[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 144-145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28451]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Compatibility Program for Fort Worth Alliance Airport, 
Tarrant County, Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the noise exposure map submitted by City of Fort 
Worth for Fort Worth Alliance Airport is in compliance with applicable 
statuary and regulatory requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure map is December 23, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean McMath, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76177, 817-222-5617.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the noise exposure map 
submitted by City of Fort Worth for Fort Worth Alliance Airport, is in 
compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, 
effective December 23, 2021. Under Title 49 United States Code (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 depicting non-compatible uses as 
of the date such map is submitted, a description of estimated aircraft 
operations during a forecast period that is at least five years in the 
future and how those operations will affect the map. A noise exposure 
map must be prepared in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 150, the regulations promulgated pursuant to 
section 47502 of the Act, and developed in consultation with public 
agencies and planning authorities in the area surrounding the airport, 
state and Federal agencies, interested and affected parties in the 
local community, and aeronautical users of the airport. In addition, an 
airport operator that submitted a noise exposure map, which the FAA 
determined is compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements, may 
submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval that sets forth 
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 completed its review of the noise exposure map and 
supporting documentation submitted by City of Fort Worth and determined 
the noise exposure map and accompanying documentation are in compliance 
with applicable requirements. The documentation that constitutes the 
Noise Exposure Map includes: Table 3.4 Existing Aircraft Operations; 
Table 3.8 Existing and Forecast Annual Operations; Table 4.5 Day/Night 
Operations by Aircraft Category; Table 4.6 Runway Utilization by 
Aircraft Category; Figure 3.2 Airport Layout Plan; Figure 4.1 North 
Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 4.2 South Flow Flight Tracks. This 
determination is effective on December 23, 2021. FAA's determination on 
an airport's noise exposure map is limited to a finding that the noise 
exposure map was developed in accordance with the Act and procedures 
contained in 14 CFR part 150, Appendix A. FAA's acceptance of an NEM 
does not 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 within 
noise exposure contours depicted on a noise exposure map, 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 14 CFR part 150 or through FAA review and 
acceptance of a noise exposure map. 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 a noise exposure map or with those public and 
planning agencies with which consultation is required under section 
47503 of the Act. The FAA relied on the certification by the airport 
operator, under of 14 CFR 150.21 that the required consultations and 
opportunity for public review has been accomplished during the 
development of the noise exposure maps. Copies of the noise exposure 
map and supporting documentation and the FAA's evaluation of the noise 
exposure maps

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are available for examination at the following locations: Federal 
Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration ASW-600, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177 and City of Fort Worth 
Aviation Department, 201 American Concourse #330, Fort Worth, Texas 
76106. Questions may be directed to the individual listed in the For 
Further Information Contact section of this notice.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on December 23, 2021.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Deputy Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-28451 Filed 12-30-21; 8:45 am]
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