record-keeping. FAA Action: Approved.                 Abatement Bulletin; Appendix    
                                                                                    Volume, Section 1 of Appendix   
                                                                                    A.2, Section 2.7 of Appendix    
                                                                                    I.2.                            
    LAND USE ELEMENTS: A combination of strategies in areas within the five year                                    
     forecast 65 dB LDN contours and neighboring ``buffer zones'' for                                               
     implementation were identified as being the most appropriate for inclusion                                     
     in the revised NCP.                                                                                            
      5. Sound Insulation. The ongoing program proposed for the revised NCP will   NCP, pages 41 and 42, Tables 2.2 
       have three main phases: Development of sound insulation program;             and 3.1; and Appendix J.2.      
       validation of the sound insulation program; and procedures for program                                       
       implementation. Modifications may be made based on the technical                                             
       assistance of the demonstration program. Any modifications will be based                                     
       on DOT/FAA/PP-92-5 ``Guidelines for the Sound Insulation of Residences                                       
       Exposed to Aircraft Operations.'' After the DOA assesses the success of                                      
       the demonstration program and the potential for the development of a large-                                  
       scale sound insulation program, prospective participants will be notified.                                   
       The DOA will follow FAA guidelines by encouraging and possibly requiring                                     
       participating homeowners to grant an avigation easement in exchange for                                      
       sound insulation modifications. The DOA will enter into a Homeowner                                          
       Participation Agreement with interested residents and implement the                                          
       program as funding becomes available. Four non-residential noise sensitive                                   
       sites within the revised 5-year NEM will also be offered the opportunity                                     
       to participate. The same guidelines will apply to these non-residential                                      
       sites. FAA Action: Approved.                                                                                 
      6. Easement Acquisition. The previous Noise Abatement and Mitigation Study   NCP, page 42, Figure 2.5, and    
       (NAMS) recommended the use of avigation easements as a remedial land use     Tables 2.2 and 3.1.             
       strategy. The DOA has, on an on-going basis, acquired avigation easements.                                   
       However, the easement acquisitions have not been part of a formal program.                                   
       As a recommended measure of the revised NCP, the easement acquisition                                        
       program will be implemented on a formal basis. Similar to the sound                                          
       insulation program, the DOA will enter into an easement acquisition                                          
       agreement and implement the program as funding becomes available. FAA                                        
       Action: Approved.                                                                                            
      7. Transaction Assistance. Transaction assistance was recommended in the     NCP, page 42, Figure 2.6, and    
       previous NCP; however, this measure was never implemented. The measure       Tables 2.2 and 3.1.             
       relates to assurances by the DOA that a homeowner, within the noise                                          
       exposure area, will receive assistance in the sale of affected structures.                                   
       In exchange, the homeowner would grant to the DOA an avigation easement.                                     
       The form of the assistance will be agreed to by the homeowner and the DOA                                    
       and will be determined for specific structures on an individual basis.                                       
       Homeowners' participation is voluntary. The DOA will publicize this                                          
       program and contact homeowners who may be eligible for participation. FAA                                    
       Action: Approved. This measure is subject to an evaluation at the time of                                    
       implementation with respect to Airport Improvement Program (AIP)                                             
       eligibility because some elements of the proposed transaction assistance                                     
       program may be ineligible for Federal funding.                                                               
    
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      8. Land Acquisition and Relocation. The three previously described remedial  NCP, pages 45-46, and Tables 2.2 
       land use measures (sound insulation, easement acquisition, and transaction   and 3.1.                        
       assistance) are the primary remedial measures. If an individual or group                                     
       of property/home owner(s) and the DOA determine that the implementation of                                   
       any of the previous remedial measures are inadequate, then land                                              
       acquisition and relocation will be considered. The DOA will follow all FAA                                   
       noise land grant provisions for the purchase and disposal of property                                        
       purchased under this program. FAA Action: Approved.                                                          
      9. Comprehensive Planning. Local comprehensive plans presently reflect       NCP, page 47 and Tables 2.2 and  
       other impacts. Aircraft noise should also be considered. It is recommended   3.1.                            
       that local governments be strongly encouraged to amend their plans through                                   
       plan amendments. In order to implement this measure successfully, the DOA                                    
       will coordinate with each jurisdiction as to the timing and content of                                       
       plan amendments. FAA Action: Approved.                                                                       
      10. Zoning. The previous noise study recommended zoning be addressed         NCP, page 47, Appendix J.2, and  
       through the land development regulations. Draft text amendments have been    Tables 2.2 and 3.1.             
       developed which address the conversion of incompatibly zoned land to                                         
       compatibly zoned. The DOA is working with the Palm Beach County Planning,                                    
       Building, and Zoning Departments on strengthening the ordinance. It is a                                     
       recommendation that the ordinance include: specific reference to the NEMs                                    
       and the affected areas (including references to the current annual maps                                      
       within the body of the ordinance), a change in the use regulation table to                                   
       include a noise/land use compatibility determination, specific prohibition                                   
       on zoning approval for noise sensitive sites within the designated noise                                     
       affected areas. FAA Action: Approved.                                                                        
      11. Local Environmental Review. A formal local environmental review program  NCP, page 48 and Tables 2.2 and  
       should be established, with thresholds or mechanisms to trigger a local      3.1.                            
       environmental review of proposed development if it lies within the                                           
       environs surrounding PBIA. The following measures are recommended:                                           
       designation of a governmental/airport liaison staff position to address,                                     
       among other issues, airport/community development issues; environmental                                      
       review of new development shall include zoning review, building structure                                    
       and content, height review using FAR part 77 criteria and local land use                                     
       regulations, noise/land use compatibility based on FAR part 150 guidelines                                   
       and, when approved, the Palm Beach County airport land use compatibility                                     
       zoning ordinance; and formal coordination meetings between the liaison and                                   
       other local government staff be held on a monthly basis. FAA Action:                                         
       Approved except for measures pertaining to FAR part 77 height criteria,                                      
       which is disapproved for purposes of part 150. Part 77 height/hazard                                         
       zoning is not a noise mitigation measure and is not approvable under part                                    
       150. The airport operator is encouraged to incorporate part 77 into its                                      
       overall environmental review process.                                                                        
      12. Real Estate Disclosure. This measure involves disclosure to a potential  NCP, pages 48-49 and Tables 2.2  
       property/homeowner of a property's location relative to noise exposure       and 3.1                         
       contours of PBIA. A real estate disclosure program addressing the                                            
       following is recommended: Make the revised NEMs and NCP matters of public                                    
       record; update the public record of the NEMs and NCP annually; provide all                                   
       officially listed realtors in Palm Beach County with information detailing                                   
       noise contours every six months; and include a noise notice in the public                                    
       record and real estate information. Guidelines of the Florida DOT and Real                                   
       Estate Code, agents are obligated to inform prospective buyers of any                                        
       known or potential issues of which they are aware. The burden of                                             
       notification is shifted from the DOA to the real estate agents. FAA                                          
       Action: Approved.                                                                                            
      13. Building Code Revision. This measure references the revision of the      NCP, page 49, Tables 2.2 and 3.1,
       local building codes (Southern Standard) to require that proper noise        Appendix J.2.                   
       insulating materials are used in new construction or re-development. This                                    
       measure was recommended in the original NCP and is included as a                                             
       recommendation of the Revised NCP. The April 1987 PBIA Noise Abatement and                                   
       Mitigation Study (NAMS) provided detailed information on how the codes                                       
       should be revised, in section 5 of the document. The information contained                                   
       in that report is still valid and is reprinted in Appendix J.2. DOT/FAA                                      
       document PP-92-5, ``Guidelines for the Sound Insulation of Residences                                        
       Exposed to Aircraft Operations'', will be made available at all local                                        
       government building departments. FAA Action: Approved.                                                       
      14. Easement Acquisition--Undeveloped Land. This measure involves            NCP, page 49, Figure 2.5, and    
       acquisition of avigation easements for undeveloped parcels within and in     Tables 2.2 and 3.1.             
       close proximity to the DNL 65 and DNL 70 noise contours as added                                             
       protection from noncompatible future development. The DOA, through local                                     
       government/airport liaison, will identify all undeveloped parcels. Based                                     
       on the level of success of the other preventive measures, for those                                          
       parcels that may still be zoned to allow incompatible development, the DOA                                   
       will contact the property owners regarding the acquisition of an avigation                                   
       easement from the undeveloped parcel's property rights. FAA Action:                                          
       Approved. The airport operator intends to purchase an easement to prevent                                    
       noncompatible development.                                                                                   
      15. Land Acquisition--Undeveloped Land. In some instances, none of the       NCP, page 49, Tables 2.2 and 3.1.
       recommended preventive land use strategies would prevent an undeveloped                                      
       parcel from being developed incompatibly. In those instances, the DOA may                                    
       consider acquiring the property. The use of the local environmental review                                   
       measure [Measure 11 in this Record of Approval] will provide notification                                    
       to the DOA of such instances. The implementation process will follow the                                     
       same procedures as those for developed land [Measure 8 in this ROA]. FAA                                     
       Action: Approved. This measure is subject to an evaluation at the time of                                    
       implementation that the property is within the DNL 65 dB contour, and to a                                   
       determination that the undeveloped property either has been zoned                                            
       incompatibly or is in imminent danger of being developed incompatibly                                        
       unless it is acquired by the airport operator.                                                               
    IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND REVIEW ACTIONS:                                                                 
      16. Noise and Operations Monitoring System. The DOA will acquire and         NCP, page 50 and Tables 2.2 and  
       install a noise and operations monitoring system to support                  3.1.                            
       implementation, monitoring, and review of other NCP elements. The major                                      
       components of the system will be flight track monitoring, aircraft                                           
       performance monitoring, noise monitoring, user interface & database                                          
       management, meteorological monitoring, audio & tower radio monitoring &                                      
       recording capabilities, and aircraft & flight identification components.                                     
       FAA Action: Approved.                                                                                        
      17. Prepare Annual Ldn Contours. The DOA Noise Office will continue to       NCP, page 50 and Tables 2.2 and  
       develop annual Ldn contours to meet a PBIA commitment to an ongoing annual   3.1.                            
       review of the noise contours. FAA Action: Approved.                                                          
      18. Annual Review of Magnetic Headings. It is recommended that the FAA Air   NCP, page 51 and Tables 2.2 and  
       Traffic Control Tower, with DOA assistance, review the magnetic headings     3.1.                            
       annually and revise the departure instructions to pilots to reflect                                          
       changes in the magnetic heading of the airport's runways. FAA Action:                                        
       Approved.                                                                                                    
    
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      19. NEM/NCP Review. At a minimum, the NCP should call for updating the NEM   NCP, page 51 and Tables 2.2 and  
       at the end of the five year forecast period. If traffic levels either        3.1.                            
       exceed the forecast levels by 15% or drop below the current levels by 15%,                                   
       the DOA should review the NEM. In addition, should the annual contours                                       
       show a significant difference between the annual contours and the approved                                   
       NEM contours, the DOA should consider more in-depth noise analysis and                                       
       potential revision of the NCP and NEM. A significant change is defined as                                    
       an area of non-compatible land use within the 65 dB LDN contour where the                                    
       annual contour exceeds the relevant NEM contour set by 1.5 decibels or                                       
       greater. When PBIA has a 100 percent Stage 3 airline fleet, it would be                                      
       appropriate to review the NEM and NCP. FAA Action: Approved.                                                 
      20. Runway 27R ILS. The DOA is moving ahead with plans to install an         NCP, page 51 and Tables 2.2 and  
       Instrument Landing System (ILS) on Runway 27R. This ILS will greatly         3.1.                            
       improve adherence to the preferred arrival track for that runway. This                                       
       measure was a recommended action of the previous NCP. FAA Action:                                            
       Approved. This measure was approved in the 1985 NCP. It is noted that the                                    
       proposed funding source does not include Federal funding (50 percent State                                   
       and 50 percent DOA).                                                                                         
      21. Program Publicity: Pilot Handout. Figure 2.8 presents a draft            NCP, page 51, Figure 2.8, and    
       recommended pilot handout. The pilot handout would provide information on    Tables 2.2 and 3.1; PBIA Noise  
       various noise abatement policies, including: detailed description of noise   Abatement Bulletin; March 14,   
       abatement flight paths; requested use of FAA AC 91-53 procedures and         1995, letter from PBIA.         
       Teterboro noise abatement departure procedures; preferential runway use                                      
       program; and ground runup procedures. The DOA will distribute the                                            
       bulletin. Copies also would be posted. The ``Teterboro procedure'' is                                        
       similar to National Business Aircraft Association's (NBAA) departure                                         
       procedures for aircraft weighing less than 75,000 pounds. The airport                                        
       operator has stated that: (1) This is an existing NADP that is recommended                                   
       as a first preference for those pilots who are familiar with the procedure                                   
       and (2) the NBAA procedure is recommended for other pilots (page 38 of the                                   
       NCP) and (3) pilots groups have reviewed the procedures (Air Line Pilots                                     
       Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and NBAA) (March 14,                                    
       1995, letter from PBIA). FAA Action: Approved. The most current version of                                   
       the above-referenced FAA AC is 91-53A and should be appropriately                                            
       referenced. The pilot handout should reflect the voluntary nature of the                                     
       flight procedures, as indicated under the appropriate sections in this ROA                                   
       (Measures 1, 2, and 3).                                                                                      
      22. Revise FAA Tower Order. Changes to the preferential runway use and       NCP, page 54, Figure 2.9, and    
       multiple noise abatement departure flight track assignment elements in the   Tables 2.2 and 3.1.             
       PBIA Noise Compatibility Program will necessitate changes to FAA Order                                       
       8400.9. FAA Action: Approved. These procedures have been approved as                                         
       voluntary measures in this ROA (Measures 2 and 3). The FAA by formal order                                   
       under 49 U.S.C. 40103 would implement these measures, which would also be                                    
       subject to applicable environmental requirements prior to implementation.                                    
      23. Program Publicity: National Publications. There are a number of          NCP, page 54 and Tables 2.2 and  
       nationally recognized publications that provide pilots with information on   3.1.                            
       airport operating procedures. The DOA will request that these publications                                   
       include appropriate summaries of the PBIA noise abatement procedures. FAA                                    
       Action: Approved.                                                                                            
      24. Public Participation: Ongoing Citizens Meetings. The DOA will continue   NCP, page 54 and Tables 2.2 and  
       to meet on a routine basis with the CCAN or a similar group to continue      3.1.                            
       promotion of public participation and to review ongoing noise abatement                                      
       measures and the implementation of the recommendations of this study. FAA                                    
       Action: Approved.                                                                                            
      25. Program Publicity: AIRWAVES Newsletter. The DOA will continue to         NCP, page 54 and Tables 2.2 and  
       publish newsletters at regular intervals to update residents and other       3.1.                            
       interested parties of the status of PBIA's noise abatement program. FAA                                      
       Action: Approved.                                                                                            
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        These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of 
    Approval endorsed by the Administrator on May 17, 1995. 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 Palm Beach County.
    
        Issued in Orlando, Florida on May 23, 1995.
    Charles E. Blair,
    Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
    [FR Doc. 95-16294 Filed 6-30-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
5/17/1995
Published:
07/03/1995
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
95-16294
Dates:
The effective date of the FAA's approval of the Palm Beach International Airport noise compatibility program is May 17, 1995.
Pages:
34572-34576 (5 pages)
PDF File:
95-16294.pdf