[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 67007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9249]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Burlington International Airport, 
South Burlington VT

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 for Burlington International 
Airport, as submitted by the City of Burlington under the provisions of 
Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 
96-193) and 14 CFR part 150, are in compliance with applicable 
requirements.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on 
the noise exposure maps is November 6, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation 
Administration, New England Region Airports Division, 12 New England 
Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA funds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Burlington International 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective November 6, 2006.
    Under Section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an 
airport operator may submit to the FAA noise exposure maps that meet 
applicable regulations and that 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 such noise exposure maps that 
are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal 
Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of 
the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval that 
sets forth the measures the operator has taken, or proposes, for the 
introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
    The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure map and 
related descriptions submitted by the City of Burlington. The specific 
maps under consideration were ``Figure 1. 2006 Existing Condition Noise 
Exposure Map'' and ``Figure 2. 2011 Forecast Condition Noise Exposure 
Map'' in the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for 
Burlington International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination is effective on November 6, 2006.
    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 103 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 107 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 a noise exposure map. 
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 the map or 
with those public agencies and planning agencies with which 
consultation is required under Section 103 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 noise exposure maps are available for examination at 
the following locations: Engineering Office, Room 295 Terminal 
Building, Burlington International Airport, 1200 Airport Drive, South 
Burlington VT, Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, 
Airports Division, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, 
Massachusetts 01803.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on November 6, 2006.
LaVerne Reid,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9249 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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