Noise Exposure Map Notice; Burlington International Airport, South Burlington, Vermont
| Published date | 10 October 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 54726 |
| Record Number | 2019-22221 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54726-54727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22221]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Burlington International Airport,
South Burlington, Vermont
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps for Burlington International
Airport, as submitted by the City of Burlington, Vermont, under the
provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of
1979, are in compliance with applicable requirements.
DATES: Applicable Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination
on the noise exposure maps is September 26, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation
Administration, New England Region, Airports Division, 1200 District
Ave., Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Burlington International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150,
effective September 26, 2019.
Under Section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an
airport operator may submit to the FAA noise exposure maps that meet
applicable regulations and that 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 such noise exposure maps that
are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR
part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of the Act, may submit a
noise compatibility program for FAA approval that sets forth the
measures the operator has taken, or proposes, for the introduction of
additional non-compatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure map and
related descriptions submitted by the City of Burlington, Vermont. The
specific maps under consideration were ``Figure 12, 2018 Existing
Conditions Noise Exposure Map'' on page 39 and ``Figure 13, 2023
Forecast Conditions Noise Exposure Map'' on page 41 in the submission.
The FAA has determined that these maps for Burlington International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on September 26, 2019.
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 Part 150. Such determination
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 to noise exposure contours depicted on a noise exposure map
submitted under Section 103 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 107 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 a noise exposure map.
Therefore, the
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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 the map or with those public
agencies and planning agencies with which consultation is required
under Section 103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on the certification
by the airport operator, under Section 150.21 of Part 150, that the
statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the noise exposure maps and of the FAA's evaluation of
the maps are available for examination at the following locations:
Burlington International Airport, 1200 Airport Drive #1, South
Burlington, Vermont 05403.
Federal Aviation Administration, New England Region, Airports
Division, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on September 26, 2019.
Richard P. Doucette,
Environmental Program Manager, FAA New England Region, Airports
Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-22221 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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