[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the City of
Atlanta for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJAIA)
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq., (Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with
applicable requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the
noise exposure maps is June 22, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Parks Preston, Federal Aviation
Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave.,
Campus Bldg., Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337, 404-305-7149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for HJAIA are in compliance with
applicable requirements of Part 150, effective June 22, 2004. Under 49
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 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
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 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 the HJAIA. The documentation
that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as defined in section
150.7 of Part 150 includes the NEM graphics that depict the 2003 and
2008 noise contours, and supporting documentation required by sections
150.21 and A150.101. The supporting documentation consists of:
1. Runway locations, airport boundaries, noise contours of Ldn. 65,
70, and 75 dB, and noncompatible land uses within the noise contours
(Figures 3-8 and 4-4).
2. Flight tracks (Section 3.5 and 4.5, Figures 3-2 to 3-5 and 4-2
to 4-3).
3. Location of noise sensitive public buildings (such as schools,
hospitals, and health care facilities), and properties on or eligible
for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (Figures 3-8
and 4-4).
4. Locations of noise monitoring sites (Figure A.1).
5. Estimates of the number of people residing within the Ldn 65,
70, and 75 dB contours (Sections 3.9 and 4.9).
6. Operational information and fleet mix (Tables 3.3 and 4.2,
Figure 4.1).
7. Consultation (Appendix B).
The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on June 22, 2004.
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 FAR 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 FAR 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, Atlanta Airports
District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Campus Bldg., Suite 2-260, College
Park, GA, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 600 N.
Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, GA. Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in College Park, Georgia on June 22, 2004.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
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