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In May 2002, the Seattle Council on Airport Affairs (SCAA) urged King County Executive Ron Sims to advance the King County International Airport (Boeing Field) Part 150 Noise Study to the FAA for review, approval, and federal funding. The letter highlights years of unresolved noise complaints from nearby residents and outlines a draft review covering fiscal impacts, detailed comments, and prior noise reduction plans. The SCAA emphasized that implementing the study's recommendations would likely carry no negative fiscal implications for the county, but that progress depended on the county promptly forwarding its proposals to the FAA.

This catalog lists documents published in 1994 related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), covering topics such as aircraft noise, environmental impact statements, airport master plan updates, and regional transportation planning. Sources include the Port of Seattle, the FAA, PSRC, and various aviation consultants, with materials ranging from budget reports and feasibility studies to public briefings and technical reports. The catalog serves as an archival index for researchers and policymakers studying airport expansion, noise management, and aviation growth in the Puget Sound region during the mid-1990s.

In January 2002, the Port of Seattle Commission passed Resolution No. 3483 to formally support the Highline School District's $189.5 million Capital Facilities Improvement Bond, which was on the March 12, 2002 ballot. The resolution reaffirmed the Port's commitment to contribute $50 million as part of a $200 million partnership with Washington State and the FAA for noise insulation and ventilation improvements at the 15 Highline schools most impacted by Seattle-Tacoma Airport aircraft noise. The funding partnership was contingent on Highline District voters approving the bond measure, which would also finance broader facility and technology upgrades across the district's aging school buildings.

Memorandum dated January 11, 2002, from Michael Bailey P.E. and Barry Chen P.E. of Hart Crowser, Inc. to Jim Thomson P.E. of HNTB Corporation, regarding geotechnical design parameters for Third Runway MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) wall design at Sea-Tac Airport. Document AR 053235-053237 covers minimum factors of safety for static and seismic stability per 1996-2000

Letter dated December 20, 2001 from Ken S. Berg, Manager, Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Office (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) to James M. Lynch, Stoel Rives LLP, providing 20 numbered comments on the Monitoring Plan for Embankment Fill Seepage submitted August 10, 2001 under Endangered Species Act consultation 1-3-00-F-1420 (Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update).

This December 2001 letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Western Washington office provides detailed comments on a Monitoring Plan for Embankment Fill Seepage related to a Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update, reviewed under the Endangered Species Act. The agency requested key revisions, including monitoring both seepage quality and quantity, beginning monitoring when seepage first occurs rather than after embankment completion, and ensuring groundwater wells are considered as a monitoring pathway. The letter also clarified that any exceedances of water quality criteria must be reported promptly, and that the Federal Aviation Administration—not the Port—would be responsible for reinitiating formal consultation.

In October 2001, the Port of Seattle issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for a proposed FAA Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The project involved leasing a 19-acre site to the FAA for construction of a new 50,000-square-foot, two-story building to replace the existing TRACON located in the airport's main terminal, with the facility tracking all aircraft within 60 miles of Sea-Tac. The Port concluded that the project would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment, meaning a full Environmental Impact Statement was not required.

Letter dated September 19, 2001 from Lowell H. Johnson, Manager, FAA Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region, to Thomas F. Mueller, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch, Seattle District Office, responding to Mueller’s August 15, 2001 inquiry comparing operational data to SIMMOD model predictions for Sea-Tac Airport (KSEA). Enclosure paper titled ‘Delay at Seattle-Tacoma International

NMFS No. WSB-00-318. Letter dated August 9, 2001 from NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Regional Administrator Donna Darm to Lowell H. Johnson, Manager Airport Division, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), regarding Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation under Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) Section 305(b)(2) and 50 CFR 600 for Master Plan