[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11990-11991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5201]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Chicago Executive Airports Noise Exposure Map Approval and Noise
Compatibility Program Review
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 Chicago
Executive Airport Board of Directors for Chicago Executive 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 Chicago
Executive Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure
map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before
October 1, 2010.
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 March 1, 2010. The public
comment period ends May 1, 2010.
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 Chicago Executive Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective
March 1, 2010. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility
program for that airport which will be approved or disapproved on or
before October 1, 2010. 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.
Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors submitted to the FAA
on June 18, 2009 noise exposure maps, descriptions and other
documentation that were produced during noise compatibility planning
study conducted from 2000 through 2009. 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 Chicago Executive Airport Board of
Directors. The specific documentation determined to constitute the
noise exposure maps includes: Exhibit S1, Exhibit S2, Chapters C-F, and
the Supplemental Chapter of the Part 150 study document). The FAA has
determined that these maps for Chicago Executive Airport are in
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on March 1, 2010. 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
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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 Chicago Executive Airport, also
effective on January 26, 2009. 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 October 1, 2010. A public hearing was held on
December 4, 2007 at the Chicago Executive Airport.
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, Chicago Airport District Office,
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
Chicago Executive Airport, 1020 South Plant Road, Wheeling, IL
60090.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Des Plaines, IL on March 1, 2010.
James G. Keefer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-5201 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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