Notice2022-08046
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review
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Published
April 15, 2022
Effective
April 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Duluth Airport Authority (DAA) for Duluth International Airport (DLH) under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and FAA regulations are in compliance with applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for DLH in conjunction with the noise exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before October 8, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22616-22617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08046]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Duluth
Airport Authority (DAA) for Duluth International Airport (DLH) under
the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and FAA
regulations are in compliance with applicable requirements. The FAA
also announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility
program that was submitted for DLH in conjunction with the noise
exposure map, and that this program will be approved or disapproved on
or before October 8, 2022.
DATES: The FAA's determination on the noise exposure maps and of the
start of its review of the associated noise compatibility program is
effective April 11, 2022. The public comment period ends June 10, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Fitzpatrick, 6020 South 28th
Avenue, Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b313428332e3a753d322f212b3a2f293238301b3d3a3a753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1872776b706d79367e716c6268796c6a717b73587e7979367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>,
(612) 253-4639. 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 DLH are in compliance with
applicable requirements of 14 CFR part 150, effective April 11, 2022.
Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program for
that airport which will be approved or disapproved on or before October
8, 2022. This notice also announces the availability of this program
for public review and comment.
Under 49 U.S.C., section 47503 (the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), 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. 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 the 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 DAA submitted to the FAA on December 13, 2021, noise exposure
maps, descriptions and other documentation that were produced during
the 2020-2021 DLH part 150 Noise Compatibility Program Update. It was
requested that the FAA review this material as the noise exposure maps,
as described in section 47503 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
47504 of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by the DAA. The specific documentation
determined to constitute the noise exposure maps includes: Exhibit 3-1
(Existing (2020) Baseline Noise Exposure Contour) and Exhibit 4-1
(Future (2026) Noise Compatibility Program--Noise Exposure Map).
Chapters 3 and 4 of the DLH part 150 update describe the baseline noise
exposure maps and noise compatibility program in greater detail. The
FAA has determined that these maps for DLH are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on April 11,
2022. 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 constitute 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 47503 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 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 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 section 47503 of the Act. The FAA has
relied on the certification by the airport operator,
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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
DLH, also effective on April 11, 2022. 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 October 8, 2022.
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 non-compatible land uses and preventing the
introduction of additional non-compatible 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 can be viewed online at the DLH website at
<a href="https://duluthairport.com/noise-study/#documents">https://duluthairport.com/noise-study/#documents</a>. To review the
documents in person, please contact the Airport by phone at (218) 727-
2968 to set up a visit in their office at: Duluth Airport Authority,
Attn: Tom Werner 4701 Grinden Drive, Duluth, MN 55811.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 11, 2022.
E. Lindsay Butler,
Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-08046 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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