[Federal Register: July 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport; Noise
Exposure Map
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
Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria for General Wayne A. Downing
Peoria International 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
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applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a
proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for General
Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport under Part 150 in
conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this program will be
approved or disapproved on or before December 26, 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the
associated noise compatibility program is June 26, 2009. The public
comment period ends August 26, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Hanson, Environmental
Protection Specialist, CHI-603, Federal Aviation Administration,
Chicago Airport District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,
IL 60018. Telephone number: 847-294-7354. 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 General Wayne A. Downing
Peoria International Airport are in compliance with applicable
requirements of Part 150, effective June 26, 2009. Further, FAA is
reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for that airport which
will be approved or disapproved on or before December 26, 2009. This
notice also announces the availability of this program for public
review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C., section 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.
Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria submitted to the FAA on
October 31, 2008 noise exposure maps, descriptions and other
documentation that were produced during noise compatibility planning
study conducted from 2004 through 2008. 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 Metropolitan Airport Authority of
Peoria. The specific documentation determined to constitute the noise
exposure maps includes: Exhibit 7-4, Exhibit 8-1, and Sections 4
through 8 of the Part 150 study document). The FAA has determined that
these maps for General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on June 26, 2009. 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 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
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, also effective
on November 24, 2008. 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 December 26, 2009. A public hearing was held on September 24,
2008 at the General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport lower
level conference room.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec. 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, Chicago Airport District Office, 2300
East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, 6100 W. Everett McKinley
Dirksen Parkway, Peoria, IL 61607.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Des Plaines, IL, June 26, 2009.
James G. Keefer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. E9-15698 Filed 7-1-09; 8:45 am]
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