BAC SP #2 Comparison Matrix W Preface And Summary Of Themes, Color Diagrams 0001

PREFACE AND SUMMARY OF THEMES IN COMPARISON MATRIX (Rev. 7/23/19) RecentlyF members of the Burien Quiet Skies coalition began questioning Sea-Tac Airport’s compliance with Part 150 regulations (14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150) and FAA’s oversight of delayed implementation of noise abatement and mitigation policies dating to 1985. Consequently, our organization decided to complete a matrix comparing FAA’s June 2014 Record of Approval (ROA) of Sea-Tac’s 2013-2018 Part 150 Study with earlier examples of state and regional agencies’ direction regarding inadequate noise reduction measures by the Port of Seattle (POS), This document was collaboratively compiled and is being shared with members of the coalition, elected officials, and public audiences to create meaningful oversight and prompt environmental justice action that has been–too long–denied to vulnerable populations within our South King County communities: • Historically, POS has regarded sound mitigation of homes within eligible contour boundaries a low priority; consequently, hundreds of homes have not been insulated by the POS. In addition, many homes received inferior sound insulation improvements as a result of the POS’ earliest sound insulation program. e Why are there no noise modeling results for the period of 2007-2019; a twelve-year gap where POS is out-of-compliance with the FAA’s 2013-2018 Record of Approval for Sea-Tac’s Part 150 Study because decibel levels appear to have increased precipitously? , Many noise abatement procedures recommended as long ago as 1996 remain un-implemented despite high level discussions by publicly-supported “blue-ribbon" panels (i.e. Expert Arbitration Panel’s Review of Noise and Demand/System Management organized…

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