[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 47029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18023]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Revised Noise Exposure Maps Roanoke Regional Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the revised noise exposure maps submitted by the 
Roanoke Regional Airport Commission for Roanoke Regional Airport 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 June 18, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Stanco, New York Airports 
District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, NY 
11530, (516) 227-3808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Roanoke Regional Airport are 
in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective June 
18, 2002.
    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 the Roanoke Regional Airport 
Commission. The specific maps under consideration are the noise 
exposure maps identified as Figure 5-1 (2000 DNL Contours) and Figure 
5-2 (2005 DNL Contours) in the submission. The FAA has determined that 
these maps for the Roanoke Regional Airport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on June 18, 
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 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 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 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 
621, Washington, DC 20591.
    Federal Aviation Administration, Washington Airports District 
Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, Cargo 5 Building-2nd Floor, Dulles, VA 
20166.
    Roanoke Regional Airport Commission, 5202 Aviation Drive, Roanoke, 
VA 24012.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued on June 18, 2002 in Jamaica, NY.
Robert B. Mendez,
Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-18023 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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