[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14493-14494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7261]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice and Receipt of Noise Compatibility 
Program and Request for Review

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 Salt Lake City 
International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a) 
and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements. The 
FAA also announces that it is reviewing the proposed noise 
compatibility program that was submitted for Salt Lake City 
International Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise 
exposure maps, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before September 6, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
Salt Lake City International Airport noise

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exposure maps and the start of the its review of the associated noise 
compatibility program is March 10, 1999. The public comment period ends 
May 10, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ossenkop, FAA, Airports 
Division, ANM-611, 1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-
4056. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should also 
be submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps for Salt Lake City International Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective 
March 10, 1999. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 
compatibility program for that airport which will be approve or 
disapproved on or before September 6, 1999. This notice also announces 
the availability of this program for public review and comment.
    Under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a), an airport operator may submit to 
the FAA a noise exposure map which meets applicable regulations and 
which depicts noncompatible land uses as of the date of submission of 
such map, a description of projected aircraft operations, and the ways 
in which such operations will affect such map. 49 U.S.C. Sec. 
47503(a)(1) 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 a noise exposure map that has 
been found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
Sec. 47503(a) 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 Executive Director of the Salt Lake International Airport 
submitted the FAA noise exposure maps, descriptions and other 
documentation which were produced during an airport Noise Compatibility 
Study. It was requested that the FAA review the noise exposure maps, as 
described in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503. It was also requested that the noise 
mitigation measures be approved as a noise compatibility program under 
49 U.S.C. Sec. 47504.
    The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by Salt Lake City International Airport. 
The specific maps under consideration are Figures 5-1 and 5-2 in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Salt Lake City 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. 
This determination is effective on March 10, 1999. FAA's determination 
on an airport operator's noise exposure maps is limited to the 
determination 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 noise exposure maps 
submitted under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503, 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 49 
U.S.C. Sec. 47507. 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 maps 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 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47503(a)(1). The FAA has relied on the 
certification by the airport operator, under Section 150.21 of the FAR 
part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Salt Lake City International Airport, also effective on March 10, 1999. 
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. The formal review period, limited by law to 
a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before September 6, 
1999.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, paragraph 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 
with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other than 
those properly addressed to the local land use authorities, will be 
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise 
exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noise 
compatibility program are available for examination at the following 
locations:

Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 615 
Washington, D.C.
Federal Aviation Administration Airports Division 1601 Lind Avenue, 
S.W. Renton, Washington
Federal Aviation Administration Denver Airports District Office 26805 
E. 68th Ave. Suite 224 Denver, Colorado
Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah

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

    Issued in Renton, Washington, March 10, 1999.
Lowell H. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division, ANM-600, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-7261 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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