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A petition to the Port of Seattle Commission requesting the addition of two noise monitors on Vashon Island to monitor aircraft noise from new FAA NextGen flight procedures. The petition cites concerns about focused flight paths over Vashon Island at low altitudes affecting approximately 250 arrivals per day in Southflow operations.

Working in close collaboration with our aviation community partners, the FAA completed the majority of NextGen’s foundational infrastructure in 2015. Operators are already reaping benefits from the delivery of these programs, upon which we are continuing to build in 2016. We are pleased to provide you with the latest information on six of the programs that are reshaping operations in the National Airspace System (NAS): • Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) • Data Communications (Data Comm) • En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) • Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement (TAMR) • NAS Voice System (NVS) • System Wide Information Management (SWIM) With the exception of NVS, which is still in the test and evaluation phase, each of these programs is delivering benefits today while providing a platform for additional capabilities that will provide even more benefits in the coming years. Timelines for new NextGen capabilities that are being developed and matured through our implementation portfolio process are highlighted in the second half of this report. Data Comm wrapped up operational trials in Memphis and Newark, and as of this writing, tower departure clearance services are now available at more than airports, including all of the New York area airports. Towers at a total of 56 airports are expected to be equipped for Data Comm departure clearances by the end of 2016 — 3 years ahead of schedule. Through our Equip 2020 outreach effort, we have made tremendous strides in fostering ADS-B equipage well in advance of the 1 January 2020 mandate. Since…

As required by Section 225 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012, enclosed is a report to Congress outlining the strategy of the Federal Aviation Administration for implementing, on an accelerated basis, the NextGen operational capabilities produced by the Greener Skies project, as recommended in the final report of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 5 that was issued on September 9, 2009. Identical letters have been sent to Chairman Shuster, Senator Thune, and Congressman Rahall. Sincerely, Mt:ttf!:ffJ Admmistrator Enclosure U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration March 7, 2013 The Honorable John Thune Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Thune: Office of the Administrator BOO Independence Ave .• S.W. Washington. D.C. 20591 As required by Section 225 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012, enclosed is a report to Congress outlining the strategy of the Federal Aviation Administration for implementing, on an accelerated basis, the NextGen operational capabilities produced by the Greener Skies project, as recommended in the final report of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 5 that was issued on September 9, 2009. Identical letters have been sent to Chairmen Rockefeller and Shuster and Congressman Rahall. Sincerely, M~:ttftffJ Administrator Enclosure U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration March 7, 2013 The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Office of the Administrator 800 Independence…