[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39150-39151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16572]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Updated Noise Exposure Map Notice for Indianapolis International 
Airport; Indianapolis, Indiana

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the updated noise exposure maps submitted by the 
Indianapolis Airport Authority for the Indianapolis 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 13, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobb A. Beauchamp, 2300 E. Devon Ave., 
Suite 320, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, (847) 294-7364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for Indianapolis 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, effective (Note 
1). 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 
additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has completed its review of the updated noise exposure maps 
and accompanying documentation submitted by Indianapolis Airport

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Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure 
maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of part 150 includes: Exhibit NEM-1, 
Existing (2008) Noise Exposure Map; Exhibit NEM-2, Future (2013) Noise 
Exposure Map; Table 2, Distribution of Average Daily Operations by 
Aircraft Type Existing (2008) Conditions; Exhibit 4, North Flow Large 
Passenger Jet INM Flight Tracks; Exhibit 5, North Flow Large Cargo Jet 
INM Flight Tracks; Exhibit 6, North Flow Regional/Air Taxi Jet INM 
Flight Tracks; Exhibit 7, North Flow Propeller Aircraft INM Flight 
Tracks; Exhibit 8, South Flow Large Passenger Jet INM Flight Tracks; 
Exhibit 9, South Flow Large Cargo Jet INM Flight Tracks; Exhibit 10, 
South Flow Regional/Air Taxi Jet INM Flight Tracks; Exhibit 11, South 
Flow Propeller Aircraft INM Flight Tracks; Table 8, Ground Run-Up 
Operations Existing (2008) Conditions; Table 10, Population, Housing, 
and Noise-Sensitive Facilities Exposed to Various Noise Levels 2008 
Noise Exposure Map; Table 13, Distribution of Average Daily Operations 
by Aircraft Type Future (2013) Conditions; Table 18, Ground Run-Up 
Operations Future (2013) Conditions; Table 20, Population, Housing, and 
Noise-Sensitive Facilities Exposed to Various Noise Levels 2013 Noise 
Exposure Map; Table 21, Grid Analysis Report-Existing (2008) NEM 
Compared to Future (2013) NEM, and; Exhibit 17, Current Land Use and 
Environmental Mitigation Program Areas. The FAA has determined that 
these updated noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on August 13, 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 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 
FM 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 updated noise exposure map documentation and of 
the FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the 
following locations:

    Marion County Public Library, 40 E. St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN 
46204, 317-275-4100.
    Decatur Township Branch Library, 5301 Kentucky Avenue, 
Indianapolis, IN 46221, 317-275-4330.
    Mooresville Public Library, 220 W. Harrison Street, Mooresville, IN 
46158, 317-831-7323.
    Wayne Township Branch Library, 198 South Girls School Road, 
Indianapolis, IN 46231 317-275-4530.
    Plainfield Public Library, 1120 Stafford Road, Plainfield, IN 
46168, 317-839-6602.
    Indianapolis Airport Authority, Indianapolis International Airport, 
2500 South High School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241.
    Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 
2300 E. Devon, Suite 320, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, August 13, 2009.
Jack Delaney,
Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes 
Region.

    Editorial Note: This document was received in the Office of the 
Federal Register on June 28, 2011.
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