[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3634]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Georgetown Municipal Airport, 
Georgetown, TX

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 
Georgetown for the Georgetown Municipal Airport under the provisions of 
49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) 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 January 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Blackford, Program Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airports Development Office, 
ASW-650, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0650. 
Telephone: (817) 222-5607.
    Mr. Travis McLain, P.O. Box 409, Georgetown, Texas 78627. (512) 
930-3666.
    Ms. Michelle Hannah, Texas Department of Transportation, Aviation 
Division, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483. (512) 416-
4500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Georgetown Municipal Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, effective 
January 26, 2004. Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 of the Aviation Safety and 
Noise Abatement Act (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 the Act, may submit a noise compatibility 
program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has 
taken or proposes to take to reduce existing non-compatible uses and 
prevent the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation submitted by the city of Georgetown. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as defined 
in section 150.7 of part 150 includes: Exhibits 1, 2, 3A, 3E-3G, and 
Tracks 4A, 4B, 4D and 4E. The FAA has determined that these noise 
exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on January 26, 
2004.
    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 47503 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 47506 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 that submitted those maps, 
or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which 
consultation is required under section 47503 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 full noise exposure map documentation and of the 
FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the 
following locations: Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham 
Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; City of Georgetown, P.O. Box 409, 
Georgetown, Texas. Questions may be directed to the individual named 
above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, January 26, 2004.
Naomi L. Saunders,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 04-3634 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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