Aoci Airport Highlights 03-25-1974 Vol X #11 0001

PUbIIShed WeekIY by The AiRPORT OPERATe,ihu)UNC! L i „; rER&ATIONAL, Inc ~.a!'l!::)/ b3 g G :q biG NT$ MARCH 25 , 1974 VOL. X, NO, 1 1 FAA' S PROPOSED RETROFIT RULE DUE THIS WEEK At hearings Friday by the Senate Public Works Subcommittee on b /' Environmental Pollution , FAA revealed that a NPIW on retrofit/fleet noise }/ reduction will be published this wee x in the Federal Register requiring , .f all airline jet aircraft to meet FAR 36 levels by mid-1978 , costs for : /I the program, if adopted , would approximate §600-800 mIllion for the 1880 ' j jets in the aes , airline fleet not p::esently meeting FAR 36 standards . g EPA , testifying at the one-day hearing on implementation of the Noise Control Act of 1972 , indicated its "Noise Levels Document" will ptobabIY be released by April 2 . ThIs report , required by the Congress , viII suggest what levels of noise are thought by EPA to be harmful to the public health and welfare . Both EPA and FAA witnesses expressed concern lest the public perceive the ce levels as standards for local regulatory purposes . The levels in ':he document , according to the testimonY , were chosen without regar;3 to economic impact or technological feasib alt=y in their implementation, As to its recommendation for 1’AA to certificate airports for noise purposes , EPA maintains that the Sup -eme Court 1 s Burbank decision does I,; not preclude…

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