[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR150.5]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 150--AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 150.5  Limitations of this part.

    (a) Pursuant to the ASNA Act (49 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), this part 
provides for airport noise compatibility planning and land use programs 
necessary to the purposes of those provisions. No submittal of a map, or 
approval or disapproval, in whole or part, of any map or program 
submitted under this part is a determination concerning the 
acceptability or unacceptability of that land use under Federal, State, 
or local law.
    (b) Approval of a noise compatibility program under this part is 
neither a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the 
implementation of the program, nor a determination that all measures 
covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 
FAA.
    (c) Approval of a noise compatibility program under this part does 
not by itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for 
Federal action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility 
measures may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may require 
an environmental

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assessment of the proposed action, pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and applicable 
regulations, directives, and guidelines.
    (d) Acceptance of a noise exposure map does not constitute an FAA 
determination that any specific parcel of land lies within a particular 
noise contour. Responsibility for interpretation of the effects of noise 
contours upon subjacent land uses, including the relationship between 
noise contours and specific properties, rests with the sponsor or with 
other state or local government.