Notice2026-06552
Noise Exposure Map for Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado
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Published
April 3, 2026
Effective
April 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure map (NEM) submitted by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority for Centennial Airport is compliant with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17054-17055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06552]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map for Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Acceptance of Centennial Airport noise exposure map.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure map (NEM) submitted by the
Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority for Centennial Airport is
compliant with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the NEM is
April 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Sweeney, 26805 E 68th Avenue,
Denver, CO 80249, (303) 342-1263.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the NEM submitted by the
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Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority for Centennial Airport, is in
compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements,
effective April 1, 2026. Under title 49, United States Code (U.S.C.)
section (Sec. ) 47503, an airport operator may submit to the FAA NEMs
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 NEM must be prepared in accordance with title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, the regulations promulgated
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47502, 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 NEM, 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 NEM and supporting
documentation submitted by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority
and determined the NEM and accompanying documentation are compliant
with applicable requirements. The documentation that constitutes the
NEM includes: current and forecast NEM graphics (2025 Existing
Condition NEM and 2030 Future Condition NEM), plus all other narrative,
graphic, or tabular representations of the data required by 14 CFR
150.101 and 49 U.S.C 47503 and 47506. This determination is effective
on April 1, 2026. FAA's determination on an airport's NEM is limited to
a finding that the NEM was developed in accordance with the 49 U.S.C
47503 and 47506 and procedures contained in 14 CFR part 150, Appendix
A. FAA's acceptance of an NEM 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 NEM,
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 NEMs to resolve
questions concerning, for example, which properties should be covered
by the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 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 14 CFR part 150 or through FAA review and acceptance of a
NEM. 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 NEM or
with those public and planning agencies with which consultation is
required under 49 U.S.C 47503. The FAA relied on the certification by
the airport operator, under 14 CFR 150.21, that the required
consultations and opportunity for public review has been accomplished
during the development of the NEMs. Copies of the NEM and supporting
documentation and the FAA's evaluation of the NEMs are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration Denver Airports District Office, 26805
E 68th Ave., Suite 224 Denver, CO 80249
Centennial Airport, 76565 S Peoria St., Englewood, CO 98108
Questions may be directed to the individual listed in the For
Further Information Contact section of this notice.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington on April 1, 2026.
Jason Ritchie,
Acting Director, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-06552 Filed 4-2-26; 8:45 am]
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