[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02471]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Noise Exposure Map Notice; Palm Beach County Park Airport, West 
Palm Beach, 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 Palm Beach 
County for the Palm Beach County Park Airport, under the provisions of 
the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act and related FAA 
regulations, are in compliance with applicable requirements.

DATES: The FAA's determination on the Noise Exposure Maps is effective 
as of February 6, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Reed, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark 
Circle, Suite 524, Orlando, Florida 32819, (407) 487-7297.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds 
that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted for the Palm Beach County Park 
Airport (LNA) are in compliance with applicable requirements of Title 
14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150, effective February 6, 
2025. 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 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 Palm Beach County. The 
documentation that constitutes the ``Noise Exposure Maps'' as defined 
in 14 CFR 150.7 includes: 2023 Existing Condition Noise Exposure Map, 
2028 Future Condition Noise Exposure Map, Fixed Wing Arrivals map, 
Fixed Wing Departures map, Non-Jet Fixed Wing Circuit Operations map, 
Helicopter Operations map, and the Final Noise Exposure Maps and 
Supporting Documentation Report. The FAA has determined that these 
Noise Exposure Maps and accompanying documentation are in compliance 
with applicable requirements. This determination is effective on 
February 6, 2025.
    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 
the 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 and report 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. The Noise Exposure Maps and 
report are also available for viewing and download at the airport's 
website (https://www.lnapart150.com/lnapart150).
    To arrange an appointment to review the Noise Exposure Maps and 
report, contact Amy Reed, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern 
Region/Orlando Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, Suite 
524, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 487-7297. 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 
February 6, 2025.
Juan C. Brown,
Manager, FAA/Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2025-02471 Filed 3-5-25; 8:45 am]
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