[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66625-66626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32133]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility
Program, Revision and Request for Review, Key West International
Airport, Key West, Florida
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the revised current and future noise exposure maps
submitted by Monroe County, Florida, for Key West International Airport
under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 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 Key West International Airport under part 150 in conjunction with
the noise exposure maps, and that this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before May 8, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
revised noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the
associated noise compatibility program is November 9, 1998. The public
comment period ends January 8, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando
Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
Orlando, Florida 32822-5024, (407) 812-6331, Extension 29. Comments on
the proposed noise compatibility program should also be submitted to
the above office.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the revised noise exposure maps submitted for Key West
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of
part 150, effective November 9, 1998. Further, FAA is reviewing a
proposed noise compatibility program for that airport which will be
approved or disapproved on or before May 8, 1999. 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 to 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 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.
Monroe County, Florida, submitted to the FAA on October 26, 1998,
revised noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which
were produced during the Key West International Airport FAR part 150
noise study conducted between October 1, 1996, and October 25, 1998,
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 revised noise exposure maps
and related descriptions submitted by Monroe County, Florida. The
specific maps under consideration are ``1998 Noise Exposure Map'' and
``2003 Noise Exposure Map'' in the noise compatibility program
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Key West
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements.
This determination is effective on November 9, 1998. 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 Sec. 150.21
of FAR part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been
accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Key West International Airport, also effective on November 9, 1998.
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 revised program. The formal review period, limited
by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before May 8,
1999.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec. 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 revised
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 revised
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, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822-5024; and
Division Director of Community Services, Public Services Building, 5100
College Road West, Wing 4, Room 405, Key West, Florida 33040.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Orlando, Florida, November 9, 1998.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airport District Office.
[FR Doc. 98-32133 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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