[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8565-8566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03955]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice for Fresno Yosemite International 
Airport, Fresno, California

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 the City of 
Fresno for Fresno Yosemite 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 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Garibaldi, Federal Aviation 
Administration, San Francisco Airports District Office, 1000 Marina 
Boulevard, Suite 220, Brisbane, CA 94005-1835; email 
[email protected]; or Telephone: 650-827-7613

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Fresno Yosemite 
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 16, 2018. Under 49 
United States Code (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 
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 the City of Fresno. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined 
in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Figure 14 Existing Condition 
(2017) Noise Exposure Map, and Figure 15 Forecast Conditions (2022) 
Noise Exposure Map. 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,

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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 4.2 of the Noise Exposure Map Update report. 
Flight tracks associated with Fresno Yosemite International Airport are 
depicted in Figures 9 through 12. The Fresno Yosemite International 
Airport noise monitoring system is described in both Section 5.3 and 
Appendix O, with noise monitoring locations shown on Figure O-1 of the 
report. Estimates of the number of people residing within the CNEL 
contours is located in Section 5.2.2 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 16, 2018.
    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 of 
Airports, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Room 3012, Lawndale, CA 90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District 
Office, 1000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 220, Brisbane, CA 94005-1835.
Mark W. Davis, Airports Planning Manager, Fresno Yosemite International 
Airport, 4995 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727.

    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on February 16, 2018.
Brian Q. Armstrong,
Acting Director, Office of Airports, AWP-600, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-03955 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]
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