Notice2021-28451
Noise Compatibility Program for Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Tarrant County, Texas
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Published
January 3, 2022
Effective
December 23, 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 Fort Worth for Fort Worth Alliance Airport is in compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 144-145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28451]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Compatibility Program for Fort Worth Alliance Airport,
Tarrant 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 Fort
Worth for Fort Worth Alliance 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 December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean McMath, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, Texas 76177, 817-222-5617.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the noise exposure map
submitted by City of Fort Worth for Fort Worth Alliance Airport, is in
compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements,
effective December 23, 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 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 City of Fort Worth 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 3.4 Existing Aircraft Operations;
Table 3.8 Existing and Forecast Annual Operations; Table 4.5 Day/Night
Operations by Aircraft Category; Table 4.6 Runway Utilization by
Aircraft Category; Figure 3.2 Airport Layout Plan; Figure 4.1 North
Flow Flight Tracks; Figure 4.2 South Flow Flight Tracks. This
determination is effective on December 23, 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
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are available for examination at the following locations: Federal
Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration ASW-600, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177 and City of Fort Worth
Aviation Department, 201 American Concourse #330, Fort Worth, Texas
76106. Questions may be directed to the individual listed in the For
Further Information Contact section of this notice.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on December 23, 2021.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Deputy Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-28451 Filed 12-30-21; 8:45 am]
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