[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55075-55076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19388]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Compatibility Program for Laredo International Airport, 
Webb 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 Laredo 
International Airport is in compliance with applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure map is August 25, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean McMath, 10101 Hillwood

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Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177, 817-222-5617.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the noise exposure map 
submitted by Laredo International Airport, is in compliance with 
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, effective August 25, 
2022. 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 Laredo International Airport and 
determined the noise exposure map and accompanying documentation are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. The documentation that 
constitutes the Noise Exposure Map includes: Figure 1-2 Airport 
Operating Area; Table 5-2 2019 Aircraft Operations and Fleet Mix; Table 
5-4 2026 Aircraft Operations and Fleet Mix; Figure 5-1 Existing Flight 
Tracks--North Flow; Figure 5-2 Existing Flight Tracks--South Flow; 
Table 5-5 2019 and 2026 Modeled Runway Use; Figure 6-1 2019 DNL 
Contours; Figure 6-2 2026 DNL Contours.
    This determination is effective on August 25, 2022. FAA's 
determination on an airport's noise exposure map is limited to a 
finding that the noise exposure map 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 are available for examination at 
the following locations:
    Federal Aviation Administration ASW-600, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76177 and Laredo International Airport, 5210 Bob 
Bullock Loop, Laredo, Texas 78041. Questions may be directed to the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on September 2, 2022.
Ignacio Flores,
Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-19388 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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