[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79061-79062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31075]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Key West International Airport, Key 
West, FL

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 Monroe County 
for the Key West International Airport under the provisions of the 
Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and FAA's regulations are in 
compliance with applicable requirements.

DATES: This notice is effective December 19, 2013, and is applicable 
beginning December 19, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Nagy, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine 
National Drive Citadel International Building, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 
32822, 407-812-6331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for the Key West International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title 14 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, effective December 19, 2013. 
Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
Abatement Act (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 airport 
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 Monroe County. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined 
in Section 150.7 of 14 CFR part 150 includes: Table 4-1, 2013 FAA ATADS 
and Part 150 Aircraft Operations; Table 4-2, Flight Track Utilization 
by Aircraft Category for East Flow Operations; Table 4-3, Flight Track 
Utilization by Aircraft Category for West Flow Operations; Table 4-4, 
2013 Air Carrier Flight Operations; Table 4-5, 2013 Commuter and Air 
Taxi Flight Operations; Table 4-6, 2013 Average Daily Engine Run-Up 
Operations; Table 4-7, 2013 General Aviation Flight Operations; Table 
4-8, 2013 Military Aircraft Flight Operations; Table 4-9, Summary of 
2013 Flight Operations; Table 4-10, 2013 Existing Condition Noise 
Exposure Estimates; Table 5-1, 2018 FAA TAF and Part 150 Aircraft 
Operations; Table 5-2, 2018 Air Carrier Flight Operations; Table 5-3, 
2018 Commuter and Air Taxi Flight Operations; Table 5-4, 2018 Average 
Daily Engine Run-Up Operations, Table 5-5, 2018 General Aviation Flight 
Operations; Table 5-6, 2018 Military Aircraft Operations; Table 5-7, 
Summary of 2018 Flight Operations; Table 5-8, 2018 Future Condition 
Noise Exposure Estimates; Figure 1-5, Designated Aircraft Warm-Up 
Circle Location; Figure 2-1, General Study Area; Figure 2-2, Existing 
Generalized Land Use; Figure 2-3, Community and Recreational 
Facilities; Figure 2-4, City of Key West Future Land Use and Zoning 
Map; Figure 3-1, Key West Airspace; Figure 3-2, Key West All Weather 
Wind Rose; Figure 4-1, Radar Flight Tracks--Arrivals; Figure 4-2, Radar 
Flight Tracks--Departures; Figure 4-3, East Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 
4-4, West Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 4-5, Touch and Go and Helicopter 
Flight Tracks; Figure 4-6, Aircraft Run-Up and Spool-Up Locations; 
Figure 4-8, 2013 Existing Condition Noise Exposure Map; Figure 4-9, 
Noise Monitoring Locations; Figure 5-1, 2018 Future Condition Noise 
Exposure Map; Figure 5-2, Comparison of Existing Condition and Future 
Condition Noise Exposure Maps; Figure 6-1, Airport Transmittal Letter; 
Figure 6-2, Sponsor's Certification.
    The FAA has determined that these Noise Exposure Maps and 
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on December 19, 2013.
    FAA's determination on the 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 14 CFR part 150. Such 
determination does not constitute approval of the airport operator's 
data, information or

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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 exposure 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 14 CFR 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 14 CFR part 150, that 
the statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
    Copies of the full Noise Exposure Maps documentation and of the 
FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the 
following locations:
    (1) Key West International Airport Administrative Office
    (2) Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District 
Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Citadel International Building, 
Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32822

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

    Issued in Orlando, FL on December 19, 2013.
Bart Vernace,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-31075 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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