[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9242-9243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03807]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for Los Angeles International Airport, 
Los Angeles, California

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Los Angeles 
World Airports, for Los Angeles 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: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure maps is February 24, 2016 and applicable February 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Globa, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports 
District Office, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 
California 90009-2007. Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Hawthorne, California 90261. Telephone: 310/725-3637.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Los Angeles International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title14, Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as 
``Part 150''), effective February 12, 2016. 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

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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 Los Angeles World Airports. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined 
in Section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 5-1, 2015 Noise Exposure 
Map (Existing Conditions)--Los Angeles International Airport; Exhibit 
5-2, 2020 Noise Exposure Map (Future Conditions)--Los Angeles 
International Airport. The Noise Exposure Maps contain current and 
forecast information including the depiction of the airport and its 
boundary; the runway configurations, land uses such as residential, 
commercial, industrial, and open space/recreational land use; locations 
of noise sensitive public buildings (such as schools, hospitals, and 
historic properties on or eligible for the National Register of 
Historic Places); and the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 65, 
70, and 75 decibel airport noise contours resulting from existing and 
forecast airport operations. The frequency of airport operations is 
described in Section 4.6.1 of the Noise Exposure Map Update report. 
Flight tracks associated with Los Angeles International Airport are 
depicted in Exhibits 4-3 thru 4-10a. The Los Angeles International 
Airport noise monitoring system is described in Section 4.7 and 
monitoring locations are shown on Exhibit 4-12 of the Noise Exposure 
Map Update report. Estimates of the number of people residing within 
the CNEL contours is located in Section 5.5 of the Noise Exposure Map 
Update report. The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps 
and accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on February 12, 2016.
    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 Office, 
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, 
Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles World Airports, 
Attention: Mr. Scott Tatro, Airport Environmental Manager II, 1 World 
Way, Los Angeles, California 90045.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, February 12, 2016.
Robin K. Hunt,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600. Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-03807 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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