[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32200-32201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15006]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International 
Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL

agency: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

action: Notice.

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summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the updated noise exposure maps submitted by the 
Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale, Florida for Fort 
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport under the provisions of 
Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public 
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 update that was submitted for Fort 
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport under part 150 in 
conjunction with the noise exposure maps, and that this program update 
will be approved or disapproved on or before November 28, 1995.

effective date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
updated noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the 
associated noise compatibility program update is June 1, 1995. The 
public comment period ends July 31, 1995.

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 update 
should also be submitted to the above office.

supplementary information: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for Fort Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements of part 150, effective June 1, 1995. Further, FAA is 
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program update for that 
airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before November 28, 
1995. This notice also [[Page 32201]] announces the availability of 
this program update 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 Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
submitted to the FAA on May 22, 1995, updated noise exposure maps, 
descriptions and other documentation which were produced during the 
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport FAR Part 150 Program 
Update conducted between November 25, 1992 and May 18, 1995. 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 updated noise exposure maps 
and related descriptions submitted by the Broward County Aviation 
Department, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The specific maps under 
consideration are ``EXISTING CONDITIONS (1992) *NOISE EXPOSURE MAP'' 
and ``FUTURE CONDITIONS (1977) *NOISE EXPOSURE MAP'' in the submission. 
The FAA has determined that these maps for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. 
This determination is effective on June 1, 1995. 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 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 
update for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, also 
effective on June 1, 1995. 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 update. The formal 
review period, limited by law to maximum of 180 days, will be completed 
on or before November 28, 1995.
    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 
update 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 updated 
noise exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed 
noise compatibility program update are available for examination at the 
following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 9677 
Tradeport Drive, Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5386,
Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 
International Airport, 1400 Lee Wagener Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 
33315.

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

    Issued in Orlando, Florida June 1, 1995.
Charles E. Blair,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 95-15006 Filed 6-19-95; 8:45 am]
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