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[FR Doc No: 94-11408]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review Central Florida Regional Airport Sanford, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the revised future noise exposure map submitted by 
the Sanford Airport Authority, Sanford, Florida for The Central Florida 
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 is 
in compliance with applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that 
it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was 
submitted for The Central Florida 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 16, 1994. This program was 
submitted subsequent to a determination by FAA that the associated 
existing noise exposure map submitted under 14 CFR part 150 for The 
Central Florida Regional Airport was in compliance with applicable 
requirements effective September 16, 1993.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
revised future noise exposure map and of the start of its review of the 
associated noise compatibility program is April 19, 1994. The public 
comment period ends June 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando 
Airports District Office, 9677 Tradeport Drive, suite 130, Orlando, 
Florida 32827-5397, (407) 648-6583. Comments on the proposed noise 
compatibility program should also be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice announces that the FAA finds that 
the revised future noise exposure map submitted for The Central Florida 
Regional Airport is in compliance with applicable requirements of part 
150, effective April 19, 1994. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed 
noise compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before October 16, 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 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 to 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 Sanford Airport Authority, Sanford, Florida, submitted to the 
FAA on March 8, 1994, a revised future noise exposure map, descriptions 
and other documentation which were produced during the Central Florida 
Regional Airport FAR part 150 Study conducted between September, 1992 
and February, 1994. It was requested that the FAA review this material 
as the future noise exposure map, 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 revised future noise 
exposure map and related descriptions submitted by the Sanford Airport 
Authority, Sanford, Florida. The specific map under consideration is 
``Future (1998) DNL Noise Contours With Recommended Controls'' in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that this map for The Central 
Florida Regional Airport is in compliance with applicable requirements. 
This determination is effective on April 19, 1994. FAA's determination 
on an airport operator's noise exposure maps is limited to a funding 
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 statutorily required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
The Central Florida Regional Airport, also effective on April 19, 1994. 
Preliminary review of the submitted material indicated 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 October 16, 1994.
    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 reasonable 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 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, Orlando Airports District Office, 
9677 Tradeport Drive, suite 130 Orlando, Florida 32827-5397.
Sanford Airport Authority, Central Florida Regional Airport, 2735 
Mellonville Avenue, Sanford, FL 32772-0818.

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

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, April 19, 1994.
W. Dean Stringer,
Assistant Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 94-11408 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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