[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 153 (Thursday, August 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44913-44914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3883]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice

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 Des 
Moines for the Des Moines 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 August 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Madison, Federal Aviation 
Administration, ACE-611F, Room 335, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106-
2325, 816-329-2640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Des Moines International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective August 1, 2007. Under 49 U.S.C., section 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 14 CFR 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 Des Moines. The 
documentation, ``Des Moines International Airport 14 CFR Part 150 Noise 
Compatibility Study Noise Exposure Maps Update'' and the companion 
document, ``Supporting Information On Project Coordination and Local 
Consultation,'' that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as defined 
in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: 2006 Noise Exposure Map, Exhibit 
1; 2011 Noise Exposure Map, Exhibit 2. The documentation also contains 
exhibits, tables, and narrative representations of the data as required 
by section A150.101 of Part 150, and sections 47503 and 47506 of the 
Act. The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on August 1, 2007. 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 14 CFR Part 150. Such 
determination

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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 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, Central Region 
Airports Division, Room 335, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106-2325; 
Craig S. Smith, Aviation Director, Des Moines International Airport, 
Department of Aviation, Room 201, 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 
50321-2854. Questions may be directed to the individual named above 
under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, August 1, 2007
George A. Hendon,
Manager, Central Region Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3883 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]
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