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monitoring system, and (3) the 

recommendation that the operating 

characteristics of the airport be 

monitored to ensure the accuracy of the 

noise exposure maps. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the Southwest Region, Airports Division 

Manager on December 7, 2007. The 

Record of Approval, as well as other 

evaluation materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal are available 

for review at the FAA office listed above 

and at the administrative offices of the 

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. 

The Record of Approval also will be 

available on-line at http://www.faa.gov/ 

arp/environmental/14cfr/150/ 

index14.cfm. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, December 11, 

2007. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–6108 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910-13-M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request For Review 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Columbus Regional 

Airport Authority for Port Columbus 

International 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. The FAA also announces 

that it is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program that was 

submitted for Port Columbus 

International Airport under Part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

maps, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

June 1, 2008. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps and of the start of its 

review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is December 5, 

2007. The public comment period ends 

February 2, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Katherine S. Jones, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Detroit Airports District 

Office, 11677 South Wayne Road, Suite 

107, Romulus, Michigan, phone number 

(734) 229–2958. 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 Port Columbus International Airport 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

December 5, 2007. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before June 1, 2008. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 47501, et seq. (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. 

Columbus Regional Airport Authority 

submitted to the FAA on November 27, 

2007 noise exposure maps, descriptions 

and other documentation that were 

produced during the Port Columbus 

International Airport Part 150 Noise 

Compatibility Program Update, 

November 2007. It was requested that 

the FAA review this material as the 

noise exposure maps, as described in 

section 47503 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 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by Columbus 

Regional Airport Authority. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the noise exposure maps includes: 

Existing (2006) Noise Exposure Map 

(NEM–1) and Future (2012) NEM with 

Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) 

(NEM–2). The Part 150 Noise 

Compatibility Program Update contains 

the required information for section 

47503 of the Act and section A150.101 

including the following specific 

references: current and forecast 

operations in Appendix J, Table 10; fleet 

mix and nighttime operations in 

Appendix C–Table C–1, C–2, C–3, C–4; 

flight patterns in Appendix C—Exhibits 

C–6, C–7, C–8, C–9, C–10, C–11, C–12, 

C–13, C–14, C–15, C–16, C–17, C–18, 

and land use in Exhibit 2–3. The FAA 

has determined that these maps for Port 

Columbus International Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on December 5, 2007. 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 constitute 

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 14 

CFR 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 14 CFR 150.21 of FAR part 150, 

that the statutorily required consultation 

has been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for Port 

Columbus International Airport, also 


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effective on December 5, 2007. 

Preliminary review of the submitted 

material indicates 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 program. 

The formal review period, limited by 

law to a maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before June 1, 2008. 

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 non-compatible land uses and 

preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed 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 noise 

exposure maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed noise 

compatibility program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration Detroit 

Airports District Office, 11677 South 

Wayne Road, Suite 107, Romulus, 

Michigan 48174. 

Columbus Regional Airport Authority, 

Port Columbus International Airport, 

4600 International Gateway, 

Columbus, Ohio 43219. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Dated: December 5, 2007. 

Issued in Romulus, Michigan. 

Matthew J. Thys, 

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, 

Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–6109 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Action 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

Federal actions taken by the California 

Department of Transportation 

(Department) pursuant to its assigned 

responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 327, as 

well as actions by other Federal 

agencies, are final within the meaning of 

23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to 

a proposed Highway 49 Widening at La 

Barr Meadows (Post Miles 9.7 to 11.2), 

from Ponderosa Way to North of Lode 

Line Way near Grass Valley in Nevada 

County, State of California. This action 

grants approval for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, FHWA, on behalf 

of the Department, is advising the 

public of final actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). These actions have 

been taken by the Department pursuant 

to its assigned responsibilities under 23 

U.S.C. 327, as well as by other Federal 

agencies. A claim seeking judicial 

review of the Federal agency actions on 

the highway project will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

June 17, 2008. If the Federal law that 

authorizes judicial review of a claim 

provides a time period of less than 180 

days for filing such claim, then that 

shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Winder Bajwa, Project Manager, 

California Department of 

Transportation, 703 B Street, Marysville, 

CA 95901; Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

(Pacific time); telephone (530) 741–

4432; e-mail: Winder_Bajwa@dot.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the Department, and 

other Federal agencies have taken final 

agency actions by issuing licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the following 

highway project in the State of 

California. The Highway 49 Widening at 

La Barr Meadows Project would 

improve operations and safety of State 

Route 49 in Nevada County, California. 

This would be accomplished by 

widening the existing roadway from two 

to four lanes with a continuous median/ 

left turn lane, constructing a signalized 

intersection at La Barr Meadows Road 

and State Route 49, constructing 

frontage roads, and removing existing 

at-grade intersections. The actions by 

the Department and other Federal 

agencies, and the laws under which 

such actions were taken, are described 

in the Environmental Assessment (EA)/ 

Finding of No significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the project, approved by the 

Department on October 1, 2007. The 

EA/FONSI and other project records are 

available by contacting the Department 

at the address provided above. The EA/ 

FONSI can be viewed and downloaded 

from the project Web site at http:// 

www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/ 

envinternet/hwy49labarr/labarr or 

viewed at the Nevada County Public 

Library—Grass Valley (Royce) Branch, 

207 Mill Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945. 

This notice applies to the Department 

and other Federal agency decisions as of 

the issuance date of this notice and all 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to the 

following Federal environmental 

statutes and Executive orders: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–

4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(ll)]; Archeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]; Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)- 

2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]; The Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Act of 1970, as amended. 

7. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k). 

8. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (Section 404, Section 

401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–

1377]; Land and Water Conservation 

Fund (LWCF) [16 U.S.C. 4601–4604]; 

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) [42 

U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401–

406]; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 

U.S.C. 1271–1287]; Emergency 

Wetlands Resources Act, [16 U.S.C. 

3921, 3931]; Wetlands Mitigation [23 

U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(M) and 133(b)(11)]; 

Flood Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 

4001–4128. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 


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