[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17411-17412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6336]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Santa Fe Municipal Airport; Santa Fe, 
NM

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 
Santa Fe for Santa Fe 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.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on 
the noise exposure maps is March 20, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Tandy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, ASW-640, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0640 at (817) 222-5644.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Santa Fe Municipal Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective 
March 20, 2008. 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

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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 Santa Fe. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as defined 
in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 1, 2006 Noise Exposure 
Map; Exhibit 2, 2011 Noise Exposure Map; Exhibit lA, Airside 
Facilities; Table 2A, Operations Summary; Table 2B, Operational Fleet 
Mix; Table 2C, Runway Use Percentages by Aircraft Type; Exhibit 2D, 
Existing and Future Consolidated Departure Flight Tracks; Exhibit 2E, 
Existing and Future Consolidated Arrival Flight Tracks; Exhibit 2F, 
Existing and Future Consolidated Touch-and-Go Flight Tracks; Table 2D, 
Comparative Areas of Noise Exposure; Exhibit 2G, 2006 Noise Exposure 
Contours; Exhibit 2H, 2011 Noise Exposure Contours; Exhibit 2J, Long 
Range Noise Exposure Contours; Exhibit 2K, Measured and Modeled Noise; 
Table 2E, Measurement Results Summary; Table 2F, Noise Measurement vs. 
Predicted DNL Values; Table 3A, Land Uses Exposed to 2006 Aircraft 
Noise; Table 3B, Population Exposed to 2006 Aircraft Noise; Exhibit 3C, 
2006 Noise Exposure Contours with Land Use; Table 3C, Noise-Sensitive 
Land Uses Exposed to 2011 Aircraft Noise; Exhibit 3D, 2011 Noise 
Exposure Contours with Land Use; Table 3D, Population Exposed to 2011 
Aircraft Noise; Table 3E, Noise-Sensitive Land Uses Exposed to Long 
Range Aircraft Noise; Exhibit 3E, Long Range Noise Exposure Contours 
with Land Use; Table 3F, Population Exposed to Long Range Aircraft 
Noise; and Table 3G, Summary of Significant Noise Impacts.
    The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on March 20, 2008.
    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, TX; Mr. James H. Montman, Airport Manager, Santa 
Fe Municipal Airport, 200 Lincoln Avenue, P.O. Box 909, Santa Fe, NM 
87504-0909. Questions may be directed to the individual named above 
under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, March 20, 2008.
Joseph G. Washington,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. E8-6336 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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