[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-246]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Lanai Airport, Lanai City, 
HA

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 State of 
Hawaii, Department of Transportation, for Lanai 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 December 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Welhouse, Airport Planner, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 
P.O. Box 50244, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850-0001, Telephone 808/541-1243, 
Street Address: Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, 
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813. 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 Lanai Airport are in 
compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective December 
23, 1999.
    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 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 State of Hawaii, Department of 
transportation. The specific maps under consideration are Figure 4-1, 
``Base Year (1999) Noise Exposure Map'' and Figure 5-1, ``5-Year (2004) 
Noise Exposure Map,'' in the submission. The FAA has determined that 
the maps for the Lanai Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on December 23, 1999. 
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 
150.16 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, Community and Environmental Needs 
Division, APP-600, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, AWP-600, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Hawthorne, 
California 90261
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 
Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii 
96813
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
District Office Manager, Kahului Airport, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on December 23, 1999.
Ellsworth L. Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
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