[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9242-9243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03807]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice for Los Angeles International Airport,
Los Angeles, California
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Los Angeles
World Airports, for Los Angeles 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: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise
exposure maps is February 24, 2016 and applicable February 12, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Globa, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports
District Office, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles,
California 90009-2007. Street Address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Hawthorne, California 90261. Telephone: 310/725-3637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Los Angeles International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title14, Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 (hereinafter referred to as
``Part 150''), effective February 12, 2016. Under 49 U.S.C. Section
47503 of 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
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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 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 FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation submitted by Los Angeles World Airports. The
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined
in Section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 5-1, 2015 Noise Exposure
Map (Existing Conditions)--Los Angeles International Airport; Exhibit
5-2, 2020 Noise Exposure Map (Future Conditions)--Los Angeles
International Airport. The Noise Exposure Maps contain current and
forecast information including the depiction of the airport and its
boundary; the runway configurations, land uses such as residential,
commercial, industrial, and open space/recreational land use; locations
of noise sensitive public buildings (such as schools, hospitals, and
historic properties on or eligible for the National Register of
Historic Places); and the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 65,
70, and 75 decibel airport noise contours resulting from existing and
forecast airport operations. The frequency of airport operations is
described in Section 4.6.1 of the Noise Exposure Map Update report.
Flight tracks associated with Los Angeles International Airport are
depicted in Exhibits 4-3 thru 4-10a. The Los Angeles International
Airport noise monitoring system is described in Section 4.7 and
monitoring locations are shown on Exhibit 4-12 of the Noise Exposure
Map Update report. Estimates of the number of people residing within
the CNEL contours is located in Section 5.5 of the Noise Exposure Map
Update report. The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps
and accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on February 12, 2016.
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 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, under Section 150.21 of Part 150, that the
statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure map documentation and of the
FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the
following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region Office,
Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne,
California 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office,
Room 3000, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261.
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles World Airports,
Attention: Mr. Scott Tatro, Airport Environmental Manager II, 1 World
Way, Los Angeles, California 90045.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, February 12, 2016.
Robin K. Hunt,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP-600. Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-03807 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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