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flight schedules. For the period from
November 2004 through June 2005, the
average minutes of arrival delay
decreased by approximately 27% when
compared to the same period last year.
This level of delay reduction is
somewhat better than the 20%
reduction in delays that the FAA’s
computer modeling anticipated. We
attribute this primarily to weather
conditions that were more favorable
than average and to certain peak hours
in which the arrivals actually scheduled
have been below the hourly limit
adopted in the August 2004 order.
Additionally, the longest arrival
delays—those lasting more than one
hour—have decreased by approximately
31%. Preliminary on-time arrival
performance while the August 2004
order has been in effect indicates in
improvement of over eight percentage
points. As a result, O’Hare is now
performing near the average for the rest
of the National Airspace System, which
is a dramatic improvement over the
airport’s bottom-tier performance during
much of 2004.
Order to Show Cause: The FAA has
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
to address appropriate limitations on
scheduled operations at O’Hare. The
comment period for the proposed rule
closed on May 24, and the FAA and the
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
are evaluating the comments filed in the
rulemaking docket and intend to make
a final decision as soon as reasonably
possible. The FAA cannot complete the
rulemaking process sufficiently in
advance of the August 2004 order’s
current expiration date, however, given
the 90- to 120-day lead time the air
carriers need to finalize plans for their
winter scheduling season, as well as the
complexity of the issues presented in
the rulemaking.
To prevent a recurrence of
overscheduling at O’Hare during the
interim between the expiration of the
August 2004 order on October 29, 2005,
and the effective date of a rule, if a rule
is adopted, the FAA tentatively intends
to extend the August 2004 order. The
limits on arrivals and the allocation of
arrival authority embodied in the
August 2004 order reflect the FAA’s
agreements with U.S. and Canadian air
carriers. As a result, maintaining the
order through the winter scheduling
season constitutes a reasonable
approach to preventing unacceptable
congestion and delays at O’Hare. The
August 2004 order, as extended, would
expire on April 1, 2006.
Accordingly, the FAA directs all
interested persons to show cause why
the FAA should not make final its
tentative findings and tentative decision
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to extend the August 2004 order through
April 2, 2006, by filing their written
views in Docket No. FAA–2004–16944
on or before August 1, 2005. The FAA
is not soliciting views on the issues
separately under consideration in the
proposed rulemaking. Therefore, any
submissions to the current docket
should be limited to the issue of
extending the August 2004 order.
Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on July
18, 2005.
Rebecca MacPherson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulation.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of
Noise Compatibility Program and
Request for Review for Albany
International Airport
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure
maps submitted by Albany County
Airport Authority for Albany
International Airport under provisions
of Title I of the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L.
96–193) and 14 CFR part 150 are in
compliance with applicable
requirements. The FAA also announces
that it is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program that was
submitted for Albany International
Airport under Part 150 in conjunction
with the noise exposure maps, and that
this program will be approved or
disapproved on or before January 4,
2006.
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 July 8, 2005. The public comment
period ends September 6, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Stanco, New York Airports
District Office, 600 Old Country Road,
Suite 440, Garden City, New York
11530. Comments on the proposed noise
compatibility programs should also be
submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted
for the Albany International Airport are
in compliance with applicable
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requirements of part 150, effective July
8, 2005. Further, FAA is reviewing a
proposed noise compatibility program
for that airport which will be approved
or disapproved on or before January 4,
2006. This notice also announces the
availability of this program for public
review and comment.
Under section 103 of the 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
which meet applicable regulations and
which depict non-compatible land uses
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.
As an airport operator who has
submitted noise exposure maps that are
found by the FAA to be in compliance
with the requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 150,
promulgated pursuant to Title I of the
Act, may submit a noise compatibility
program for FAA approval which sets
forth the measures the operator has
taken or proposes for the reduction of
existing non-compatible uses and for the
prevention of the introduction of
additional non-compatible uses.
The Albany County Airport Authority
submitted to the FAA on April 9, 2003,
and supplemented with additional
information, dated November 18, 2004,
noise exposure maps, descriptions and
other documentation. It was requested
that the FAA review this material as the
noise exposure maps, as described in
section 103(a)(1) 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 10(b) of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure maps and related
description submitted by the Albany
County Airport Authority. The specific
maps under consideration are the 2003
Noise Exposure Map (NEM–1) and the
2008 Noise Exposure Map (NEM–2),
Flight Tracks (Exhibits D–3, 3a, 4, 4a),
Monitoring sites (Exhibit C–1), and
Noise Sensitive Sites (Exhibit 2–2).
Additional description is contained in
Chapter 3 (numbers of residents within
noise contours) and Appendices C and
D, including Fleet Mix (Table D–2), and
Runway Use (Table D–3). The FAA has
determined that these maps, tables and
accompanying narrative for Albany
International Airport are in compliance
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with the applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on July 8,
2005. 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
FAR 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 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, which submitted these
maps, 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,
which under section 150.21 of FAR part
150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the
noise compatibility program for Albany
International Airport, effective on July
8, 2005. Preliminary review of the
submitted material indicated 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 January 4, 2006.
The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be
conducted under the provision of 14
CFR 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
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with obtaining the goal of reducing
existing non-compatible land used 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 and the proposed noise
compatibility program are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration,
New York Airports District Office, 600
Old Country Road, Suite 440, Garden
City, NY 11530.
Albany International Airport,
Administration Building, Suite 200,
Albany, NY 12211–1057.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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2005.
Philip Brito,
Manager, New York Airports District.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program
and Request for Review for Albany International Airport
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 Albany County
Airport Authority for Albany International Airport under provisions of
Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L.
96-193) and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance with applicable
requirements. The FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed
noise compatibility program that was submitted for Albany International
Airport under Part 150 in conjunction with the noise exposure maps, and
that this program will be approved or disapproved on or before January
4, 2006.
DATES: 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 July 8, 2005. The public comment period ends
September 6, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Stanco, New York Airports
District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Suite 440, Garden City, New York
11530. Comments on the proposed noise compatibility programs should
also be submitted to the above office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for the Albany International
Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements of part 150,
effective July 8, 2005. Further, FAA is reviewing a proposed noise
compatibility program for that airport which will be approved or
disapproved on or before January 4, 2006. This notice also announces
the availability of this program for public review and comment.
Under section 103 of the 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 which meet
applicable regulations and which depict non-compatible land uses 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.
As an airport operator who has submitted noise exposure maps that
are found by the FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 150, promulgated pursuant to
Title I of the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA
approval which sets forth the measures the operator has taken or
proposes for the reduction of existing non-compatible uses and for the
prevention of the introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The Albany County Airport Authority submitted to the FAA on April
9, 2003, and supplemented with additional information, dated November
18, 2004, noise exposure maps, descriptions and other documentation. It
was requested that the FAA review this material as the noise exposure
maps, as described in section 103(a)(1) 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 10(b) of the Act.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
related description submitted by the Albany County Airport Authority.
The specific maps under consideration are the 2003 Noise Exposure Map
(NEM-1) and the 2008 Noise Exposure Map (NEM-2), Flight Tracks
(Exhibits D-3, 3a, 4, 4a), Monitoring sites (Exhibit C-1), and Noise
Sensitive Sites (Exhibit 2-2). Additional description is contained in
Chapter 3 (numbers of residents within noise contours) and Appendices C
and D, including Fleet Mix (Table D-2), and Runway Use (Table D-3). The
FAA has determined that these maps, tables and accompanying narrative
for Albany International Airport are in compliance
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with the applicable requirements. This determination is effective on
July 8, 2005. 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 FAR 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 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, which submitted these
maps, 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, which under
section 150.21 of FAR part 150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the noise compatibility program for
Albany International Airport, effective on July 8, 2005. Preliminary
review of the submitted material indicated 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 January 4, 2006.
The FAA's detailed evaluation will be conducted under the provision
of 14 CFR 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 used 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 and the proposed noise compatibility program are
available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airports District Office,
600 Old Country Road, Suite 440, Garden City, NY 11530.
Albany International Airport, Administration Building, Suite 200,
Albany, NY 12211-1057.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Garden City, New York, July 8, 2005.
Philip Brito,
Manager, New York Airports District.
[FR Doc. 05-14336 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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