Noise Exposure Map Determination, Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO, 36849 [2017-16609]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Determination,
Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The FAA announces its
determination that the noise exposure
maps submitted by the Arapahoe
County Public Airport Authority for
Centennial Airport are in compliance
with applicable requirements.
DATES: The date of the FAA’s
determination on the noise exposure
maps is August 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Bruce, Federal Aviation
Administration, Denver Airports District
Office, 26805 E. 68th Ave., Suite 224,
Denver, CO 80249, (303) 342–1264,
linda.bruce@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted
for Centennial Airport under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq.
(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement
Act) and 14 CFR part 150 are in
compliance with applicable
requirements of 14 CFR part 150,
effective January 13, 2004. Under 49
U.S.C. 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 that meet applicable
regulations and depict non-compatible
land uses as of the date of submission
of such maps, a description of projected
aircraft operations during a forecast
period that is at least five (5) years in
the future, 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
submit a noise compatibility program
for FAA approval that sets forth the
measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure maps and
accompanying report submitted by the
Arapahoe County Public Airport
Authority. The documentation that
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constitutes the ‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’
(NEM), as defined in Section 150.7 of 14
CFR part 150, and includes an Existing
Conditions (2016) Noise Exposure Map,
Figure 13, and a Forecast Conditions
(2021) Noise Exposure Map, Figure 14,
located in Chapter 4 of the official NEM
Report submittal.
The NEM contain current and forecast
information, including the depiction of
the airport and its boundaries, the
runway configurations, and land uses
such as residential, open space,
commercial/office, community facilities,
libraries, churches, open space,
infrastructure, vacant and warehouse
and those areas within the Day Night
Average Sound Level (DNL) 65, 70 and
75 noise contours. This information is
contained in the NEM Report. Land uses
in close proximity to the airport are
shown in Chapter 2, Figure 1. Estimates
of private residential population within
the 2016 Base Year and the 2021 Future
Year noise contours are shown in
Chapter 4, Table 12.
The locations of noise monitoring
sites are discussed in Chapter 4 and are
included on the NEM (Figures 13 and
14). Flight tracks for the existing and the
five-year forecast Noise Exposure Maps
are found in Chapter 3, Figures 5 and 6.
The type and frequency of aircraft
operations (including nighttime
operations) are found in Chapter 3,
Table 5 through Table 8. For aircraft
types not in the INM standard database,
FAA-approved substitutions were used
to model an aircraft of a similar type, as
detailed in Chapter 3 and Appendix H
and I.
As discussed in Chapter 5 of the NEM
Report, the Arapahoe County Public
Airport Authority provided the general
public the opportunity to review and
comment on the NEM. The public
consultation program for the NEM was
open to the general public and included
a project Web site, social media posting,
newsletters, and public open house/
meeting. The public comment period on
the draft NEM and narrative report
opened November 1, 2016 and closed on
November 30, 2016. Public open houses
were held on February 3, 2016 and
November 2, 2016. All comments
received during the public comment
period and throughout the development
of the NEM, as well as responses to
these comments, are contained in
Appendix G of the NEM Report.
The FAA has determined that these
noise exposure maps and accompanying
documentation are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on August 1,
2017.
FAA’s determination on an airport
operator’s NEM is limited to a finding
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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 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 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 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 Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part
150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure
maps and associated documentation are
available for examination at the
following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration,
Denver Airports District Office, 26805
E. 68th Ave., Suite 224, Denver, CO
80249.
The Arapahoe County Public Airport
Authority, 7800 S. Peoria Street, Unit
G1, Englewood, CO 80112.
Issued in Renton, WA, on August 1, 2017.
Randall S. Fiertz,
Director, Airports Division, Northwest
Mountain Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Determination, Centennial Airport, Englewood,
CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FAA announces its determination that the noise exposure
maps submitted by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority for
Centennial Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements.
DATES: The date of the FAA's determination on the noise exposure maps
is August 1, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Bruce, Federal Aviation
Administration, Denver Airports District Office, 26805 E. 68th Ave.,
Suite 224, Denver, CO 80249, (303) 342-1264, linda.bruce@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Centennial Airport under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise
Abatement Act) and 14 CFR part 150 are in compliance with applicable
requirements of 14 CFR part 150, effective January 13, 2004. Under 49
U.S.C. 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 that meet applicable regulations
and depict non-compatible land uses as of the date of submission of
such maps, a description of projected aircraft operations during a
forecast period that is at least five (5) years in the future, 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 submit a noise
compatibility program for FAA approval that sets forth the 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 has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
accompanying report submitted by the Arapahoe County Public Airport
Authority. The documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure
Maps'' (NEM), as defined in Section 150.7 of 14 CFR part 150, and
includes an Existing Conditions (2016) Noise Exposure Map, Figure 13,
and a Forecast Conditions (2021) Noise Exposure Map, Figure 14, located
in Chapter 4 of the official NEM Report submittal.
The NEM contain current and forecast information, including the
depiction of the airport and its boundaries, the runway configurations,
and land uses such as residential, open space, commercial/office,
community facilities, libraries, churches, open space, infrastructure,
vacant and warehouse and those areas within the Day Night Average Sound
Level (DNL) 65, 70 and 75 noise contours. This information is contained
in the NEM Report. Land uses in close proximity to the airport are
shown in Chapter 2, Figure 1. Estimates of private residential
population within the 2016 Base Year and the 2021 Future Year noise
contours are shown in Chapter 4, Table 12.
The locations of noise monitoring sites are discussed in Chapter 4
and are included on the NEM (Figures 13 and 14). Flight tracks for the
existing and the five-year forecast Noise Exposure Maps are found in
Chapter 3, Figures 5 and 6. The type and frequency of aircraft
operations (including nighttime operations) are found in Chapter 3,
Table 5 through Table 8. For aircraft types not in the INM standard
database, FAA-approved substitutions were used to model an aircraft of
a similar type, as detailed in Chapter 3 and Appendix H and I.
As discussed in Chapter 5 of the NEM Report, the Arapahoe County
Public Airport Authority provided the general public the opportunity to
review and comment on the NEM. The public consultation program for the
NEM was open to the general public and included a project Web site,
social media posting, newsletters, and public open house/meeting. The
public comment period on the draft NEM and narrative report opened
November 1, 2016 and closed on November 30, 2016. Public open houses
were held on February 3, 2016 and November 2, 2016. All comments
received during the public comment period and throughout the
development of the NEM, as well as responses to these comments, are
contained in Appendix G of the NEM Report.
The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on August 1, 2017.
FAA's determination on an airport operator's NEM 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 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 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 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 Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part 150, that
the statutorily required consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure maps and associated documentation
are available for examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Denver Airports District Office, 26805
E. 68th Ave., Suite 224, Denver, CO 80249.
The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, 7800 S. Peoria Street,
Unit G1, Englewood, CO 80112.
Issued in Renton, WA, on August 1, 2017.
Randall S. Fiertz,
Director, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-16609 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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