[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7491-7492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4066]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri; FAA
Approval of Noise Compatibility Program
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces it
findings on the Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) update submitted by
the city of St. Louis Airport Authority (STLAA) under the provisions of
Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act (ASNA) of 1979
(Pub. L. 96-193) and 14 CFR part 150. These findings are made in
recognition of the description of Federal and nonfederal
responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On July 15, 1996,
the FAA determined that the Noise Exposure Maps (NEM) submitted by
STLAA under part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements.
On January 10, 1997, the Associate Administrator for Airports approved
the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Noise Compatibility
Program. All measures in the NCP are approved with the exception of a
portion of one measure related to height hazard zoning, which is not
within the purview of part 150, and another measure which is a flight
procedure that does not have to be acted on within the 180-day formal
review period. An FAA determination on this flight procedure is
anticipated within about 30 days.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Noise Compatibility Program is
January 10, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Moira D. Keane, ACE-615B, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports
Division, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Telephone No.
(816) 426-4731. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be obtained
from the same individual.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given
its overall approval to the Noise Compatibility Program for the
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, effective January 10, 1997.
Under Section 104(a) the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act
(ASNA) of 1979, an airport operator who has previously submitted a
Noise Exposure Map submit to the FAA a Noise Compatibility Program
which sets forth the measures taken or proposed by the airport operator
for the reduction of existing noncompatible land uses and prevention of
additional noncompatible land uses within the area covered by the Noise
Exposure Maps. The Act requires such programs to be developed in
consultation with interested and affected parties including local
communities, government agencies, airport users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport noise compatibility program developed in accordance
with FAR part 150 is a local program, not a Federal program. The FAA
does not substitute its judgment for that of the airport proprietor
with respect to which measures should be recommended for action. The
FAA's approval or disapproval of FAR part 150 program recommendations
is measured according to the standards expressed in part 150 and the
Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979, and is limited to the
following determinations:
a. The noise compatibility program was developed in accordance with
the provisions and procedures of FAR part 150;
b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the
goals of reducing existing noncompatible land uses around the airport
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses;
c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate
or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of
aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or
intrude into areas preempted by the Federal Government;
d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating
safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of the
navigable Airspace and Air Traffic Control Systems, or adversely
affecting other powers and responsibilities of the Administrator
prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an airport
Noise Compatibility Program are delineated in FAR part 150, Section
150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of
land uses under Federal, state, or local law. Approval does not by
itself constitute an FAA implementing
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action. A request for Federal action or approval to implement specific
noise compatibility measures may be required, and an FAA decision on
the request may require an environmental assessment of the proposed
action. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to
financially assist in the implementation of the program nor a
determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for
grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. Where Federal funding is sought,
requests for project grants must be submitted to the FAA Regional
Office in Kansas City, Missouri.
In May 1996, the STLAA submitted to the FAA the Noise Exposure
Maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced during the Noise
Compatibility Planning study. The Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport Noise Exposure Maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance
with applicable requirements on July 15, 1996. Notice of this
determination was published in the Federal Register on July 31, 1996.
The Lambert-St. Louis International Airport study contains a
proposed update to its Noise Compatibility Program comprised of actions
designed for phased implementation by airport management from the date
of study completion to beyond the year 2002. It was requested that the
FAA evaluate and approve this material as a noise compatibility program
as described in Section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA began its review of
the program on July 15, 1996, and was required by a provision in the
Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180 days. Failure to
approve or disapprove such program within the 180-day period shall be
deemed to be an approval of such program.
The submitted program contained numerous proposed actions for noise
abatement and mitigation on and off the airport, which were contained
in the technical report entitled ``FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility
Program Update.'' The FAA completed its review and determined that the
procedural and substantive requirements of the Act and FAR part 150
have been satisfied. The overall program, therefore, was approved by
the Associate Administrator effective January 10, 1997.
Outright approval was granted for all measures in the NCP, with the
exception of a portion of one measure related to height hazard zoning,
which is not within the purview of part 150, and another measure which
is a flight procedure that does not have to be acted on within the 180-
day formal review period. An FAA determination on this flight procedure
is anticipated within about 30 days.
Some of the approved noise abatement measures include: continued
informal noise abatement procedures and implementation of additional
enhanced noise control procedures; completion of ongoing acquisition of
homes in Kinloch, East Kinloch, Southeast and Southwest Berkley, Ramona
Hills, Bridgeton, Bridgeton Terrace, McNulty Manor, and Robertson;
development of a sound insulation and sales (transaction) assistance
program; and an automated aircraft monitoring system to assist the
Airport in tracking the progress of the noise control procedures.
These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of
Approval endorsed by the Associate Administrator on January 10, 1997.
The Record of Approval, as well as other evaluation materials and the
documents comprising the submittal, are available for review at the FAA
office listed above and at the Lambert-St Louis Airport Planning and
Development Office, 4610 N. Lindbergh, Bridgeton, Missouri. Questions
may be directed to the individual named above under the heading, FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 5, 1997.
George A. Hendon,
Manager, Airports Division.
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