[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15692]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Burlington International Airport, Burlington, Vermont; Noise 
Exposure Map Notice

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 Burlington 
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 June 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Silva, FAA New England Region, 12 New England Executive Park, 
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Burlington International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective June 5, 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 measure 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 Burlington International Airport. The 
specific maps under consideration are Figures 11.A and 11.B, Base Year 
(1997) Land Uses by Jurisdiction, and 12.C and 12.D, Future (2002) Year 
Land Uses by Jurisdiction (Declared Distance), each of which is 
published in ``FAR Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Update; Burlington 
International Airport'', dated May 23, 1997. FAA has determined that 
these maps for Burlington International Airport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on June 5, 
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 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, New England Region, Airports Division, 
16 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
Burlington International Airport, 1200 Airport Drive #1, South 
Burlington, Vermont 05403.

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

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, June 5, 1997.
Vincent A. Scarano,
Manager, Airports Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 97-15692 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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