[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49735-49736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19364]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Acceptance of Updated Noise Exposure Maps for San Francisco 
international Airport, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the Updated Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the 
city and county of San Francisco for the San Francisco International 
Airport, San Francisco, California under the provisions of Title 1 of 
the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) 
and Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 150, are in 
compliance with applicable requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's acceptance of the 
Updated Noise Exposure Maps for the San Francisco International 
Airport, San Francisco, California is July 17, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph R. Rodriguez, Supervisory,

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Planning and Programming Section, Federal Aviation Administration, San 
Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Brulingame, 
California 94010. Telephone: (415) 876-2805. Documents reflecting this 
FAA action may be review at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Updated Noise Exposure Maps submitted for the San Francisco 
International Airport, San Francisco, California are in compliance with 
applicable requirements of Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) part 150, 
effective July 17, 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 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 FAR Part 150, 
promulgated pursuant to Title 1 of the Act, may submit a Noise 
Compatibility Program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures 
the operator has taken or proposes of 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 Updated Noise Exposure Maps 
and supporting documentation submitted by the city and county of San 
Francisco. The specific maps under consideration are Figure 5 ``2001 
Noise Exposure Map'' and Exhibit 2, ``2006 Noise Exposure Map'' in the 
submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for the San 
Francisco International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on July 17, 2002. 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 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 FAR Part 150 or through FAA's review of the Noise Exposure Maps. 
Therefore, the responsibility for the detailed overlaying on the 
surface requests 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 updated 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, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingame, California 94010.
City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport, 
San Francisco, California 94128.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on July 17, 2002.
Ellsworth Chan,
Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, AWP-620, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-19364 Filed 7-30-02; 8:45 am]
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