[Federal Register: May 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 92)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort
Worth, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that revision two of the future noise exposure map
submitted by the city of Fort Worth for Fort Worth Alliance Airport
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et. seq (Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR Part 150 is in compliance with
applicable requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the future noise exposure map is May 5, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Mr. Paul
Blackford ASW 652b, 2601 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137, (817)
222-5607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that FAA finds,
effective May 5, 2009, the second revision of the future noise exposure
map submitted for Fort Worth Alliance Airport is in compliance with
applicable requirements of Part 150. 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 noncompatible
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 future noise exposure map
(second revision) and accompanying documentation submitted by the city
of Fort Worth. The documentation that constitutes the ``future noise
exposure map'' as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes:
Section 5.0, and Exhibits 5.1-5.6. The FAA has determined that these
noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in compliance
with applicable requirements. This determination is effective on May 5,
2008.
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, 2601 Meacham
Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; Mr. Kent Penney, Airport Systems
Director, City of Fort Worth, Aviation Department, 4201 N. Main St.,
Suite 200, Fort Worth, Texas. Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, May 5, 2009.
Edward Agnew,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. E9-11155 Filed 5-13-09; 8:45 am]
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