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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

 

Noise Exposure Map Notice, Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; General Mitchell International Airport, 
Milwaukee, WI

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 Milwaukee 
County for General Mitchell 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 that was submitted for General Mitchell 
International Airport under part 150 in conjunction with the noise 
exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before March 22, 1995.

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 September 23, 1994. The public comment 
period ends November 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William J. Flanagan, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District 
Office, room 102, 6020 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450, 
(612) 725-4463. 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 General Mitchell 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
part 150, effective September 23, 1994. Further, FAA is reviewing a 
proposed noise compatibility program for that airport which will be 
approved or disapproved on or before March 22, 1995. 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 proposes for 
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    Milwaukee County submitted to the FAA on December 3, 1993, noise 
exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were produced 
during the FAR part 150 Noise Compatibility Study from September 1989 
to December 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 Milwaukee County. The specific maps 
under consideration are the 1992 existing Noise Exposure Map and the 
1997 future Noise Exposure Map. The FAA has determined that these maps 
for General Mitchell International Airport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on September 
23, 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 
determinations 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 detail overlaying of noise 
exposure contours onto the map depicting properties on the surface 
rests exclusively with the airport operator who 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.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
General Mitchell International Airport, also effective on September 23, 
1994. Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it 
conforms to the requirements for the submittal of noise compatability 
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 March 22, 
1995.
    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 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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
617, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis Airports District 
Office, Room 102, 6020 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55450
General Mitchell International Airport, Administration Office, 5300 
South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207-6189
Chief Librarian, City of Oak Creek, 8620 South Howell Avenue, Oak 
Creek, Wisconsin 53154
Chief Librarian, City of St. Francis, 4235 South Nicholson Avenue, 
St. Francis, Wisconsin 53207
Chief Librarian, Tippecanoe Library, 3912 South Howell Avenue, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
Chief Librarian, City of Greenfield, 7215 West Coldspring Road, 
Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220
Chief Librarian, City of Franklin, 9229 West Loomis Road, Franklin, 
Wisconsin 53132
Chief Librarian, City of Cudahy, 4665 South Packard Avenue, Cudahy, 
Wisconsin 53110
Chief Librarian, City of Greendale, Village Hal, 5666 Broad Street, 
Greendale, Wisconsin 53219
Chief Librarian, City of South Milwaukee, 1907 10th Avenue, South 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53172
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 23, 1994.
Franklin D. Benson,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 94-25323 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]
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