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FAA Northwest Mountain Region Record of Decision (ROD) dated July 3, 1997, providing final Federal Aviation Administration approval for Sea-Tac International Airport Master Plan Update development actions adopted by Port of Seattle (POS) Commission Resolution #3212 (August 1, 1996) and amended by Resolution No. 3245 (May 27, 1997). Approves a new 8500-foot dependent air carrier third parallel runway, 600-foot southerly extension of runway 16L/34R, expanded runway safety areas for runways 16R and 16L, and various landside improvements through year 2010. Document references Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), Final EIS (FEIS), Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Resolution #EB94-01, 1989-1992 Flight Plan Study, and alternatives analysis, mitigation, air quality conformity, and benefit/cost analysis of third runway.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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