[Federal Register: November 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 218)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review; Collin County Regional Airport, McKinney, TX
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 city of
McKinney, Texas for Collin County Regional Airport 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. The
FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility
program that was submitted for Collin County Regional Airport under
Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this
program will be approved or disapproved on or before April 30, 2006.
DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise
exposure maps and start of its review of the associated noise
compatibility program is November 1, 2005. The public comment period
ends December 31, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Blackford, Texas Airports
Development Office, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meachum
Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137-4298, (817) 222-5607. Comments on the
proposed noise compatibility program should also be submitted to the
above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Collin County Regional
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150,
effective November 1, 2005. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before April 30, 2006. This notice also announces the
availability of this program for public review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 (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.
City of McKinney, Texas submitted to the FAA on October 3, 2005,
noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation that were
produced during the Collin County Regional Airport, 14 CFR Part 150
Study, April, 2003 to October, 2005. It was requested that the FAA
review this material as the noise exposure maps, as described in
section 47503 of the Act, and that the noise mitigation measures, to be
implemented jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be
approved as a noise compatibility program under section 47504 of the
Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by the city of McKinney, Texas. The
specific documentation determined to constitute the noise exposure maps
includes: Map A-2005 Noise Exposure Map, Map B-2011 Noise Exposure Map,
Map C-2005 and 2011 North Flow Centerline of Flight Corridors, Map D-
2005 and 2011 South Flow Centerline of Flight Corridors, Section 5-
Airport Operational Data, and Section 6--Noise Exposure. The FAA has
determined that these maps for Collin County Regional Airport are in
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on November 1, 2005. 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 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 a noise exposure map
submitted under section 47503 of the
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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.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Collin County Regional Airport, also effective on November 1, 2005.
Preliminary review of the submitted material indicates that it conforms
to the requirements for the submittal of noise compatibility programs,
but that further review will be necessary prior to approval or
disapproval of the program. The formal review period, limited by law to
a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before April 30, 2006.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the evaluation process are whether the proposed
measures may reduce the level of aviation safety, create an undue
burden on interstate or foreign commerce, or be reasonably consistent
with obtaining the goal of reducing existing non-compatible land uses
and preventing the introduction of additional non-compatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed program
with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other than
those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the noise
exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed noise
compatibility program are available for examination at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airports Development Office,
2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137. Collin County Regional
Airport, 1500 E. Industrial Blvd., Suite 118, McKinney, Texas 75069.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, November 1, 2005.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 05-22522 Filed 11-10-05; 8:45 am]
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