[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 111 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31368-31369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12237]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Compatibility Program for San Antonio International 
Airport, Bexar County, Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of acceptance of a noise exposure map.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its 
determination that the noise exposure map submitted by City of San 
Antonio Aviation Department for San Antonio International Airport is in 
compliance with applicable statuary and regulatory requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the FAA's determination on the noise 
exposure map is June 1, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John MacFarlane, 10101 Hillwood 
Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177, 817-222-5681.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA determined the noise exposure map 
submitted by the City of San Antonio Aviation Department for San 
Antonio International Airport, is in compliance with applicable 
statutory and regulatory requirements, effective June 1, 2021. Under 
Title 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 
depicting non-compatible uses as of the date such map is submitted, a 
description of estimated aircraft operations during a forecast period 
that is at least five years in the future and how those operations will 
affect the map. A noise exposure map must be prepared in accordance 
with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, the 
regulations

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promulgated pursuant to section 47502 of the Act, and developed in 
consultation with public agencies and planning authorities in the area 
surrounding the airport, state and Federal agencies, interested and 
affected parties in the local community, and aeronautical users of the 
airport. In addition, an airport operator that submitted a noise 
exposure map, which the FAA determined is compliant with statutory and 
regulatory requirements, may submit a noise compatibility program for 
FAA approval that sets forth 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 completed its review of the noise exposure map and 
supporting documentation submitted by the City of San Antonio Aviation 
Department and determined the noise exposure map and accompanying 
documentation are in compliance with applicable requirements. The 
documentation that constitutes the Noise Exposure Map includes: Table 
4-1 Annual Aircraft Operations by Aircraft Category; Figure 2-3 Airport 
Diagram; Table 4-5 Aircraft Arrival; Table 4-6 Departure Runway Use; 
Figure 4-6 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runways 31L and 31R; 
Figure 4-7 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runways 13L and 13R; 
Figure 4-8 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runway 4; Figure 4-9 
Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks--Runway 22; Figure 4-3 Nighttime 
Runway Utilization--2021 Existing Conditions; and Figure 4-5 Nighttime 
Runway Utilization--2026 Future Conditions. This determination is 
effective on June 1, 2021.
    FAA's determination on an airport's noise exposure map is limited 
to a finding that the noise exposure map was developed in accordance 
with the Act and procedures contained in 14 CFR part 150, Appendix A. 
FAA's acceptance of an NEM does not 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 within noise exposure contours depicted on a noise 
exposure map, 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 14 CFR part 150 or 
through FAA review and acceptance of a noise exposure map. 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 a noise exposure 
map or with those public and planning agencies with which consultation 
is required under section 47503 of the Act. The FAA relied on the 
certification by the airport operator, under of 14 CFR 150.21 that the 
required consultations and opportunity for public review has been 
accomplished during the development of the noise exposure maps.
    Copies of the noise exposure map and supporting documentation and 
the FAA's evaluation of the noise exposure maps are available for 
examination at the following locations: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, 
Texas 76177, and San Antonio International Airport, 9800 Airport 
Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78216. Questions may be directed to the 
individual listed in the For Further Information Contact section of 
this notice.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 1, 2021.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Deputy Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-12237 Filed 6-10-21; 8:45 am]
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