[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11080-11081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5602]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review, Oakland County International Airport, Pontiac,
MI
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 (NEMs) submitted by Oakland
County International Airport 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. The FAA
also announces that it is reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility
Program (NCP) that was submitted for Oakland County International
Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the NEMs, and that this
program will be approved or disapproved on or before August 25, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
NEMs and of the start of its review of the associated NCP is February
26, 1999. The public comment period ends April 27, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Federal Aviation Administration,
Great Lakes Region, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run
Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111, to the
attention of Mr. Gary Migut, Program Manager, (734) 487-7278. Comments
on the proposed NCP should also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the NEMs submitted for Oakland County International Airport are in
compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective February
26, 1999. The FAA is reviewing an NCP for Oakland County International
Airport, which will be approved or disapproved on or before August 25,
1999. 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 NEMs 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 NEMs that are found by the
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 an NCP for FAA approval that 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.
Oakland County International Airport submitted to the FAA on
February 24, 1999, the NEMs, descriptions, and other documentation,
which were produced during the proposed Oakland County International
Airport NCP, dated February 23, 1999. It was requested that the FAA
review this material as the NEMs, 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 an
NCP under section 104(b) of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the NEMs and related
description submitted by the Oakland International Airport. The FAA has
determined that the NEMs for Oakland County International Airport are
in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on February
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26, 1999. The FAA's determination on an airport operator's NEMs 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 an NCP 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 the 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 Section
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the NCP for Oakland County
International Airport, also effective on February 26, 1999. Preliminary
review of the submitted material indicates that it conforms to the
requirements for the submittal of NCPs, 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 25, 1999.
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 notice
exposure maps and of the FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Region, Airports Division
Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 269, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office,
Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111
Mr. Karl Randall, Manager of Aviation, Oakland County International
Airport, 6500 Highland Road, Waterford, Michigan 48327-1649.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on February 26, 1999.
Ernest P. Gubry,
Acting Assistant Manager, Detroit Airports District Office FAA Great
Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 99-5602 Filed 3-5-99; 8:45 am]
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