Letter to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson regarding FAA Reauthorization Act noise provisions

In December 2019, the Port of Seattle and six surrounding cities wrote to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson urging swift action on noise-related provisions of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act. The letter highlights three key priorities: updating the 65 DNL noise standard, studying the health impacts of aircraft overflight noise on local communities, and establishing an environmental mitigation pilot program. The signatories also raised the possibility of allowing secondary noise insulation investments for homes where previous FAA-funded packages have failed.

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The Port of Seattle and six surrounding cities write to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to identify their top priorities for implementation of the Subtitle D Airport Noise and Environmental Streamlining provisions of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The letter focuses on three priorities: evaluation of the 65 DNL noise standard, a study of overflight noise impacts on human health, and an environmental mitigation pilot program. The signatories also request a meeting to discuss secondary investment eligibility for residential buildings that have received noise insulation packages.

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