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A report from the Washington State Department of Revenue updating the action plan regarding FAA policy on airport revenue use, focusing on tracking methods for hazardous substance tax and petroleum products tax on aviation fuel. The report addresses federal requirements that certain state and local taxes on aviation fuel be used exclusively for airport purposes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)undertook a multi—yearresearch effort to quantify the impacts of aircraft noise exposure on communities around commercial service airports in the United States. The goal of the research was to provide an updated and nationally representative curve showing the relationship between aircraft noise exposure and community annoyance for the US. HMl/IHconducted the study for the FAA,with Westat, Inc. providing statistical support. The Neighborhood Environmental Survey (NES) Report is available here: www.faa.gov/regulations policies/policy_guidance/noise/survey The survey included 10,000 people near 20 ; airports across the US — See Section 3 of _-. . . . " ' ?? an NES Report for airport selection criteria. 2 cf, - - The survey began in 2015 and was té “ANN 0-1 AGL N , > 3 3. ‘;':BAf,,E!“‘ "provided in English and Spanish 3 ' M ' $2532gtegf?‘ — See Appendix A of NES Report " ““- -“"’ rw ‘“’ as ; ..rv gm . AEA‘tlt?ix - The survey asked the respondent how W" °"’" ‘"m M, '”“ M??g?’ much they were annoyed by aircraft AGE .57! ' -‘"’ 3%.“, noise and given the choices of: Not "“‘ ,,,,7‘fs. at all, Slightly, Moderately, Very, or My 3'‘ J“ ,1: ' ya Extremely ‘ gmovsu M an I“ , gta ' cuts Ifthey answered ”very” or ASVJ 9"‘-._. A30 934*’ ft ”extremely”, they were classi?ed as ,,,, ‘ms -7» 5 being ”highly annoyed” - Elrgin|eBu'.Ncl$amp‘£d _,_0M;§,:;’f '“‘*—' 0'“ . .ln{v : . I Cligibll?ulNot5iImp1ad,ACl'FPro;o<l02—35AIipev -’ ‘ W, ‘ - Afollow—upphone survey, which…

Office of the Administrator 800 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20591 December 23, 2020 The Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter transmits the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report to Congress under Section 179 of Public Law 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (the Act). Section 179 directs the FAA to submit a report on the results of an Airport Noise Mitigation and Safety Study that includes the following: (1) review and evaluate existing studies and analyses of the relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports; (2) determine whether a decrease in jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds results in significant aircraft noise reductions; (3) determine whether the jet aircraft approach or takeoff speed reduction necessary to achieve significant noise reductions jeopardizes aviation safety; or decreases the efficiency of the National Airspace System, including lowering airport capacity, increasing travel times, or increasing fuel burn; (4) determine the advisability of using jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation technique; and (5) if the Administrator determines that using jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation technique is advisable, whether any of the metropolitan areas specifically identified in Section 189(b)(2) of the Act would benefit from such a noise mitigation technique without a significant impact to aviation safety or the efficiency of the National Airspace System. We look forward to continued collaboration with…

From: Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming (APP-1) Copy: Director, Office of Airport Compliance (ACO-1) Office of the Chief Counsel (AGC-600) Director, Office of Airport Safety and Standards (AAS-1) Subject: Instructions to Airports District Offices and Regional Office of Airports Employees Regarding Airport Layout Plan Reviews and Projects Potentially Affected by Section 163 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Summary This document provides instructions to the FAA’s Airports District Offices (ADO) and Regional Offices of Airports as well as states participating in FAA’s State Block Grant program regarding changes in legal authority under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. This document explains the internal process for reviewing airport layout plan (ALP) changes when new development is proposed by an airport sponsor and provides instructions on release of federal grant obligations and the circumstances under which these actions are necessary. Additionally, this document provides information on the way in which environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) should address the new limitations on FAA’s regulatory authorities. These are internal instructions for implementation of FAA’s statutorily revised authorities over use of airport property and do not require new actions from airport sponsors. Applicability These instructions are for the internal use of the FAA and those administering the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) under the State Block Grant program. These instructions are not legally binding in their own right and will not be relied upon by the FAA as a separate basis for affirmative enforcement action or other administrative penalty.…