[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12278-12279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5421]
[[Page 12278]]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review; Fort Worth Spinks Airport; Fort Worth, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the City of
Fort Worth, Texas for Fort Worth Spinks 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 Fort Worth Spinks
Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure map, and
that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before August
12, 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 February 13, 1995. The public comment
period ends April 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Nicely, DOT/FAA, Texas Airport
Development Office, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0653.
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 submitted for Fort Worth Spinks Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective
February 13, 1995. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before August 12, 1995. 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 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.
The City of Fort Worth submitted to the FAA on February 3, 1995
noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were
produced from November 1991 to January 1995 during the development of
the Fort Worth Spinks Airport FAR Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility
Plan. 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 City of Fort Worth. The specific
maps under consideration are Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 in the submission.
The FAA has determined that these maps for Fort Worth Spinks Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on February 13, 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 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 statutory required consultation has been
accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Fort Worth Spinks Airport, also effective on February 13, 1994.
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 August 12, 1995.
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 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:
Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airport Development Office, 2601
Meacham Boulevard, Suite 697, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0653
Mr. A.M. Rivera, Director of Airport Systems, City of Fort Worth, 4201
North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76106-2736.
Question may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
[[Page 12279]] Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on February 13,
1995.
Otis T. Welch,
Manager, Texas Airport Development Office.
[FR Doc. 95-5421 Filed 3-3-95; 8:45 am]
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