[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50952-50953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25470]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, 
California

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 county of 
Ventura, California, for Oxnard 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 acceptance of the Noise 
Exposure Maps for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, California is September 10, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles B. Lieber, Airport Planner, Airports Division, AWP-611.1, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region. Mailing 
address: P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, 
California 90009-2007. Telephone (310) 725-3614. Street address: 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261. Documents reflecting 
this FAA action may be reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, 
California are in compliance with applicable requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, effective September 10, 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 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 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 
supporting documentation submitted by the county of Ventura. The 
specific maps under consideration are Exhibit 1, ``1998 Noise Exposure 
Map'' and Exhibit 2, ``2003 Noise Exposure Map'' in the submission. The 
FAA has determined that these maps for Oxnard

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Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on September 10, 1998. FAA's acceptance of 
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 acceptance 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 FAR Part 150 or through FAA's review of the 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 statutory 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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 1500 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 
90261
Mr. Rodney L. Murphy, Director of Airports, County of Ventura, 555 
Airport Way, Camarillo, California 9310

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on September 10, 1998.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-25470 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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