[Federal Register: November 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 65803]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice for Pittsburg International Airport,
Pittsburgh, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the update to the noise exposure maps submitted by
the Allegheny County Airport Authority for the Pittsburgh International
Airport under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-193) and 14 CFR part 150 are in
compliance with applicable requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the updated noise exposure maps in November 8, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward S. Gabsewics, CEP,
Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Harrisburg
Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 508, Camp Hill,
PA 17011, Telephone 717-730-2832.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the updated noise exposure maps submitted for the Pittsburgh
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of
Part 150, effective November 8, 2007.
Under section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (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,
governmental 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 Title I of
the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval
which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes for
the reduction of existing non-compatible uses and for the prevention of
the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of the updated noise exposure maps
and related documentation submitted by the Allegheny County Airport
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure
Maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 4.3-1
``Existing (2005) Noise Exposure Contours'', and Exhibit 5.3-1 ``Future
(2010) Noise Exposure Contours'' as well as all supporting information.
The FAA has determined that these maps for the Pittsburgh International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on November 8, 2007.
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 103 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 107 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, which submitted those
maps, or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which
consultation is required under section 103 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 the FAA's
evaluation of the updated maps for the Pittsburgh International Airport
are available for examination at the following locations:
Allegheny County Airport Authority, Landside Terminal, 4th Floor
Mezzanine, Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370, Federal Aviation Administration,
Harrisburg Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, Suite 508,
Camp Hill, PA 17011.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, November 8, 2007.
Susan L. McDonald,
Acting Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 07-5777 Filed 11-21-07; 8:45 am]
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