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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program; Portland International Airport
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility
program submitted by the Portland
International Airport under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act,
hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and
14 CFR part 150. These findings are
made in recognition of the description
of Federal and nonfederal
responsibilities in Senate Report No.
96–52 (1980). On December 13, 2006,
the FAA determined that the noise
exposure maps submitted by the
Portland International Airport under
Part 150 were in compliance with
applicable requirements. On June 7,
2007, the FAA approved the Portland
International Airport noise
compatibility program. Most of the
recommendations of the program were
approved.
DATES: Effective Dates: The effective
date of the FAA’s approval of the
Portland International Airport noise
compatibility program is June 7, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cayla Morgan, Federal Aviation
Administration, Seattle Airports District
Office, 1601 Lind Ave., SW., Renton,
WA 98057–3356, (425) 227–2653.
Documents reflecting this FAA action
may be reviewed at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA has
given its overall approval to the noise
compatibility program for Portland
International Airport, effective June 7,
2007.
Under section 47504 of the Act, an
airport operator who has previously
submitted a noise exposure map may
submit to the FAA a noise compatibility
program which sets forth the measures
taken or proposed by the airport
operator for the reduction of existing
non-compatible land uses and
prevention of additional non-compatible
land uses within the area covered by the
noise exposure maps. The Act requires
such programs to be developed in
consultation with interested and
affected parties including local
communities, government agencies,
airport users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport noise compatibility
program developed in accordance with
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14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
Part 150 is a local program, not a
Federal program. The FAA does not
substitute its judgment for that of the
airport proprietor with respect to which
measures should be recommended for
action. The FAA’s approval or
disapproval of 14 CFR Part 150 program
recommendations is measured
according to the standards expressed in
Part 150 and the Act and is limited to
the following determinations:
a. The noise compatibility program
was developed in accordance with the
provisions and procedures of 14 CFR
Part 150;
b. Program measures are reasonably
consistent with achieving the goals of
reducing existing non-compatible land
uses around the airport and preventing
the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses;
c. Program measures would not create
an undue burden on interstate or foreign
commerce, unjustly discriminate against
types or classes of aeronautical uses,
violate the terms of airport grant
agreements, or intrude into areas
preempted by the Federal Government;
and
d. Program measures relating to the
use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered
by the program without derogating
safety, adversely affecting the efficient
use and management of the navigable
airspace and air traffic control systems,
or adversely affecting other powers and
responsibilities of the Administrator
prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to
FAA’s approval of an airport noise
compatibility program are delineated in
14 CFR part 150, § 150.5. Approval is
not a determination concerning the
acceptability of land uses under Federal,
State, or local law. Approval does not by
itself constitute an FAA implementing
action. A request for Federal action or
approval to implement specific noise
compatibility measures may be
required, and an FAA decision on the
request may require an environmental
assessment of the proposed action.
Approval does not constitute a
commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in the implementation of the
program nor a determination that all
measures covered by the program are
eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA. Where Federal funding is sought,
requests for project grants must be
submitted to the FAA Seattle Airports
District Office in Seattle, Washington.
Portland International Airport
submitted to the FAA on December 6,
2006, the noise exposure maps,
descriptions, and other documentation
produced during the noise compatibility
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planning study conducted from 2001
through 2006. The Portland
International Airport noise exposure
maps were determined 2001 through
2006. The Portland International Airport
noise exposure maps were determined
by FAA to be in compliance with
applicable requirements on December
13, 2006. Notice of this determination
was published in the Federal Register
on December 20, 2006 (FR Volume 71,
Number 244, pages 76420–76421).
The Portland International Airport
study contains a proposed noise
compatibility program comprised of
actions designed for phased
implementation by airport management
and adjacent jurisdictions. It was
requested that the FAA evaluate and
approve this material as a noise
compatibility program as described in
section 47504 of the Act. The Faa began
its review of the program on December
13, 2006, and was required by a
provision of the Act to approve or
disapprove the program within 180 days
(other than the use of new or modified
flight procedures for noise control).
Failure to approve or disapprove such
program within the 180-day period shall
be deemed to be an approval of such
program.
The submitted program contained ten
noise abatement measures, nine noise
mitigation/land use compatibility
measures, and eight administrative
recommendations. The FAA completed
its review and determined that the
procedural and substantive
requirements of the Act and FAR part
150 have been satisfied. The overall
program, therefore, was approved by the
FAA effective June 7, 2007.
Outright approval was granted for 24
specific program elements. Pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 47504(b), no action was
required for Noise Abatement
Recommendation 8—Reduced Use of
Reverse Thrust on Landing. Noise
Mitigation Recommendation 10—
Floating Home Sound Proofing was
disapproved. The measure was
disapproved because FAA is not aware
of any published studies on the
feasibility of sound attenuating floating
homes, and Part 150 is not intended as
a means to undertake new research.
Administrative Measure 20—Propeller
Retrofits was also disapproved because
this measure called for the exploration
of quiet technology and Part 150 is not
intended as a means to undertake new
research. Noise Mitigation Measure 12—
Investigate Possible Solutions to Reduce
Noise Exposure for Residents of Mobile
Homes was removed from further
consideration by the Port of Portland.
Noise Mitigation Measure 18—Noise
Disclosures for Prospective Purchasers
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at or above the 55 DNL Noise Contour
was also removed from further
consideration by the Port of Portland.
These determinations are set forth, in
detail, in a Record of Approval signed
by the Airports Division Manager,
Northwest Mountain Region on June 7,
2007. The Record of Approval, as well
as other evaluation materials and the
documents comprising the submittal,
including response to public comments,
are available for review at the FAA
office listed above and at the
administrative offices of the Portland
International Airport. The Record of
Approval also will be available on-line
at https://www.faa.gov/arp/
enviromental/14cfr150/index14.cfm.
Issued in Renton, Washington on June 11,
2007.
Donna P. Taylor,
Manager, Airports Division, Northwest
Mountain Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Portland International
Airport
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility program submitted by the Portland
International Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'')
and 14 CFR part 150. These findings are made in recognition of the
description of Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report
No. 96-52 (1980). On December 13, 2006, the FAA determined that the
noise exposure maps submitted by the Portland International Airport
under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements. On June
7, 2007, the FAA approved the Portland International Airport noise
compatibility program. Most of the recommendations of the program were
approved.
DATES: Effective Dates: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the
Portland International Airport noise compatibility program is June 7,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cayla Morgan, Federal Aviation
Administration, Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 Lind Ave., SW.,
Renton, WA 98057-3356, (425) 227-2653. Documents reflecting this FAA
action may be reviewed at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given
its overall approval to the noise compatibility program for Portland
International Airport, effective June 7, 2007.
Under section 47504 of the Act, an airport operator who has
previously submitted a noise exposure map may submit to the FAA a noise
compatibility program which sets forth the measures taken or proposed
by the airport operator for the reduction of existing non-compatible
land uses and prevention of additional non-compatible land uses within
the area covered by the noise exposure maps. The Act requires such
programs to be developed in consultation with interested and affected
parties including local communities, government agencies, airport
users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport noise compatibility program developed in accordance
with
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14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 150 is a local program,
not a Federal program. The FAA does not substitute its judgment for
that of the airport proprietor with respect to which measures should be
recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of 14 CFR
Part 150 program recommendations is measured according to the standards
expressed in Part 150 and the Act and is limited to the following
determinations:
a. The noise compatibility program was developed in accordance with
the provisions and procedures of 14 CFR Part 150;
b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the
goals of reducing existing non-compatible land uses around the airport
and preventing the introduction of additional non-compatible land uses;
c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate
or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of
aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or
intrude into areas preempted by the Federal Government; and
d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating
safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of the
navigable airspace and air traffic control systems, or adversely
affecting other powers and responsibilities of the Administrator
prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an airport
noise compatibility program are delineated in 14 CFR part 150, Sec.
150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of
land uses under Federal, State, or local law. Approval does not by
itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for Federal
action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility measures
may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may require an
environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval does not
constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the
implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures
covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA. Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must
be submitted to the FAA Seattle Airports District Office in Seattle,
Washington. Portland International Airport submitted to the FAA on
December 6, 2006, the noise exposure maps, descriptions, and other
documentation produced during the noise compatibility planning study
conducted from 2001 through 2006. The Portland International Airport
noise exposure maps were determined 2001 through 2006. The Portland
International Airport noise exposure maps were determined by FAA to be
in compliance with applicable requirements on December 13, 2006. Notice
of this determination was published in the Federal Register on December
20, 2006 (FR Volume 71, Number 244, pages 76420-76421).
The Portland International Airport study contains a proposed noise
compatibility program comprised of actions designed for phased
implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions. It was
requested that the FAA evaluate and approve this material as a noise
compatibility program as described in section 47504 of the Act. The Faa
began its review of the program on December 13, 2006, and was required
by a provision of the Act to approve or disapprove the program within
180 days (other than the use of new or modified flight procedures for
noise control). Failure to approve or disapprove such program within
the 180-day period shall be deemed to be an approval of such program.
The submitted program contained ten noise abatement measures, nine
noise mitigation/land use compatibility measures, and eight
administrative recommendations. The FAA completed its review and
determined that the procedural and substantive requirements of the Act
and FAR part 150 have been satisfied. The overall program, therefore,
was approved by the FAA effective June 7, 2007.
Outright approval was granted for 24 specific program elements.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47504(b), no action was required for Noise
Abatement Recommendation 8--Reduced Use of Reverse Thrust on Landing.
Noise Mitigation Recommendation 10--Floating Home Sound Proofing was
disapproved. The measure was disapproved because FAA is not aware of
any published studies on the feasibility of sound attenuating floating
homes, and Part 150 is not intended as a means to undertake new
research. Administrative Measure 20--Propeller Retrofits was also
disapproved because this measure called for the exploration of quiet
technology and Part 150 is not intended as a means to undertake new
research. Noise Mitigation Measure 12--Investigate Possible Solutions
to Reduce Noise Exposure for Residents of Mobile Homes was removed from
further consideration by the Port of Portland. Noise Mitigation Measure
18--Noise Disclosures for Prospective Purchasers at or above the 55 DNL
Noise Contour was also removed from further consideration by the Port
of Portland.
These determinations are set forth, in detail, in a Record of
Approval signed by the Airports Division Manager, Northwest Mountain
Region on June 7, 2007. The Record of Approval, as well as other
evaluation materials and the documents comprising the submittal,
including response to public comments, are available for review at the
FAA office listed above and at the administrative offices of the
Portland International Airport. The Record of Approval also will be
available on-line at https://www.faa.gov/arp/enviromental/14cfr150/
index14.cfm.
Issued in Renton, Washington on June 11, 2007.
Donna P. Taylor,
Manager, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 07-3070 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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