Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 1, 2013 / Notices 25523 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 

2013. 

Nancy Kalinowski, 

FAA Vice President, System Operations 

Services, AJR–0. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10295 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Acceptance of Noise Exposure Map 

Notice for Oakland County 

International Airport, Pontiac, Michigan 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Oakland County, for 

the Oakland County International 

Airport under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et. seq. (formerly the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act, hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 

and 14 CFR Part 150 (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘Part 150’’) are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. 

DATES: This notice is effective [insert 

date upon publication in Federal 

Register], and is applicable beginning 

April 24, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Katherine S. Delaney, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Detroit Airports District 

Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, 

Romulus, MI 48174; Phone—(734) 229– 

2900; or Email— 

Katherine.S.Delaney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces the FAA finds the 

noise exposure maps submitted for 

Oakland County International Airport 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective April 

23, 2013. 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 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 Oakland County. The 

documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’ as defined in 

section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: The 

existing NEM is located in Figure D5, 

Existing Noise Exposure Map, 2010 and 

the future NEM is located in Figure D6 

Future Noise Exposure Map, 2021. The 

information gathered and analyzed to 

generate the NEMs is located in various 

sections of the report. Figure A2, 

Existing Airport Layout with a narrative 

description on Page A.3 applies to both 

the existing and future NEM. The 

following references were used to 

develop Figure D5, Existing Noise 

Exposure Map, 2010: Chapter B, 

Forecast of Aviation Activity, including 

a summary table of aircraft operations in 

Table B1, Summary of Annual Aircraft 

Operations Forecast (TAF plus 

Nighttime Operations); Aircraft 

categories and fleet mix as detailed in 

Table B3, Summary of Operations by 

Aircraft Category, Recent Historic and 

Forecast; Chapter D, Existing and Future 

Baseline Noise Conditions, with detail 

described in Table D2, Aircraft Fleet 

Mix Assumptions for Existing 

Conditions, 2010; Table D3, Summary of 

Hours of Nighttime Operations by 

Category, Year 2010; Table D4, 

Percentage Runway Utilization, Table 

D5, Runway Utilization By Category of 

Aircraft; Figure D3, INM Flight Tracks, 

West Flow, Figure D4, INM Flight 

Tracks, East Flow. 

The Future NEM is located in Figure 

D6, Future Noise Exposure Map, 2021. 

The following references were used to 

develop Figure D6, Future Noise 

Exposure Map, 2021: Table D6, 

Operations by Aircraft Category—2021 

Baseline Period and Table D7, Aircraft 

Fleet Mix Assumptions for Future 

Conditions, 2021. The Flight Tracks 

depicted in Figure D3, INM Flight 

Tracks, West Flow and Figure D4, INM 

Flight Tracks, East Flow were used for 

both existing and future baseline 

conditions. The FAA has determined 

that these noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on April 24, 2013. 

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 

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 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. 

Prior arrangements are required to visit 

the Detroit Airports District Office. 

Detroit Airports District Office, 11677 

South Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

MI 48174, 8:00–4:30 p.m. 

Oakland County International Airport, 

6500 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 

48327–1649, 8:30–5:00 p.m. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan, on April 24, 

2013. 

John L. Mayfield, Jr., 

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10282 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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