[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17902-17903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9418]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Naples Municipal Airport; Naples, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the revised current and future noise exposure maps 
submitted by the City of Naples, Florida for Naples Municipal Airport 
under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
Abatement Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-193) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that it 
is reviewing a proposed revised noise compatibility program that was 
submitted for Naples Municipal Airport under Part 150 in conjunction 
with the noise exposure maps, and that this revised program will be 
approved or disapproved on or before September 29, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the 
revised noise exposure maps and of the start of its review of the 
associated revised noise compatibility program is April 2, 1997. The 
public comment period ends June 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Tommy J. Pickering, P.E., Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando 
Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 
Orlando, Florida 32822-5024, (407) 812-6331, Extension 29. Comments on 
the proposed revised noise compatibility program should also be 
submitted to the above office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the revised noise exposure maps submitted for Naples Municipal 
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, 
effective April 2, 1997. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed revised 
noise compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before September 29, 1997. This notice also announces 
the availability of this revised program for public review and comment.
    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 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 to 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 Title I of 
the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval 
which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or proposes for 
the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of 
the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
    The City of Naples, Florida, submitted to the FAA on February 13, 
1997, revised noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation 
which were produced during the Naples Municipal Airport FAR Part 150 
Revised program conducted between March 23, 1995 and February 13, 1997. 
It was requested that the FAA review this material as the noise 
exposure maps, as described in Section 103(a)(1) 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 104(b) of the Act.
    The FAA has completed its review of the revised noise exposure maps 
and related descriptions submitted by the City of Naples, Florida. The 
specific maps under consideration are ``1996 Existing Conditions Noise 
Exposure Map'' and ``2001 Forecast Conditions Revised Noise Exposure 
Map'' in the Revised Noise Compatibility Program 1996 submission. The 
FAA has determined that these maps for Naples Municipal Airport are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on April 2, 1997. 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 noise exposure maps. 
Therefore, the responsibility for the detailed overlaying of noise 
exposure contours

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onto the map depicting properties on the surface rests exclusively with 
the airport operator which submitted those maps, 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.
    The FAA has formally received the revised noise compatibility 
program 1996 for Naples Municipal Airport, also effective on April 2, 
1997. 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 revised program. The formal review period, 
limited by law to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before 
September 29, 1997.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR Part 150, Section 150.33. 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 noncompatible land uses 
and preventing the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses.
    Interested persons are invited to comment on the proposed revised 
program with specific reference to these factors. All comments, other 
than those properly addressed to local land use authorities, will be 
considered by the FAA to the extent practicable. Copies of the revised 
noise exposure maps, the FAA's evaluation of the maps, and the proposed 
revised noise compatibility program are available for examination at 
the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822-5024, and
Naples Airport Authority, 160 Aviation Drive North, Naples, Florida 
34104

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, April 2, 1997.
Charles E. Blair,
Manager, Orlando Airport District Office.
[FR Doc. 97-9418 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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