[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21939-21940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9382]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and
Request for Review; Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis,
MO
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 St. Louis
Airport Authority for the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport under
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as ``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 the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that
this program will be approved or disapproved on or before October 2,
2011.
DATES: 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 April 5, 2011. The public comment period ends
June 4, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FAA, Todd Madison, ACE-611B, 901
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106-2325, [email protected], 816-
329-2640. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility program should
also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the FAA finds that the
noise exposure maps submitted for the Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150,
effective April 5, 2011. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before October 2, 2011. This notice also announces
the availability of this program for public review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 of 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 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 St. Louis Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on December
23, 2010, noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation
that were produced during the ``2010 Update to 14 CFR Part 150 Noise
Exposure Maps and Noise Compatibility Program.'' 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 St. Louis Airport Authority. The
specific documentation determined to constitute the noise exposure maps
includes: Current Noise Exposure Map (2010) as shown on Exhibit NEM-1,
Future Noise Exposure Map/Noise Compatibility Program Map (2015) as
shown on Exhibit NEM-2, and the associated supporting report, ``14 CFR
Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Update and Noise Compatibility Program
Update,'' which contains all other narrative, graphic, or tabular
representations of the data as required by section A150.101 of Part
150, and sections 47503 and 47506 of the Act. The FAA has determined
that these maps for the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport are in
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is
effective on April 5, 2011. 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
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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 Part 150, that the
statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, also effective on April 5,
2011. 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 2,
2011.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of section 150.33 of Part 150. 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 relevant 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, Central Region Airports Division, 901
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2325, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jan Titus, St. Louis Airport Authority, Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport, Airport Planning & Development, 11495 Navaid Road, Bridgeton,
Missouri 63044, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, April 5, 2011.
Jim A. Johnson,
Manager, Central Region Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-9382 Filed 4-18-11; 8:45 am]
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