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Re: FAA Authority to change the 65 DNL noise contour At a recent StART Aviation Noise Working Group meeting, I shared my professional opinion that it would take Congressional action to change the FAA’s 65 DNL noise contour standard. Below, please find additional details that informed my thinking on this topic. Background 1. First here is a quote from "A Guide to the Rulemaking Process" Prepared by the Office of the Federal Register: "Agencies get their authority to issue regulations from laws (statutes) enacted by Congress. In some cases, the President may delegate existing Presidential authority to an agency. Typically, when Congress passes a law to create an agency, it grants that agency general authority to regulate certain activities within our society. Congress may also pass a law that more specifically directs an agency to solve a particular problem or accomplish a certain goal." 2. There are at least three places where 65 DNL is spelled out specifically in federal regulations and federal orders. These are as follows: 2.1. Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 14 Part 161. This Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) describes the process from which any noise abatement rules may be required to show a cost benefit analysis prior to any approval or implementation. The rules dictate that all cost benefit analyses are limited to only the benefits within the 65 DNL contour. The authority for FAR Part 16 is spelled out in the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) of 1990. In this act Congress was vague…

RE: Background for 2023 StART DC Fly-in Overview From April 25 through April 27, you will participate in the first-ever SEA Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable (StART) DC Fly-in. The goal of this event is to advocate to Members of Congress and representatives of the Biden-Harris Administration in support of the joint Port-Cities federal policy priorities related to aircraft noise and emissions. Below, please find additional information to help prepare for these meetings. Goals • Promote the inclusion of the shared Port-Cities federal priorities for inclusion in the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Act and/or any other relevant legislative vehicles (i.e. – FY2024 Appropriations) • Build relationships with Members of Congress from other airport communities • Find opportunities for partnership with Biden-Harris Administration officials on Port-Cities federal priorities Agenda & Logistics • Attire: Business • Participants: 1. Port of Seattle Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed 2. SEA Airport Managing Director Lance Lyttle 3. Port of Seattle Federal Government Relations Manager Eric Schinfeld 4. Port of Seattle Local Government Relations Manager Dave Kaplan 5. Port of Seattle Commission Staff Preston Tucker 6. Normandy Park Mayor Sue-Ann Hohimer 7. Normandy Park City Manager Amy Arrington 8. Normandy Park Councilmember Sheri Healey 9. SeaTac Councilmember Peter Kwon 10. SeaTac Councilmember Mohammed Egal 11. SeaTac Government Relations & Communications Manager Kyle Moore 12. Des Moines Mayor Matt Mahoney 13. Des Moines Deputy Mayor Traci Buxton 14. Des Moines Government Relations Consultant Anthony Hemstad 15. Burien Councilmember Sarah Moore 16. Washington State Representative Tina Orwall 17. Washington State Representative David Hackney…

Formal conversations with all airlines (station managers, AAAC, individual carriers) Finalize language Update Highline Forum Update Commission Develop new Fly Quiet materials Implement program Runway Use Agreement Begin drafting runway use agreement Working Group: circulate draft agreement Open discussions with FAA/Alaska/Delta on language Update Working Group Update StART Finalize language Formal conversations with FAA Update Highline Forum Possible Environmental Review Update Commission Implement Glide Slope Analysis Begin definition of steps toward 34R glide slope implementation for conventional approach Present the 34R glide slope level of effort, schedule and cost (conventional approach) to Working Group Define steps toward 34R glide slope implementation for RNAV approaches only (all runway ends) and conventional approaches for ends other than 34R (FAA assistance required) Present the 34R glide slope implementation for RNAV approaches only (all runway ends) and conventional approaches for ends other than 34R to Working Group Update StART Update Working Group Determine path forward Update Highline Forum Update Commission Airfield Noise/Reverse Thrust Study Working Group: Present on reverse thrust, discuss opportunities to change the night time (and possibly daytime) discouragement language Working Group: Presentations on other sources of airfield noise including (but not limited to) taxi, and APU; consultant presentation on identifying opportunities for ground noise reduction Update StART 11/26 11/26 11/26 12/10 Nov '18 Dec '18 Jan '19 Feb '19 Mar '19 Apr '19 May '19 DRAFT/ROLLING NEAR TERM AVIATION NOISE ACTION AGENDA StART AVIATION NOISE WORKING GROUP 2018/2019 Work Plan Draft As of December 12, 2018 Page 1 Project: StART Aviation…

The Honorable Patty Murray The Honorable Maria Cantwell United States Senate United States Senate The Honorable Adam Smith The Honorable Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The Honorable Rick Larsen The Honorable Marilyn Strickland United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Dear Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, Representative Smith, Representative Jayapal, Representative Larsen, and Representative Strickland, On behalf of the Port of Seattle and the six cities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), we are pleased to write to share our aircraft noise and emissions policy priorities for inclusion in next year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization legislation. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, SEA was not only the 8th busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger volumes, but also one of the fastest growing – increasing from 31 million passengers in 2010 to almost 52 million passengers in 2019. This growth – and the associated number of operations and overflights in near-airport communities – has elevated aircraft noise and air emissions as one of the highest community priorities for the Port and the cities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Federal Way. The Port and these six cities work closely together to identify new mitigations and abatements for aircraft noise and emissions in our community; in fact, we have jointly created the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) to provide a forum for collaborative efforts on this front. We are proud that this partnership has resulted in specific…

Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 11:22 PM To: 'Brian Scott' Cc: 'Dori Krupanics'; Milanese, Marco; Lyttle, Lance; 'Brian Wilson'; Calkins, Ryan; Cho, Sam; Felleman, Fred; Hasegawa, Toshiko; Mohamed, Hamdi; 'Trumbauer, Marielle'; Dominic Gates Subject: Written Public Comment on 8/24/22 Port of Seattle “StART” Meeting Attachments: KSEA Monthly JUL22d1.pdf [Cc: Facilitator and Port staff from 8/24 StART* meeting, StART member Brian Wilson, Port of Seattle Commissioners, Rep. Jayapal’s staff, and Dominic Gates (Seattle Times)] Written Public Comment on 8/24/22 Port of Seattle “StART” Meeting I’m writing to comment on the fundamental and negative change in engagement brought about by the new virtual meeting procedure introduced at this evening’s StART meeting from conventional Zoom to Zoom’s closed and opaque “Webinar Panelist” style format. Facilitator Brian Scott described it this evening: “Then there are, however many observers; anybody that wants to participate in this public meeting can be here as an observer, uhm, but we won’t be able to see them or hear them, so they are more like they were in the audience and away from the microphones in a big room, if we were all together.” No, this is nothing like a real in-person public meeting “in a big room” where the presenters can see who is attending and understand the public’s engagement in the topics discussed. Imperfect as Zoom is, it at least created some semblance of true public engagement as when Rep. Jayapal presented at the April StART meeting: Now the official StART members are safely insulated from the…

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Sea-Tac Airport Meeting Agenda February 27, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Conference Center 17801 International Blvd. (Directions) Meeting Objectives: To recap and preview Aviation Noise and Federal Policy Working Group meetings. To discuss additional potential noise reduction initiatives. To discuss StART’s 2019 priorities. 6:00 pm Welcome Lance Lyttle, Sea-Tac Airport Managing Director • Member Introductions StART members • Opening comments Lance Lyttle 6:10 pm Facilitator’s Update Phyllis Shulman • 2018 StART Annual Report 6:15 pm Recap of 1/14 Aviation Stan Shepherd, Airport Noise Programs Manager, Noise Working Group Meeting Port of Seattle • Discussion 6:30 pm Preview of StART Federal Eric Schinfeld, Senior Manager, Federal Policy Working Group Government Relations, Port of Seattle 6:35 pm Presentation: “Glide Slope Robert Tykoski, Airfield, Airspace Planner, Port of Analysis - Recommendation Seattle • Discussion StART Members 6:50 pm Airfield Taxiing Noise Reduction Mark Coates, Senior Manager of Airfield Operation, Initiative Port of Seattle • Discussion 7:10 pm Development of 2019 Priorities Phyllis Shulman; • Discussion StART Members 7:40 pm Public Comment Public 7:55 pm Meeting Wrap Up Lance Lyttle & StART Members • Closing Comments Next Meeting: April 24 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Location Sea-Tac International Airport Conference Center

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Federal Policy Working Group MEETING SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 19, 2022; 5:00 PM – 6:20 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Meeting Objectives: Briefing on the FAA Noise Contour Policy. Federal Policy update on the Infrastructure Bill, Appropriations, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Review of the revised draft 2023 FAA Reauthorization Priorities Letter. Discussion about planning for a joint StART DC Fly-in. Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction and meeting agenda, Brian Scott from BDS Planning & Urban Design II. FAA Noise Contour Policy Briefing, Vince Mestre, Consultant o Vince Mestre, co-author of the book ‘A Guide to U.S. Aircraft Noise Regulatory Policy’, introduced the history of 65 DNL, what it represents, and its possible alternatives – as a way to help the working group understand its implications. This presentation greatly helped the working group, particularly related to writing the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Priorities Letter to push the FAA on their next steps. • Origin of 65 DNL § Due to an Air Force base inundated with noise complaints from base housing in the early 1950’s, acousticians developed the first aircraft noise metrics, called the Composite Noise Rating (CNR) with a recommendation to limit base housing noise to less than 100. § 100 CNR equals 65 DNL (Day Night Average Noise Level), making it the origin of 65 DNL published in 1953. § In 1965 HUD was passed by President Johnson. To allow HUD housing funded with…

1. Net zero carbon emissions by 2040, with carbon-neutral growth through 2025 2. Be #1 most fuel-efficient US airline 10% of every employee’s performance-based pay based on carbon efficiency performance (pounds CO2 per revenue ton mile) 3. Reduce emissions from Ground Service Equipment 50% by 2025 4. Replace top 5 waste-producing onboard products 5. Return to 2019 level of onboard recycling 6. Balance 100% of operational water use through habitat restoration

▪ Airport emission reduction programs primarily target combustion of fossil fuels ▪ Tied to both global greenhouse gas (carbon) and local air pollution ▪ Specifically: ▪ Diesel vehicles and generators ▪ Aircraft engines and APUs ▪ Roadway traffic Ground-Transportation Emission Projects Electric vehicle activity incentives for Uber/Lyft, plus charging infrastructure Electrification of rental car vehicle fleets & Port-owned fleets Exploring incentive programs for “green modes” (e.g. get transit ticket bundled with airline ticket) Building-related Emission Projects ▪ Examining options to decarbonize central plant heating, which include switch to electricity ▪ New capital projects require exploration of zero carbon backup power options ▪ Port examining hydrogen and battery energy storage for backup power Airfield Emission Reduction Projects Aircraft APU run-time limits with supporting infrastructure Airport-wide charging equipment now available; eGSE (electric ground support equipment) airline investments ongoing

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART AGENDA OCTOBER 26, 2022; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM V IA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Meeting Objectives: Announcement of the Part 150 Noise Study. Overview of airline efforts on Sustainable Aviation Fuel & air emission reduction efforts. Overview of SEA’s air emission reduction programs and the FAA’s work surrounding Sustainable Aviation Fuel. (Note: The facilitator will open the meeting at 4:45 pm for those who may want to test their technology and connection.) Time Item Lead Action 5:00 pm Welcome o Meeting Management/Intros o Opening Comments Brian Scott, Facilitator, BDS Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director 5:10 pm Part 150 Noise Study Announcement Stan Shepherd, Noise Programs Senior Manager, POS Presentation, QA 5:20 pm Airline Efforts: Sustainable Aviation Fuel & Air Emission Reduction Programs Scott Coughlan, Director of Sustainability, Alaska Airlines & Stephanie Zhu, General Manager of Sustainability, Delta Air Lines Presentation, QA 5:40 pm Federal Policy Working Group Activities Eric Schinfeld, Federal Government Relations Senior Manager, POS Recap 5:50 pm Aviation Noise Working Group Activities Marco Milanese, Community Engagement Senior Manager, POS Recap 6:00 pm SEA Efforts: Air Emission Reduction Programs Stephanie Meyn, Climate Program Manager, POS Presentation, QA 6:20 pm FAA Efforts: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Dr. Jim Hileman, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, FAA Office of Environment and Energy Presentation, QA 6:40 pm SAMP Update Clare Gallagher, Capital Project Delivery Director, POS Presentation, QA 6:45 pm Public Comment Public 6:55 pm Wrap…