[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14497-14498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7665]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice, Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the revised noise exposure maps submitted by the 
Naples Airport Authority for Naples Municipal 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
noise exposure maps is March 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando 
Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 
Orlando, Florida 32822, (407) 812-6331, Extension 29.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the revised noise exposure maps submitted for Naples Municipal 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, 
effective March 18, 1997.
    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 revised noise exposure maps 
and related descriptions submitted by the Naples Airport Authority. The 
specific maps under consideration are ``1996 EXISTING CONDITIONS NOISE 
EXPOSURE MAP'' and ``2001 FORECAST CONDITIONS REVISED NOISE EXPOSURE 
MAP'' in the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for 
Naples Municipal Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on March 18, 1997. 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 Sec. 150.21 
of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    Copies of the revised 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, 5950 
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822
Naples Airport Authority, 160 Aviation Drive North, Naples, FL 34104

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

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heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, March 18, 1997.
Charles E. Blair,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 97-7665 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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