[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9716-9717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4210]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice, Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Austin Straubel International Airport, Green 
Bay, WI

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 submitted by Brown County 
for Austin Straubel International Airport 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. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed 
noise compatibility program that was submitted for Austin Straubel 
International Airport under part 150 in conjunction with the noise 
exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on 
or before July 19, 1995.

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 January 20, 1995. The public comment 
period ends March 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William J. Flanagan, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District 
Office, room 102, 6020 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450, 
(612) 725-4463. 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 Austin Straubel 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
part 150, effective January 20, 1995. Further, FAA is reviewing a 
proposed noise compatibility program for that airport which will be 
approved or disapproved on or before July 19, 1995. This notice also 
announces the availability of this 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 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 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.
    Brown County submitted to the FAA on July 28, 1993, noise exposure 
maps, descriptions and other documentation which were produced during 
the FAR part 150 Noise compatibility Study from July 1991 to November 
1994. 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 noise exposure maps and 
related descriptions submitted by Brown County. The specific maps under 
consideration are the 1992 existing Noise Exposure Map and the 1997 
future Noise Exposure Map. The FAA has determined that these maps for 
Austin Straubel International Airport are in compliance with applicable 
requirements. This determination in effective on January 20, 1995. 
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 prices 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 detail overlaying of noise 
exposure contours onto the map depicting properties on the surface 
rests exclusively with the airport operator who 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 statutory required consultation has 
been accomplished.
    The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for 
Austin Straubel International Airport, also effective on January 20, 
1995. 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 program. The formal review period, limited by law 
to a maximum of 180 days, will be completed on or before July 19, 1995.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of 14 CFR part 150, Sec. 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.
    Inerested 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 reexamination at the following 
locations:

[[Page 9717]] Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW., Room 617, Washington, D.C. 20591
Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis Airports District Office, 
Room 102, 6020 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450
Office of the Airport Director, Austin Straubel International Airport, 
2077 Airport Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313
Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
    Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, State Transportation building, 
Room 701, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.

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

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 20, 1995.
Franklin D. Benson,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 95-4210 Filed 2-17-95; 8:45 am]
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