# 2025-20904: Noise Compatibility Program for Hollywood Burbank Airport, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California

2025-20904, Noise Compatibility Program for Hollywood Burbank Airport, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-11-20 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20904
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20904
- Title: Noise Compatibility Program for Hollywood Burbank Airport, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 53418
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-11-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

The FAA has approved new noise maps for Hollywood Burbank Airport, showing where airplane noise might bother nearby neighborhoods. This helps the airport plan ways to reduce noise and keep the area peaceful. The changes take effect November 20, 2025, and could lead to future projects that protect local communities from loud sounds.

## Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Burbank- Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA) for Hollywood Burbank Airport is compliant with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

## Effects PRIA read

- FAA Accepts Burbank Airport Noise Maps: benefit, low. The FAA determined that Hollywood Burbank Airport's noise exposure maps are compliant, effective November 20, 2025. The accepted maps include an Existing Conditions (2025) map and a Future Conditions (2030) map that show where aircraft noise contours are drawn.
- Airport Can Propose Noise Reduction Measures: benefit, low. Because the FAA accepted the noise exposure maps, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval that sets out measures to reduce existing non‑compatible uses and prevent new ones. Such a program would address actions the airport has taken…
- FAA Does Not Guarantee Approval or Funding: cost, low. The FAA's acceptance of the noise exposure maps does not mean the FAA approves the airport's data or plans, nor does it commit the FAA to approve a noise compatibility program or to fund its implementation. Residents should not assume federal approval or funding will follow map acceptance.
- Local Governments Keep Land‑Use Responsibility: mixed, low. The FAA stated that overlaying noise contours onto property maps and determining which properties are covered by 49 U.S.C. 47506 is the responsibility of the airport operator and local public agencies and planning authorities. FAA acceptance does not change local land use control or planning respon…

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## Sources
- [2025-20904 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20904/noise-compatibility-program-for-hollywood-burbank-airport-burbank-los-angeles-county-california)
- [2025-20904 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20904.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20904 (as of 2026-06-08).