[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14493-14494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7261]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice and 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 Salt Lake City
International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a)
and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements. The
FAA also announces that it is reviewing the proposed noise
compatibility program that was submitted for Salt Lake City
International Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise
exposure maps, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on
or before September 6, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
Salt Lake City International Airport noise
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exposure maps and the start of the its review of the associated noise
compatibility program is March 10, 1999. The public comment period ends
May 10, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ossenkop, FAA, Airports
Division, ANM-611, 1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-
4056. 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 for Salt Lake City International Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective
March 10, 1999. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approve or
disapproved on or before September 6, 1999. This notice also announces
the availability of this program for public review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a), an airport operator may submit to
the FAA a noise exposure map which meets applicable regulations and
which depicts noncompatible land uses as of the date of submission of
such map, a description of projected aircraft operations, and the ways
in which such operations will affect such map. 49 U.S.C. Sec.
47503(a)(1) 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 a noise exposure map that has
been found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
Sec. 47503(a) 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.
The Executive Director of the Salt Lake International Airport
submitted the FAA noise exposure maps, descriptions and other
documentation which were produced during an airport Noise Compatibility
Study. It was requested that the FAA review the noise exposure maps, as
described in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503. It was also requested that the noise
mitigation measures be approved as a noise compatibility program under
49 U.S.C. Sec. 47504.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by Salt Lake City International Airport.
The specific maps under consideration are Figures 5-1 and 5-2 in the
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Salt Lake City
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements.
This determination is effective on March 10, 1999. FAA's determination
on an airport operator's noise exposure maps is limited to the
determination 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 noise exposure maps
submitted under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503, 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 49
U.S.C. Sec. 47507. 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 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a)(1). The FAA has relied on the
certification by the airport operator, under Section 150.21 of the FAR
part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been
accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Salt Lake City International Airport, also effective on March 10, 1999.
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 September 6,
1999.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, paragraph 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 the 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 615
Washington, D.C.
Federal Aviation Administration Airports Division 1601 Lind Avenue,
S.W. Renton, Washington
Federal Aviation Administration Denver Airports District Office 26805
E. 68th Ave. Suite 224 Denver, Colorado
Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Renton, Washington, March 10, 1999.
Lowell H. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division, ANM-600, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-7261 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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