[Federal Register: October 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 195)] [Notices] [Page 58160-58161] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08oc03-116] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Noise Exposure Map Notice; Lincoln Airport, Lincoln, NE AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Lincoln Airport Authority for Lincoln 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. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise exposure maps is September 26, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Schenkelberg, Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106, 816- 329-2645. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds that the noise exposure maps submitted for Lincoln Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150, effective September 26, 2003. Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503, 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. 49 U.S.C. Section 47503 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 Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 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 non-compatible uses and prevent the introduction of additional non-compatible uses. The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation submitted by Lincoln Airport Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as defined in section 150.7 of part 150 includes: ``2002 Noise Exposure Map and 2007 Noise Exposure Map''. The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is effective on September 26, 2003. 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 49 U.S.C. Section 47503, 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 49 U.S.C. Section 47506. 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 that submitted those maps, or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which consultation is required under 49 U.S.C. Section 47503. The FAA has relied on the certification [[Page 58161]] by the airport operator, under section 150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has been accomplished. Copies of the full exposure map documentation and of the FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the following locations: Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; Jon L. Large, Lincoln Airport, 2400 West Adams, Lincoln, NE 68504. Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 26, 2003. George A. Hendon, Manager, Airports Division, Central Region. [FR Doc. 03-25437 Filed 10-7-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M