[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 13 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2723-2724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-249]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review, Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, 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 Shreveport 
Airport Authority for the Shreveport Regional 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. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed 
noise compatibility program that was submitted for the Shreveport 
Regional Airport under part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure 
map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before 
July 11, 2007.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on 
the noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the 
associated noise compatibility program is January 12, 2007. The public 
comment periods ends March 13, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Tandy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, ASW-630, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0630 at (817) 222-5635. 
Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Shreveport Regional Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective 
January 12, 2007. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise 
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before July 11, 2007. This notice also announces the 
availability of this program for public review and comment.
    Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 (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 Shreveport Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on May 21, 
2004, noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation that 
were produced during 2004 FAR part 150 Noise Exposure Maps Update, 
Shreveport Regional Airport. It was requested that the FAA review this 
material as the noise exposure maps, as described in section 47503 of 
the Act, and that the noise mitigation measures, to be implemented 
jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be approved as a 
noise compatibility program under section 47504 of the Act.
    The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by Shreveport Airport Authority. The 
specific documentation determined to constitute the noise exposure maps 
includes the following from the 2004 FAR part 150 Noise Exposure Maps 
Update, Shreveport Regional Airport:
    2004 Noise Exposure Map; 2009 Unabated Noise Exposure Map; Exhibit 
1D, 2004 NEM Update Study Area; Exhibit 1E, Current Land Use; Table 
2.2, Air Traffic Summary--Shreveport Regional Airport; Table 2.3, 
Summarized Activity at Shreveport Regional Airport; Figure 2.1, 
Shreveport Regional Airport total Operations (1975-2003); Figure 2.2, 
Shreveport Regional Airport Passenger Enplanements (1972-2003); Figure 
2.3, Shreveport Regional Airport Air Mail (lbs); Figure 2.4, Shreveport 
Regional Airport Freight (lbs); Table 2.4, Commercial Air Carrier 
Operations Summary; Table 2.5, Commercial Arrivals at Shreveport 
Regional Airport; Table 2.6, Commercial Departures at Shreveport 
Regional Airport; Table 2.7, Commercial Carrier Aircraft Types; Table 
2.8, Air Cargo Arrivals; Table 2.9, Air Cargo Departures; Figure 2-5, 
Commercial Jet Aircraft Approach Profiles; Figure 2-6, Commercial Prop-
Jet Approach Profiles; Figure 2-7, Freight Jet Aircraft Approach 
Profiles; Figure 2-8, Commercial Jet Aircraft Departure Profiles; 
Figure 2-9, Commercial Prop-Jet Aircraft Departure Profiles; Figure 2-
10, Freight Jet Aircraft Departure Profiles; Figure 2-11, Commercial 
Jet Noise Levels--Approach; Figure 2-12, Commercial Jet Noise Levels--
Departure; Figure 2-13, Commercial Prop-Jet Noise Levels--Approach and 
Departure; Table 4.1, INM Aircraft Identifiers; Table 4.2, Runway 14 
Vectored Departure Flight Tracks; Table 4.3, Runway 32 Vectored 
Departure Flight Tracks; Table 4.4, Runway 05 Vectored Departure Flight 
Tracks; Table 4.5, Runway 23 Vectored Departure Flight Tracks; Table 
4.6, Vectored Arrival Tracks; Table 4.7, Vectored Touch-and-Go Track--
Runway 14; Table 4.8, Commercial Air Carrier and Freight Arrivals; 
Table 4.9, Commercial Air Carrier and Freight Departures; Table 4.10, 
Commercial Carrier Departure and Freight Track Usage; Table 4.11, 
Commercial Carrier Departure and Freight Track Usage; Exhibit 4A, 
Flight Tracks; Table 5.5, INM 6.1 Modeled Daily Flight Operations; 
Exhibit 5A, 2004 Noise Contours and Airport/Political Boundaries; 
Exhibit 5B, 2004 Noise Contours and 1992 NCP; Exhibit 5C, Land Use 
Inside 2004 Noise Contours; Exhibit 5D, Land Use Inside 2004 Noise 
Contours (North End Detail); Exhibit 5E, Land Use Inside 2004 Noise 
Contours (Runway 05/23 Detail); Exhibit 5F, Land Use Inside 2004 Noise 
Contours (South End Detail); Exhibit 5G, 2009 Unabated Noise Contours 
and Airport/Political Boundaries; Exhibit 5H, 2009 Unabated Noise 
Contours and 1992 NCP; Exhibit 5I, Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated Noise 
Contours; Exhibit 5J, Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated Noise Contours 
(North End Detail); Exhibit 5K, Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated Noise 
Contours (South End Detail); Exhibit 5L, Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated 
Noise Contours (Runway 05/23 Detail); Exhibit

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5M, Comparison of 2004 and 2009 Noise Contours; Table 6-2, Summary of 
Noise Monitoring Date; Table 6-3, Noise Monitor Sites Ranked by 
Triangulated Distance from the Aircraft; Table 6-4, Noise Monitor Sites 
Ranked by Distance from the Ground Path of the Aircraft; Figure 6.2, 
Noise Monitoring Data vs. INM Prediction; Figure 6.3, Noise Exposure 
vs. Distance from Aircraft; Figure 6.4, Noise Exposure vs. Distance 
from Aircraft Ground Path; Table 6.5, Shreveport Regional Airport Air 
Carrier/Air Taxi/Commuter Schedule; Table 6.6, Air Cargo Arrivals/
Departures; Exhibit 6A, Noise Monitoring Locations.
    The FAA has determined that these maps for the Shreveport Regional 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on January 12, 2007. The 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 
constitute 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 Sec.  150.21 
of FAR part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been 
accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Shreveport Regional Airport, also effective on January 12, 2007. 
Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it conforms 
to the requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility programs, 
but that further review will be necessary prior to approval or 
disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law to 
a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before July 11, 2007.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec.  150.33. The primary considerations 
in the evaluation process are whether the proposed measures may reduce 
the level of aviation safety, create an undue burden on interstate or 
foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent with obtaining the goal 
of reducing existing non-compatible land uses and preventing the 
introduction of additional non-compatible land uses.
    Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program 
with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other than 
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be 
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise 
exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noise 
compatibility program are available for examination at the following 
locations:
    Federal Aviation Administration, Louisiana/New Mexico Airports 
Development Office, Room 692, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 
76137-4298; Director of Airports, Shreveport Airport Authority, 5103 
Hollywood Avenue, Suite 300, Shreveport, LA 71109.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, January 12, 2007.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 07-249 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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