[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16451]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for Hilo International Airport, Hilo, 
Hawaii

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces its determination that the noise exposure 
maps submitted by Hawaii State Department of Transportation, Airports 
Division (HDOT-A), for Hilo 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: This notice is effective July 9, 2013, and applicable May 31, 
2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Wong, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, FAA Western-Pacific Region, Honolulu Airports District 
Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii, 
telephone number (808) 541-1232. Documents reflecting this FAA action 
may be reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Hilo International Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as ``Part 
150''), effective May 31, 2013. 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 HDOT-A. The documentation that 
constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of 
Part 150 includes: Exhibit 1 ``Existing (2013) Noise Exposure Map'' and 
Exhibit 2 ``Future (2018) Noise Exposure Map.'' The FAA has determined 
that these noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on May 31, 2013.
    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, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 
90261.
    Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, 
HNL-ADO, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
    Administrative Offices of the Hawaii Department of Transportation--
Airports, Engineering Branch, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, 7th Floor, 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819.
    Hilo International Airport, 2450 Kekuanaoa Street, Suite 215, Hilo, 
Hawaii 96720.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on May 31, 2013.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-16451 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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