ROGAN SEEKS FAA'S STAND ON NOISE ACT.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer U.S. Rep. James E. Rogan, R-Pasadena, has asked the head of the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. her decision to withhold with·hold v. with·held , with·hold·ing, with·holds v.tr. 1. To keep in check; restrain. 2. To refrain from giving, granting, or permitting. See Synonyms at keep. 3. her opinion on whether Burbank Airport needs federal approval for a mandatory curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. and other flight restrictions. He made the request Tuesday after FAA Administrator Jane Garvey This article is about the aviation adminstrator. For the BBC Radio Five Live presenter, see Jane Garvey (broadcaster). Jane Garvey (Jane Famiano) was head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1997 to 2002. Garvey earned her B.A. last month declined to give him her reading on whether Burbank Airport is eligible for an exemption to the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. The law made it illegal for airports to impose any new noise rules. Garvey said she felt her interpretation might hinder hin·der 1 v. hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders v.tr. 1. To be or get in the way of. 2. To obstruct or delay the progress of. v.intr. local efforts to reach a compromise. But Rogan wrote that the city of Burbank and airport officials are not negotiating at all, and he said they need to know where the FAA stands on whether the exemption is possible. ``A simple regulatory interpretation will not create a mandate. It will create movement,'' Rogan wrote. ``The parties involved will not negotiate with each other because each has interpreted the (noise act) law in totally different ways and neither appears likely to move from its position until a determination is made by your agency. Only after such a determination is made will the conflicting parties be motivated to sit down and work toward a common solution.'' Burbank officials have vowed to block plans to move and expand the Burbank Airport terminal unless night flight curfews and other noise restrictions are put in place. An exemption to the noise act would be a way to secure noise restrictions without having to go through a cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum and unpredictable federal approval process. Burbank and airport officials expressed disappointment that Garvey chose not to give her opinion on the noise act exemption issue. Still, officials with both sides have said they are willing to talk about the noise act issue together as Garvey suggested. Garvey could not be reached for comment. |
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