[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5900-5901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1033]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Alexandria International Airport, 
Alexandria, LA

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 England 
Economic and Industrial Development District for Alexandria 
International 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.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on 
the noise exposure maps is January 26, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Tandy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, ASW-630, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0630; telephone number 
817-222-5635.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Alexandria International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, 
effective January 26, 2006. 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 England Economic and 
Industrial Development District. The documentation that constitutes the 
``noise exposure maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of part 150 
includes: Figure 2.1, Existing Land Use Map; Figure 3.2, Existing 
Airport Layout; Figure 3.3, 2004 Existing Condition North Flow Flight 
Tracks; Figure 3.4, 2004 Existing Condition South Flow Flight Tracks; 
Figure 3.5, 2004 Existing Condition Noise Exposure Map; Figure 4.1, 
Aviation Activity Forecast; Figure 4.2, Future Airport Layout; Figure 
4.3, 2010 Future Condition North Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 4.4, 2010 
Future Condition South Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 4.5, 2010 Future 
Condition Noise Exposure Map; Table 3.1, 2004 Runway and Helipad 
Utilization Rates; Table 3.2, Flight Track Utilization Rates; Table 
3.3, 2004 Existing Condition Noise Exposure Estimates; Table 4.1, 2010 
Runway and Helipad Utilization Rates; Table 4.2, 2010 Flight Track 
Utilization Rates; Table 4.3, 2010 Future Condition Noise Exposure 
Estimates; Appendix A, Aviation Activity Forecast; Appendix B, 
Integrated Noise Model Inputs; and Appendix C, Noise Monitoring 
Results. 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, 2006.
    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

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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; England Economic and Industrial 
Development District, 1611 Arnold Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana. 
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, January 26, 2006.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 06-1033 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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