[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19783-19784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10564]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona 
Beach, FL

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 
County of Volusia, Florida for Daytona Beach International 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. The FAA also announces that it 
is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program update that was 
submitted for Dayton Beach International Airport under part 150 in 
conjunction with the noise exposure maps, and that this program update 
will be approved or disapproved on or before September 28, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
updated noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the 
associated noise compatibility program update is April 1,

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1998. The public comment period ends May 31, 1998.

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 32822-5024, (407) 812-6331, Extension 29. Comments on 
the proposed noise compatibility program update should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for Daytona Beach 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
part 150, effective April 1, 1998. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed 
noise compatibility program update for that airport which will be 
approved or disapproved on or before September 28, 1998. This notice 
also announces the availability of this program update 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 to 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 County of Volusia, Florida, submitted to the FAA on March 16, 
1998, updated noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation 
which were produced during the Daytona Beach International Airport FAR 
part 150 Program Update conducted between December 12, 1994 and March 
10, 1998. 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.
    The FAA has completed its review of the updated noise exposure maps 
and related descriptions submitted by the County of Volusia, Florida. 
The specific maps under consideration are ``Noise Exposure Map 1996 
Noise Contours'' and ``Noise Exposure Map 2001 Noise Contours'' in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Daytona Beach 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. 
This determination is effective on April 1, 1998. 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.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program 
update for Daytona Beach International Airport, also effective on April 
1, 1998. 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 update. The formal review period, limited 
by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before 
September 28, 1998.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec. 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 
update 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 updated 
noise exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed 
noise compatibility program update are available for examination at the 
following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822-5024
Director's Office, Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina 
Drive, Suite 300, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

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

    Issued in Orlando, Florida April 1, 1998.
Charles E. Blair,
Manager, Orlando Airport District Office.
[FR Doc. 98-10564 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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