Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review; Dannelly Field, Montgomery, AL

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Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program

and Request for Review; Dannelly Field, Montgomery, AL

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 Montgomery

Airport Authority for Dannelly Field under the provisions of Title I of

the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pubic Law 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 Dannelly Field under Part 150 in

conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this program will be

approved or disapproved on or before December 10, 1994.

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 June 13, 1994. The public comment period

ends August 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas M. Roberts, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1680 Phoenix

Parkway, Suite 101, College Park, GA 30349 (404 994-5306. 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 Dannelly Field are in

compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective June 13,

1994. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program

for that airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before

December 10, 1994. 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 proposed for

the reduction of existing noncompatible uses and for the prevention of

the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.

Montgomery Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on March 3, 1994,

noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation which were

produced during the Dannelly Field Part 150 Noise Study dated January

1993. 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 Montgomery Airport Authority. The

specific maps under consideration are, ``1992 Noise Levels'' and ``1997

Preferred Runway Operations,'' in the submission. The FAA has

determined that these maps for Dannelly Field are in compliance with

applicable requirements. This determination is effective on June 13,

1994. 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 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 Sec. 150.21

of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been

accomplished.

The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for

Dannelly Field, also effective on June 13, 1994. 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 December 10, 1994.

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.

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, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1680

Phoenix Parkway, Suite 101, College Park, Georgia 30349

Mr. James Loomis, Aviation Director, Dannelly Field, P.O. Box 2339,

Montgomery, Alabama 36103

Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Issued in Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia, June 13, 1994.

Samuel F. Austin,

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 94-15516 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]

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