[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 3073-3075] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-1327] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program and Determination on Revised Noise Exposure Maps James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport Dayton, Ohio AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the city of Dayton, Ohio, 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. These findings are made in recognition of the description of Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On June 6, 1994, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by the city of Dayton, Ohio, under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements. On October 30, 1996, the Associate Administrator for Airports approved the James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport noise compatibility program. All of the recommendations of the program were approved. [[Page 3074]] The city of Dayton, Ohio, has also requested under FAR Part 150, section 150.35(f), that FAA determine that the revised noise exposure map submitted with the noise compatibility program and showing noise contours as a result of the implementation of the noise compatibility program is in compliance with applicable requirements of FAR Part 150. The FAA announces its determination that the revised noise exposure map for James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport for the year 1998 submitted with the noise compatibility program, is in compliance with applicable requirements of FAR Part 150 effective December 16, 1996. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport noise compatibility program is October 30, 1996. The effective date of the FAA's determination on the revised noise exposure map is December 16, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence C. King, Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111, 313-487-7293. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at this same location. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given its overall approval to the noise compatibility program for James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport, effective October 30, 1996, and that revised noise exposure map for 1998 for this same airport is determined to be in compliance with applicable requirements of FAR Part 150. A. Under section 104(a) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an airport operator who has previously submitted a noise exposure map may submit to the FAA a noise compatibility program which sets forth the measures taken or proposed by the airport operator for the reduction of existing noncompatible land uses and prevention of additional noncompatible land uses within the area covered by the noise exposure maps. The Act requires such programs to be developed in consultation with interested and affected parties including local communities, government agencies, airport users, and FAA personnel. Each airport noise compatibility program developed in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150 is a local program, not a Federal program. The FAA does not substitute its judgment for that of the airport proprietor with respect to which measures should be recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of FAR Part 150 program recommendations is measured according to the standards expressed in Part 150 and the Act and is limited to the following determinations: 1. The noise compatibility program was developed in accordance with the provisions and procedures of FAR Part 150; 2. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the goals of reducing existing noncompatible land uses around the airport and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 3. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or intrude into areas preempted by the Federal Government; and 4. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of the navigable airspace and air traffic control systems, or adversely affecting other powers and responsibilities of the Administrator prescribed by law. Specific limitations with respect to the FAA's approval of an airport noise compatibility program are delineated in FAR Part 150, Section 150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of land uses under Federal, State, or local law. Approval does not by itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for Federal action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility measures may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may require an environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must be submitted to the FAA Detroit Airports District Office in Belleville, Michigan. The city of Dayton, Ohio, submitted to the FAA on January 28, 1993, noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced during the noise compatibility planning study conducted from September 1991, through December 1992. The James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport noise exposure maps were determined by the FAA to be in compliance with applicable requirements on June 6, 1994. Notice of this determination was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1994. The five year forecast map was subsequently revised and FAA's determination on this map follows in Paragraph B under the heading Supplemental Information. The James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport study contains a proposed noise compatibility program comprised on actions designed for phased implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from the date of study completion to the year 2012. It was requested that the FAA evaluate and approve this material as a noise compatibility program as described in section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA began its review of the program on May 3, 1996, and was required by a provision of the Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180 days (other than the use of new flight procedures for noise control). Failure to approve or disapprove such program within the 180-day period would have been deemed to be an approval of such program. The submitted program contained twenty four proposed actions for noise mitigation on and/or off the airport. The FAA completed its review and determined that the procedural and substantive requirements of the Act and FAR Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall program therefore, was approved by the Associate Administrator for Airports effective October 30, 1996. Outrights approval was granted for all of the specific program elements. These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of Approval endorsed by the Associate Administrator for Airports on October 30, 1996. B. The FAA has also completed its review of the revised noise exposure map and related descriptions submitted by the city of Dayton, Ohio. The specific map under consideration is Exhibit D1--``1998 Noise Exposure Map,'' submitted as part of the NCP. The sponsor's September 19, 1996, letter formally requested FAA to make a determination on the revised map's acceptability. The FAA has determined that the map for James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport is in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is effective on December 16, 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. If questions arise concerning the precise relationship of specific [[Page 3075]] 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. Copies of the noise exposure maps and of FAA's evaluation of the maps, and copies of the record of approval and other evaluation materials and documents which comprised the submittal to the FAA are available for examination at the following locations: Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111 Mr. Roy Williams, Director of Aviation, James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport, Terminal Building, Vandalia, OH 45377. Questions on either of these FAA determinations may be directed to the individual named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Issued in Belleville, Michigan, December 16, 1996. Robert H. Allen, Assistant Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, Great Lakes Region. [FR Doc. 97-1327 Filed 1-17-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M