[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7133-7134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4266]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, Noise 
Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request 
for Review

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 Kansas City, 
Missouri, for Kansas City 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 Kansas City 
International Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise 
exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before August 7, 1996.

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 February 9, 1996. The public comment 
period ends April 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Moira D. Keane, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 
ACE-615B, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 426-4731. 
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 Kansas City International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective February 9, 1996. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before August 7, 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 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.
    Kansas City, Missouri, submitted to the FAA on August 14, 1995, 
noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were 
produced during the Kansas City International Airport Master Plan and 
F.A.R. Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study. It was requested that the 
FAA review this 

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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 Kansas City, Missouri. The specific 
maps under consideration are 1998 aircraft Noise Exposure Maps in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Kansas City 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. 
This determination is effective on February 9, 1996. 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 section 
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has 
been accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Kansas City International Airport, also effective on February 9, 1996. 
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 August 7, 1996.
    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, Airports Division, 601 E. 12th Street, 
Kansas City, MO 64106
Aviation Department, Administrative Offices, Department of Planning & 
Development, Kansas City International Airport, 1 International Square, 
Kansas City, MO 64153.

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

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on February 9, 1996.
George A. Hendon,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4266 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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