[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 38176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13709]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Little Rock National Airport, Little 
Rock, Arkansas

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 city of 
Little Rock, acting through the Little Rock Municipal Airport 
Commission for Little Rock National Airport, under the provisions of 
Title 49, U.S.C., Chapter 475, (hereinafter referred to as ``Title 
49'') 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 May 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward N. Agnew, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham 
Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76137, (817) 222-5630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Little Rock National Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, effective 
May 13, 2002. Under Title 49, 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. Title 49 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 the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title 49, 
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 city of Little Rock, acting through the Little Rock Municipal 
Airport Commission submitted to the FAA on May 1, 2002, Noise Exposure 
Maps, descriptions and other documentation, which were produced during 
2001 and 2002. It was requested that the FAA review this material as 
the Noise Exposure Maps, as described in Title 49.
    The FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and 
related descriptions submitted by the city of Little Rock, acting 
through the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission. The specific maps 
under consideration are Noise Exposure Map: 2000, Exhibit V-1 (page V-
2) and Noise Exposure Map: 2006, Exhibit V-2 (page V-5) in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for Little Rock 
National Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on May 13, 2002. 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 Title 49, 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 interpreting 
the Noise Exposure Maps to resolve questions concerning, for example, 
which properties should be covered by the provisions of Title 49. 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 who submitted those maps, or with those public agencies and 
planning agencies with which consultation is required under Title 49. 
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 Maps and the FAA's evaluation of the 
maps are available for examination at the following locations: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76137; Little Rock National Airport, One Airport 
Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-4489.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, May 13, 2002.
Naomi L. Saunders,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 02-13709 Filed 5-30-02; 8:45 am]
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