[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26946-26947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13425]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Acceptance of Updated Noise Exposure Maps for San Francisco 
International Airport, San Francisco, CA

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 
city of San Francisco, California for San Francisco 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
noise exposure maps is May 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph R. Rodriguez, Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 
94010, Telephone: 415/876-2805. Documents reflecting this FAA action 
may be reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for San Francisco 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
Part 150, May 17, 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 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 FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by the city of San Francisco, 
California. The specific maps under consideration are Figures 2 and 3 
in the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for San 
Francisco International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on May 17, 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

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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 150.16 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily 
required consultation has been accomplished.
    Copies of the updated noise exposure maps and of the FAA's 
evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the following 
locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 621, 
Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, AWP-600, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, 
California 90261
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 94010-1303
Mr. John Martin, Director of Airports, San Francisco International 
Airport, San Francisco, California 94128.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on May 17, 1996
Robert C. Bloom,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-13425 Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am]
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