[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10139-10140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4437]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review Greater Rockford Airport, Rockford, IL
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 Greater
Rockford Airport Authority for Greater Rockford 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 Greater
Rockford Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure
map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before
July 30, 1995.
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 January 31, 1995. The public comment
period ends April 3, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wishy, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports
District Office, CHI-ADO-640.8, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
Illinois, 60018, (708) 294-7524.
[[Page 10140]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that
the FAA finds that the noise exposure maps submitted for Greater
Rockford Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part
150, effective January 31, 1995. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed
noise compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before July 30 1995. This notice 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 operators 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 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.
Greater Rockford Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on May 3,
1994 noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which
were produced during the Airport Noise Compatibility Planning (Part
150) Study at Greater Rockford Airport from February 1993 to May 1994.
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 the Greater Rockford Airport
Authority. The specific maps under consideration are Noise Exposure
Maps: Official 1993 Noise Exposure Map and Official 1998 Noise Exposure
Map. They are included along with supporting documentation found in the
Part I Noise Exposure Map Documentation of the Part 150 Study in the
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Greater Rockford
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective January 31, 1995. 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 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 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
Greater Rockford Airport, also effective January 31, 1995. Preliminary
review of 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 July 30, 1995.
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:
Airport Manager's Office, Greater Rockford Airport Authority, 3600
Airport Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61125-0063
Rockford City Clerk's Office, Rockford City Hall, 1201 Broadway,
Rockford, Illinois
Winnebago County Courthouse, County Clerk's Office, 400 West State,
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford Public Library, 215 North Wymann, Rockford, Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, One
Langhorne Drive, Capitol Airport, Springfield, Illinois
Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300
East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 31, 1995.
Louis H. Yates,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 95-4437 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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