[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42198-42199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17938]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Availability of Noise Compatibility Program for Chicago Executive 
Airport, Wheeling and Prospect Heights, Illinois

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 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 
Chicago Executive Airport under the provisions of the (Aviation Safety 
and Noise Abatement Act) and Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 150

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are in compliance with applicable requirements.

DATES: This notice is effective August 20, 2018, and applicable August 
9, 2018. The public comment period ends September 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Hanson, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, CHI-603, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Chicago Airport District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
IL 60018. Telephone number: 847-294-7354. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for Chicago Executive 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of14 CFR part 
150, effective (Note 1). Under 49 U.S.C. 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 of 
additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has completed its review of the updated noise exposure maps 
and accompanying documentation submitted by Chicago Executive Airport. 
The documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as 
defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Figure D3, Existing 
(2016) Noise Exposure Map; Figure D4, Future (2022) Noise Exposure Map; 
Table B2, Summary Annual and Aircraft Operations Forecast; Figure D1, 
Arrival Flight Tracks; Figure D2, Departure Flight Tracks; Table E1, 
Existing Land Use Within Existing Noise Contours, 2016; and Table E2, 
Existing Land Use Within Existing Noise Future Noise Contours.
    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 9, 2018. 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 
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 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, upon 
prior appointment during normal business hours, at the following 
locations:
    Chicago Executive Airport, 1020 South Plant Road, Wheeling, 
Illinois 60090.
    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, IL, August 9, 2018.
Deb Bartell,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-17938 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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