[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50952-50953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25470]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard,
California
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the county of
Ventura, California, for Oxnard 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's acceptance of the Noise
Exposure Maps for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, California is September 10,
1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, Airports Division, AWP-611.1,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region. Mailing
address: P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
California 90009-2007. Telephone (310) 725-3614. Street address: 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261. Documents reflecting
this FAA action may be reviewed at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard,
California are in compliance with applicable requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, effective September 10, 1998.
Under Section 103 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 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 FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and
supporting documentation submitted by the county of Ventura. The
specific maps under consideration are Exhibit 1, ``1998 Noise Exposure
Map'' and Exhibit 2, ``2003 Noise Exposure Map'' in the submission. The
FAA has determined that these maps for Oxnard
[[Page 50953]]
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on September 10, 1998. FAA's acceptance of
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 acceptance 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 FAR Part 150 or through FAA's review of the 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 statutory required consultation has
been accomplished.
Copies of the Noise Exposure Maps and of the FAA's evaluation of
the maps are available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports
Division, Room 3012, 1500 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
90261
Mr. Rodney L. Murphy, Director of Airports, County of Ventura, 555
Airport Way, Camarillo, California 9310
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on September 10, 1998.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-25470 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
