BAC SP CATEX Dentons Matt Adams To Quiet Skies Coalition 20170118 0001

X& Salans FMC SNR Denton McKenna Long dentons.corn MEMORANDUM To: Quiet Skies Coalition From: Date: Subject: Matthew Adams January 18, 2017 Claims Against The Federal Aviation Administration You asked us to prepare a non40nfidential memorandum summarizing (1) recent changes to certain departure patterns at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac); (2) potential National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) arising from those changes; (3) other potential claims against the FAA under federal law; (4) procedural steps associated with the pursuit of claims against the FAA; and (5) potential remedies. I understand you intend to share this memorandum with certain BuRen stakeholders, including the City Council and the City Attorney, and, for that reason, you have asked that the memorandum, unlike typical attorney4lient communications, be considered non-confidential. 1. Recent Changes to Departure Procedures at Sea.Tac For years, north flow departures from Sea-Tac followed a settled pattern. That pattern involved occasional flights over the City of BuRen, but those flights were rare, were not the subject of procedures, plans, or other formal arrangements, and were dispersed over the City so as to avoid concentrating noise impacts in any particular area. After months of investigation, the Coalition has now confirmed that in the summer of 2016, without notice to City residents, the FAA began experimenting with a new procedure for north flow departures (the New Route). The New Route sends certain aircraft on a fixed, consistent path at low altitude over the City of Burien, resulting in significant noise and…

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