Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2004 / Notices 5237

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 

September of 2001, DOT/FAA have 

provided aviation war risk insurance 

and renewed the coverage in 60-day 

increments. By statute, DOT/FAA must 

continue to provide this insurance 

coverage until August 31, 2004. From a 

purely administrative perspective, the 

exchange of renewal documentation 

every 60 days with approximately 75 

insured airlines and a large number of 

finance and leasing companies increases 

the chance for errors and omissions. 

Extending the duration until August 31, 

2004 will eliminate excessive paper 

work and time pressure for all 

concerned. 

Affected Public: Air Carriers who 

currently have Third Party War-Risk 

Insurance with the Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

The text of the Memorandum from the 

President to the Secretary of 

Transportation is set forth below.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 16, 

2004. 

John Rodgers, 

Director, Office of Aviation Policy and Plans.

Memorandum for the Secretary of 

Transportation 

Subject: Provision of Aviation Insurance 

Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier 

Service in Domestic and International 

Operations 

Title 3—Presidential Determination No. 

2004–13 of December 11, 2003

By the authority vested in me by 49 U.S.C. 

44302, et seq., I hereby: 

1. Determine that continuation of U.S.-flag 

commercial air service is necessary in the 

interest of air commerce, national security, 

and the foreign policy of the United States; 

2. Approve provision by the Secretary of 

Transportation of Insurance or reinsurance to 

U.S.-flag air carriers against loss or damage 

arising out of any risk from the operation of 

an aircraft in the manner and to the extent 

provided in Chapter 443 of 49 U.S.C.: 

(a) Until August 31, 2004; 

(b) After August 31, 2004, but no later than 

December 31, 2004, when he determines that 

such insurance or reinsurance cannot be 

obtained on reasonable terms and conditions 

from any company authorized to conduct an 

insurance business in a State of the United 

States; and 

3. Delegate to the Secretary of 

Transportation the authority, vested in me by 

49 U.S.C. 44306(c), to extend this 

determination for additional periods beyond 

August 31, 2004, but no later than December 

31, 2004, when he finds that the continued 

operation of aircraft to be insured or 

reinsured is necessary in the interest of air 

commerce or the national security, or to carry 

out the foreign policy of the United States 

Government. 

You are directed to bring this 

determination immediately to the attention of 

all air carriers within the meaning of 49 

U.S.C. 40102(2), and to arrange for its 

publication in the Federal Register. 

George W. Bush

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Snohomish County 

for Paine Field/Snohomish County 

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the 

FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is January 8, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ossenkop, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 1601 

Lind Ave. SW., Renton, WA, 98055–

4056, telephone 425–227–2611. 

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 Paine Field/Snohomish County 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements of part 150, 

effective January 8, 2004. 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 

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 noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by Snohomish County for 

Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport. 

The documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in 

section 150.7 of part 150 includes the 

following from the September 2003, 

Paine Field FAR Part 150 Noise 

Exposure Maps Update:

• Figure 7 at page 19, Existing Noise 

Exposure Map, 2002/2003; 

• Figure 8 at page 20 Future Noise 

Exposure Map, 2008; 

• Figure 6 at page 12 Flight Tracks; 

• Figure 5 at page 11 Noise 

Monitoring Sites; 

• Table 1 at page 9 Summary of 

Aviation Forecasts 2002–2008’

• Tables 2 through 5 at pages 14–18 

present flight track utilizations by 

runway and aircraft type; 

• Figure 7 at page 18, Existing 2002 

Noise Exposure Map, presents estimates 

of the number of persons residing with 

the DNL 55, 60, and 65 noise contours; 

• Figure 8 at page 20, Future 2008 

Noise Exposure Map, presents estimates 

of the number of persons residing with 

the DNL 55, 60, and 65 noise contours; 

• Pages 20 through 24 and the 

Appendix present consultation details. 

• The year of submission (2003) 

airport operations data is equivalent to 

the submitted existing condition Noise 

Exposure Map (2002) operations data 

and the five-year forecast Noise 

Exposure Map is reasonable. 

• There are no properties on or 

eligible for inclusion in the National 

Register of Historic Places within the 

DNL 65 contour.

The FAA has determined that these 

noise exposure maps and accompanying 

documentation are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on January 8, 

2004. 

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 

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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, 

Airports Division, Suite 315, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 

Lind Ave. SW., Suite 250, Renton, 

Washington; 

Snohomish County Airport, Office of 

the Airport Director, 3220 100th Street, 

SW., Everett, WA. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Renton, Washington, January 8, 

2004. 

Lowell H. Johnson, 

Manager, Airports Division, Northwest 

Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 04–2202 Filed 2–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice for ReidHillview Airport, San Jose, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by County of Santa 

Clara, California for Reid-Hillview 

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the 

FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is January 13, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elisha Novak, Federal Aviation 

Administration, San Francisco Airports 

District Office, 831 Mitten Road, 

Burlingame, California 94010–1303, 

Telephone: 650/876–2928.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Reid-Hillview Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

January 13, 2004. 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 noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by County of Santa Clara, 

California. The documentation that 

constitutes the ‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’

as defined in section 150.7 of part 150 

includes: Figure 6.1 ‘‘Existing 

Conditions (2002) Noise Exposure 

Map,’’ and Figure 6.2 ‘‘Five-Year 

Forecast (2007) Noise Exposure Map.’’

The Noise Exposure Maps contain 

current and forecast information 

including the depiction of the airport 

and its boundaries, the runway 

configurations, land uses such as 

residential, open space, commercial/

office, community facilities, libraries, 

churches, open space, infrastructure, 

vacant and warehouse and those areas 

within the Community Noise Equivalent 

Level (CNEL) 60, 65, 70 and 75 noise 

contours. Estimates for the number of 

people within these contours for the 

year 2002 are shown in Table 7.3. 

Estimates of the future residential 

population within the 2007 noise 

contours are shown in Table 7.6. Figure 

3.1 displays the location of noise 

monitoring sites. Flight tracks for the 

existing and the five-year forecast Noise 

Exposure Maps are found in Figures 5.2, 

5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. The type and frequency 

of aircraft operations (including 

nighttime operations) are found in 

Tables 5.1 and 5.2. The FAA has 

determined that these noise exposure 

maps and accompanying documentation 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on January 13, 2004.

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