[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66400-66401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29760]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for San Diego International Airport, 
San Diego, CA

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 San Diego 
County Regional Airport Authority, for San Diego 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 November 10, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Globa, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports 
District Office, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 
California 90009-2007. Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Hawthorne, California 90261. Telephone: 310/725-3637.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for San Diego International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150 (hereinafter referred to as ``Part 
150''), effective November 10, 2009. 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 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 San Diego County Regional 
Airport Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise 
Exposure Maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: 
Figure 2, Existing Condition (2009) Noise Exposure Map; Figure 3, 
Forecast Condition (2014) Noise Exposure Map; Figure 4, Comparison of 
Existing (2009) and Forecast (2014) Noise Exposure Maps; Figure 5, 
Existing SAN Airport Layout; Figure 6, Runway 9 Departure Arrival 
Tracks, Figure 7, Runway 27 Departure and Arrival Tracks; Figure 8, 
Helicopter Departure and Arrival Tracks; Table 3, Annual CNEL Measured 
at the RMT's; Table 4, Comparison of Annual CNEL-Measured and Modeled; 
Table 5, 2007 Aircraft Operations; Table 6, Existing (2009) Modeled 
Average Daily Aircraft Operations; Table 7, Forecast (2014) Modeled 
Average Daily Aircraft Operations; Table 8, Runway Utilization; Table 
9, Number of Non-Residential Sensitive Receptors within 2009 and 2014 
CNEL Contours; Table 10, Listing of Non-Residential Sensitive Receptors 
within 2009 and 2014 CNEL Contours; Table 11, Estimated Residential 
Population within 2009 and 2014 CNEL Contours; Table 12, Number of 
Single Family Homes Eligible for Sound Mitigation; Table 13, Number of 
Multi-Family Residential Units Eligible for Mitigation; Table 14, Noise 
Technical Advisory Group Members; Table 15, Noise Technical Advisory 
Group Meetings; Table 16, Community Information Workshops Content. The 
FAA has determined that these Noise Exposure Maps and accompanying 
documentation are in compliance with applicable requirements. This 
determination is effective on November 10, 2009.
    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 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 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, Western-Pacific Region Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 
Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261.

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Mr. Dan Frazee, Director, Airport Noise Mitigation, San Diego County 
Regional Airport Authority, 3225 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, 
California 92101.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, December 4, 2009.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E9-29760 Filed 12-14-09; 8:45 am]
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