Notice2022-19364
Noise Exposure Map Notice: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority for San Diego International Airport
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Published
September 8, 2022
Effective
September 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority for San Diego International Airport complies with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, refer to the supplementary information for details. Further, in conjunction with the noise exposure maps, FAA is reviewing the proposed noise compatibility program for the San Diego International Airport, which the FAA will approve or disapprove on or before February 28, 2023. This notice also announces the availability of this noise compatibility program for public review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55074-55075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19364]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice: San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority for San Diego International Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map and review of a
noise compatibility program.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority for San Diego International Airport
complies with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, refer
to the supplementary information for details. Further, in conjunction
with the noise exposure maps, FAA is reviewing the proposed noise
compatibility program for the San Diego International Airport, which
the FAA will approve or disapprove on or before February 28, 2023. This
notice also announces the availability of this noise compatibility
program for public review and comment.
DATES: 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 September 1, 2022. The public comment period
ends October 31, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional
Environmental Protection Specialist, 777 South Aviation Boulevard, El
Segundo, California 90045. Telephone 424-405-7315. 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 (NEMs) submitted by the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority for San Diego International Airport complies
with the applicable requirements of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 150 (14 CFR part 150), effective September 1,
2022. Further, the FAA is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility
program (NCP) for San Diego International Airport that will be approved
or disapproved on or before February 28, 2023. This notice also
announces the availability of this program for public review and
comment.
Per United States Code (U.S.C.) section 47503 (49 U.S.C. 47503) an
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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. 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 submitted noise exposure maps that the FAA
determined complies with the requirements of 14 CFR part 150, may
submit a noise compatibility program, 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, for FAA approval.
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on
May 6, 2022, noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation
that were produced during the San Diego International Airport 14 CFR
part 150 Update Final Report, dated May 2022. It was requested that the
FAA review this material as the noise exposure maps, as described in 49
U.S.C. 47503, and that the noise mitigation measures, to be implemented
jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be approved as a
noise compatibility program under 49 U.S.C. 47503.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related descriptions submitted by the San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority. The specific documentation determined to constitute the
noise exposure maps includes: ``Figure NEM-1 Existing 2018 Noise
Exposure Map (NEM);'' ``Figure NEM-2 Future Noise Exposure Map (NEM)
2026.'' The Noise Exposure Maps contain current and forecast
information including the depiction of the airport and its boundaries,
the runway configuration, land uses such as residential, open space,
commercial/office, community facilities, libraries, churches,
infrastructure, and those areas within the Community Noise Equivalent
Level (CNEL) 65, 70, and 75 decibel (dB) noise contours. Estimates for
the number of people within these contours for the year 2018 are shown
on Figure NEM-1 Existing 2018 Noise Exposure Map. Figures 3.9 and 3.10
show the location of noise monitoring sites. Flight tracks for the
existing and the forecast Noise Exposure Maps are found in Figures 4.1,
4.2, and 4.3. The type and frequency of aircraft operations (including
nighttime operations) are found in Tables 4.3 and 4.4. The FAA
determined that these noise exposure maps for San Diego International
Airport are in compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory
requirements. This determination is effective on September 1, 2022. The
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 14 CFR 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 49 U.S.C. 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. 47503. 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 the 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. 47503. The FAA has relied on
the certification by the airport operator, 14 CFR 150.21, that the
statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
San Diego International Airport, also effective on September 1, 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 February 28,
2023.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the
provisions of 14 CFR 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 are available for examination at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District
Office, 777 South Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, California
90045.
Sjohnna Knack, Program Manager, Airport Planning & Environmental
Affairs, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, 3270 Admiral
Boland Way, San Diego, California 92101
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in El Segundo, California on September 1, 2022.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Airports Division, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-19364 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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