[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44304-44305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18478]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Noise Exposure Map Notice, Portland International Airport, 
Portland, OR

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 Port of 
Portland for Portland 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 July 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cayla Morgan, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 
98057-3356, telephone (425) 227-2653.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Portland International 
Airport are in compliance with the applicable requirements of part 150, 
effective July 20, 2010. 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 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 the 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 the FAA approval which sets forth the 
measures the operator has taken or proposes to take to reduce the 
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 Port of Portland for Portland 
International Airport. The documentation that constitutes the ``noise 
exposure maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes the 
following from the July, 2010, FAR Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Update, 
Portland International Airport:
     Existing 2008 Noise Exposure Map
     Future 2017 Noise Exposure Map
     Table 2-1, Average Daily Aircraft Operations by Type, Time 
of Day, and Stage Length, 2008
     Table 2-2, Average Daily Aircraft Operations by Type, Time 
of Day, and Stage Length, 2017
     Table 2-3, Runway Use Summary--2008
     Table 2-4, Runway Use Summary--2017
     Figure 2-1, Noise Exposure Map depicting estimated 
population, residential units and acres within DNL 65, 70 and 75 noise 
contours, 2008
     Figure 2-2, Noise Exposure Map depicting estimated 
population, residential units and acres within DNL 65,70 and 75 noise 
contours, 2017
     There are no properties on or eligible for inclusion in 
the National Register of Historic Places within the 65 DNL contour
     Appendix B--Evidence of Public and Stakeholder Involvement
     Appendix C--Flight Track Data
    The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with the applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective July 21, 2010.
    FAA's determination of 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

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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 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 detailed overlaying of 
the 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, Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington.
Port of Portland, Portland International Airport, 7200 N.E. Airport 
Way, Portland, Oregon 97218.

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

    Issued in Renton, Washington, July 21, 2010.
Carolyn T. Read,
 Acting Manager, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-18478 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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