Notice2021-12237
Noise Compatibility Program for San Antonio International Airport, Bexar County, Texas
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Published
June 11, 2021
Effective
June 1, 2021
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure map submitted by City of San Antonio Aviation Department for San Antonio International Airport is in compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 111 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31368-31369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12237]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Compatibility Program for San Antonio International
Airport, Bexar County, Texas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure map submitted by City of San
Antonio Aviation Department for San Antonio International Airport is in
compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory requirements.
DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise
exposure map is June 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John MacFarlane, 10101 Hillwood
Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177, 817-222-5681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the noise exposure map
submitted by the City of San Antonio Aviation Department for San
Antonio International Airport, is in compliance with applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements, effective June 1, 2021. Under
Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 47503 of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act (hereinafter referred to as ``the
Act''), an airport operator may submit to the FAA, noise exposure maps
depicting non-compatible uses as of the date such map is submitted, a
description of estimated aircraft operations during a forecast period
that is at least five years in the future and how those operations will
affect the map. A noise exposure map must be prepared in accordance
with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, the
regulations
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promulgated pursuant to section 47502 of the Act, and developed in
consultation with public agencies and planning authorities in the area
surrounding the airport, state and Federal agencies, interested and
affected parties in the local community, and aeronautical users of the
airport. In addition, an airport operator that submitted a noise
exposure map, which the FAA determined is compliant with statutory and
regulatory requirements, may submit a noise compatibility program for
FAA approval that sets forth 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 completed its review of the noise exposure map and
supporting documentation submitted by the City of San Antonio Aviation
Department and determined the noise exposure map and accompanying
documentation are in compliance with applicable requirements. The
documentation that constitutes the Noise Exposure Map includes: Table
4-1 Annual Aircraft Operations by Aircraft Category; Figure 2-3 Airport
Diagram; Table 4-5 Aircraft Arrival; Table 4-6 Departure Runway Use;
Figure 4-6 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runways 31L and 31R;
Figure 4-7 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runways 13L and 13R;
Figure 4-8 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runway 4; Figure 4-9
Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runway 22; Figure 4-3 Nighttime
Runway Utilization--2021 Existing Conditions; and Figure 4-5 Nighttime
Runway Utilization--2026 Future Conditions. This determination is
effective on June 1, 2021.
FAA's determination on an airport's noise exposure map is limited
to a finding that the noise exposure map was developed in accordance
with the Act and procedures contained in 14 CFR part 150, Appendix A.
FAA's acceptance of an NEM does not 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 within noise exposure contours depicted on a noise
exposure map, 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 review and acceptance of a noise exposure map. 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 a noise exposure
map or with those public and planning agencies with which consultation
is required under section 47503 of the Act. The FAA relied on the
certification by the airport operator, under of 14 CFR 150.21 that the
required consultations and opportunity for public review has been
accomplished during the development of the noise exposure maps.
Copies of the noise exposure map and supporting documentation and
the FAA's evaluation of the noise exposure maps are available for
examination at the following locations: Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth,
Texas 76177, and San Antonio International Airport, 9800 Airport
Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78216. Questions may be directed to the
individual listed in the For Further Information Contact section of
this notice.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 1, 2021.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Deputy Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-12237 Filed 6-10-21; 8:45 am]
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