[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 94 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31051-31052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12170]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Williams Gateway Airport, 
Mesa, Arizona

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 Williams 
Gateway Airport Authority for the Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, 
Arizona 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 Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona is May 2, 
2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Armstrong, 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 Williams Gateway Airport, 
Mesa, Arizona are in compliance with applicable requirements of Federal

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Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, effective May 2, 2000.
    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 Williams Gateway Airport 
Authority. The specific maps under consideration are Exhibit 1, ``1999 
Noise Exposure Map'' and Exhibit 2, ``2004 Noise Exposure Map'' in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Williams Gateway 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on May 2, 2000. 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 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, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 
617, Washington, DC 20591.
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, AWP-600, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
Williams Gateway Airport Authority, 5835 S. Sossaman Road, Mesa, AZ 
85212-0919.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on May 2, 2000.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-12170 Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am]
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