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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Manassas Regional Airport, Manassas, 
VA

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 the City of 
Manassas Airport Board for the Manassas Regional 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, that was submitted for Manassas 
Regional Airport under part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure 
maps, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or 
before October 21, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure maps and of the start of its review of the associated noise 
compatibility programs is March 21, 1994. The public comment period 
ends June 6, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Squeglia, Environmental Specialist, FAA--Easter Regional Office, 
Airports Division, AEA-610, Fitzgerald Federal Building, JFK 
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430, (718) 553-0902.
    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 the Manassas Regional 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, 
effective March 21, 1994.
    Further, the FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility 
program for the airport which will be approved or disapproved on or 
before October 21, 1994. 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 non-compatible 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.
    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 non-
compatible uses and for the prevention of the introduction of 
additional con-compatible uses.
    The City of Manassas submitted to the FAA on February 24, 1992, 
noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were 
produced during an airport noise compatibility planning study. 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 Manassas. The specific 
maps under consideration are the noise exposure maps: Figure X-1 
Existing (1992) Noise Exposure Map (page 56) and Figure X-2 Future 
(1997) Noise Exposure Map (page 57) of the February 1992 submission as 
amended.
    The FAA has determined that these maps for Manassas Regional 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on March 21, 1994. 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 
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 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.
    The FAA formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Manassas Regional Airport also effective of February 24, 1992. 
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 the approval or 
disapproval of the program. The former review period limited by law to 
a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before October 21, 1994.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR 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 non-compatible land uses and preventing the 
introduction of additional non-compatible 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. The public comment 
period ends June 6, 1994.
    Copies of the noise exposure maps and the FAA's evaluation of the 
maps are available for examination at the following locations:

Eastern Regional Office, FAA--Fitzgerald Federal Building, Airports 
Division, room 337, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.
Washington Airports District Office, FAA--101 West Broad Street, suite 
300, Falls Church, VA 22046.
Manassas Regional Airport, Airport Manager, P.O. Box 560, 10522 
Terminal Road, Manassas, VA 22110.

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on April 8, 1994.
Peter A. Nelson,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10281 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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