[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54942-54943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22331]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 
International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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 Broward County, 
Florida, through its Aviation Department (BCAD) for Fort Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation 
Safety and Noise Abatement Act are in compliance with applicable 
requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure maps is October 3, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Reeves, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southern Region/Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 
Columbia Ave, Room 220, College Park, GA 30337, (404) 305-6708.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 
International Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of 
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150, effective October 
3, 2019. Under 49 U.S.C. 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 
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 14 CFR part 150, 
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may

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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 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 Broward County, Florida, 
through its Aviation Department (BCAD) for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 
International Airport. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise 
Exposure Maps'' as defined in 14 CFR 150.7 includes: Map 1 of 5--2018 
Noise Exposure Map; Map 2 of 5--2023 Noise Exposure Map; Map 3 of 5--
East Flow Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks; Map 4--West Flow Fixed-Wing Flight 
Track; and Map 5 of 5--Helicopter Flight Tracks; and the Final Noise 
Exposure Map Report and its appendices. The FAA has determined that 
these Noise Exposure Maps and accompanying documentation are in 
compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is 
effective on October 3, 2019.
    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 14 CFR 150.21, 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 by 
appointment at the following location: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Orlando Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, 5th Floor, 
Orlando, Florida 32819.
    To arrange an appointment to review the Noise Exposure Maps 
documentation, contact Peter Green, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southern Region/Atlanta Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark 
Circle, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 487-7296. Questions may be directed to 
the individual named above under the heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Issued in Orlando Airports District Office, Orlando, FL on 
October 3, 2019.
Bart Vernace,
Manager, FAA/Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-22331 Filed 10-10-19; 8:45 am]
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