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Process established by aviation impacted communities act FAA notifies communities of eligibility for “designated community” status Designated community selects board members Board Meetings Study or Report Action Plan Grants for Mitigation Funds Aviation Impacted Community: “A community located not greater than 1 mile from any point at which a commercial or cargo jet route is 3,000 feet or less above ground level.” (Sec. 7(2)) How is an “aviation impacted community” defined? What is the purpose of the community board? “to provide information to airport operators and the FAA concerning disparate impacts and environmental justice related to the operation of commercial or cargo jet routes.” Community boards Community boards Who sits on community boards? Local airport operators Local elected leaders Community representatives OR, existing group primarily of local elected officials working on aviation-related issues FAA representative will attend meetings Community boards What powers does the community board have? Draft reports Commission FAA-led studies Instrumentation requests Community boards may collaborate with local airport operators and the FAA to draft a community report to detail community concerns and issues related to disparate impact. Commission studies Studies can include a range of different data points as agreed to by the community board. The studies will make recommendations to alleviate concerns of the community, and to address effects found in in the study. Instrumentation requests Community boards have the authority to request that the FAA provide additional noise instrumentation to measure airplane noise. Generate reports Designates an employee to work with each community board Ensure…