FAA Noise Policy Review Comment Letter SEA-Airport Cities

RE: FAA–2023–0855 – Request for Comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Review of the Civil Aviation Noise Policy Dear Mr. Scata, Thank you so much for the opportunity to provide comment on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review of its current civil aviation noise policy, with a specific focus on noise metrics and noise thresholds. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) was not only the 8th busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger volumes, but also one of the fastest growing – increasing from 31 million passengers in 2010 to almost 52 million passengers in 2019. As operations have returned to pre-pandemic levels, the Port of Seattle (which operates SEA) and the surrounding cities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Federal Way have increasingly heard community concerns about aircraft noise and emissions from nearby residents. Quality of life and environmental sustainability are essential to us and to our community, which is why responding to these community concerns is a major priorities for us. To that end, the Port and these six cities have worked closely with the FAA, airlines, and others not only to invest in noise insulation for homes and other buildings near the airport, but also to identify progress that can be made on a voluntary basis in these areas. In fact, we have created the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) to provide a forum for brainstorming new ideas on this front, and it has already resulted in tangible…

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