DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program Update and Request for
Review at Naples Airport (APF), Naples, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The FAA announces that it is reviewing a proposed
Naples Airport Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) Update
submitted by the Naples Airport Authority. This NCP Update was
submitted subsequent to a determination by the FAA that the
associated Noise Exposure Maps (NEMs) previously submitted for
the Naples Airport, were prepared in compliance with applicable
requirements. As required by title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations part 150, the NCP Update will be approved or
disapproved (other than the proposed use of flight procedures
for noise control) on or before December 15, 2024. Finally, this
notice announces that the proposed NCP Update will be available
for public review and comment for 60 days from the publication
date of this notice.
DATES: The effective start date of the FAA's 180-day review
period for the NCP Update is June 18, 2024. The FAA must issue
an approval or disapproval of the NCP Update (other than the
proposed use of flight procedures for noise control) on or
before December 15, 2024. The public review and comment period
ends 60 days from the publication date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The proposed NCP Update documents are available for
examination online at https://www.flynaples.com/noisestudy/part150-noise-study-documents/ and by appointment at the following
location: Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports
District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, Suite 524, Orlando,
Florida 32819. To make an appointment to review a printed copy
of the NCP at the Orlando Airports District Office, contact
Rebecca Henry at (407) 487-7225.
Please direct questions to the individual named under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Green, FAA Southern
Region, Office of Airports (ASO-610), 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, GA 30337, (404) 305-6718, Peter.M.Green@faa.gov.
Comments on the proposed NCP Update should also be submitted to
the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA announces that it is
reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program Update (NCP)
for the Naples Airport, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501
et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act (hereinafter
referred to as “the Act”)) and title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations part 150 (hereinafter referred to as “part 150”) and
has found it in compliance with applicable requirements.
As required by part 50, the NCP Update will be approved or
disapproved (other than the proposed use of flight procedures
for noise control) on or before December 15, 2024. Measures that
involve changes to flight procedures require further analysis

and are not subject to the 180-day statutory decision deadline.
This notice also announces the availability of this NCP Update
for public review and comment for 60 days from the publication
date of this notice.
Under the Act, an airport operator (hereinafter referred to as
Sponsor) who has submitted NEMs that are found by the FAA to be
in compliance with the requirements of part 150 may submit for
FAA approval a NCP or NCP Update that sets forth the measures
the Sponsor has taken, or proposes to take, to reduce existing
non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional
non-compatible uses within the area covered by the NEMs.
The FAA formally received the NCP Update for the Naples Airport,
effective on June 14, 2023. The Naples Airport Authority
requested the FAA review this material and that the noise
mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the Sponsor
and surrounding communities, be approved as a NCP Update under
the Act. Preliminary reviews of the submitted material indicates
that it conforms to part 150 requirements for the submittal of
an NCP, but that further review is necessary prior to approval
or disapproval of the NCP Update. The formal review period,
limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or
before December 15, 2024, with the exception of NCP measures
that propose the use of flight procedures for noise control. A
public hearing on the NCP was held by the Sponsor on March 9,
2023.

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of part 150, §105.33. The primary considerations in
the evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may
reduce the level of aviation safety or create an undue burden on
interstate or foreign commerce, and whether they are reasonably
consistent with obtaining the goal of reducing existing noncompatible land uses and preventing the introduction of
additional non-compatible land uses.
Each airport NCP 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 Sponsor with respect to
which measures should be recommended for action. The FAA’s
approval or disapproval of each specific measure proposed by a
Sponsor in an NCP/NCP Update is determined by applying approval
criteria prescribed in §150.35(b) of part 150. Only measures
that meet the approval criteria can be approved and considered
for Federal funding eligibility. FAA approval or disapproval of
a measure only indicates whether that measure would, if
implemented, be consistent with the purposes of part 150. When a
measure is disapproved by the FAA, Sponsors are encouraged to
work with their communities and the FAA, outside of the part 150
process as necessary, to implement initiatives that provide
noise benefits for the surrounding community.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed NCP
Update with specific reference to these factors. To maximize the
effectiveness of comments and the FAA’s understanding of them,

comments should be as specific as possible, identifying the
concern(s) as well as suggested or desired resolution to the
concern(s). When possible, quote NCP text and cite details, such
as page and section numbers, NCP Update measure number, etc. to
which the comment(s) pertain. This commenting procedure is
intended to ensure that substantive comments and concerns are
made available to the FAA in a timely manner so that the FAA has
an opportunity to address them in its Record of Approval. All
comments in their entirety become part of the public record,
including any personal information provided in the comment
including name, address, phone number, etc. All relevant
comments, other than those properly addressed to local land use
authorities, will be considered by the FAA to the extent
practicable.

Issued in Orlando Airports District Office, Orlando, Florida on
June 18, 2024.

Juan C. Brown,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,
Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 2024-13814 Filed: 6/21/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/24/2024]