[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4051-4052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1282]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 
Grand Rapids, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Kent County 
Department of Aeronautics for Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 
Grand Rapids, Michigan 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 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest P. Gubry, Willow Run Airport, 
East, 8820 Beck Road Belleville, MI, 48111, (734) 487-7280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Gerald R. Ford International 
Airport, Grand Rapids, MI are in compliance with applicable 
requirements of Part 150, effective December 27, 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 non-compatible 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 non-compatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses. The FAA has 
completed its review of the noise exposure maps and related 
descriptions submitted by Kent County Department of Aeronautics. The 
specific maps under consideration are Figure 6-1, ``2000 Noise Exposure 
Map'', and Figure 6-2 ``2005 Noise Exposure Map'' noise map in Volume 1 
of 3 of the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for 
Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on December 27, 2000. 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. Questions may be directed 
to the individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on December 27, 2000.
Irene Porter,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 01-1282 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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