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Federal Register :: FAA Approval Of Noise Compatibility Program 14 CFR Part 150; Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; Baltimore, MD
FAA Approval Of Noise Compatibility Program 14 CFR Part 150; Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; Baltimore, MD
A Notice by the Federal Aviation Administration on 03/14/2008
The effective date of the FAA's approval of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport noise compatibility program update is February 26, 2008.
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-4938 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-4938
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and 14 CFR Part 150. These findings are made in recognition of the description of Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On April 3, 2006, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps submitted by MAA under Part 150 Start Printed Page 13946were in compliance with applicable requirements. On February 26, 2008, the FAA approved the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport noise compatibility program update. All of the recommendations of the program were approved.
This notice announces that the FAA has given its overall approval to the noise compatibility program for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, effective February 26, 2008.
Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an airport noise compatibility program are delineated in FAR Part 150, section 150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of land uses under Federal, state, or local law. Approval does not by itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for Federal action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility measures may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may require an environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. Where federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must be submitted to the FAA Airports District Office in Dulles, Virginia.
MAA submitted to the FAA on October 1, 2007, the noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced during the noise compatibility planning study conducted from January 2003 through December 2003. The Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport noise exposure maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance with applicable requirements on April 3, 2006. Notice of this determination was published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2006 (71 FR 19782).
The Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport study contains a proposed noise compatibility program comprised of actions designed for phased implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from February 2008 to (or beyond) the year 2010. It was requested that the FAA evaluate and approve this material as a noise compatibility program as described in section 47504 of the Act. The FAA began its review of the program on October 18, 2007 and was required by a provision of the Act to approve or disapprove the program within 180 days. Failure to approve or disapprove such program within the 180-day period shall be deemed to be an approval of such program.
The submitted program contained four (4) proposed actions for noise mitigation on and off the airport. The FAA completed its review and determined that the procedural and substantive requirements of the Act and FAR Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall program, therefore, was approved by the FAA effective February 26, 2008.
Outright approval was granted for four Noise Abatement Measures. The approved measures included such items as: Update the noise rule for Runway 15L/33R; Voluntary residential property acquisition; Homeowners assistance program and Noise Monitoring System.
These determinations are set forth-in detail in the Record of Approval signed by the Division Manager on February 26, 2008. 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 MAA. The Record of Approval also will be available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/​airports_​airtraffic/​airports/​environmental/​airport_​noise/​.
Issued in Dulles, Virginia on February 26, 2008.
[FR Doc. E8-4938 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]