[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71706-71707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28643]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for Laughlin/Bullhead International 
Airport, Bullhead City, Arizona

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 Mohave County 
Airport Authority, for Laughlin/

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Bullhead 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: This notice is effective November 29, 2013 and 
applicable on November 21, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jared M. Raymond, Airport Planner, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2800 N. 44th Street, Suite 510, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85008, Telephone: (602) 379-3022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Laughlin/Bullhead 
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 21, 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 the Mohave County Airport 
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure 
Maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 1 
Existing (2012) Noise Exposure Map and Exhibit 2 Future (2017) Noise 
Exposure Map. The existing and future Noise Exposure Maps contain 
current and forecast information including the depiction of the airport 
and its boundaries, the runway configuration and runway expansion 
(future), noise sensitive land uses such as residential, noise 
sensitive institutions, and schools are shown within the existing and 
future noise contours. Arrival and departure flight tracks for the 
existing and five-year forecast Noise Exposure Maps are found in 
Exhibits 2C, 2D, 2F, 2G and 2H. Table 2C summarized the operational 
fleet mix for Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport for existing 
(2012) and future (2017) conditions. Table 2D summarizes the type and 
frequency (in percentage) of aircraft operations (including nighttime 
operations) for existing conditions (2012) and future conditions 
(2017). The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on November 21, 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 during normal business hours:

Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Airports 
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 
90261;
Federal Aviation Administration, Phoenix Airports Field Office, 2800 N. 
44th Street, Suite 510, Phoenix, Arizona 85008;
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, 2550 Laughlin View Drive, 
Suite 117, Bullhead City, Arizona 86429; Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.

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

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on November 21, 2013.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-28643 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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