

[Federal Register: January 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 4)]
[Notices]               
[Page 1258-1259]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program 
and Request for Review; Orlando Executive Airport; Orlando, Florida

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the Greater 
Orlando Airport Authority for Orlando Executive 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 the 
applicable requirements. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a 
proposed Noise Compatibility Program that was submitted for Orlando 
Executive under Part 150 in conjunction with the Noise Exposure Map, 
and that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before June 
28, 2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  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 December 31, 2007. The public comment 
period ends February 29, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindy McDowell, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine 
National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822, (407-812-6331). 
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 submitted for Orlando Executive Airport 
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective 
December 31, 2007. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed Noise 
Compatibility Program for that Airport which will be approved or 
disapproved on or before June 28, 2008. This notice also announces the 
availability of this Program for public review and comment.
    Under 49 U.S.C., section 47503 (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 
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 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 Greater Orlando Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on 
December 18, 2007 Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions and other

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documentation that were produced during the Orlando Executive Airport 
FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study conducted between 
November, 2003 and December, 2006. It was requested that the FAA review 
this material as the Noise Exposure Maps, as described in Section 47503 
of the Act, and that the noise mitigation measures, to be implemented 
jointly by the airport and surrounding communities, be approved as a 
Noise Compatibility Program under section 47504 of the Act.
    The FAA has completed its review of the Noise Exposure Maps and 
related descriptions submitted by the Greater Orlando Airport 
Authority. The specific documentation determined to constitute the 
Noise Exposure Maps includes: Exhibit B--2006 Noise Contour and 
Existing Land Use; Exhibit C--2011 Noise Contour and Future Land Use; 
Table 7-1, 2004 Annual Operations; Table 7-2, 2004 Fleet Mix; Table 7-
3, 2004 Fleet Mix--Operations Per Day; Table 7-4, Projected Annual 
Operations; Table 7-5, 2009 Fleet Mix; Table 7-6, 2009 Fleet Mix--
Operations Per Day; Table 7-7, Runway Use Percentages; Exhibit 7-4, 
West Flow Track Use Percentages; Exhibit 7-5, East Flow Flight 
Corridors; Exhibit 7-6, Touch and Go Flight Tracks; Exhibit 7-7, 
Helicopter Flight Tracks; Table 7-8, 2004 and 2009 Arrival Corridor 
Percentages; Table 7-9, 2004 and 2009 Departure Corridor Percentages; 
Table 7-10, 2004 and 2009 Local Pattern Percentages; Table 7-11, 2004 
and 2009 Time of Day Percentages by Aircraft Category, Exhibit 8-3, 
2004 Noise Contours and Existing Land Use; Exhibit 8-4, 2009 Noise 
Contours and Future Land Use; Exhibit 8-5, Community Facilities; Table 
8-3, DNL Noise Levels at Community Facilities; Table 8-4, Estimated 
Population within 2004 and 2009 Noise Contours; Map A--2006 Noise 
Exposure Map; Map B--2011 Noise Exposure Map. The FAA has determined 
that these maps for Orlando Executive Airport are in compliance with 
applicable requirements. This determination is effective on December 
31, 2007. 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 FAR 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 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.
    The FAA has formally received the Noise Compatibility Program for 
Orlando Executive Airport, also effective on December 31, 2007. 
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 June 28, 2008.
    The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the 
provisions of Part 150, section 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, Orlando Airports District 
Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 
32822.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, December 31, 2007.
Juan C. Brown,
Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 08-4 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]

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