[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80479-80480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32520]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, 
Florida

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the existing conditions noise exposure map submitted 
by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority for Tampa International 
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 is in 
compliance with applicable requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
existing conditions noise exposure map is December 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal 
Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 9677 
Tradeport Drive, Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5397, (407) 648-
6583, Extension 29.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the existing conditions noise exposure map submitted for Tampa 
International Airport is in compliance with applicable requirements of 
Part 150, effective December 5, 2000. The 5-year noise exposure map was 
not revised.
    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 map and 
related descriptions submitted by Hillsborough County Aviation 
Authority. The specific map under consideration is ``2000 Existing 
Conditions Noise Exposure Map with Revised Noise Compatibility 
Program'' shown as Figure 6-3R in the submission. The FAA has 
determined that this map for Tampa International Airport is in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on December 5, 2000. FAA's determination on an airport 
operator's noise exposure map is limited to a finding that the map was 
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 
150.21 of FAR part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has 
been accomplished.
    Copies of the noise exposure map and of the FAA's evaluation of the 
map is available for examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 9677 
Tradeport Drive, Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5397
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Tampa International Airport, 
3rd Floor, Blue Side, Landside Terminal Building, Tampa, FL 33607

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


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    Issued in Orlando, Florida, December 5, 2000.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 00-32520 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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