[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60548-60549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29572]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Akron, OH
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Akron-
Canton Regional Airport Authority for Akron-Canton Regional Airport
under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in
compliance with applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that it
is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted
for Akron-Canton Regional Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with
the noise exposure map, and that this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before April 14, 1998.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the associated
noise compatibility program is October 16, 1997. The public comment
period ends December 15, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence C. King, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration,
Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck
Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111. Comments on the proposed noise
compatibility program should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Akron-Canton Regional
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150,
effective October 16, 1997. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before April 14, 1998. This notice also announces the
availability of this program for public review and comment.
Under section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an
airport operator may submit to the FAA noise exposure maps which meet
applicable regulations and which depict noncompatible land uses as of
the date of submission of such maps, a description of projected
aircraft operations, and the ways in which such operations will affect
such maps. The Act requires such maps to be developed in consultation
with interested and affected parties in the local community, government
agencies, and persons using the airport.
An airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of
the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval
which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes for
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on
September 22, 1997, noise exposure maps, descriptions and other
documentation which were produced during the Akron-Canton Regional
Airport Noise Compatibility Study update dated 1997. It was requested
that the FAA review this material as the noise exposure maps, as
described in section 103(a)(1) of the Act, and that the
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noise mitigation measures, to be implemented jointly by the airport and
surrounding communities, be approved as a noise compatibility program
under section 104(b) of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Authority. The specific maps under consideration are Figure 8.2, Pages
107-108 of the NEM, and Figure 4.1, Pages 43-44 of the NCP, in the
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Akron-Canton
Regional Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective October 16, 1997. FAA's determination on an
airport operator's noise exposure maps is limited to a finding that the
maps were developed in accordance with the procedures contained in
appendix A of FAR Part 150. Such determination does not constitute
approval of the applicant's data, information or plans, or a commitment
to approve a noise compatibility program or to fund the implementation
of that program.
If questions arise concerning the precise relationship of specific
properties to noise exposure contours depicted on a noise exposure map
submitted under section 103 of the Act, it should be noted that the FAA
is not involved in any way in determining the relative locations of
specific properties with regard to the depicted noise contours, or in
interpreting the noise exposure maps to resolve questions concerning,
for example, which properties should be covered by the provisions of
section 107 of the Act. These functions are inseparable from the
ultimate land use control and planning responsibilities of local
government. These local responsibilities are not changed in any way
under Part 150 or through FAA's review of noise exposure maps.
Therefore, the responsibility for the detail overlaying of noise
exposure contours onto the map depicting properties on the surface
rests exclusively with the airport operator which submitted those maps,
or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which
consultation is required under section 103 of the Act. The FAA has
relied on the certification of by the airport operator, under section
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Akron-Can Regional Airport, also effective on October 16, 1997.
Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it conforms
to the requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility programs,
but that further review will be necessary prior to approval or
disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law to
a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before April 14, 1998.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures may reduce the level of aviation safety, create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent
with obtaining the goal of reducing existing noncompatible land uses
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific reference 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 noise
exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noise
compatibility program are available for examination at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office,
Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111
Mr. Frederick J. Krum, Director of Aviation, Akron-Canton Regional
Airport, 5400 Lauby Road, N.W., P.O. Box 9, North Canton, OH 44720-1598
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on October 16, 1997.
Lawrence C. King,
Acting Assistant Manager, Detroit Airports District Office FAA Great
Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 97-29572 Filed 11-7-97; 8:45 am]
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