[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21073]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Monterey Peninsula Airport, 
Monterey, CA

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 the Monterey 
Peninsula Airport District, for Monterey 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 July 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph R. Rodriguez, Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 
94010-1303, Telephone: 650/876-2805. Documents reflecting this FAA 
action may be reviewed at the same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Monterey Peninsula Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, July 24, 
1998.
    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 such operations will affect such maps. The Act requires such maps 
to be developed in consultation with interested 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 noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by the city of Monterey, California. The 
specific maps under consideration are Figure 4-2, ``Year 1996 Noise 
Exposure Map'' and Figure 4-3, ``Year 2002 Noise Exposure Map,'' in the 
submissions. The FAA has determined that these maps for Monterey 
Peninsula Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on July 24, 1998. FAAs 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 
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. 150.16 
of FAR part 150, that the statutory required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    Copies of the noise exposure maps of the FAA's evaluation of the 
maps are available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Community and Environmental Needs 
Division, Room 621, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 
90261
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 94010-1303
Mr. Denis Horn, General Manager, Monterey Peninsula Airport District, 
200 Fred Kane Drive, Suite 200, Monterey, California 93940

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on July 24, 1998.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-21073 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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