Notice2026-00683
Noise Compatibility Program for Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, Wisconsin
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Published
January 15, 2026
Effective
January 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the start of the FAA review of the noise compatibility program submitted for Dane County Regional Airport and the availability of this program for public review and comment. This program was submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted for Dane County Regional Airport were in compliance with applicable requirements, effective December 21, 2024. The Dane County Regional Airport noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on or before July 12, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1855-1856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00683]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Compatibility Program for Dane County Regional Airport,
Madison, Wisconsin
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt and request for review of the noise
compatibility program
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the start
of the FAA review of the noise compatibility program submitted for Dane
County Regional Airport and the availability of this program for public
review and comment. This program was submitted subsequent to a
determination by FAA that associated noise exposure maps submitted for
Dane County Regional Airport were in compliance with applicable
requirements, effective December 21, 2024. The Dane County Regional
Airport noise compatibility program will be approved or disapproved on
or before July 12, 2026.
DATES: The effective date of the FAA of the start of its review of the
associated noise compatibility program is January 13, 2026. The public
comment period ends March 14, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emma Lienau, Chicago Airports District
Office, 2300 E. Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, Tel: 847-
294-7551. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should
be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program (NCP) for Dane County
Regional Airport which will be approved or disapproved on, or before,
July 12, 2026. This notice also announces the availability of this
program for public review and comment.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps (NEM)
that are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of
title 49, chapter 475 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'')
and Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150 (14 CFR 150),
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a noise compatibility
program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has
taken or proposes to reduce existing non-compatible uses and prevent
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses. The FAA previously
determined that the NEMs for Dane County Regional Airport were in
compliance with applicable requirements under 14 CFR 150, effective
December 21, 2024 (Noise Compatibility Program for Dane County Regional
Airport/Truax Field, Dane County, Wisconsin, Volume 89, Number 28,
Federal Register, pages 9284-5, February 9, 2024).
The FAA formally received the NCP for Dane County Regional Airport
on December 4, 2025. The airport operator has requested that the FAA
review this material and that the noise mitigation measures, to be
implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be
approved as an NCP under Section 47504 of the Act. Preliminary review
of the submitted materials indicates that it conforms to the
requirements for the submittal of NCPs, but that further review will be
necessary prior to approval or disapproval of the program for Dane
County Regional Airport. The formal review period, limited to a maximum
of 180 days, was initiated on January 13, 2026, and will be completed
on or before July 12, 2026.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR 150.33 (<a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-150/subpart-C/section-150.33">https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-150/subpart-C/section-150.33</a>). The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures will reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent or reduce
the probability of additional noncompatible uses and whether the
proposed measures will impose an undue burden on interstate and foreign
commerce or reduce safety or adversely affect the safe and efficient
use of airspaces.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific references to these factors. All comments, other than
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the proposed
NCP for Dane County Regional Airport are available for examination
online at <a href="https://msnairport.com/about/noise-abatement/part-150-study">https://msnairport.com/about/noise-abatement/part-150-study</a>.
Dane County Regional Airport has also made a hard copy of the document
available for review at 4000 International Lane,
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Madison, Wisconsin 53704, Terminal Building, 2nd floor of the Airport
Administration Office. Questions regarding this notice may be directed
to the individual names above under the heading, FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 13, 2026.
James Gregory Keefer,
Acting Director, Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-00683 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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