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This archival record (Box 1317, CID 10992) from the Port of Seattle's Administration office covers documents related to airport litigation, noise reduction, and policy from 1992 to 1996. Contents include correspondence with executive board members, legal memos on noise panel decisions, Port of Seattle resolutions, noise monitoring data, and materials sent to arbitration panel members regarding noise reduction measures at Sea-Tac Airport. The collection also contains environmental impact statements, runway litigation records, and studies on the effects of aircraft noise on nearby communities.

This archival record (Box No. 01427) contains masters of public comments submitted between March 28 and July 11, 1996, regarding the Expert Panel Noise Decision and Master Transportation Plan (MTP) amendment, along with accompanying copies designated as Box #2. The record was prepared by Doris Dungan on July 26, 2005, under the AIR department code, and is stored offsite with a permanent 'Keep' retention status.

As of 1995, the central Puget Sound region was designated by the EPA as failing to meet federal air quality standards for three pollutants: carbon monoxide, ozone, and particulate matter. The region held 'moderate plus' status for carbon monoxide and 'marginal' status for ozone, with State Implementation Plans (SIPs) submitted to the EPA awaiting approval. Based on improving pollution levels, the region was working toward 'maintenance' status redesignation, with 10-year maintenance plans expected to be submitted to the EPA and approved by 1996.

Vision 2020: 1995 Update is a growth management, economic, and transportation strategy document produced by the Puget Sound Regional Council for the central Puget Sound region, adopted May 25, 1995. It provides regional policy guidance developed by the Council's Growth Management and Transportation Policy Boards, covering land use and transportation planning for King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. Funding was provided by member jurisdictions and federal transportation agencies including the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration.

Major Supplemental Airport Feasibility Study Summary Report dated March 23, 1995, sponsored by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), prepared by TAMS Consultants, Inc. in association with Pacific Rim Resources and Parametrix, Inc. The report covers site analysis, noise impact areas (65 Ldn contours), access analysis, instrument approach capability, local airspace evaluation, site constructability, site

A January 1995 order from Washington State's Puget Sound Regional Council Expert Arbitration Panel addresses noise reduction requirements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Panel ruled that the Port of Seattle must provide objective, measurable evidence of meaningful real-world noise reductions in surrounding communities by 1996, not merely demonstrate compliance with existing Noise Budget goals or monitoring programs. The Panel also found the Port's proposed Noise Validation Methodology insufficient, citing concerns that the 11 existing remote monitoring stations did not adequately represent the full range of noise experienced by impacted residents.

Resolution EB-94-01 adopted October 27, 1994 by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board, affirming the General Assembly’s Resolution A-93-03 approving a third all-weather runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The Executive Board determined no feasible sites exist for a major supplemental airport in the four-county region and that further supplemental airport studies should not