[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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