Notes
FAA Final Environmental Assessment (EA) Volume 2 – Appendices for the Greener Skies Over Seattle project proposing new arrival procedures to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport, KSEA), dated 1 November 2012. Appendices cover acronyms and glossary, categorical exclusion for limited testing (CATEX), current published approach procedures affected by the proposed action, TARGETS files for proposed new routings, NIRS aircraft substitution request and FAA response, noise metrics (decibel, dBA, SEL, Leq, DNL, community annoyance, noise/land use compatibility), noise modeling technical report (AEDT/INM methodology, airport layout, aircraft operations, runway utilization, flight tracks, meteorological conditions), detailed NIRS calculations, historic resource sites and State Historic Preservation Office concurrence letters, Endangered Species Act compliance, and agency and tribal scoping meeting coordination including sign-in sheets, minutes, and invitee lists.