[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57510-57511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28561]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review
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 DeKalb County
for DeKalb-Peachtree 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 DeKalb-Peachtree Airport under Part 150
in conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this program will
be approved or disapproved on or before April 27, 1997.
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 29, 1996. The public comment
period ends December 28, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Atlanta Airport District Office, Campus Building, Attn: Ms. Lee Kyker,
1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337-2747, Phone:
(404) 305-7149.
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 Peachtree-DeKalb Airport are
in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective
October 29, 1996. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved
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on or before April 27, 1997. 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 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 measure the operator has taken or proposes for the
reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
DeKalb County submitted to the FAA on July 22, 1996 noise exposure
maps, descriptions and other documentation which were produced during
Noise Compatibility Program, March 1993 and update of the Noise
Compatibility Study, September 1996. 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 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 DeKalb County. The specific maps
under consideration are 1996 Noise Contours and Forecast 2001 Noise
Contours in the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for
Peachtree-DeKalb Airport are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on October 29, 1996.
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 detailed 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 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
Peachtree-DeKalb Airport, also effective on October 29, 1996.
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 27, 1997.
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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
617, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office,
Campus Building, 1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 2-260, College Park, GA
30337-2747
Mr. Jim Duguay, DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Administration Building, Room
212, 2000 Airport Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, October 29, 1996.
Dell Jernigan,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-28561 Filed 11-5-96; 8:45 am]
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