[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40063-40064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19358]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, 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 St. Louis,
Missouri, for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (Lambert) 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 Lombert-St.
Louis International Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the
noise exposure maps, and that this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before January 10, 1997.
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 July 15, 1996. The public comment period
ends September 12, 1996. Comments submitted by the public to the FAA
prior to the start date of July 15, 1996 already have been included as
a part of the record and do not need to resubmitted.
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 Lambert-St. Louis
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of
Part 150, effective July 15, 1996. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed
noise compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before January 10, 1997. 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.
St. Louis, Missouri, submitted to the FAA on May 5, 1996, noise
exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were produced
during the Lambert-International Airport's FAR Part 150 Noise
Computability Study. 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.
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The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by St. Louis, Missouri. The specific
maps under consideration are the Existing (1994) and Future (1999)
Baseline Noise Exposure Maps in the submission. The FAA has determined
that these maps for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport are in
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on July 15, 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
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, also effective on July 15,
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 January 10,
1997.
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.
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Airport Planning and
Development Office, 4610 N. Lindberg Boulevard, Bridgeton, MO 63044.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on July 15, 1996.
James W. Brunskill,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 96-19358 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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