[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9988-9989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03141]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice Nashville Interntional Airport,
Nashville, TN
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 submitted by Metropolitan
Nashville Airport Authority for Nashville International Airport under
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act) and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance with applicable
requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the noise exposure maps is February 4, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phillip J. Braden, Federal Aviation
Administration, Memphis Airports District Office, 2862 Business Park
Drive, Building G, Memphis, Tennessee 38118, 901-322-8181.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Nashville International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title 14 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150, effective February 4, 2013.
Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 of the Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act (the Act), an airport operator may submit to the FAA
Noise Exposure Maps which meet applicable regulations and which depict
noncompatible 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 14 CFR part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a Noise Compatibility
Program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the airport
operator has taken or proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible
uses and prevent the introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and
accompanying documentation submitted by Metropolitan Nashville Airport
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure
Maps'' as defined in Section 150.7 of 14 CFR part 150 includes:
``Figure 2, Nashville International Airport Surrounding Communities
p.7; Figure 3, Existing Conditions (2012) Noise Exposure Map; Forecast
Condition (2017) Noise Exposure Map; Figure 5, Comparison of Existing
(2012) and Forecast (2017) Noise Exposure Maps; Table 4, Runway Details
p. 42; Table 5, Modeled Average Daily Aircraft Operations for 2012 p.
45; Table 6, Modeled Average Daily Aircraft Operations for 2017 p. 48;
Table 7, Designated Runup Locations and Use Guidance p. 50; Table 8,
Modeled Average Daily Runup Operations for
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2012 p. 51; Table 9, Modeled Average Daily Runup Operations for 2017 p.
51; Table 10, Modeled Average Daily Runway Use for 2012 and 2017 p. 53;
Table 11 RNAV Aircraft List p. 56; Figure 7, Existing North Flow Flight
Tracks for Conventional Departures, and Conventional and RNP Arrivals;
Figure 8, Existing South Flow Tracks for Conventional Departures, and
Conventional and RNP Arrivals; Figure 9, RNAV/RNP North Flow Arrival
and Departure Flight Tracks; Figure 10, RNAV/RNP South Flow Arrival and
Departure Flight Tracks; Table 12 Modeled Track Utilization for 2012 p.
67; Table 13 Modeled Track Utilization for 2017 p. 74; Appendix A,
Noise Terminology; Appendix B, FAA Acceptance of Previous Noise
Exposure Maps; Appendix C, May 23, 1989 FAA Record of Approval for 1989
Noise Compatibility Program Submission; Appendix D, Original 2011 and
2016 Noise Exposure Map Forecast Document and FAA Approval; Appendix E,
MNAA Submission to FAA and Associated FAA Approval for Revised 2012 and
2017 Forecasts; Appendix F, Request to FAA Regarding Non-Standard
Aircraft Type Modeling Substitutions and FAA Response; Appendix G,
Documentation Related to Draft Noise Exposure Map Notice, Review, and
Comment Opportunities; Appendix H, Documentation Related to September
18, 2012 Public Workshop; Appendix I, Written Comment Received During
Consultation''. The FAA has determined that these Noise Exposure Maps
and accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on February 4, 2013.
FAA's determination on the 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 airport operator'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 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 exposure
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'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,
under Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part 150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the full Noise Exposure Maps documentation and of the
FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the
following locations: Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis Airports
District Office, 2862 Business Park Drive, Building G, Memphis,
Tennessee 38118.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Memphis, Tennessee on February 4, 2013.
Phillip J. Braden,
Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2013-03141 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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