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a. This Advisory Circular (AC) publishes needed changes to the existing AC material as a result of additions of certificated aircraft noise levels submitted since the AC was published. b. This change revises Appendix 1, U.S Certificated Turbojet Powered Airplanes and Appendix 8, U.S. Certificated Propeller Driven Small Airplanes (14 CFR Part 16, Appendix G), and Appendix 8 Notes. c. The change number and the date of the changed material are shown at the top of each page in Appendix 1, Appendix 8, and Appendix 8 Notes.. 2. Principal Changes. Appendix 1, Appendix 8, and Appendix 8 Notes. 3. Website Availability. To access this AC electronically, go to http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/

This document is available to the U.S. public through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, Virginia 22161. This document is also available from the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center at actlibrary.tc.faa.gov U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

FEDERAL AGENCY AND OFFICE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TITLE: Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER: 66.616 ACTION: Modification No. 2 to the NOFO DATE: February 12, 2024 SUMMARY: This modification revises and clarifies the NOFO issued on November 21, 2023, and modified on December 21, 2023, in certain areas including the ones listed below. This version of the NOFO supersedes previous versions of the NOFO. If there are any questions, please email CCGP@epa.gov. 1. The Important Dates section on the first page of the NOFO was revised to indicate that anticipated initial selections are expected in April 2024 and the anticipated start of the period of performance for initial selections is June 2024. 2. Section I.E of the NOFO was modified to provide additional information on technical assistance including a link to information about technical assistance from EPA’s contractor. 3. Climate Action Strategy 6, Brownfields Redevelopment, in Section I.G of the NOFO was clarified to indicate that applications must demonstrate that cleanup is complete or not necessary at the time an application is submitted. Similar language was also clarified in Section III.D.8 of the NOFO and in Appendix C for Climate Action Strategy 6. 4. In Section II.B of the NOFO, language was clarified about Target Investment Areas A and B. 5. Clarified in Section IV.A.4 of the NOFO that Attachment C of…

FEDERAL AGENCY AND OFFICE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TITLE: Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: EPA-R-OEJECR-OCS-23-04 ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER: 66.616 ACTION: Modification No. 1 to the NOFO DATE: December 21, 2023 SUMMARY: This modification revises and clarifies the NOFO issued on November 21, 2023, in certain areas including the ones listed below. This version of the NOFO supersedes the version issued on November 21, 2023. If there are any questions, please email CCGP@epa.gov. 1. The language in Section I.D has been clarified to make clear that Lead Applicants can submit a maximum of two eligible applications. 2. Clarified at the end of Section I.G that the Compliance Plan cannot exceed 5 single-spaced pages. 3. Clarified in Section II.C that Lead Applicants can submit a maximum of two eligible applications. 4. Revised the first paragraph of Section III.B to clarify that a CBO must be in all Statutory Partnerships and that a Statutory Partnership is just between two eligible entities one of which must be a CBO. 5. Revised the threshold eligibility criterion in Section III.D.4 regarding the Project Area Map. 6. Clarified in Section IV.A.4 that the attachment for the Compliance Plan cannot exceed 5 single-spaced pages. 7. Made several clarifications to Section IV.B.4 including: • Clarified that the attachments for Track I and II applications are not part of the Project Narrative and not subject to…

A Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General audit report examining FAA’s oversight of aviation fuel tax compliance. The report finds that while FAA has made progress confirming state and local government law compliance, the agency has not tested whether jurisdictions use fuel tax proceeds according to approved action plans and has not taken enforcement

Written comments submitted by Vashon Island Fair Skies to the FAA regarding noise policy review, focusing on ambient noise considerations and challenges in modeling airframe noise generation for aircraft arrivals. The document criticizes the current DNL metric and discusses technical issues with Sound Exposure Level calculations and airframe noise modeling.