[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53638-53639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20899]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice: Denver International Airport, Denver, 
CO

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 Denver 
International Airport (DEN) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47503(a) 
and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
Denver International Airport noise exposure maps is August 5, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ossenkop, FAA, Airports 
Division, ANM-611, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton. Washington, 98055-
4056.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps for Denver International Airport are in 
compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, effective August 
5, 2002.
    Under 49 U.S.C. 47503(a), an airport operator may submit to the FAA 
a noise exposure map that meets applicable regulations and which 
depicts 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. 49 U.S.C. 47503(a)(1) 
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 a noise exposure map that has 
been found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulation (FAR) part 150, promulgated pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
47503(a), 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 DEN. The specific maps under consideration 
are Figures 5-1 and 5-2 in the submission. The FAA has determined that 
these maps for Denver International Airport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on August 5, 
2002. FAA's determination on an airport operator's noise exposure maps 
is limited to the determination 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 noise exposure maps 
submitted under 49 U.S.C. 47503, 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 49 
U.S.C. 47507. 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 maps 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 49 U.S.C. 47503(a)(1). The FAA has relied on the 
certification by the airport operator, under section 150.21 of the 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, Independence Avenue, SW., Room 615, 
Washington, DC.
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056.
Denver Airports District Office, 26805 E. 68th Ave., Suite 224, Denver, 
CO 80249-6361.
Denver International Airport, Airport Office Building, 8500 Pena 
Boulevard, Denver, Colorado.

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

    Issued in Renton, Washington, August 5, 2002.
Lowell H. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division, ANM-600, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-20899 Filed 8-15-02; 8:45 am]
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