[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21893-21894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09957]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, 
California

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 the County of 
San Mateo for San Carlos Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure maps is April 23, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Garibaldi, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, SFO-613, Federal Aviation Administration, San 
Francisco Airports District Office, 1000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 220, 
Brisbane, California 94005-1835; or by telephone at (650) 827-7613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for San Carlos Airport are in 
compliance with applicable requirements of 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as ``Part 150''), 
effective April 23, 2019. 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 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 County of San Mateo. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined 
in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 1 the existing 
condition--2017 Noise Exposure Map and Exhibit 2 the future 5-year 
forecast--2022 Noise Exposure Map. The Noise Exposure Maps contain 
current and forecast information including the depiction of the airport 
and its boundary; the runway configuration, 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 Chapter 2 of the Noise Exposure Map report. 
Flight tracks associated with San Carlos Airport are depicted in 
Exhibits 2C through 2F. The San Carlos Airport noise measurement 
program is described in Chapter 2 and monitor locations are shown on 
Exhibit 2K of the report. Estimates of the number of people residing 
within the CNEL contours is located in Chapter 3, Table 3A of the Noise 
Exposure Map report. The FAA has determined that

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these noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on April 23, 2019.
    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 of 
Airports, 777 S Aviation Blvd., Suite 150, El Segundo, CA 90245
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 1000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 220, Brisbane, CA 94005-1835
San Mateo County Airports Division, San Carlos Airport, 620 Airport 
Drive, Suite 10, San Carlos, CA 94070-2714

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

    Issued in El Segundo, California on May 6, 2019.
Arlene B. Draper,
Acting Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2019-09957 Filed 5-14-19; 8:45 am]
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