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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Dannelly Field, Montgomery, AL

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 Montgomery 
Airport Authority for Dannelly Field under the provisions of Title I of 
the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pubic 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 Dannelly Field under Part 150 in 
conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this program will be 
approved or disapproved on or before December 10, 1994.

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 June 13, 1994. The public comment period 
ends August 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas M. Roberts, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1680 Phoenix 
Parkway, Suite 101, College Park, GA 30349 (404 994-5306. 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 Dannelly Field are in 
compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective June 13, 
1994. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program 
for that airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before 
December 10, 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 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 proposed for 
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    Montgomery Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on March 3, 1994, 
noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were 
produced during the Dannelly Field Part 150 Noise Study dated January 
1993. 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 Montgomery Airport Authority. The 
specific maps under consideration are, ``1992 Noise Levels'' and ``1997 
Preferred Runway Operations,'' in the submission. The FAA has 
determined that these maps for Dannelly Field are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on June 13, 
1994. 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 statutorily required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Dannelly Field, also effective on June 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 December 10, 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 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, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1680 
Phoenix Parkway, Suite 101, College Park, Georgia 30349
Mr. James Loomis, Aviation Director, Dannelly Field, P.O. Box 2339, 
Montgomery, Alabama 36103

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

    Issued in Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia, June 13, 1994.
Samuel F. Austin,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 94-15516 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]
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