[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5689]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Airport Noise Compatibility Program; Noise Exposure Maps; Fort 
Lauderdale Executive Airport, FL

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 
Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 February 19, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie L. Baskin, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine 
National Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822, (407) 812-6331, 
Extension 130.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Fort Lauderdale Executive 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective February 19, 2004. Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 of the 
Aviation Safety and Notice 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 Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida. The documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' 
as defined in Sec.  150.7 of Part 150 includes: Figure 53: 2002 Noise 
Exposure Map with Existing Noise Compatibility Program, Figure 54: 2007 
Noise Exposure Map with Revised Noise Compatibility Program, Figure 11: 
Noise Measurement Locations, Figure 30: Runway 08 Departure and Arrival 
Flight Tracks and Usage, Figure 31: Runway 26 Departure and Arrival 
Flight Tracks and Usage, Figure 32: Runway 13 Departure and Arrival 
Flight Tracks and Usage, Figure 33: Runway 31 Departure and Arrival 
Flight Tracks and Usage, Figure 34: Helicopter Departure and Arrival 
Flight Tracks and Usage, Figure 35: Touch-and-Go Flight Tracks and 
Usage, Table 7: 2002 Modeled Average Daily Aircraft Operations, Table 
8: 2007 Modeled Average Daily Aircraft Operations, and Table 34: 
Population within DNL Contours for the 2002 NEM with Existing NCP, and 
for the 2007 NEM with the Revised NCP. The document states that there 
are no known structures included in or eligible for inclusion in the 
National Register of Historic Places located within the 65 DNL contour 
(page 160). The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on February 19, 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, Airports District Office, 5950 
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822.
Ms Clara Bennett, Acting Airport Manager, Fort Lauderdale Executive 
Airport, 6000 NW 21st Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 
33309.

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

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, February 19, 2004.
Bart Vernace,
Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 04-5689 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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