[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43641-43642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20795]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review, Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the noise exposure map for Pease International 
Tradeport, as submitted by the Pease Development Authority 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 Pease 
International Tradeport under Part 150 in conjunction with the niose 
exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before February 10, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
noise exposure map and of the start of its review of the associated 
noise compatibility program is August 14, 1995. The public comment 
period ends on October 13, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John C. Silva, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, 
Airports Division, ANE-600, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 
Massachusetts 01803.
    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 map submitted for Pease International Tradeport 
is in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, effective 
August 14, 1995. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before February 10, 1996. 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 a noise exposure map which meets 
applicable regulations and which depicits non compatible land 

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uses as of the date of submission of such map, a description of 
projected aircraft operations, and the ways in which such operations 
will affect such map. The Act requires such map 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 a noise exposure map that is found 
by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal Aviation 
Regulation (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 
introduction of additional non compatible uses.
    The Pease Development Authority submitted to the FAA on August 1, 
1995, a noise exposure map, descriptions, and other documentation which 
were produced during the Airport Noise Compatibility Planning (part 
150) study at Pease International Tradeport from May 1991 to June 1995. 
It was requested that the FAA review this material as the 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 noise exposure map and 
related descriptions submitted by Pease Development Authority. The 
specific maps under consideration were Figures 4-7, ``Noise Exposure 
Map for 1993-94 Base Case'', 4-10, ``Noise Exposure Map for Future 
Scenario A'', 4-15, ``Noise Exposure Map for Future Scenario D'', 6-16, 
``Ldn Contours for 1993-94 Base Case With Noise Abatement'', 6-17, 
``Ldn Contours for Scenario A with Noise Abatement, Excluding Aircraft 
Access Restrictions'', and 6-19, ``Ldn Contours for Scenario D with 
Noise Abatement, Excluding Aircraft Access Restrictions'', along with 
the supporting documentation in ``Pease International Tradeport; FAR 
part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Study''. The FAA has determined 
that the maps for Pease International Tradeport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on August 14, 
1995.
    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 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 map 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 a noise exposure map. 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 the map, or with those 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 or FAR part 150, that the statutorily required 
consultation has been accomplished.
    The FAA formally received the noise compatibility program for Pease 
International Tradeport, also effective on August 14, 1995. Primarily 
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 February 10, 1996. 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 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. Copies of the noise 
exposure map, the FAA's evaluation of the map, and the proposed noise 
compatibility program are available for examination at the following 
locations:

Pease Development Authority, Suite 1, 601 Spaulding Turnpike, 
Portsmount, New Hampshire 03801-2833
Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, Airports Division, 
ANE-600, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

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

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on August 14, 1995.
Vincent A. Scarano,
Manager, Airports Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 95-20795 Filed 8-21-95; 8:45 am]
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