[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.
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