[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25422-25423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11033]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Compatibility Program for Laredo International Airport,
Webb County, Texas; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration published a document in
the Federal Register of April 3, 2025, notifying the public of the
approval of the noise compatibility program at Laredo International
Airport (LRD). The document contained references to an incorrect date
for City of Laredo noise exposure maps (NEM) submittal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John MacFarlane, Regional
Environmental Program Manager, Airports Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Phone
Number: 817-222-5681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of April 3, 2025, in Vol. 90 No. 63, on
page 14681, correct the first column second paragraph of Supplementary
Information to read:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2022, City of Laredo submitted
noise exposure maps (NEMs), descriptions and other supporting
documentation for Laredo International Airport, for FAA's review and
acceptance. An NEM must include 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 and other
information. The FAA completed its review of the NEMs and supporting
documentation and determined the NEMs comply with the applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements. That determination was effective
on August 25, 2022. FAA's determinations for the NEMs submitted by City
of Laredo is limited to a finding that the maps were developed in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47503 and the procedures in Appendix A of 14
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CFR part 150. FAA's determination does not constitute approval of the
City of Laredo data, information or plans, or constitute 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 an NEM
associated with this NCP it should be noted 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 NEMs
to resolve questions concerning, for example, which properties should
be covered by the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47506. These functions are
inseparable from the 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's review of NEMs. Therefore,
the responsibility for the detailed overlaying of noise exposure
contours onto the map depicting properties on the surface rests
exclusively with the City of Laredo that submitted the NEMs or with
those public agencies and planning agencies with which consultation is
required. The FAA relied on the certification by the City of Laredo
this required consultation was accomplished per 14 CFR 150.21 and 49
U.S.C. 47503.
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 12, 2025.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Director (A), Airports Division, Southwest Regional Office.
[FR Doc. 2025-11033 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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