[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 80480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32517]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps for Hilo International Airport, 
Hilo, Hawaii

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

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 the Hilo International 
Airport, Hilo, Hawaii, under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation 
Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) and Title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 150, are in compliance with 
applicable requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's acceptance of the Noise 
Exposure Maps for Hilo International Airport is November 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Welhouse, Airport Planner, 
Honolulu Airports District Office, Federal Aviation Administration. 
Mailing Address: Box 50244, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850. Street Address: 300 
Ala Moana Blvd, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Telephone (808) 
541-1243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Hilo International Airport 
are in compliance with the applicable requirements of Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 150 (hereafter referred to as ``FAR part 
150''), effective November 28, 2000.
    Under section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
Abatement Act of 1979 (hereafter 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 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 State of Hawaii, Department 
of Transportation. The specific maps under consideration are Figure 4-
1, Base Year (2000) Noise Exposure Map, and Figure 5-1, Five Year 
(2005) Noise Exposure Map (No Mitigation Scenario), in the submission. 
The FAA has determined that these maps for Hilo International Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on November 28, 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 part 150 or through FAA's review of Noise Exposure Maps. 
Therefore, the responsibility for the detained overlaying of noise 
exposure on tours 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 Sec. 150.21 
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, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 
617, Washington, DC 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, AWP-600, 15999 Aviation Blvd., Room 3012, Hawthorne, 
California 90261
Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 300 
Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
Honolulu International Airport Division, Honolulu International 
Airport, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, Suite 700, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division, 
Assistant District Office Manager, Hilo International Airport, Hilo, 
Hawaii 96720

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on November 28, 2000.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-32517 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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