StART Dec 4 2019 Airport Cities Federal Policy Letter FAA

We are writing to share our priorities for implementation of the Subtitle D—Airport Noise and Environmental Streamlining section of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018. We look forward to your swift and successful completion of these provisions. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is the 8th busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger volumes and one of the fastest growing – increasing from approximately 31 million travelers served in 2010 to almost 50 million last year. The airport plays a vital role in the region’s ongoing economic vitality, but this growth is straining the capacity of our airport and having significant impacts on our communities. For this reason, the Port of Seattle (which owns and operates Sea-Tac) and the six cities immediately surrounding the airport have identified federal policies, regulations and programs we believe are essential to help address local community concerns. In particular, we have looked at the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act’s noise provisions as a way to substantively move forward on noise abatement and mitigation. As existing law with definitive deadlines for action, these items provide the most near-term opportunities for progress. While all of the Subtitle D noise provisions are important, we have identified three top priorities – 1) the provisions related to evaluation of the 65 DNL noise standard (sections 173, 187 and 188), 2) the study of the impact of overflight noise on human health (section 189), and 3) the proposed environmental mitigation pilot program (section 190). The timely and effective execution…

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