[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 11164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4981]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland;
Noise Exposure Map Notice
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the revised noise exposure maps submitted by the
Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) for the Baltimore/Washington
International Airport (BWI) 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
noise exposure maps is February 7, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Squeglia, Environmental
Specialist, FAA--Eastern Region Office, Airports Division, AEA-610,
Fitzgerald Federal Building, JFK Int'l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430,
(718), 553-0798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the revised noise exposure maps submitted for the BWI Airport are
in compliance with applicable requirements of FAR part 150, effective
February 7, 1995.
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 (or
revisions thereto) which meet applicable regulations and which depict
noncompatible land uses (or new noncompatible land uses) as of the date
of submission of such maps, a description of projected aircraft
operations, and the way 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.
The Maryland Aviation Administration submitted to the FAA on
December 23, 1994, supplemental FAR part 150 documentation supporting a
recent update of the Noise Exposure Maps (NEM's) at BWI. It was
requested that the FAA review this material for compliance with part
150 regarding updates to noise exposure maps, as described in Section
103(a)(2) of the Act.
BWI received notification of FAA acceptance of its NEMs in December
1989, and approval of its Noise Compatibility Program in July 1990. A
1993 update of the BWI Airport Noise Zone has led to a revised set of
noise contours. These revised contours also serve as the basis for
revised Maps and the Volume V document, with appendices, constitutes
supplemental information submitted by MAA to update the NEM's in
accordance with FAR part 150 requirements. In addition to complying
with requirements for NEM updates, MAA's request for FAA acceptance of
the updated NEM's will insure an accurate depiction of noise sensitive
land uses included in the NCP approved by the FAA in 1990.
The FAA has completed its review of the updated noise exposure maps
and related documentation submitted by MAA in its December 1994 Volume
V Supplemental document. The specific maps under consideration are the
NEM's: Figure 2.1 Existing Conditions (1991) Noise Exposure Map (page
8) and Figure 2.2 Five Year Forecast (1998) Noise Exposure Map (page 9)
of the Volume V Supplement.
The FAA has determined that these updated maps for BWI are in
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on February 7, 1995. FAA's determination on an airport
operator's noise exposure maps is limited to 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 for future
approval of 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 maps 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 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 maps 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.
Copies of the updated NEM's associated evaluation material and the
Supplemental Document comprising the submittal are available for review
at the FAA office listed above and at the administrative offices of the
BWI Airport.
Issued in Jamaica, New York, on February 22, 1995.
William DeGraaff,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch.
[FR Doc. 95-4981 Filed 2-28-95; 8:45 am]
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