[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25264-25265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12637]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Sarasota-Bradenton International 
Airport, Sarasota, FL

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 Sarasota 
Manatee Airport Authority for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport 
under the provisions of Title 1 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
noise exposure maps is May 7, 1996.

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, Extension 29.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Sarasota-Bradenton 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
Part 150, effective May 7, 1996.

    Under Section 103 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 1 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 FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority. 
The specific maps under consideration are ``EXISTING (1995) NOISE 
EXPOSURE MAP'' and ``FUTURE (2000) NOISE EXPOSURE MAP'' in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Sarasota-
Bradenton International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on May 7, 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,

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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.
    Copies of the noise exposure maps and of the FAA's evaluation of 
the maps are available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 9677 
Tradeport Drive, Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5397
Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, Sarasota-Bradenton International 
Airport, 600 Airport Circle, Sarasota, FL 34243

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

    Issued in Orlando, Florida May 7, 1996.
Charles E. Blair,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-12637 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am]
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