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10-29-2008 ARC Packet1 CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION AGENDA October 29, 2008 — City �Iall Conference Room Call to Order - 7:00 p.m. 2. Roil Call 3. Approval of the Minutes from the September l Otl', 2008 Airport Relations Commission Meetings. 4. Un�nished and New Business a. Introduction of Joe Hennessy. b. Presentation by Rich Feely on Aircraft Innovations c. Update on Cities Meetings. d. Updates for Introduction Boolc. 5 � � Acknowled�e Receint of Various Reports/Corresnondence: a. Correspondence from MAC dated 9-19-08 & 10-17-08 b. August 2008 ANOM Technical Advisor's Report c. August 2008 ANOM Eagai�/Mendota Heights Departuxe Corridor Analysis d. Airport Noise Report, September 5, 2008 e. Airport Noise Report, September 12, 2008 f. Airport Noise Report, September 19, 2008 g. Airport Noise Report, September 26, 2008 h. Airport Noise Report, October 3, 2008 i. Airport Noise Report, October 10, 2008 j. Airport Noise Report, October 17, 2008 Other Commissioner Comments or Concerns Upcomin� Meetin�s MAC Meeting City Council Meeting NOC Meeting Planning Commission 8. Public Comments 9. Adjourn 11-17-08 1:00 p.m. 11-04-08 8:30 p.m. 11-19-08 1:30 p.m 11-25-08 7:00 p.m. �" � Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 120 hours in — advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at (651) 452-1850 with requests. CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA A.IRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MTNUTES , � ` September 10, 2008 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The following Commissioners were present: Liz Petschel, Chair; Robin Ehrlich, Vice Chair; Bill Dunn, Sally Lorberbaum, Lyle Odland, Commissioners. Also present were: Mike Kosel and Guy Heide, residents; Ultan Duggan, Councilmember; Jim Danielson, City Administrator; Jalce Sedlacek, Assistant to the City Administrator; and Mary Heintz, Recorder. Not Present: Ken Reed and Dave Sloan, Commissioners. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Odland, seconded by Commissioner Lorberbaum, to approve the minutes of the July 9, 2008, ARC meeting as submitted. The minutes �' ` _ � � were approved with abstention of Commissioner Dunn, who had been absent. Cornmissioner Odiand requested a correciion to ihe minu�es ai l-�ugust 13, 2005, replacing perceniages with number of aircraft on page two, item 5, lines two and three. Commissioner Dunn made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Ehrlich, to approve the minuies of the August 13, 2008, ARC meeting as amended. The minutes were approved with abstention by Commissioners Odland a�1d Lorberbaum, who had been absent. �.Jnfinished �nd New �usiness A. Comments by Guy Heide and Milce Kosel Mr. Heide provided bacicground information regarding his and Mr. Kosel's grievance with MAC regarding a noise exposure map. He also questioned why $14,000 would have been spent by the opposition for attorney fees, Freedom of Information Act requests, and Minnesota Government Data requests and said he believes all the Part 150 program maps are phony because night operations (10 p.m. and 7 a.m. has 10 DNL added) have been understated. He cited various maps including one in 1989 where 18,000 people were noted to be on non-compatible land, and said he believes the actual count was 41,000, which would have cost MAC $400 million to insulate, a reduction of $250 million. Mr. Heide said he believes people and homes have been damaged, property rights have � been lost (citing also the 14th Amendment), and the passenger facility charge program was ; written with over $1 billion in errors. Commission Meeting — September 10, 2008 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission •� He said it may be possible to recover damages under Raciceteer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), the next step will be to make a PowerPoint presentation to �' potential lawyers, and that he and Mr. Kosel were attending this evening's ARC meeting � i because City of Mendota Heights doesn't appear to be interested in their- ,�rievance, noting also that no maps had been published v�i��i-�€g� Visiiation School�and there is no transcript of a public hearing. 5��`j�� y� � t S. �-� C Io Chair Petschel stated that the two parallel runways are the preferred choice under the Runway Use System (RUS) and the school is located in the 65 DNL. Mr. Kosel said their poini is that a lot of things were not recorded during development. Chair Petschei reported the disparity of usage for departures beiween 12L and 12R since 17 was opened and ARC has worlced hard ihrough NOC and with the FAA, having the head of the Tower meet with ARC and then ARC going to the Tower, and now runway use is equal, with 12L use reduced from 46% to 18%. She said it has been one of the Commission's main goals and objectives. Further opinions were noted by Mssrs. Heide and Kosel and then Mr. Heide invited any interested Commissioners to his home in the future to review additional details with him and Mr. Kosel regarding their grievance. Councilmember Duggan said he would be happy to review the presentation and report bacic to the ARC and Council. He then inquired about a previous lawsuit made by them regarding contour maps and validity against MAC or FAA 5-6 years ago. Mr. Heide reported that the Court found the � petitioners had no standing, so there were no findings of fact and no decision was made in tf thai lawsuif and also citeci a second case alleging illl�i"Oj�Cl2ficS iega;di�g C4/22, which the court luled was azz order and had no jurisdiction, and a third regarding the 2002 and 2007 maps. He said that his group has decided that slcilled atiorneys are needed to talce this izext case regarding possible FAA coercion and that could involve $250 million tripled, which aitorneys may be willing to pursue. Mssrs. Heide and Kosel excused themselves from the meeting, and further Commission discussion ensued. B. Comments by Vice Chair Ehrlich Vice Chair Ehrlich reiterated concern from the last meeiing about props not being measured. Chair Petschel said they are not included because they have HAVE to be out of the corridor at times and it wouldn't be fair to count thern and the oniy things being measured in excursions are commercial jets. Vice Chair Ehrlich said he would drop future concern if ARC felt the process was appropriate, and the Commissioners agreed. � Commission Meeting — September 10, 2008 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission C. Discussion of Ken Reed's Resignation. 1 Discussion ensued regarding Commissioner Reed's resignation from ihe ARC (due to his acceptance of a position with MAC) and Joe Hennessy's interest in serving the Community. , , . ; A motion was made by Commissioner Lorberbaum, seconded by Commissioner Dunn, to urge Council to review its list of candidates for the ARC vacancy and fill as soon as possible. It was approved unanimously. The Ciiy Administrator will contact Mr. Hennessy to see whether he still has interest in serving on the ARC. D. Discussion of MAC Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) The CIP was reviewed, with notables being anticipated lower usage of 12L and 30R next summer and luggage scanning at the Humphrey Terminal. E. Updates for Introduction Book None. Acknowled�e Receipt of Various ltenorts/Corres�ondence � �� ') ` It was noted that there is equity of night-time operations between 12L and 12R and 17 is bei�zg u�ilized �noie du�i�g the day. Flight VDA2288 was identified as a repeating aircraft for noise events. Chair Petschel will email Chad Leqve to find out what that flight is. The Noise Modeling article, page 98 of the Airport Noise Report, was referenced, which siated that Aviation Environxnental Design Tool (AEDT) will integrate combined noise and air quality modeling at flight, airport, and regional and global levels. Chair Petschel said it would be interesting to have Mr. Leqve attend a future meeting to discuss the subject and whether a switch wi11 be made here and, if so, what that would entail. Chair Petschel shared that a thanlc you note had been sent to Carl Rydeen and Chad Leqve for their attendancevthe last ARC meeting. � The City Administrator will seelc to arrange the atiendance of the following at upcoming AR.0 meetings: Mr. Feeley from Goodrich Aerospace about new aircraft technology on October 15 and Representative Rick Hansen on November 12. Commission Meeting — September 10, 2008 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Commissioner Odland reported on an aircraft which recentiy appeared at the Oshkosh aircraft eveni (experimental aviation aircrafts) that has been modified with a fuselage three time that of a 747's for the purpose of ferrying the components of Boeing's new Dreamliner.�Interest was expressed by the Commission to attend next year's event as a group. ( G r yc �� C � July 2008 ANOM Technical Advisor's Report July 2008 ANOM Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis Airport Noise Report, August 8, 2008 Airport Noise Report, August 15, 2008 Airport Noise Report, August 22, 2008 Airport Noise Report, August 29, 2008 Other Commission Comments or Concerns None. Uncomin� Meetin�s • MAC Meeting — September 15, 2008 —1:00 p.m. m City Council Meeting — September 16, 2008 — 7:00 p.m. m NOC Meeting — September 17, 2008 — 1:30 p.m. � Planning Commission — September 23, 2008 — 7:00 p.m. Pulblic Comments None. Ac� i ou�-n A motion was made by Commissioner Lorberbaum, seconded by Commissioner Dunn, to adjourn the meeting at 8:28 p.m. It was approved unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Mary Heintz TimeSaver Off Site Sec��etarial, Inc. 0 Summary of Qualifications: Education: Secnrity Clearance: JOSEPH E. HENNESSY Fourteenyearr of .rucce.r.rfulpractice and leadershp in aviation safety �nanagement, mainte�zance and pr ject ma�zagement. Analytical deci.rion ma,�er with excellent problem .rolvin,g s,�ill�. Strategic tbinker �vith under.rtanding of "big j�icture. " Out.rtanding argani�ational a�zd interpersonal communicatio�z .rkill.r. A natu�alleader7vho thrives in dive�:re environment.r. Master of Science, Aviation Safety University of Central Missouri Bachelor of Arts, Communication Universitp of Minnesota Department of Defense — Seciet (held since 1993, renewed in 2005) Professional E�erience: Northwest A,.ixlines Eagan, Minnesota November 2005 - Present Admini.rtrator of Operational Safety , `) � Reports direcdp to and supports tize daily activity of the Director of Safety (FAA — part 119.65 required position) a Responsible for tlie production of weekly aiid monthly safety and security reports for corpoiate Board of Ditectois and division executives � Leads safety comnvttees & cross-functional workiizg g�oups that address opexational safery issues in all divisions � Collects, analyzes, formats and teports coiporate safety data ■ Supports Internal Evaluation Piogram (IEP) Manager with audit prepatation aizd execution including a recent IATA Opeiational Safety Audit (IOSA) and the bi- annual Department of Defense audit in 2006 ■ Responsible for die ievision and publication of the Corporate SaEety & Quality Manual • Represents Company at Air Transportation Association (ATA) Ground Safety Com�nittee meetings and working gioup sessions a Experienced and confident in working wid� tlze EAA Certificate Management Office (CMO) on variety of issues Sinex Aviation Technologies (Empower MX) Duluth, Miniiesota June 2000 — November 2004 A.r.ri.rtaiztDirector, AccountManageme�zt November 2002 to November 2004 ■ Dia-ected, managed, developed, and implemented internal business processes to meet dze needs of a lzigh growth aviation company �' • Managed dze unplementation efforts of tl�uee project managers at two Nortlz '` ___ -'} American air cariieLs ° Functioned as liaison to both internal and external constituenry on regulatory matters ■ Directed the design, implementation, and operation of a 24/7 customer support center ■ Managed the development of product curriculum and customer tsainuzg programs • Consulted with customers (major national and international air carriers) to institute process optimization and process standardization within maintenance and engineering departments; insuring safe and effective operations m Utilized quality processes and reliability techniques to standardize customeY data reporting and analysis; therefore moving customers from a reactive to a proactive decision-making environment ° Consulted with customers and union representaiives to insure that Company products and services worked witivn the guidelines of labor agreements and company policies and procedures ■ Reported to the Vice President of Account Management while regularly interfacing widi CFO and CEO ProjectManager June 2000 to November 2002 ■ Led the implementation of a multi-nvllion dollar software product at a major United States air carrier ■ Documented, updated, and distributed project information, including project status reports to senior executives both internallp and externally ■ Represented Company in the gap analysis process; managing die company effort to +„+n;m;�e impact of gaps on project scope, budget, and schedule ° Insured that Companp software met the xegulatory requirements of customer operation through all phases of deployment � Met and exceeded tL�e productivity gains dlat die Company cont�-acted to deliver to tlie customer United States Air Force, Duludi, Minnesota Minnesota Air National Guard 1992 - Present Mi.r.rion Suppa�� Fligbt O�ficer a Develops, plans and directs die human resource and t�:aining depaitrnent for a F-16 Fighter Wing of 1000 personnel • D:irecdy responsible for leading, supporting and directing d1e efforts of 23 Mission Support staff inembers • Researches and interprets Air Force regulations for senior base leadership • Command & Control leadership experience in tlie Survival Recovery Center (Eniergency Management Center) during base exercises • DoD Anti-terxorism tsaining • 12 pears experience of increased responsibility within tlie ma.intenance operations function prior to current position 1716 Lansford Lane, Mendota Heights, MN •(651) 994-4818 • joseph_hennessy@yahoo.com CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS �� October 23, 2008 TO: ARC Commissioners FROM: Linda Shipton, Senior Secretary SUBJECT: Updates for Introduction Packet Please replace the following pages in your ARC Introduction Packet Table of Contents i `'� Operations North of the Q90° Corridor Boundary (put with #14) �-� The following should be replaced from your monthly ARC Meeting Agenda Packet. # 7 Air�o�i i�oise Repo�t — Put the IatcSt iSSUB C1f tiil� 1�1 �/Ot.�; !ntro Packet #13 September 2008 - Technical Advisors Report #14 September 2008 - Eagan Mendota Heights Corridor Report Section l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.* 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. * 14. * 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. . ; �; � Glossary Historical Review Eagan-MH Corridor Creation of ARC Ordinance No. 290 ARC Brochure 2008 Airport Noise Plan of Action Airport Noise Report, October 17, 2008 NOC Bylaws NOC Meeting Minutes MAC Approved 2008 Capital Improveinent Program What's New at the MAC Aviation Noise & Satellite Programs ANOMS Monthly Reports September 2008 Technical Advisor's Report September 2008 Eagan Mendota Heights Corridor Report Frequently Aslced Questions Contract Pertaining to Limits on Construction of a Third Parallel Runway Crossing in the Corridor Minneapolis Tower Operational Order Runway Use Nighttime Voluntary Noise Agreernents Maps ARC DVD �` These items should be replace with updates provided in your mont111y ARC pacicet i' i' ' TO: CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS � Airport Relations Commission Linda Shipton, Senior Secretary October 23, 2008 SUBJECT: Operations North of the 090° Corridor Boundary The following is a tabulation of tracks crossed gate from June 2002 to October 2008 (tracking sheets attached). 2002, June - 137 Tracks Crossed Gate 2002 July - 85 " 2002 August - 176 " 2002 Sept. - 111 " 2002 Oct. - N/A " 2002 Nov. - N/A " 2002 Dec. - N/A " 2003 Jan. - 33 2003 Feb. - 42 2403 �1larch - 64 2003 April - 103 2003 May - 45 2003 June - 80 2003 July - 80 2003 Aug. - 35 2003 Sept. - 45 2003 Oct. - 29 2003 Nov - 52 2003 Dec. - 94 2004 Jan. - 84 2004 Feb. - 129 2004 Mar. - 100 2004 Apr. - 54 2004 May - 204 2004 June - 50 2004 July - 93 2004 August - 117 2004 Sept. - 174 2004 October - 180 2004 November —108 2004 December — 135 2005 January - 169 2005 February — 113 2005 March — 79 2005 April — 175 2005 May - 189 2005 June - 156 2005 July - 103 2005 August — 61 2005 September — 175 2005 October - 100 2005 November — 81 2005 December — 60 2006 January — 118 2006 February — 39 2006 March — 79 2006 April — 121 2006 May — 58 2006 June — 96 2006 July - 85 2006 August - 110 2006 September — 95 2006 October - 114 2006 November - 118 2006 December - 96 2007 January — 81 2007 February — 88 2007 M�rch - 183 2007 April - 144 2007 May - 193 2007 June - 127 2007 July — 60 2007 August — 108 2007. September — 164 2007 October - 223 2007 November - 63 2007 December — 150 2008 January - 127 2008 February — 99 2008 March - 128 2008 April - 109 2008 May - 144 2008 June - 66 2008 July - 70 2008 August — 73 2008 September — 108 Tracks Crossed Gate « « �, « « « r' � �►�'� ,�. � � `� ; • � .� � i� � �.: � � �: . . � ' o�"' �n� �"'� T �r4 ro S. t t'r 1 g 2 m� "i� N � 1 y O � �C.r �F t �o �ry'q�k�ut'��5 �eptember 99, �00� Mfnn�eapc�lis-S�int P'�.ul Ii�ternatianal. Airpart Ga4b - 28th Avenue S�ath • Minncapolis, MPT SS450-2799 Nhone (61 �) 72[-fi 1 QQ CIF'' Electrc�nic Maiiing List R�: �4Q9-�Q15 �APITAL IMPF�C7VEM�tVT Ph�,C7Gt�AM ME`I"Rf�POLtTAN AIt�PQRT3 CC11111NfIS�IC7hJ To WhQm I# May Can�cm: Th� Corr�rnission m�t an Monday, ��pt�mb�r 15, �008, �nd �pprav�d th� draft �Op9 C�pital Irri�rc�vern�nts Pr�,grarr� (G1P} with no chan��. T�i�r�foec�, i�i� cv�ry o� �fn� CiP maited io you pr�viausiy remains in et�eci. �in��rei h:t�b�rt J. Vorp�hl, P.E. 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An EAW, �A, ar EI� has been previously prepared and pubiic I�earing h�id for each MSP �nd reli�v�r airport proj�t in fh� �t1p� 2+Q15 CIP that r�quires an EAW urtd�r Ch�pt�r 6�_ An �s��ssment of tf�� Curnulairv� �nvir�nm�ntat eff�ecfs of �iP prajects at e��ch affecte� airport in the �yst.�m is presented in thg Ac�E�. A copy +�f the AGlE� can b�e dawr�to�d�d on th� Entem�i ai: www.macnr�ise_com/pdfslMA�-�dQ9-ALlEE- 10�20�QB.t�df_ Additionaily, a ec►py o� €1�� AOE� �an be abiained by cc�nt�cting Ci�ad L�qve, Me#ra�potftar� Airports ��mmissfan, 6Qad0 2$`" Avenu� South, Mir�ne�polis, iVd�l, ��450; 612.725.C��6. C�mment� concernir�� #he AOEE can 6e �iven at a �'ublic Fie�ring ta b� t�eld Qn Wednesda�y, November �, 2b08 at 1 p:�t� �x.m. in rovm 5048, Mez,z�r�ine lev�l, �.indbergh Termin�t, Minn��Qlis -S�. pa�l lnf�rr►�tit�r�al Airpt�rt, or in writing to CF�ad Leqve at �t740 2�th Ave�ue Soutt�, Niir�n��potis. Mt�, �5q�5p, �c�mm�nts on the qC7EE must b� re�eived f�y fhe cltrs� of b�sines$ an Thursd�y, hlc,vemb�r �0, ��08. Parson� pl�nning to attend tf�� publ�c hearin� shouid cal6 Chad Leyv� at 61�.72�.�5326 f�r security �heekpaint infcarmatior�. Sinc�r , had �. L qv� � Manager, Noi�e Aviation & �at�llite Pragrams CEL/trk c: Dennis Prab�t. MAC �ary Vlfarrer�, MAC �ob Varpahi, MAC Fa�E Pa�cket fil� �IP fife Tlra Mct*npolihn Airporis C�mmi:.tiion i,: �n attirnwtive ac�io�7 e��ripinycr. www�spairportrnm �clir+jcrAL�E�ox�: AIRLAKF. • nlvC)iV1CUUNTY/I3LATIVTi •t_KySt'AL +FLYItVC Ci.C7L7t7 • I.n1<L LLMC7 •SA7TJTPAtlI.1�C)wNTCyWN __ _ �' ' t � f ; � � �� '�� . � <' �_. � . � . , �� .. � ! . , . �. � � . �, � X ..t�""'� V3� :,r �f � j�7 ,' b .�' �. ,x' ti: �7F� r��,�,,,,��,,,r �, ,�4� �rC:W7' CCt�i``�� ' ' _ " " � ./"'"'" ' �_ � " i .I" " `_ " "� ' " /' '_ ' �,'" ' I." ♦.'. " ',�"," ; Table of Contents for Septem.ber 2008 ( �: Complaint Summary 1 Noise Complaint Map 2 F.AA Available Time for Runway Usage 3 MSP All Operations Runway Usage q. MSP Carrier Jet Operations Runway Usage 5 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition 6 MSP All Operations Nighitime Runway Usage � MSP Carrier Jet Operations Nighttime Runway Usage g MSP Scheduled Nighttime Operators 9-11 �� MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operators by Type 12 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operators Stage Mi�c. 13 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks 14-17 MSP ANOMS Remote Monitoring Tower Site Locations Map 1 g Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 19 Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 20 Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 2l Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events 22 MSP Top Ten Aircraft Noise Events per RMT 23-35 (� � Analysis of Daily and Monthly Aircraft Noise Events DNL 36-38 A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program MSP Camplaints by City September 2008 � Note: Sbadcd Columns rcpracnt MSP compinints filed via �he Imemct. r" ��1 Sum of % Total of Comploints mey not cquat 100% due to rounding. � "As of Moy 2D05, the MSP Complaints by Ciry rcport includes multiple ��'; ) camplaint descriptors per individual complaint Thercforc, thc numbcr of -- wmplaint dcscriprors mny be morc ihan the numberof rcponed comptainls. Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 ' � ' MSP International Airport Aviation Noise Com�laints for Se�telnber 2008 Number of Complaints per Address 6 �' 1-6 7-15 -2- � 16-30 31-47 48-111 112-128 129-175 176-1006 Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Available Hours for Runway Use September 2008 FAA Average Daily Count Air Carrier 746 725 Commuter 398 422 General Aviatian 42 45 MilitarV 9 7 Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Note: Sum of dally average count may not equal total due to rounding. -3- All Operations Runway Use Report September 2008 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. ' `�' " Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Carrier Jet Operations � . - '-�s -� - •- i�: Note: Sum of RUS % may nol equai 100°/ due to rounding. Report Generated: 10/10l2008 13:24 - 5- September 2008 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition , FAR Part 36 Take � �� ;'� , i , ,�, , ; , K z ,. { � Type;r_ ,Off Noise �evel A�ccraft_Descr�pt�on , ; „ , , ,Stage;. Count �'Percent � . ...... . .... ...: ,.. . ,., .: . . . ,. . ,. , , , ..� , . ..:. . . , .,.. .. B742 110 Boeing 747-200 3 20 0 1% B741 109.4 Boeing 747-100 3 2 0% DC10 103 McDonnell Douglas DC10 3 161 0.6% B744 101.6 Boeing 747-400 3 64 0.2% DC$Q 100.5 McDonnell Dauglas DC8 Re-manufactured 3 36 0.1 % L101 99.3 Lockheed L-1011 3 2 0% MD11 95.8 McDonnell Douglas MD11 3 30 0.1% 8767 95.7 Boeing 767 3 38 0.1 % A330 95.6 Airbus Industries A330 3 356 1.2% B72Q 94.5 Boeing 727 Modified Stage 3 3 114 0.4% 8777 94.3 Boeing 777 3 2 0% A300 94 Airbus Industries A300 3 109 0.4% A310 92.9 Airbus Industries A310 3 36 0.1 % MD80 91.5 McDonnell Douglas MD80 3 876 3% B757 91.4 Boeing 757 3 2525 8.8% DC9Q 91 McDonnell Douglas DC9 Modified Stage 3 3 2373 8.2% A321 89.8 Airbus Industries A321 3 59 0.2% 6734 88.9 Boeing 737-40Q 3 14 0% A320 87.8 Airbus Industries A320 3 4155 14.4% B735 87.7 Boeing 737-500 3 339 1.2% B738 87•7 Boeing 737-800 3 672 2.3% A319 87.5 Airbus Industries A319 3 3791 13.2% A318 87.5 Airbus Industries A318 3 2 0% 8733 87.5 Boeing 737-300 3 493 1.7% 87377 87.5 Boeing 737-7d0 3 350 1.2% E145 83.7 Embraer 145 3 650 2.3% E190 83.7 Embraer 190 3 117 0.4% E170 83.7 Embraer 170 3 2279 7.9% 8717 83 Boeing 717 3 67 0.2% CRJ 82.7 Canadair Regional Jet 3 8638 30% E135 77.9 Embraer 135 3 4Q3 1.4% ; �.:.:: � ,.;.:, �` ,;: ,:,: Totals `' : ,:�;; d it i y�� , � ' � �' ; _r 28773 � _ ,�..:. �.:. .... ..: , .5�..:�:.. � '� . .... � . �-� ... ... . ..:.... ... axu� n�� .; Nole: Sum of fieet mix % may not equai 100 % due to rounding. . Note: Stage ill represent aircraft modified to meet all stage III criferia as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This includes hushkit engines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurafions. UPS DCBQ are re-engined with manufactured stage 3 engines and are classified as Sfage III Manufactured as of January 1, 2008. •The Provided Noise levels from FAR Part 36 are the loudesf levels documented per aircraft type during �' take-off measured in EPNL dBA (Effective Perceived Noise Levei). �� EPNL is the level of the fime integral of the antilogarithm of one-tenth of tone-corrected perceived noise level � of an aircraft flyover measured in A-weighted decibels. ' 6' Report Generated: 10l10/2008 13:24 Nighttime All Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway llse Report Sepfiember 2008 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. Report Generated: 10/10l2008 13:24 - 7- Nighttime Carrier Jet Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report September 2008 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equai 100% due to rounding. ' $ ' Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 October 2008 Nighttime Scheduled Operations � 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. 450 400 350 � C O :a+ 300 � L �' � 254 w.. C �'"' Z00 KLt � � � 150 100 3�7 O M'��' O v�-1 [`�") � O s�-1 M V�' O c�i M'd O a�-i M V�' O ��-1 M V�' O �a�-i C"�7 V O<�-i C`�7 C�' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .' .' .' .. .. .. .. .. N N �'1 ('7 M P7 O O O O rl .-f ci .-i N N N N C�7 C� C l C'^J 'a- ct �1- C- IL7 IL� IL') IC7 N N N N� N N G? O C? O O d O O O O O O O O O d O O O O O O O i? '�'�nro e" October 2008 Nighttime Scheduled Operations Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 � October 2008 Nighttime Scheduled Operations ` :' � -. ��, ..� �r :F�Igfit��!" '�� .-.�� ays � �+ : r � � D °f T�me' , q/D , , ;; Carr�er , ,; Number� , �quipment Sta e _, ;,Operat�on Rout�ng ,, 9 c . .. _ .,. . . .,.... . ,.,,.. , . . �,,... . , .. ,. . . , ., ,.::. v „ .. .. ... .... . ..... . .. ...._ .. ,. 22:30 A BAX 705 B72Q H MTWThF YYC MSP TOL 22:30 A Sun Country 284 8738 M TWThSu SEA MSP 22:30 D Northwest 120 A320 M S MSP MKE 22:30 D Northwest 120 A320 M MTWThFSu PHX MSP MKE 22:30 D No�thwest 1896 E175 M MTWThFSSu SLC MSP GRB 22:30 D Northwest 3466 CRJ M MTWThFSu MSP BIS 22:3Q D Northwest 3602 CRJ M MTWThFSu MSP LSE 22:31 D Northwest 562 A320 M MTWfhFSu DEN MSP DLH 22:32 A Frontier Airlines 109 A319 M MTWThFSSu DEN MSP 22:33 A Continental 2877 E145 M MTWThFSu EWR MSP 22:33 A Delta 6461 CRJ M MTVVihFSSu JFK MSP 22:35 D FedEx 1021 A300 M WThFS 22:35 D Northwest 3094 SF34 M MTWThFSSu MSP CWA 22:35 D Northwest 3286 CRJ M S MSP ATW 22:35 D Northwest 3286 CRJ M MTWThFSu STL MSP ATW 22:35 D Northwest 4772 CRJ M MTWThFSSu MSP DSM 22:36 A Airtran 869 B737 M MTWThFSSu ATL MSP 22:38 A Norkhwest 5�9 A320 M MTWThFSu LGA MSP 22:45 D Northwest 145 DC9Q H S MSP FSD 22:45 D Northwest 145 DC9Q H MTWThFSu ORD MSP FSD 22:55 A Sun Country 704 B738 M WF PHX MSP 22:55 A Sun Country 708 8738 M MT PHX MSP 22:56 A Northwest 310 A319 M MTWThFSu LAX M5P 23:00 A United 463 8733 M MTWThF BUF ORD MSP 23:03 A United 726 B735 M MTWThF DEN MSP 23:07 A Delta 1134 8737 M TWFS ATL MSP 23:07 A Delta 1134 MD80 M MThSu ATL MSP 23:11 A Northwest 767 8757 M MTWfhFSSu DTW MSP 23:15 A Midwest Airiines 2775 CRJ M MTWThFSu CLE MKE MSP 23:20 A Sun Country 106 B738 M MTThSu LAS MSP 23:25 A United 463 B733 M Su BUF ORD MSP 23:30 A American 2049 B738 M MTWThFSSu MIA MSP 23:30 D BAX 705 B72Q H MTWThF YYC MSP TOL 23:40 A American 363 MD80 M MTWThFSu �GA ORD MSP 23:42 A US Airways 940 A321 M MTWThFSu SAN PHX MSP 23:44 A Confinental 2816 E145 M Su IAH MSP 23:44 A US Airways 1074 A319 M MTWThFSSu CLT MSP 23:49 A Coniinental 2$16 E145 M MTWThF IAH MSP 23:55 A Sun Country 404 8738 M MWThS SAN MSP 00:03 A UPS 552 6757 M TWThF 00:04 A UPS 556 A300 M TWTfiF 00:04 A UPS 558 DC8Q M TWThF 00:05 A UPS 496 8757 M S 00:05 A UPS 560 8767 M TWThF 00:06 D UPS 496 8757 M S 00:07 D UPS 2557 8767 M TWTh 00:15 A Kitty Hawk 772 8733 M TWThF DEN MCI MSP FWA 00:17 A UPS 2558 8767 M MTWTh 00:20 A UPS 495 8757 M S 00:21 D UPS 551 B757 M TWThF - � � - Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 October 2008 Nighttime Scheduled Operations '; i � �Fl�ght , � Days of ` `:. T�me �/a/D � Carner ,,', Number E u� men.t Sta3 �e O� eration Routin � ....q...p.. � ..,... 9 . .P.._... ... ..9: . .... .. . .... . � ...,. ,.. _ .... , . . . _ ,. ..: . .. . ... .. . ... .. . .,... 00:21 D UPS 557 DCBQ M TWThF 00:21 D UPS 559 6767 M TWThFS 00:22 D UPS 555 A300 M TWThF 00:23 D UPS 495 B757 M S 00:30 A Kitty Hawk 1850 B72Q H S PDX 5EA MSP FWA 00:45 D Kitty Hawk 772 8733 M TWThF DEN MCI MSP FWA 01:15 D Kitty Hawk 1850 B72Q H 5 PDX SEA MSP FWA 03:30 D FedEx 1407 MD11 M MThFSSu 04:00 D FedEx 1718 MD11 M ThFSSu 04:40 D FedEx 2718 MD11 M M 04:45 D FedEx 1744 A310 M ThFSSu 05:25 D Delta 1073 8737 M WThSSu MSP ATL 05:25 D Delta 1073 MD80 M MTF MSP ATL 05:42 A Northwest 844 6757 M Su ANG MSP 05:42 A Northwesfi 844 B757 M MTWThFS ANC MSP B05 05:44 A Northwest 362 A320 M MTWThFS SFO MSP LGA 05:44 A Northwest 362 8757 M Su SFO MSP LGA Q5:46 D Continental 2017 E145 M MTWThF MSP IAH 05:47 A Northwest 774 B757 M MTWThFSSu LAS MSP 05:5Q A Northwest 154 B753 M MTWThFSSu SEA MSP 05:50 A Northwest 314 B753 M MTWThFSSu I_AX MSP 05:53 A Norihwest 808 A333 M MTWThFSSu HN� MSP 05:55 D FedEx 2405 A300 M Su 05:55 D Midwest Airlines 2810 CRJ M MTWThFS MSP MKE CMH 05:58 A Northwest 3324 CRJ M MTWThFS CID MSP 05:59 A Northwest 3337 CRJ M MTWThFS RST MSP Q5:59 A Northwest 3486 CRJ M MIWfhFS LSE MSP MCI Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 - 11 - September 2008 Top 15 Actual Nighttime Jet Operators by Ty�pe 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Total Nighttime Jet Operations by Hour , � , �„ �,Hour.�., , ;Count. 2300 ,.....,27.,_ 4 9 2400 41 100 25 200 6 300 16 400 67 500 564 -12- American AAL American AAL American AAL America West AWE America West AWE America West AWE Continental Exp. BTA Compass CPZ Delta DAL Delta DAL DHL DHL FedEx FDX FedEx FDX FedEx FDX FedEx FDX Pinnacle FLG Mesaba MES Northwest NWA Northwesfi NWA Northwest � NWA Northwest NWA Northwest NWA Northwest NWA Sun Country SCX Sun Country SCX Skywest Airlines SKW United UAL United UAL United UAL UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS UPS US Airways USA US Airways USA US Airways USA US Airwavs USA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note: The top 15 nighttime operators represent 95.8% of the total nighttime carrier jet operations. Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 (' : f� � September 2008 Nighfitime Operations Mix for Top 15 Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. 350 300 u� C 256 C5: +F�t tTl L iri Ct. 200 C'� C � �; 150 � �: � 14Q 50 0 N N N N N N O 6 O O O 4 O O O 4 O O O O O d O O O O d O O O �� September 2008 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 -13- Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flighfi Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — September 2008 ( �. Sep 1 thru 8, 2008 — 3890 Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 1 thru 8, 2008 — 3864 Carrier Jet Departures Sep 1 thru 8, 2008 — 250 Nighftime Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 1 thru 8, 2008 —122 Nighitime Carrier Jet Departures -14- Repork Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — September 2008 Sep 9 thru 16, 2008 — 3832 Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 9 thru 16, 2008 — 3806 Carrier Jet Departures Sep 9 thru 16, 2008 — 272 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 9 thru 16, 2008 — 145 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Repo�t Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 -15- Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring Sysfiem Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — September 2008 ( (" . Sep 17 ihru 24, 2008 — 3893 Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 17 fhru 24, 2008 — 3807 Carrier Jet Departures Sep 17 thru 24, 2008 — 278 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 17 thru 24, 2008 —134 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures "� 6' Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 r' � Airport Noise and Operations Monifioring System Flight Tracks Carrrer Jet Operations — September 2008 Sep 25 fhru 30, 2008 — 2858 Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 25 thru 30, 2008 — 2823 Carrier Jet Departures I ' `_� � Sep 25 thru 30, 2008 — 208 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Sep 25 thru 30, 2008 —113 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Report Generated: 10/10/20Q8 13:24 - 17 - MSP Internafiional Airport Remote Monitoring Tower (RMT) Site Locations '- • - � • r r ' � $ - Reporf Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 i ( �. Time Above dB Threshold for Arrival Related Noise Events -• - •- i�:� ��. � i � H F � I .�� h � C .{ �� . ; Yj�: ' !. Y �. i � �� i 1 1 RMT '" � � r r i � � t� ` t 1 � ' � „ �" ' ' T�me > 5 � �Time > � Tirne � � Time`> . r r�D .. �..` .. .. : `.. . ._ C�tY...L�:.'... � . ... ." .. r. . �...�r ' .. . . .:` .Address. ... � � r k � 65d6 : � u�$OdB ' 90dB 100CIB. ,..'. . _ � ....... ,: . .._�,. ,._ . ... ..... . ...... .. .. � ... .. , .. ._.,_ . . � .. ., . � 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 18:44:41 00:01:52 00:00:00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 21:14:17 00:11:18 00:00:00 0o:oo:aa 3 Minneapolis West Elmwoad St. & Belmont Ave. 22:12:47 00:53:� 3 00:00:56 00:00:01 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 20:16:52 00:17:31 00:00:06 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 22:41:12 04:32:26 00:02:55 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 22:34:52 04:08:47 00:05:15 00:00:03 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St: 00:26:27 Q0:01:03 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 00:07:25 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:01:15 00:00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 00:01:12 00:00:09 00:00:00 00:00:00 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 00:00:54 OO:OO:OQ OQ:00:00 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00:00:45 00:00:00 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 00:07:11 00:00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 19:36:43 00:01:02 oa:ao:oo oo:oo:ao 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 00:32:00 00:00:12 00:00:00 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 15:06:18 00:46:47 00:00:15 00:00:01 17 Bloomingtan 84th St. & 4th Ave. 00:00:34 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 00:33:48 00:00:24 00:00:00 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 00:19:39 00:00:07 OO:Q0:00 00:00:00 20 Richfield 75fh St. & 3rd Ave. 00:00:34 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 00:11:06 00:00:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heighfs Anne Marie Trail 10:17:40 00:00:06 00:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendoia Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 0�:38:15 00:00:49 00:00:00 00:00:00 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 19:01:43 00:01:42 00:00:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 00:26:38 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 00:54:51 00:00:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 00:09:52 00:00:05 00:00:00 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 00:58:57 00:00:55 00:00:00 00:00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. Schoo14315 31 st Ave. S. 00:01:20 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 03:56:35 00:00:42 00:00:00 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 00:00:28 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pieasant Ave. S. 00:00:23 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 33 Burnsville North River Hiils Park 00:00:49 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00:06:29 QD:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet �n. 06:57:24 00:00:18 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Appie Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 10:49:13 00:00:35 00:00:00 00:00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgafe Ln. N. 00:00:44 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles PI. 00:00:46 00:00:00 00:00:00 OO:OO:QO !�', ' �r Toia1 T�me forArr�val Idass Events 220 12 39 1�I Q0 17 00 09 27 Q0 `00 05 � � � �. . . ., :,. ,, , .. .. � .. ., . , .. � �.�: . � ,. .,.::... ,..,. . .,.,., ,, , . .: . . : _ . ..;., ,.,�.:. ,,.�.,.,;� _,...,,:,,_.. � ,. -... Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 - 19 - Time Above Threshold dB for Departure Related Noise Events September 2008 � �� , � k { � � � r i � : . .'i i � r � � s. �'r i� � '' �, 4 i � „ ,�4 � I i . 3 i i �y'� RMT � , � ,: n < < �� r ' , r�7 � , �� , , T�me` �� Time ? �� T�me > , ` l'ime>> .� ,�D ' E.' G�tY::_:...'. � � �'� A � i` ' Address y � ' E < t � �� , ,' ',` �' ,, � " r�`;: . ', .. .... � . . �.. . ,.... . � ... . .. .. . �,...._ � ..... �.. .._�.�_.. � .. ...w.... . ., ._. ..4_ 65d6 . , .;80dB�. �: ; 90cf:B .., .::.:100dB ..t;" 1 Minneapolis Xe�ces Ave. & 41st St. 03:51:48 00:01:18 00:00:00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 04:46:51 00:02:37 00:00:00 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 08:48:56 00:09:12 00:00:47 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 11:07:36 00:11:11 00:00:11 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 30:37:14 02:35:39 00:21:31 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 38:27:47 05:38:05 00:37:55 00:00:23 7 Richfield Wentwor#h Ave. & 64th St. 15:34:50 OQ:35:57 00:00:18 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd Si. 11:26:41 00:20:14 00:00;10 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & HartFord Ave. 00:07:11 00:00:42 00:00:13 00:00:00 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. Od:05:23 00:01:31 00:00:46 00:00:02 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 00:07:23 00:01:14 00:00:17 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00:03:29 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 07:48:3Q 00:01:42 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 08:33:15 00:24:24 00:00:29 00:00:00 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & �exington Ave. 11:45:51 00:09:48 00:00:08 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 08:47:52 00:41:01 00:03:20 00:00:00 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 00:29:47 00:03:36 00:00:42 00:00:0� 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 13:48:24 00:13:42 00:02:13 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 07:15:10 OO:d3:18 00:00:00 00:00:00 20 ' Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:33:22 00:01:35 00:00:14 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 03:19:10 00:00:59 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 01:58:09 00:00:20 00:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendata Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 17:13:53 00:49:25 00:04:06 00:00:�0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren �n. 05:21:09 00:07:23 00:00:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 07:14:14 00:00:18 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 04:34:51 00:02:58 00:00:03 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony Schoo15757 Irving Ave. S. 08:07:15 00:07:50 00:00:01 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 20:20:42 00:14:44 00:00:03 OO:OO:QO 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. Schoal 4315 31st Ave. S. 06:46:34 00:03:38 00:00:00 00:00:00 30 Bloomingtan 8715 River Ridge Rd. 23:34:41 01:21:55 00:03:44 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 02:16:13 00:00:54 00:00:05 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:50:53 OO:OQ:01 00:00:00 OO:OO:QO 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 01:38:04 00:00:26 OQ:00:00 00:00:00 34 Bumsviile Red Oak Park 00:31:55 00:00:00 00:00:00 04:00:00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 03:31:27 00:03:02 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Apple Vailey Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 01:21:43 00:00:47 00:00:00 00:00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 02:19:43 00:01:45 00:00:06 00:00:05 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 04:14:52 00:01:55 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles PI. 06:58:43 00;05:24 00:00:00 00:00:00 ;,'r; ', F.,;'',, �,' Lv �Total T�melfor Departure No�se Events , ' 3Qfi 21 3'1 14 20' 30� k�01 1�7� 22 UO AO 30 �,..,. ... ., .. . �.� - 20 " Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Arrival Related Noise Events September 2008 � - a � � ' ' �� ' ? � . "' � ` � , r . � ': ; , A�r�val � Arrival Arr�ual , � Arrival ' � �� r i ,, t i,.� � E �, i' a � �, i , i 4 �, RMT` �' ! �f � ' ' ' °;� ' ' . ' � ' r � ' k , ' , � �, Events > Events > Events > Events > , . � ;r G .. � a . 1 � a . . ._ 7 ' .i i � .� i i :�,� . ..�� .�. � � _t,�' .r. :".CitY ......� f: �. . ..'. ':.... .. �' �''Adciress.� . ... ,..�-. � .. .. � `' 65dB � ' 80cIB „ 90dB ....' ,';:�100dB ..�t: .. . ::..� .,..v.... . . . ...... . . ....... ...... ...... ..�.......YJ . ... _. ._ 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 4629 23 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 4441 207 0 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 4436 762 11 1 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 4410 309 1 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 4564 3162 55 0 6 Minneapolis 25fh Ave. & 57th St. 4553 3795 176 1 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th 5t. 98 8 0 0 8 Minneapolis Langfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 28 0 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 5 1 0 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. &.Bowdoin St. 4 2 0 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 3 0 0 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 3 0 0 0 13 Mendota Neights Southeast end of Mohican Court 30 1 0 0 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 4455 15 0 0 15 Mendota Heights Cuilan St. & �exington Ave. 128 4 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 2998 562 3 1 17 Bloamington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 2 0 Q 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 138 13 0 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 70 3 0 0 20 Richfield 75fh St. & 3rd Ave. 3 0 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67fh St. 43 1 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 2420 2 4 0 23 Uendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 436 $ 0 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. . 4201 42 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 95 0 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 240 2 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony Schoal 5757 Irving Ave. S. 44 1 0 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 212 16 0 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. Schooi 4315 31 st Ave. S. 5 0 0 0 30 Bloomingfon 8715 River Ridge Rd. 1096 9 Q 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 2 0 0 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasan# Ave. S. 2 0 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hilis Park 5 0 0 0 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 24 0 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 1722 9 0 0 36 Apple Vailey Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 2125 7 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 3 0 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. � 0 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 5t. Charies PI. 3 0 4 0 ,,,.,, � Total Arrival NFo�se Events 47676 8964 ,, ;, � 246- , 3 _ ..:: _ � .,.�. . , . � .. .,.r . .., ,.... .. . . ... .... .. . . ... .. . . . . . .�,..... � �i Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 -21- Departure Related Noise Evenfis September 20Q8 ` Departure Depar,ture Depariure Departure� � �' � �. i � L i F [ L , � �, � r F � . � � . na � i � i �� t.. �i �E � . ft � �. E �� .i t �.t� � . ,� - � r i .�. ,RMT } � ' a ` ,� �, ` 4 ' � �� r � ` ' M1 � ' ` ' � � , Events > ' Events � '' FEvenfs > � Ever►ts � �IDj' t f. J'ih.�.�'J ' ��,��..'... �'. :... . ,.0 !�'.. ... .!..�Atldress � : �, ' .,_::.: . � � 65dB .,,: * ri' �80dB ' � " 90dB ; 100dB �,��'' ,.t , i. ... _.... .. �..., . . . .... ....: .. ............. .. „ ...... _., ..... . . .... ..,. .., .,. .. . .. .. .......�, . . , :...e. . ., ,... �..: � .. . :�:.i.......a� 1 Minneapolis Xences Ave. & 41 st St. 762 13 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 901 41 1 0 3 Minneapolis West Eimwood St. & Belmont Ave. 1613 78 8 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 1986 118 4 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58ih St. 4902 972 219 0 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 6195 2310 316 1d 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 2473 291 5 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 1916 168 5 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 20 5 2 0 10 St. Paul itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 13 6 6 1 11 St. Paul Finn St. & 5chefFer Ave. 17 6 3 Q 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 14 0 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 1585 25 0 0 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 1456 185 6 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 2077 109 2 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 1384 244 43 0 17 Bioomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 85 18 7 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 2915 178 17 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 1425 41 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 97 g 2 p 21 Inver Grove Neights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 711 14 d 0 � 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 354 10 0 0 � 23 Mendata Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 2779 373 52 0 24 Eagan Chapei Ln. & Wren Ln. 902 92 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 921 5 Q 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 907 31 1 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 1549 92 1 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 3533 219 1 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 1227 49 0 0 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 3715 481 54 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 487 9 1 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pieasant Ave. S. 180 1 0 0 33 Bumsville North River HiUs Park 345 7 0 0 34 Bumsville Red Oak Park 119 0 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 642 33 0 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 238 12 Q 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 404 36 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 753 35 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St. Gharies PI. 1309 62 0 0 � ' : �, , :i ' 'Total Departure Noise Eve,nts , :: :'. 52811 # � �,�t 63'78 ` 756 r ,rt� 91 v:. � r ,. ...... .. , ,...,. .,� ,:,., , � .. . .. . , , . .., v. ,. ......_ , ,., ., r , �. . �..,. . ;�! ., , . . ..', - 22 - Report Generated: 10(10/200$ 13:24 Top Ten �oudest Aircraffi Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#1) Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St., Minneapolis (RMT Site#2) Fremont Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis 09/18/2008 13:57 Q911112008 7:29 09/20/2008 11:57 09/23/2008 13:45 09/21 /2008 20:16 09/21/2008 7:14 09/17/2008 13:55 09/23/2008 4:16 09J30/2008 15:15 09/14/20d8 13:20 (RMT Site#3) West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave., Minneapolis N WA218 N WA739 NWA302 N WA784 N WA9987 N WA739 NWA218 DH �704 NWA19 NWA1068 Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 -23- Top Ten Loudesfi Aircraft Noise Events for IVISP September 2008 (RMT Site#4) Park Ave. & 48th St., Minneapolis (RMT Site#5) 12th Ave. & 58th St.. Minneanolis 09/03/2008 13:10 09(23/2008 19:19 09/30/2008 1:44 09/15/2008 17:23 09/07/20Q$ 13:33 09/29l2008 14:37 09/05/2008 10:25 09/15/2008 13:30 09/27/2008 15:22 09/30/2Q08 14:56 -24- N WA1068 N WA757 CCI3711 N WA758 N WA1258 NWA1471 NWA789 NWA1258 N WA793 NWA865 (RMT Site#6) 25th Ave. & 57th St., Minneapolis � •� � : t� � •� � •� � •E � �e � •� � •� � •� 103.2 102.7 102.5 101.3 101.2 100.9 100.7 100.6 100.6 10Q.5 Repo�t Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 � �� Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2Q08 (RMT Site#7) Wentworth Ave. & 64th St., Richfield (RMT Site#$) �ongfellow Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis (RMT Site#9) Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave., St.. Paul Report Generated: 10/10(2008 13:24 - 25 - Top Ten L.oudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#10) Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St., St. Paul (RMT Site#11) Finn St. & SchefFer Ave., St. Paul (RMT Site#12) Alton St. & Rockwood Ave.. St. Paul � " 26 - Report Generated: 10l10/2008 13:24 C � Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#13) Southeast end of Mohican Court, Mendota Heights (RMT Site#14) 1 st St. & McKee St., Eagan 09/28/2008 20:18 09/23/2008 20:31 09/1512008 22:27 09/21 /2008 22:20 09/17/2008 14:22 09/18/2008 2023 09/23/2008 15:04 09/25/2008 20:36 09I26/2008 18:54 09/11 /2008 11:13 (RMT Site#15) Cullon St. & Lexington Ave., Mendota Heights N WA1741 N WA796 NWA1469 N WA871 NWA1471 N WA796 NWA1471 NWA1741 N WA606 N WA498 Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 V C C C � 0 0 Q Q ❑� 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L -27- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP Sepfiember 2Q08 (RMT Site#16) Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane, Eagan 09/14/2008 15:32 09/13/2008 15:24 09/10/2008 15:11 09/18/2008 15:27 09i0912�08 15:51 09/13/2008 15:39 09/15/200$ 15:14 09J24/2008 15:58 09/23/2008 15:30 09i1 612008 1 5:53 NWA19 NWA19 NWA19 NWA19 N WA19 N WA3 N WA19 NWA19 NWA19 NWA19 (RMT Site#17) 84th St. & 4th Ave., Bloominqton 8744 D B744 ._... � B744 — .. � B744 D 8744 D 8744 Q B744 D 8744 D B744 p 8744 D (RMT Site#18) 75th St. & 17th Ave.. Richfield 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 .. . , ., . ; . , .� •� : • :. • :. : ' 28 ' Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#19) 16th Ave. & 84th St., Bloomington (RMT Site#20) 75th St. & 3rd Ave., Richfield 09/19/2008 1:28 09/23/2008 23:22 09122/2008 15:34 09l04/2008 15:10 09/20/2008 8:55 09J15/2008 22:43 09l1812008 7:53 09/01 /2008 10:38 09/02/2008 5:41 09/19/2008 15:18 (RMT Site#21) Barbara Ave. & 67th St., Inver Grove Heights N WA9802 CCI705 NWA19 NWA19 NWA1429 DHL197 DAL798 KFS720 DA�1113 NWA19 Report Generated: 10/10I2008 13:24 �'� : � ; .. ; .. � • t� � �:� : t� �:� ; .. 12R 12R 12R 12R 12L 12R 12R 12R 12R 22 � Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 09/20/2008 21:19 Q9/02/2008 10:31 09/1212008 13:42 09/25/2008 5:3$ 09l01 /2008 14:07 09/17/2008 14:1$ 09/23/2008 22:52 09/19/2008 8:01 09/17/2008 13:20 09/28I2008 15:31 09/21/2008 11:56 09/15/2008 21:35 09/24l2008 21:22 09/18/2008 15:00 09/1912008 14:25 09/13/200$ 13:2$ 09/28/2008 11:58 09/26/2008 20:25 09/0612008 22:09 Q9/1912008 7:00 (RMT Site#22) Anne Marie Trail, Inver Grove Heights N WA764 NWA1150 N WA218 DAL1113 AAL2337 N WA9801 DHL197 DAL798 N WA1068 NWA1492 (RMT Site#23) End of Kenndon Ave., Mendota Heiqhts NWA1150 N WA1148 N WA1148 N WA865 NWA1471 NWA672 NWA1150 N WA796 NWA1148 N WA744 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L 12L :. : . � :� • :� : :� :� . :� :� :� 95.5 95.4 95.1 95.1 94.6. 94.4 93.5 93.5 93.4 93.3 - 30 - Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 i; C Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#25) Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd., Eagan (RMT Site#26) 6796 Arkansas Ave. W., Inver Grove Heights (RMT Site#27) Report Generated: 10/10l2008 13:24 - 31 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#28) 6645 16th Ave. S., Richfield (RMT Site#29) -- -- ___ Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S., Minneapolis ._ 09/0312008 9:43 AA�2321 MD80 Q 09/27/200814:12 AA�593 MD80 D 09/16/200814:56 NWA865 DG9Q Q 09/03/2008 20:19 NWA796 DC9Q D 09/161200815:31 AAL352 MD8Q D 09/08/200811:46 NWA1150 DC9Q D 09/15/200814:55 NWA865 DC9Q D 09/OS/200815:32 NWA793N DC9Q D 09/16/2008 8:26 AAL1448 MD80 D d9/14/2008 20:08 NWA1741 DC9Q D (RMT Site#30) 8715 River Ridge Rd., Bloomington , � 'DatelT�me , �'4 ' r Fl�ght Number r A�rcrafE 7ype �, � "' � Arr��al/ 's � ;� � � �� i 1 r.;, � kv r r a a .r � i �. i i� � t, K x. � y�i � +ey fe a''..�u � I ' r:. d�:'r C�� s��. e h I' 't a , .. ,u � . � � �n:u� �� ,.,ra��,E „ :,,� 3 aa ; :!, �� s .»_:. r ,..,x<: � ' beparture f t T_,,,,� ,.�,:. , ,..,,:,. . ,sw�, 09/17/20081923 NWA1535 DC9Q D 09/30/2008 20:34 DHL304 B72Q D 09/30/2008 7:11 NWA138 DC9Q D 09/04/200811:27 NWA1527 DC9Q D 09/06/2008 7:25 NWA456 DG9Q D 09/04/200816:59 NWA458 DC9Q Q 09/17/2008 7:05 NWA456 DC9Q D 09/30l2008 6:54 NWA448 DC9Q D 09/10/200816:01 NWA793 DC9Q D 09/11/200810'33 NWA454 DC9Q p 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 86.6 86.2 85.4 85.1 84.9 84.8 84.8 $3.8 83.7 83.5 94.3 93.1 93.1 93 92.7 92.6 92.6 92.5 92.4 92.3 - 32 - Report Generafed: 10/10/2008 13:24 �. C Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 09/23/2008 15:30 09/19/2008 15:16 09J23/2008 1$:01 09/26/2008 11:11 09119/2008 17:26 09/23/2008 19:41 09126/2008 7:28 09117I2008 6:56 09/06/20Q8 6:30 09/11 /2008 11:26 N1NA19 N WA19 NWA1533 AAL1180 NWA1533 AAL 1358 CCI1706 BMJ64 UA�497 AAL1180 (RMT Site#31) 9501 12th Ave. S., Bloomin ; .. � .. � • �; s:� � • t� �:� � : :� � u�:� (RMT Site#32) 10325 Pleasant Ave. S., Bloomington 22 22 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 91.6 88.7 84.5 83.8 82.7 81.1 80.4 80.2 80.1 79.8 (RMT Site#33) North River Hills Park, Burnsville ReporE Generated: 10l10/2008 13:24 - 33 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP September 2008 (RMT Site#34) Red Oak Park, Burnsville 09/05/2008 22:47 09/04/2008 19:39 09/16/2008 22:46 09/11/2008 7:55 09/19/20Q8 22:44 Q9/16/2008 20:48 09/04/2008 15:19 09/08/2008 11:19 09l30/2008 6:14 09/10/2008 19:40 (RMT Site#35) 2100 Garnet Ln., E; DH1.197 B72Q D AAL1854 MD80 D DHL197 B72Q D CCI1706 B72Q D DHL197 B72Q Q DHL.304 B72Q D NWA1176 DC9Q D DAL1551 MD8Q A AAL1361 MD80 D NWA1461 DC9Q D (RMT Site#36) Briar Oaks & Scout Pond, Apple Valley 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 35 17 17 86.9 86.3 84.4 84.4 84.4 83.9 83.8 83.7 83.3 83.2 - 34 - Report Generated: 10/10/2008 13:24 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP - September 2008 ) (RMT Site#37) 4399 Woodgate Ln. N., Eagan ; �) 09/041200810:Q3 OPT782 09/10/200816:21 NWA1465 09/28/200816:22 NWA1465 09/22/200815:10 NWA1459 09120/200817:29 AAY4203 09/10/200815:16 NWA1459 09/12/200815:04 RAY8123 09/23/200817:53 NWA458 09/1$(200819:31 NWA1461 09/18l200810:36 NWA454 17 87.4 17 83.3 17 82.5 17 82.3 17 . 82.2 17 82.1 17 82.1 12R 82 17 81.8 17 81.7 (RMT Site#39) 3477 St. Charles PI., Eagan Seotember 2008 Remote Monitoring Tower Top Ten Summary The fop ten noise events and fhe event ranges at each RMT for September 2008 were comprised of 87.7% ( , departure operations. The predominanf fop fen aircraft type was the DC9Q wifh 34.1 % of the highest Lmax events. � i Seotem6er 2008 Technical Advisor Report Notes Unknown fields are due to unavailability of FAA flight track data. Missing FAA radar data for 0 days during the month of September 2008. 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Paul International Airport �� .� �`�: �� , ��, �� . �� '��-� ��, �.. §. �� ,f. .,._ �.� F,� ,.�� -��. �,. �=u.°� �� .?�'��+ "`��ti. '� .�� P g ��.�� h �, °� TY yn, 1kvp, �� i I Y� f y;. � 3�� Y�q . .�A.�L,�? � � �.T I I � � � �' r � ��' ��Jr., '�(.� � T� � �`''��:.K „ �+ �U'�� °�� 4� i �R'�V ' �:j .�. �: 1 � p(� S A+ Y.S ; 'N� 4t!' i :;'r. I tyt :J:�.. .' *This report is for informational purposes only and cannot be used for enforcement purposes. Metropolitan Airports Commission 3274 Carrier Jets Departed Runways 12L and 12R in September 2008 3122 (95.4%) of fihose Operafiions Remained in the Corridor 3274 Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations 3122 (95.4%) Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations in the Corridor Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 10/08/2008 09:17 Page 1 Metropolitan Airports Commission 108 (3.3%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were North of the 090° Corridor Boundary During September 2008 Of Those, 0( �'jReturned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling Sfiate Park Page 2 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generatecl: 10/08/2008 09:17 Metropolitan Airports Commission 44 (1.3%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were South of the Corridor (South of 30L Localizer) During September 2008 Of Those, 0( �)Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park Monthly Eagan/Mendota Neights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 10/08/2008 09:17 Page 3 Metropolitan Airports Commission 8(0.2%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were 5° South ofi the Corridor (5° South of 30L Localizer) During September 2008 Page 4 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 10/08/2008 09:17 Metropolitan Airports Commission Top 15 Runway 12L/12R Departure Destinations for September 2008 a ' ' , � ad g�` ` Percen ;Airpoit � ''` ; �C�ty` , �aa He in ,� #Ops,� , , trof`; � , , , ,, � (deg �, � k �, � S r: , . � .. ., . ,:; � y ac _ r ,�.;,. ,, �.-; � „., , . , �,.,,, , Total Op _ ,,. : . ., .,..:. ORD CHICAGO (O'HARE) 124° 130 4% SEA SEATTLE 278° 96 2.9% BIS BISMARCK 291 ° $1 2.5% YYZ T4RONT0 95° 81 2.5% FAR FARGO 312° 78 2.4% YWG WINNIPEG 330° 71 2.2% PDX PORTLAND 272° 57 1.7% GFK GRAND FORKS 316° 56 1.7% DTW DETR(JIT 105° 53 1.6% BOS B�STC?N 97° 51 1.6% ATL ATLAIVTA 149° 50 1.5% SFO SAN FRANCISCO 251 ° 48 1.5% AMS AMSTERDAM 83° 46 1.4% LAX LC}S ANGE�ES 238° 44 � 1.3°/a MOT MINOT 304° 44 1.3% Monthly Eagan/Mendo#a Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 10/08/2008 09:17 Page 5 i ' i 137 � � � � � � �°��, � � �' e+ ia�' y -r5 � 7�r,,� ¢ � �i � ,.�' �u-'w �j�, �� r t ^sc k . � ��..� :�r.,.. � � �, it �,,�3,�„ �,.�y� � r Aa� ��$ h `'�'r '�""„�? b�: �!� vS- �� '.,,''4� � '�-'+n' s ,st, .�"e. f�: .�' �•..,11` h�.+ ;� �'v^' n3' 'q�' �'� ��,� ��, � .�„T A weekly update an litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Number 34 October 17, 2008 Supersonic Aircraft FAA. �EGINS PUBI.�IC INVOI.,VEl1BENT P1�OCES5 THAT liZAY LEAD T� SST OVERI�AND FLIGHTS On Oct. 7, the Federat Aviation Administration took the first steps in a process that could lead to nalemaking once again allowing supersonic aircraft flights over land in the United States, which have been banned since ] 973. FAA announced in the Federal Register that it is participating in a panel session on civil supersonic aircraft research ot� Oct. 24 at a symposiurn spousored by the d'Haxe Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC) iu Rosemont, IL, in the Chicago suburbs. "Public involvement is essential in any future defuiition of an acceptable new standard that wouid allow supersonic flights over land," the agency said. "We antici- pate that this wiil be the first of rnany meetings informing the public on developments in the research of shaped sonic booms and other technical and environmental chai- lenges that need to be addressed in developing a new supersonic airplane." Laurette Fisher of FAA's Office of Euvironment and Energy, said that no addi- tional public meetings to inform the public on SST research have been scheduled yet and that they would not constitute the begiivung of a formal ivlemaking process. However, they could lead to a possible rulemalcing, although the focus of any nile- (Contirzued ore p. 13�) Litigation ��+ � �'+IL�+ LAWS�T' A��l�ST F'+� C LEl�iGIl�T� �GEl�dCY A.ITCTIOl�T �I' S�.,O'I'S As promised, the Air Tiansport Association has sued the Federal Aviation Admin- istration in federal court to invalidate two recently-issued slot auction rules (one for LaGuardia Airport and the other for both JFK International and Newark International airpoits), which the agency imposed to address problems of congestion aud delay at those airports. The airline trade group's lawsuit challenges the FAA°s claim that slots are agency property that can be leased or otherwise disposed of under FAA's general property management authority. "That legal theory is baseless," ATA argued in its Petition for Review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Oct. 14. "The con- fiscation and auctioning of slots as provided for in the Rule exceed the FAA's staiu- tory authority and violate a number of other statutory and consritutional prohibitions and restrictions, including an explicit ban on spending appropriated funds to finalize or implement a regulation that imposes new aviation user fees." ATA said it will seek a stay of the FAA slot auctions, which are planned for early January 2009. The lawsuits aze Air Ti�ansport Association of America, bic. u Federal Aviation (Co�:tiisued an p. I38) Airport Noise Report IIZ T'�ZIS ISSIL�'o.. SSTs ... FAA announces it will hold m�.ny meetings to inform public of research de- veloprnents on shaped sonic booms but sets date for only the first one - p. 125 C'upacity ... ATA sues FAA to invalidate slot auction rules for LaGuardia, JFK, Newark airports - p. 125 �'�4 ... 5tudents in sound- proofed, relocated schools now included in count of population benefitted by iioise mitigation - p. 126 I�iltorz I�ead ... More citizen input recomrnended for county aviation advisory board - p. 127 Midway ... Lease obligates Chicago to complete sound insulation program - p. 127 News Briefs ... City of On- tario seeks architectural serv- ices for its residential sound insulatian program for On- tario Int'1 Airport ... ESA ranked as one of the 2008 best environmental fums to work for - p. 128 October 17, 8008 138 SSTs, froni p. 137 making is still not clear, she said. There is a market for a supersonic business jet and sev- eral companies are in the process of developing one. While "shaped" sonic boorns reduce the impact of supersonic air- craft overflights, it is stilt unclear whether the public wiil ac- cept them. At the ONCC symposium, the FAA will lead a panel dis- cussion, entitled "State of the Art of Supersonic Aircraft Technology — What has progressed in science since 1973." The purpose of the panel session "is to raise public awareness on advances in supersonic technology, and for the FAA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA5A), and industry to get feedback from interested persons," FAA ex- plained. Since March 1973, supersonic flights over land by civil aircraft have been prohibited in the United States. The Con- corde was the only civil supersonic plane that offered service to the United States but that plane has been retired. "The interest in supersonic aircraft technology has not dis- appeared," FAA said. "Current research is dedicated toward reducing the impact of sonic booms as they reach the ground, in an effort to make overland flight acceptabie. Recent re- search has produced promising results for low boom inten- sity, and has renewed interest in developing supersonic civil aircraft that could be considered environmentally acceptable for supersonic flight over land." For further infonnation, contact Laurette Fischer at tel: (202) 267-3561. t�l�, fro�pt p. 13l` Administration (Case Nos. 08-1331 ar�d 08-1333). The two petitions are available at: http://www.airlines.org/govern- ment/Court+Filings/ATA=Sues+FAA=to+inyali- date+Slot+Auctions+Rules.htm. ATA's lawsuits were filed on Oct. 14, on the heels of a Sept. 30 repoi�t by the Government Accoutability Office, re- quested by severa( key. trausportation leaders in Congress, concluding that FAA lacks the lega(; authority to auction slots at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Port Authority of New York and New lersey, the pro- prietor of JFI�, LaGuardia, and Newark, said it would seek an injunction next week from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to block the FAA from conduct- ing the slot auctions at its airports. Cha'vman Anthony R. Coscia said, "We believe the right way Co reduce delays is to replace a 1950s-era air traffic con- trol system with investments in 21 st cenhuy technology, ex- panding capacity, and improving customer service. Our Flight Delay Task Force brought together all the`interested stakeholders Eo develop effective solutions instead of press- ing 11 th hour plans that, far from relieving congestion, would only hurt airiine passengers and our local and national economies." 1 � i i. � i l, c �� . �, � Beginning in iiscal year 2006, students in sound- proofed or relocated schools t�ave been included in the Federal Aviation Administration's calculation of the num- ber of people in the 65+ DNL noise contours around air- ports that benefitfrom noise mitigation grants fuuded through the federal Airport Improvement Program (.AIP). The inclusion of students in that caiculation will make it easier for the agency to meet noise impact reduo- tion goals established for the transition to the Next Gen- eration Air Transportation System (NextGen). Prior to FY 2006, FAA based its calculation of how many people in the 65+ DNL contour benefitted from AIP noise gran.ts only on the number of residents who had their homes sound insulated or had been relocated from areas of significant noise impact. Residents in homes in the 65+ IDNL contour that werE sound insulated or relocated were no longer considered among the noise-impacted population in that contour. They were removed from FAA's tally of peopie living in higl� noise impact areas. FAA uses the decreasing number of residents in the 65+ DNL contour as evidence of con- tinuing progress in reducing aircraft noise impact. But in fiscal year 2005, the agency adjusted its methodology far determining the popularion benefitting from AIP noise grants to include both the student popula- tion and the residential population exposed to high noise levels and began tracicing this revised pertormance meas- ure in FY 2006, FAA explained in the 2009-2013 Na- rional Plan of Integrated Aiiport Systems (NPIAS), which was submited to Coiigress ou Sept. 30. The NPIAS identifies airport development needs that are eligible for funding through t11e FAA's Airport Im- provement Program. FAA explained in tlie NPIAS that "a few years ago," the agency evaluated the AIP noise set-aside prograin and developed a performance measure. "The' intent was to re- duce the residential population exposed to high levels (DNL 65dB or greater) of aircraft noise by 62,500 (ex- pected population) over a five-year period, FY 2004 to FY 2007. During the first two years, AIP noise grants benefitted 30,000 people." But after these first two years, the agency added stu- ` dents to the calculation of people being removed from high noise contours and set a new goal: to reduce resi- dential and student populations exposed to aircraft noise at DNL 65 dB by 100,000 over a new five-year period, FY 2006-2010. "In the first year this information was tracked, F'I' 2005, AIP noise grauts benefitted 25,319 residents and students. In FY 2006, AIP noise grants benefitted 22,000 residettts and students and in FY 2007, 18,617 residents Airport Noise Report October 1'7, 2008 and students benefitted," FA.A told Congress in the NPIAS. FAA does not explain in the NPIAS why it decided to in- clude students in its calcularion of the number of people ben- efitiiig from AIP-funded noise projects. ANR has posed that question to the agency bnt has not yet received an answer. NextGen Environmental Goals Environmental goals being considered for NextGen were specified by Lynne Pickard, deputy director of the FAA Of- fice of Environment and Energy, at the Sept. 21 meeting of the En�ironmental Committee of the Airports Council Inter- national — North America, held in $oston. The NextGen goal for noise is to reduce the significant impact of aviation on community noise in absolute terms, Pickard said. The metric that will be used to determine whether this goal is being met is a reduction in the number of people ex- posed to aircraft noise around U.S. airports as measured by DNL. The "target concept" for reaching the noise reduction goal is: • To maintain the current 4 percent annual reduction tar- get for the popnlation in DNL 65 in the near term (2009- 2010), compared to 200-2002; • To aiso achieve a"couvnensurate o� greater" reduction of the population in the 55-65 DNL contour; • To achieve greater reductions in the mid-term (2015- 2025) and long-term (beyond 2025), iu�st bringing DNL 65 primarily within the airport boundary and later bringing DNL 55 primarily within the airport boundary. Providing environmental protection in the NextGen sys- tem will allow sustained aviation growth, Pickard said. An Euvn•onmeutal Maaiagement System (EMS) approach will be used as the fomidation for integrating environmental protec- tion objectives into the core bnsiness and operational strate- gies of NextGen. This will allow for coutinual improvements in environmental protection in NextGen, she said. FA.A will begin mauaging as�ects of NextGen environ- mental perfonnance via EMS in fiscal years 2009 to 2010. FAA's NPIAS report can be downloaded from the agency's website at: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtr�c/airports/plaruung_ca- pacity/npias/reports/. Hilton Head � ' , ► � � '� �� . . � .,� ; �, ,�. � � The Aviarion Advisory Board for two airports operated by Beaufort County, SC — Hilton Head Island Airport and Beaufort County Airpoit — should include more citizen input as well as members nominated by local business leaders and politicians, the Public Services Committee of the Beaufort County Council recommended Oct. 14, disappointing some on the advisory board who sought to limit citizen participa- 139 tion. The committee also recornmended that the Aviation Advi- sory Board be given more clearly defined responsibilities and duties and communicate better with the Com�ty Council. The committae spent four months developing its recom- mendations, which still must be approved by the County Council. This summer, some on the Aviation Advisory Board sought a change in the board's charter because they felt that it has been drawn into political disputes over noise and safety in recent years. They proposed shrinking the size of the board from 11 to seven members and limiting membership to county residents with a professional or technical background in aviation or business. The sought to elimivate members on the board wl�o represent coinmunities surrounding the airports. "To throw out some residents' input just because they're not pilots is a mistake," County Councilman Steve Baer told The Island Packet newspaper. In July 2007, Beaufort County oii"icials met with federal and state aviarion officials in au effort improve flight proce- dures at Hilton Head Isiand Airport aud improve the airport's relationship with its neighbors, which was strained over noise fi•om aircraft flying off designated flight paths and fears that a runway would be extended to allow in larger aircraft. The meeting at the Federal Aviation Adnunistration's Southern Regional headquarters in Atlanta, was arranged by the South Carolina Aeranautics Commission and was in- tended to diffuse tension between the County, which is the proprietar of the airport, and the Town of Hilton,Head Island, in whose jurisdiction the airport is located. 1Vlarlcva�y AiaporE . , � � r ,., ;�; E °;ir �.. _ (;,: � '� � � s 4 I I _ �'i A 99-year $2.5 billion lease of Ciucago's Midway Airport to Midway Invesiment and Developinent Company obligates the city to complete a sound insulation program that runs through 201 l, city aviation officials told an alderman whose ward includes the airpoit. Thus far, Chicago has spent $200 miliion to insulate 4,700 homes and 37 schools in the high noise contours around Mid- way aud plans to continue the insulation prograrn unti12011. By that date, Chicago plans to ha�e completed insulation of an additiona13,000 homes eligible for sound insulation and four additional schoois for a total of 7,700 homes and 41 schools. The Chicago Deparhnent ofAviation said it is committed to being a good neighbor to the surrounding community. Chicago Alderman Michael Zalewski is concerned that the company taking over management of Midway under the lease will increase the number of flights operating at the air- port, which is nestled in a residential area, to maxunize profit. That is why soundproofing is so important, he said. Airport Noise Report October 17. 2008 140 ' ANR EDIT4RIAL In Brie (' � ADVISORY SOARIJ f ; �� Ontario Seeks Architectural Services for SIl' l� . John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washingtott, DC Carl E. Bnrleson Director, Of6ce of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzice, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq, McDetmott, Will & Emery Chicago li��ary Y�. Vigilante Y President, Synergy Consultants Seattle The Housing Agency of the City of Ontario, CA, announced that it will receive up to, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 20, 2008, statements of qualifications for professional architectural services for new phases of its residential sound insulation project. The project will consist of soundproofing approximately 300 dwelling units near Ontario Internarional Airport, within the next three project phases, should funding continue to be provided by the FAA and Los Angeles World Airports. Included are single family detached homes, duplexes and multi-fa�nily siructures. Typical improvements include the installation of acoustical windows and doors, attic insulation, central heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, etc. The consultant's general scope of work consists of conducting archi- tectural surveys, preparing thorough building-deficiencies assessment re- ports, preparation of consiruction cost estimates, bid documents, etc. The estimated construction cost is approximately $2.S million per phase. Qualified consultants must be familiar with FAA, local, and State of Cal- ifomia standards and requirements for similar types of projects. Because of a significaut number of Spanish-speaking participants, it is essential that the selected consultant have staff members who are ftuent in Span- ish, assigned directly to the project. Each response must conform to the Agency's Request for Statements of Qualifications document. Copies of the RFQ document may be ob- tained by FAX request to the Ontario Hous'vng Agency at (909) 395-2288. Small, Minority and Women-owned businesses are encouraged to re- spond. For further infonna6on, contact Ciry of Ontario Housing Agency Quiet Home Program; tel: (909) 395-2006. ESA R�aeflced B'op �+ir�aa to V6'ork For Environmental Science Associates (ESA) announced Sept. 18 that it was recognized as one of the 2008 Best Environmental Firms to Work For at the ZweigWhite Best Firms to Work For Suminit, held in San Francisco Sept. 18-19. The firm was ranlced two nationally among mid- sized environmental �irrrts and seventh overall in the annual competition. "Throughout its 40-year history, ESA has been striving to create an atmosphere and culture that embraces exce(lent client service, top techni- cal work and solutions, while recognizing and rewarding staff achieve- ment, said Lisa Crossett, ESA Senior Vice President and Corporate and Communicatious Director. It's rewarding to obtain national recognirion in our efforts to be a Fitmi of Choice by our employee-owners and clients." : a � � � ►'i � � � ►: Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Ua. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) '729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or peisonal use, or the internal or personai use of specific clients, is granted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided that tUe base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. � �" 129 r� �' :� �. � �� r a�� a..cr rj,�C. �$j rv. tfi'� x� ?,�. wSS� �f ��'%� ?�.�,E•T .e>4 i,,,� n'�::.�.y.�1.. u .�_: � x '�.x` �� s � �,� >h � � (a �;�.-�.�' � — u =;.� r�3T '�,�" �,� '� �.� �.: nzh.- - A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Number 32, 33 October 10, 2008 AIPNoise Grants NOISE GRANTS TQTALING $272.7 MIL,LION AWARUED TO 48 AIRPORTS IN FISCA�, 2008 In fisca12008, some 48 airports received a total of $272.7 million in federal A3r- port Improvement Progam (AIP) gxants to conduct noise compatibility planning studies and to implement noise mitigation projects, according to data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. That funding level is $15.6 million less than the $288.3 million in ATP noise miti- gation grants awazded to 63 airports in fisca12007. But total AII' funding for noise mitigation projects reached a landmark in fiscal 2008: it passed the $5 billion mark. 5ome $5,099,461,966.73 (to be exact) has been given to airports in AIP noise grants since the AIl' program began in 1982. AIP funding levels for noise miHgation projects peaked in fisca12005 when 57 airports received a total of $337.1 million. In fisca12006, the funding level for noise projects dropped to $303.1 million. The funding level dropped again in fisca12007 to $288.3 million and dropped yet again in fisca12008 to $272.7 inillion. The drop in AIl' noise project funding leveis following fisca12005 reflects a con- gressionally-mandated hroadening of the s�ecial noise set-asid� in the EiiP program to also fund airport emission reduction projects. The $272.7 million in noise grants awarded rn fisca12008 includes: •$198.7 million to 31 airports for sound insulation of homes; �$6.7 million to three airports for scl�ool sound insulation; °$3.5 million to niue airports for noise cornpatibility platuiing studies; _$62.6 million to 11 airports for land acquisition/easements; and �$l.l inillion to two airports for installation of noise monitoring systems. The AIP grants represent only one of two federal funding sources available to air- port proprietors to fund noise mitigation projects. The other funding source is rev- enue from Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs). ANR will report noise mitigation projects funded by PFCs in fiscal 2008 in a later issue. Los Angeles fiitemational is the airport that received the inost ATP funding for noise rnitigation projects in fiscal 2008: a totai of $37 million for its residential sound insulation program. The next lughest ALP noise grant awards in fisca12008 went to Biriningham In- ternational Anport ($29.2 million to purchase land for noise compatibility); Chicago O'Hare InternationaJ ($21.2 million for residential sound insulation); San Diego In- ternationat ($15.8 million mostly for residential sound insulation); and Seattle- Tacoma International ($12 million for land and residential sound insulation). In fisca12008, airports received: •$42.4 million more in residential sound insularion grants than in fisca12007: •$49.8 million less in school sound insulation grants than in fisca12007 •$2:1 million less in noise compatibility planning grants than in fiscal 2007; •$5.2 million less in acquisition of land/easements grants than in fisca12007; •$0.8 million less in noise monitoring system grants than in fisca12007. Airport Noise Report .IiZ ThIS ISSdc6... AIP Grant Data ... This special issue afANR pro- vides data on grants awarded to airports for noise compati- bility planniiig and naise mit- igation projects under the federal Airport Improvement Program in fiscal year 2008. The FA.A data show a con- tinuing downward trend in AIP funciing for airport noise mitigation prajects. Table 1. Grants for residen- tial sound insulation - p. 130 Table 2. Grants for school sound insulation - p. 132 Table 3. Grants for noise compatibility planning stud- ies - p. 132 Tab1e 4. Grants for land ac- quisition/easements - p. 133 Table 5. Grants for noise monitaring systems - p. 133 Table 6. Grants by airport fi�r all categories of noise mitigation (compiled by ANR from FAA data.) p. 134 Confe�ences ... Highlights of program for UC Davis Symposium on Aviation Noise and Air Quality to be held in March - p. 136 October 10, 2008 130 Table 1: AIP Grants for Residential Sound Insulation in Fisca12008 (by contour) t te C� ir n r Amount AK Anchorage Anchor�ge Int'I State of Alaska $3,500,000 AZ Tucson Tucson Int'1 Airport Authority $5,000,000 CA Burbank Bob Hope Airport Authority $3,000,000 CA Fresno Fresno Yosemite Int'I City of Fresno $2,OOQ,000 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Int'I City of Inglewood $12,000,000 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles int'I City of EI Segundo $5,000,000 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Int'{ City of Los Angeles $5,000,000 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Int'I City of Los Angeles $5,000,000 CA Monterey Monterey Peninsula Airport District $2,000,000 CA Ontario Ontario Int'I City of Ontario $3,000,000 CA San Diego San Diego Int') Airpork Authoriiy $5,000,000 CA San Jose San Jose Int'I City of San Jose $3,000,000 CT Windsor Locks Bradley Int'I State of Connecticut $5,000,000 FL Boca RatQn Boca Raton Airport Authority $1,558,000 FL Key West Key West Int'1 Monroe County $3,000,000 FL Key West Key West Int'I Monroe County $1,172,465 FL Key West Key West !nt'I Monroe County $26,559 FL Key West Key West Int'I Monroe C4unty $601,128 GU Agana Guam Int'1 Airport Authority $2,000,000 IL Chicago Chicago OHare InYI City of Chicago $18,000,000 KY Covington Cincinnati int'I Kenton County $5,228,000 KY Covington Cincinnati Int'I Kenton County $5,461,135 KY Louisville Louisville Int'I Airport Authority $10,000,000 MS Gulfport Gulfport-Biloxi Int'I Airport Authority $3,000,000 NH Manchester Manchester City of Manchester $4,782,247 NV Reno Reno/Taho Int'I Airport Authority $5,000,000 Airport Noise Report ��k�� 65-69 DNL 65-69DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DN� 65-69 DN� 65-69 DNL. 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL October 10, 2008 State it ir Soonsar moun NV Reno Reno/Taho Int'I Airport Authority $2,000,000 NY Buffalo Buffalo Niagara Int'I Transportation Auth. $1,257,120 NY Buffalo Buffalo Niagara Int'I Transportation Auth. $145,560 OH Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins Int'1 City of Cleveland $3,668,000 OK Tulsa Tulsa Int'I Airport Trust $6,930,000 PA Allentown Lehigh Valley Int'I Airport Authoriiy $6,000,000 PA Ailentown Lehigh Valley Int'I Airport Authority $2,000,000 PA Philadelphia Philadeiphia lnYI City of Philadeiphia $6,95U,000 TX Laredo Laredo int'I Ciry of Lardeo $2,000,000 TX San Antonio San Antonio Int'I City of 5an Antonio �5,000,000 VA Roanoke Roanoke Regiona! Airpork Commission $2,000,000 WA Seattle Seattle-Tacoma Int'I Port of Seattle $2,635,2Q8 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Int'I County of �os Angeles $5,000,000 CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Int'I City of Los Angeles $5,000,000 CA San Diego San Diego Int'1 Airport Authority $10,000,000 LA Alexandria Alexandria lnt'I Development District $8,000,000 L.A Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Metro City of Baton Rouge $2,850,000 �A Baton Fiouge Baton Rouge Metro Ciry of Baton Rouge $1,520,000 NY Buffalo Buifalo Niagara Int'I Transportation Auth. $3,398,880 NY Buffalo Buffalo Niagara Int'I Transportation Auth. $1,001,392 OH Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'I City of Cleveland $1,572,000 WA Seattle King Counry InYI County of King $1,500,000 Grand Total: Residenfial Sound Insulation (all contoursj: $i98,757,694 Airport Noise Report nt ur 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 65-69 DNL 70-74 DN� 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 70-74 DNL 131 October 10, 2008 132 ' Table 2: AIP Grants for Sound Insulation of Public Buildings (Schools) in t�isca12008 � i St�t� it Air S�n�4t A un n �r � IL Chicago O'Hare Int'I City of Chicago $2,913,107 not specified IL Chicago O'Hare Int'I City of Chicago $300,000 not specified NY New York JFK Int'I Port Authority NY/NJ $1,539,876 nbt specified WA Seatte Seatt(e-Tacoma Int'i Port of Seattle $1,950,145 not specified Grand Total: Sound lnsulation of Public Buildings: $6,iO3,728 Tab9e 3: A9P Granis for Noise Compatibility Planning Studies in Fisca12008 State it Airoort �� Amour,� AZ Tucson Tucson Int'1 Airport Authority $148,460 CA San Diego San Diego Int'I Airport Authority $874,000 (' FL Gainesville Gainesville int'I City of Gainesville $171 325 �' , FL New Smyrna New Smyrna Reg. City of New Smyrna $275,608 FL Orlando Kissimmee Gateway City of Kissimmee $363,700 HI Kahului Kahului State of Hawaii $400,000 OH Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins Int'I City of Cleveland $880,000 Okl Columbus Ohio State University The Ohio State Univ. $344,750 PA Philadelphia Philadelphia lnt'1 City of Philadelphia $50,000 Grand Total: Grants for Noise Compatibility Planning Studies: $3,507,843 Airport Noise Report October 10, 2008 133 , Table 4: AIP Grants for Land Acquisition/Easements in Fisca12008 (by contour) ' � State C�'� C i o �n�r lJse/Contour Amoun VA Norfolk Norfolk Int'I Airport Authority Outside 65 DNL $242,879 A� Birmingham Birmingham Int'I Airport Authority 65-69 DNL $22,000,000 AL Birmingham Birmingham (nt'I Airport Authority 65-69 DNL $7,200,000 FL Orlando Oriando InYI Airport Authority 65-69 DNL $2,500,000 MS Gulfport Guifport-Biloxi Int'I Airport Authority Easement $2,00O,OOd TX Austin Austin-Bergstrom fnt'1 City of Austin 65-69 DNL $4,000,000 TX Austin Austin-Bergstrom Int'1 City of Austin 65-69 DNL $1,461,071 TX Austin Austin-Bergstrom Int'I City of Austin 65-69 DNL. $1,538,929 TX Houston Bush Intercontinental City of Houston 65-69 DNL $378,648 TX Houston Bush Intercontinental City of Houstan 65-69 DNL $1,130,857 VT Buriington Buriington int'I City of Burlington 65-69 DNL $2,261,000 WA Seattle Seattle-Tacoma Int'I Port of Seattie 65-69 DNL $7,414,647 l LA Shreveport Shreveport Regional City of Shreveport 70-74 DNL $3,000,000 RI Providence T.F. Green State R.I. Airport Corp. 70-74 DNL $5,000,000 MA Springfield Westover ARB Development Corp. Within 75 D(VL $2,500,000 Gr��ad 1"ota0: �aranfs for Lancl,4cqcaisitiore/Easeeneeats: $62,62�,03i 'fable 5: AIP Granis for Installation of Noise Nloni�oring Systems in �isca12008 State C� ir o onsor Amount CA Oakland Oakland Int'I Port of Oakland $1,000,000 NI Hilo Hilo InYI State of Hawaii $111,455 Grand Total: Grants for Insfallation ot Noise Moniforing Systerrrs: $i,11 i,455 Airport Noise lteport October 10, 2008 Table 6: AIP Grants by Airport for All Noise iVlitigati�n Projects in Fiscal 2008 t t Air n ul ti n �i� �and/Easements Monitoring Tota) AL Birmingham $29,200,000 $29,200,000 AK Anchorage $3,500,000 AZ Tucson $5,000,000 $148,460 CA Bob Hope $3,000,000 CA Fresno $2,000,000 CA �AX $37,000,000 CA Monterey $2,000,000 CA Oakland CA Ontario $3,000,000 CA San Diego $15,000,000 $874,000 CA San Jose $3,000,000 CT Bradley Int'I $5,000,000 . FL Boca Raton $1,558,000 FL Gainesville FL Key West $4,800,152 FL New Smyrna Beach FL Kissimmee FL Orlafldo Guam Agana $2,000,000 HI Hilo HI Kahului IL Chicago O'Hare $21,213,107 KY Cincinnati $10,689,135 KY Louisville $10,000,000 LA Alexandria $8,000,000 $171,$25 $275,608 $363,700 $2,500,000 �,�� Airport Noise Report $1, 000,000 $111,455 $3,500,000 $5,148,460 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $37,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000 $15,874,000 $3,000,000 $5,000,000 $1,558,000 $171,325 $4,800,152 �z�s,sos $363,700 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $111,455 $400,000 $21,213,107 $10, 689,135 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 134 (" � � I October 10, 2008 State ir Insulation LA Baton Rouge $4,370,000 LA Shreveport MA Springfield MS Guifport $3,000,000 NH Manchester $4,782,247 NV Reno $7,000,000 NY JFK Int'I $1,539,876 NY Buffalo $5,802,952 OH Cleveland $5,240,000 OH Columbus (Ohio Staie Univ.) OK Tulsa $6,930,000 PA Lehigh Valley $8,000,000 PA Philadelphia $6,950,000 RI T.F. Green TX Austin-Bergstrom TX Houston Bush TX Laredo $2;000,000 TX San Antonio $5,000,000 VA Norfolk VA Roanoke $2,0OO,OpO VT Burlington WA Seattle-Tacoma $4,585,353 WA King County $1,500,000 � $880,000 $344,750 . . • . $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 $7,000,000 $1,509,505 $242,879 $2,261,000 $7,414,647 Grand Total: A!lAIP Noise Grants in Fisca12008: $272,708,751 Airport Noise Report Total $4,370,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $5,000,000 $4,782,247 $7,000,000 $1,539,876 $5,802,952 $6,120,000 $344,750 $6,930,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $5,000,000 $7,000,000 $1,509,505 �2,00a,000 $5,000,000 $242,879 $2,000,000 $2,261,000 $12,000,�00 $1,500,000 135 October 10, 2008 '� i' :•:►�� John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burieson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administrarion Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago Mary �. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants �eatEle 136 Conferences `�VOI,�T'I'IOI�1 IN AVdAT�ON' IS T'�1V� OF CJC NOISE, .�2 QUA.LIT�' 53.'MPOSIUM "Revolution in Aviation: The Magical Mystery Flight of Environmen- tal Sustainability," is the theme of the 2009 University of Catifornia at Davis Symposiwn on Aviation Noise and Air Quality, which will be held on March 1-4, 2009, in Palm Springs, CA. The conference theme "harkens back to the 1960's, a time when any- thing seemed possible and new ways of envisioning the world took hold," the just-released conference program explains. California Attorney General Jerry Brown has been invited to give the keynote address at the symposium on the topic, "A Revolution in Aviation Environmental Efforts." The symposium sessions then begin with a discussion on the topic, "What are the trade-offs between noise and emissions due to the high cost of fuei and an econouuc downturn?" Presentations will focus on eco- nomic impacts on airlines and airports, new technology, and preferential routing for clean, quiet and fuel-effcient aircraft. Sessions focusing on noise will address: • FAA regulations: Presentations will address the Update to FAA's Part 150 advisory circular, an update on Part 161 studies at Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport, and the Part 161 study process at Bob Hope Intemational Airport in Burbanlc; • Noise Meh-ics: Presentarions will be made on military guidance on supplemental noise metrics, enroute and area-wide noise, and helicopter noise issues; - Noise Projects: Presentations will focus on development of a guidebook'on comrnunity response to aircraft noise, a development plan for a multi-modal noise and emissions model, and stepping up sound at- tenuation requirements; Other symposiurn sessions will address health impacts of aviation noise and emissions, general aviation noise and emissions issues, climate change, includiug NEPA implications, the politics of chaiige, community issues, airspace operarional planning, and environmenal models and tools. In addition, luncheon roundtables will be held on March 2 and 3 on a broad ra�ige of topics and tutorials will be held on March 1 on inh•oduc- tions to noise and air quality and on the topics of sustainability and cli- mate change and regulatory environmental policies. For further information, go to the conference website at http://confer- ences.ucdavis. edu/Cofred/Public/Aca/ContHome.cfin?confid=392. . , � ,� , � ,', r r , • Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct, Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4$67; EAX: ('703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or persanal use of specific clients, is granted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. ( �. t � t /5 � i 125 r" � `�,'� � � ��,�, � � ��'� �'J �� " �6� �+� y.�;,`� 6�, � w �� 1� � �' ��(p �r �� .�'"°'+� �,� � ,� ' �.,k"�.+. � � � b��n '�k ,,,�' � ��.,m� � 7. ��,..�ys� i, 2r r��' �»w� s.7�� !�f '�.,r�' � (�•r, �i "�� '� oR�4 A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Number 31 October 3, 2008 Legislation . • ; � �; i � I :i1T' ' � ,,, ' , . ' r �; � . ;� r • , On Sept. 29, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 6063) cleared Congress and is expected to be signed by Presi- dent Bush before Congress adjourns for the upcoming election season. The legislation authorizes a funding level of $853.4 million for NASA's aero- nautics program for fiscal 2009 ($208.4 million over last year's appropriation), of which $406.9 million (almost hal fl will be directed for system-level research, de- velopment, and demonsiration related to (1) environmental impacf mitigation (noise, energy efficiency, and emissions), (2) developrnent of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), (3) investigation of new vehicle concepts and flight regimes, and (4) aviation safety. t1n "Environmentally Friendly Aircraft Research and Development Initiative" is included in the legislation. This initiative directs the NASA admuustrator — with the involvement of universities, industry, and other research organizations — to con- duct research, development, and demonstrations of tecluiologies to enable the fol- lowing an•craft performance characteristics: (Conti�:ued on p. 126) Yaaa .l�a�ys �irport �I2[��+'�` E�R COl�TCL�TI)�+ S ST�G� � P�S�+ i�ITT WO�TY.�� S�GI�t��IC�'��.,�.' 1�� r�IR ��J.�.��T�' Phasing out the Stage 2 an•craft at Van Nuys Aiiport — one of the world's busiest general aviatioii airports — would shift air traffic to five other southern Cali- fornia airports, significantly increaszng air quality impacts at Camarillo Aiiport and transferring aircraft emissions from the South Coast Air basin to two other air basins that are in non-attainment of certaiu air pollutants standards under the Clean Air Act. However, aircraft tl�at would have to shift to Camarillo, Bob Hope Airport, Los Angeles International, Cliino Airport, and William 7. Fox Air£Zeld because they could not meet Van Nuys' proposed maximum takeoffnoise levels would not sig- n�cantly increase noise impact at those airports. That is the conclusion reached in a recentiy-released Draft Environmental Im- pact Report (EIR) on the proposed Van Nuys Airport Noisier Aircraft Phaseout Project. The Di�aft EIR will assist Los Angeles Wor1d Airport (LAWA), proprietor of Van Nuys Airport, and the City of Los Angeles in deciding whether to adopt the maacimum talceoff noise levels in the project as a city ordinance. The ordinauce would establish noise limits at Van Nuys prohibiting operations by aircraft that exceed specified takeofFnoise levels defined in a fom•-phase pro- (Continued on p. I26) Airport Noise Report Ih 7"lltS .�SSI��e.. NASA ... Authorizing legis- lation funds R&D on envi- ronmentally-friendly ai�craft initiative, sonic boom im- pact; seeks demonstration of technologies that enable noise levels on takeoff and landing not to exceed ambi- ent levels - p. 125 �an Nuys ... Proposed phase- out of noisier planes would shift traffic, significantly in- crease au quality impact, �rafi Elic rnds; puhlic mee�- ing on environmental report set for Oct. 7- p. 125 ��P �ufzc�ing ... Economic stimulus bill approved by House would provide addi- tional $600 million for AIP grants in fiscal 2009 ... Presi- dent signs FA A, AIl' funding extension bill - p. 127 Slots ... Airports, airlines ap- plaud GAO report conclud- ing that FAA lacks authority to auction takeoff, landing slots at airports - p. 127 News Briefs ... HMMH an- nounces fall noise, emissions training courses - p. 128 October 3, 2008 126 �� NAS�1, from p. 125 • Noise levels on takeoff and approach and landing "that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such com- mercial aircraft would normally operate, without increasing energy consumption or nitrogen oxide emissions compared to aircraft in commercial service as of the date of enactment of this Act"; •"Significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to aircraft in commercial service as of the date of enacttnent of the Act:" The legislation also establishes a research program to de- termine the "perceived impact" of sonic booms. "The ability to fly commercial aircraft over land at super- sonic speeds without adverse impacts on the environment or on local communities would open new markets and enable new iransportation capabilities," the legislation states. "In order to have the basis for estabiishing an appropriate sonic boorn standard for such flight operations, a research program is needed to assess the impact in a relevant environment of commercial supersonic flight oparations." The legislation directs tlie FA.A administrator to establish a cooperative research program with industry, including flight demonstrations, to collect data on the "perceived impact" of sonic booms tliat would enable the promulgation of a stan- dard that would have to be inet for overland commercial su- personic flight operations. The research must be coordinated with the Federal Avia- tion Adminishation and the FAA/NASAlindustry/university research consortium PARTNER (Partnership for Air Trans- pOi �ai1011 NOISc 3i1(� T'CTll1S510llS Re(i'llCit011 �cIIiEi Of EXCcl- lence). 'Technofla�gy Cer��c�tion In response to calls for NASA to speed the transition of new teclinologies to reduce noise and eulissions into the au- line fleets, the legislation requires the FAA, in cooperation with other agencies, to establish a research program "on methods to improve both confidence in and the timeliness of certification of new tecluiologies for their introduction into the national airspace system." Within one year, the FAA must develop a plan for this re- search program that includes the objectives, proposed tasks, milestones, and a five-year budget profile. The FAA is required to have the National Research Coun- cil review tl�e research program plan and provide the results of that review to the House Committee on Science and Tech- nology and the House Coxnmittee on Transportation and In- fiastructure as well as to the Senate Commerce Committee within 18 months of euactment of the legislation. Advisory Committee The NASAAuthorization Act also establishes a joint Aeroaautics Research and Development Advisory Committee to malce recommendations in tl�ree areas: • Coordination of research and development activities of the FAA and NASA; • Development and implementation of processes for Lran- sitioning research and development from NASA and the FAA to externai entiries for further development; and • The status of FAA and NASA R&D programs as they relate to the recommendations contained in the National Re- seazch Council's 2006 report "Decadal Survey of CivilAero- nautics," which provides an overarching roadmap for investment in aeronautics research and technology at NASA. By March 15 of each year, the advisory committee must send a report to Congress and the FAA and NASA adminis- trators documenting the agencies' progress in the above areas. The advisory committee will meet at least four times a year and will consist of 10 members: five selected by the NASA administrator and �ive selected by the Chair af tlie FAA's Research, Engineering, and DevelopmentAdvisory Committee. None of the members can be a federal employee. Impact of Climate Change The legislation establishes a research initiative on the im- pact of aviation on climate change and, if wan•anted, to evalu- ate approaches to mitigate that impact. The FAA and NASA are required to develop jointly a plan for the research program that contains the objectives, pro- posed tasks, milestones, and a five-year budgetary profile. Tjan Nzsys, from p. 125 gram that would be implemented between 2009 and 2016. On Jan. i, 2009, uo aircraft could arrive or depaztUan Nuys Airport whose talceoff noise 1eve1 equals or exceeds 85 A-weighted decibels. That ma�cnnum tal�eoff noise level would be reduced to 83 dBA on Jan. l, 2011; to 80 dBA on Jan. l, 2014; and to 77 dBA on Jan. l, 2016. Military, government, medical, and emergency aircraft operations would be exempt from the proposed talceoff noise limits at Uan Nuys. And project alternatives propose exempt- ing Stage 3 and 4 business jets as well as certain Boeing 727s recertified as Stage 3 aircraft that do not rneet the proposed takeoff noise limits. Business jets tliat would not meet the proposed takeoff noise limits include the Learjet 24 and 25 and the Gulfstream II and III. The air quatity analysis in the Draft EIR concluded that aircraft shifting from Van Nuys to Camarillo Airport would result in air pollutant emissions at Camarillo that exceed the daily thresholds of the Ventura County, CA, Air Quality Man- agement District for volatile arganic compounds and oxides of nitrogen. Traffic shifting from Van Nuys to other airports also would trausfer emissions from the South Coast Air Basin to two other air basins in Southern California (the Mojave Desert Air Basin and the South Central Coast Air Basin) that are both in non-attainment of ozone and particulate matter standards, according to the Draft EIR. Airport Noise Report �� C October 3, 8008 InApri12006, the Los.Angeles Board ofAirport Commis- sioners readopted a resolution first approved in 1990 that im- posed a seven-year phaseout at Uan Nuys Airport of operations of noisier aircraft with noise levels that equaled or exceeded 77 dBA. The 77dBA limit was selected because, at the time the resolution was adopted in 1990, no Stage 3 air- craft based at Uan Nuys equaled or exceeded it. Prior to the Commission's adoption of the 1990 resolu- tion, the Federal Aviation Administration conf'umed to LAWA that the phaseout requirement for Van Nuys was exempt from Part 161 notice and analysis requirements imposed by the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA) because it was adopted before passage of the law on Oct. 1, 1990. LAWA said that the phaseout ordinance it is proposing now is identical to that proposed in 1990; only the dates by which aircraft have to be phased out have changed. It remains to be seen whether aviation interests will assert that the readopted proposal is a separate action that is snbject to Part 161 cost/benefit analysis. LAWA stressed that it is pursuing die 5tage 2 pbaseout at van Nuys independent of an ongoing Pa1t 161 costlbenefit study that focuses on other possible noise reduction measures it seeks to impose at Uan Nuys. A public meeting oi� the Draft EIR will be held on Oct, 7. The public is invited to view the DEIR on the study web- site at www.iawa.org/vny/vnyEnvironment.cfin. Legislation ,f ";.' .. .. -. I�� ' �� `�,. �,, '.. .'E !�0 :�� -�,, . ; !,: � '�.:�: ��s i�; \ ; �� z d�, ' �; '�` ; � ,�: ;�' ;;: F �' ;� , ;�; ,c Some $600 rnillion in additionat funding for fiscal 2009 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants would be pro- vided in au economic stimulus bill that was introduced in the House on Sept. 26 and passed the same day and seut to the Senate. Rep. David Obey (D-Wn, chairmau of the House Appro- priations Committee, introduced the legislation — the Appro- priataons for Job Creation and Preservation, Infrastructure Investment, and Economic and Energy Assistance Act of 2008 (H.R. �11) — as a means to provide employment for people suffering fi•om the downtum in the economy aud the crisis in the financiat sector. "This week, the crisis on Wall Street has hit fever pitch but farnilies all over the country have been struggling for months," Obey said. "The White House sbould join Congress in putting together a solid package for Main Street." The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture worked very closely with the Appropriations Committee on funding for transportation programs and Rep. James Ober- star (D-Ml�, chair of the T&T Committee, strongly supports the legislation. "This legislarion will help to grow our economy by pro- viding tens of thousands of jobs by making a significant in- 127 vesfinent in our nation's infrashuclure," Obey said. The bill also would provide funding for aging lvghways and bridges, water resource infrastructure, older schools, improving public housing, and expanding public transportation. The additional $600 mitlion for AIP gants would be tar- geted for projects to reduce delays and improve safety at air- ports that can be awarded quicldy. H.R. 7110 would enable the Secretary of Transportation to make discretionary grants from tlie Airport and Airway Trust Fund until Sept. 30, 2009, provided that "in selecting projects to be funded, priority shall be given to airport projects that can awazd contracts based on bids within 120 days of enactment of this Act." President Signs FAA Funding Extension The $600 million for AIP grants in fiscai 2009 in Obey's bill would be in addiNon to the $1.95 billion provided for the AIP program in legislation extending funding and taxes for the Federai Aviation Admiuistration through March 31, 2009, which was signed by President Bush on Sept. 30. H.R. 6984, the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II, provides $1.95 billion in contract autlior- ity for AIP program funding to enable airports to move for- ward with important safety, capacity, and environmental projects, and is sufficient to meet all Letter of Intent (LOI) comtnitments. The legislation also authorizes the appropriatiou of $4.5 billion for FAA Operationa, $1.36 billion for Facilities and Equipment (F&E), and $85.5 million for Research, Engineer- iug and Development (RE&D), for the six-month period be- ginning on October 1, 2008. The previous long-term FAA reauthorization act, V sion 100 — Century of Aviation Reautliorizarion Act (P.L. 108- 176), expired on September 30, 200'7. On September 20, 2007, the House passed H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, to reauthorize FAA programs for fiscal yev-s 2008 through 2011. Because the Senate has been unable to cornplete action on a long-term FAA reauthorization bill, Congress has passed a series of short-term F.AA extension acts. Capacaty . �' ., c . ., . � � .i � `� � ! '; � , ;�' : . , .. •' i� � :• ` Airport and airline trade groups appiauding the Govern- ment Accountability Office's opinion that the Federal Avia- tion Administration does not have the legal authority to auction arrival and departure slots at Newark Liberty Interna- tional Airport. GAO also concluded in its Sept. 30 report that the FAA laeks authority to retain and use auction proceeds from slot auctions as proposed in pending rulemaking proposals for slot auctions at LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy Inter- national Airport. Airport Noise Report October 3, 2008 128 - - ' G � � '� � �i '�'' : ► �' John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna I�Tiguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago 1Vlary I.. �igilante President, Synergy Consultants 5eattle "We are pleased that the GAO decision vindicated the airport position that FAA has no statutory authority to force the slot auctions, which are universaily opposed by the airport industry," said Greg Principato, presi- dent of the Airport Council International — North Ametica. "FAA should focus on working collaboratively with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to develop and implemeiit a reasonable and effective program to reduce passenger delays and congestion," he said. In comments filed on FAA's slot auction proposals, ACI-NA asserted that the FAA did not have the statutory authority to conduct the auctions and was unlawfully usurping the proprietary right of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the "misconceived proposal." The Air Transport Association (ATA) said it and the airlines "applaud the cleaz and decisive opinion rendered by the GAO, which affirms what we have said all along — that the DOT slot auction is unlawful. We tuge the FAA to put their focus and attention on increasing capacity and air- space redesign to make progress in actually reducing delay," said ATA President and CEO James C. May. Report ]l�equested by Congress The GAO report was requested by several key transportation leaders in Congress. In a joint statement issued after the release of the report, Rep. James Oberstar (D-MI�, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL.), chairman of the Subcomrnittee on Aviation, strongly urged the FAA "to uot move for- ward with its slot aucrion proposal." ATA said the GAO report overshadowed a decision make earlier on Sept. 30 by the FAA Offiee of Dispute Resolution lifting an adLninistra- tive stay on the slot auction at Newarlc. s a'e s�e'"s�� o 0 �1� 'T�a�a�g C�urses Hanis Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. anuounced that it will hold the following traiuiug courses: ^ Airport Noise Control Practices, Oct. 2-3, Burlington, MA; > Emissions and Disperson Modeling Systeui (EDMS) and KBE En- vironmental, Oct. 6-7, Burlington, MA; • Integrated Noise Model (1NM), Oct. 8-10, Burlington, MA; • Transit Noise and Vibration, Nov. 12-14, Houston. For futher information, go to http://www.hmmh.com/training.html. . • ��• � • ,,�• Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; EAX: (703) 729-4528. e-marl: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for intemal or personal use, or the internal or peLsonal use of specific clients, is ganted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. i l ' �_ 121 F � � � � � �a� r £ ��` �� "�' F� ��` � �� +r� �� ;t� �•� �� ,��, � � �I F �� "� � � ��j �,�� . .:e,� � � .� .} ��, p .�-� �� e ��' w� � A weekly npdate on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Number 3� 5eptember 26, 2008 ACRP NEW AC�f.' REPOR'T COMPI]GES R:ESEARCH ON E�FECTS i�F NOISE CCDNDUCTED SINCE 1985 On Sept. 26, the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) released a re- port compiling research on the effects of aircraft noise that has been ca�7-ied out since 1985, when the Federal Aviation Administration issued its "Aviation Noise Effects" document. Since 1985, the greatest increases in knowledge about the effects of noise have been in the areas of health effects, annoyance, sleep disturbance, and potential ef- fects on children's learniug abilities in school, the report concludes. But it stresses throughout that there is still much to be learned about the effects of aircraft noise. "Despite decades of research, including review of old data and multiple new re- search efforts, health effects of aviation noise continue to be complicated and the need for additional research is crucial to understanding," wrote the report's author V'mcent Mesh•e of Mestre Greve Associates in Laguua Niguel, CA. Mestre told ANR that the most of the research on the effects of noise done to date has focused on identifying an effect. What is needed are dose-response rela- tionships, he said. It is the lack of development of these dose-response relationships (Cor:tirsued on p. 122) Le�dsdateo�a �� @J ��y ��1�11-�� lA��l�l�.D � LLJ l'V.@Y �1�I �1B �� g 9 F� �R�G�I'0�S T��TG� I�.AIZC� 3fl9 �� On Sept. 23, both the House and Senate passed legislation that extends Federal Aviation Administration programs and taxes for six months (through March 31, 2009) but uot for one year as sought by Acting FAAAdministrator Robert Sturgell. But the extension does reauthorize the Small Community Air Service Develop- ment Prograin through Sept. 30, 2009. Current authority for FAA programs and ta�ces expires on Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2008. The six-month funding extension for FAA means that a multi-year FAA reau- thorization bill will likely not be passed by Congress until next year and could be affected by the fallout of the crisis in the U.S. financial markets. H.R. 6984, the Federal Aviation Adminish•ation Extension Act of 2008, Part II, provides � 1.95 billion in contract authority for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This fiwding will enable airports to move forward wifli important safety, ca- paciry, and environmental projects, and is sufficient to meet all Letter of Intent (LOI) commitrnents. When annualized, this level of AIP funding equals $3.9 billion, consistent with both the House and Senate FA A reauthorization bills and the fiscal year 2009 Con- (Contznued on p.122) Airport Noise Report IsZ T"IZiS ISSls6... ACRP... Compilation of re- search done since 1985 on effects of aircraft noise in- cluded in new ACRP report released today - p. 121 FAA ... House, Senate ap- prove legislation extending funding for AIP, FAA pro- grams for six months - p. 121 S'STs ... EAA will participate in panel discussion on civil supersonic aircraft research at sympositun - p. 122 Ha�vaei ... Aloha Air Cargo hushlcits 72� aircraft ex- empted fioin Stage 2 phase- out requirement - p. 123 Standarcls ... ANSI issues revised standard on Methods for Estimation of Awaken- ings Associated with Out- door Noise Events - p. 123 News Briefs ... FAA an- nounces availability of Draft EIS for proposed runway at Pa1m Beach ... City Council supports commercial flights at Paine Field ... House passes bill funding school in- sulation near LAX - p. 123 September 26, 2008 122 ACRP,, f'ro�r: p. 121 FAA, from p. 121 that is the hindrance to setting policy, he explained. The ACRP report is valuable, he said, because it focuses researchers on the need for dose-response data and the need for better quality data describing the noise environment in which aircraft noise effects studies are conducted. "Knowing that noise causes hypertension is important," Mestre said. "Knowing at what noise level this occurs is more important." Some of the studies criricized in the report for lacking ad- equate noise exposure data are European research efforts looking at the effect of aircraft noise on hypertension and children's learning that are lilcely to be used as the basis for noise policy developmenE by the European Union. But, despite criticism of these European studies, the ACRP report clearly shows that very little research has been conducted in the United States over the past 23 years on the effects of aircraft noise. The ACRP report is intended for use by airport noise managers, airport operators undertaking a uoise analysis for an airport project, and those preparing an update to FAA's 1985 documentt. I.iterature Search in 11 r�reas To prepare the ACRP report, Mestre conducted a litera- ture search to find the most representative studies on an-craft noise effects done since 1985. Some 113 studies were anno- ta.ted and categorized for tlie following topic areas and chap- ters: � Health effects of aviation noise; ^ Euinoyance and aviation noise; � Sleep disturbance a�id aviation noise; ° 5peech interferezice and aviation noise; � Effects of aviation noise on schools; ^ Effects of aviation noise on parks, open spaces, and wildemess areas; ^ Aviation low-frequency noise and vrbration; � Aviation noise effects on wildlife and domestic animals; • Aviation noise effects on property values; ^ Effect of ineteorology on aviation noise, aud; � Effect of topography and ground absorption on aviation noise. • Researcli on each of these topic areas is compiled in sepa- rate chapters that each have their own discussion, summary, and annotated bibliography. An extensive reference list, glossary, and key word index are also included in the report. Thereport, ACRP Synthesis Report 9, "Effects ofAircraft Noise: Research Update ou Selected Topics," in intended to update and complement the original FAA 1985 report. It can be downloaded from the TRB website at: http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9528. It also can be purchased in hard copy at the TRB Book- store on the website current Budget Resolution. H.R. 6984 also authorizes the appropriation of $4.S bil- lion for FAA Operations, $1.36 billion for Facilities and Equipment (F&E), and $85.5 million for Research, Engineer- ing and Development (RE&D), for the six-month period be- ginning on October l, 2008. VJhen annualized, these levels of fuuding equai the fol- lowing authorization levels for fiscal year 2009: $9_03 billion for FAA Operations, $2.72 billion for F&E, and $171 million for RE&D. These amounts represent the average of the House and Senate Appropriarions Committee marks for these prograrns for fiscal year 2009. In addition, H.R. 6984 extends the aviation excise ta�ces through March 31, 2009, These taxes are necessary to sup- port the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, which in recant years has provided about 80 percent of the FAA's budget: H.R. 6984 also extends the FAA's authority to make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, through March 3 l, 2009. To allow aviation programs to continue under the same terms and conditions as were in effect during tlie previous au- thorization period, H.R. 6984 also extends several other pro- visions of Vision 100. The previous long-term FAA reauthorization act, Vision 100 — Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108- 176), expired on September 30, 2007. On September 20, 2007, the House passed H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, to reauthorize FAA pro- b•ams for ftscal yeazs 2008 through 2011. Because the Senate has been unable to complete action on a long-term FA.A reauthorization bill, Congress has passed a series of short-term FAA extension acts. Supes�sonic .Teis u. "� ;��, zr= ,�� , a .�� r� � :�' � � ,; �,� ,�. The Federai Aviation Administration said that it will par- ticipate in a panel session on civil supersonic aircraft research that wili be part of a symposium sponsored by the O'Hare Noise Cornpatibility Commission (ONCC) on Oat. 24 foilow- ing the upcoming PARTNER research consortium advisory board meeting in Chicago on Oct. 22-23. The symposium session will include presentations on cur- rent research programs from National Aeronautics and Space Ad�runistration and the aviation indushy and a question and answer session for attendees. The purpose of this panel ses- sion is to raise public awareness on advances in supersonic technology, and for the FAA, NASA, and industry to get feedback from interested persons. Public involvement is essential in any future definition of an acceptable new standard that would allow supersonic Airport Noise Report �� C September 26, 2008 123 flights over land, FAA said. "We anticipate that this will be the first of many meetings infortning the public on develop- ments in the research of shaped sonic booms and other tech- nical and environmental challenges that need to be addressed in developing a new supersonic aiiplane." The ONCC syrnposium will be held at the Hyatt Rose- mont Hotel, 6350 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL on Oct. 24. Attendance is open to all interested parties, and there are no fees to attend. The FAA panel discussion is the last item on the symposium agenda from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Other sessions will focus on a new guidebook/toollcit to manage or ease locai noise issues developed by ONCC, a panel discussion on how communities can better balance eco- nomics and aircraft noise, and a focus group on how to start a dialogue with communities on airport environrnental issues. For further informarion on EAA's participation, contact Laurette Fisher (FAA) at telephone (202) 267-3561 or fac- simile (202) 267-5594. Further information on the ONCC Symposium can be obtained from Brian Gilligan, ONCC executive director: tei: (773) 686-3198 or bgilligan@ohare.com Airlines � � , � , �,. �,;� . _ ■' �' _� '' ;1� Aloha Air Cargo — acquired in May by Saltchuk Re- sources from Aloha Airluies after that airline declared bank- ruptcy — announced that it has installed hush kits on its Stage 2 737-200 aircraft in order to reduce noise impact on airport communities in Hawaii and airline employees. Installation of the hush ltits also may be an effork to dis- suade native Hawauans who live on a land trust very near Hilo Airport, and have complained for years about noise im- pact, from filing a threatened lawsuit. Attorneys for the Na- tive Hawaiian Legal Coip. are studying whether a lawsuit can be filed based on the clailn that the State of Hawaii is breach- ing its duties under the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust by al- lowing airport noise to devalue trust lands. Although the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 re- quired Stage 2 aircraft to be phased out of operation by 2000, an exemption was granted to airlines operating in Alaska and Hawaii. Airlines o�erating in Alaska never used the exemption but Hawaiian airlines did and the exemption has been strongly supported by Hawaii's congressional delegation. It was Sen. Daniel Inouye, now chairman of the Senate Gommerce Com- mittee, who obtained the Stage 2 pbase out exemption for Hawaiian airlines. But the exemption is not supported by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle and the chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission who asked Inouye in 2006 to end the exemption and require Hawaiian airlines to meet stricter noise standards. Inouye re- fused that request. On Sept. 9, however, Sen. Inouye announced the hush kit installation by Aloha Azr Cargo, sayiug he was pleased with the investment the company made to reduce aircraft noise. The hush kits, he said, were the first in a series of improve- ments the company plans to unveil in the near future. "This is a testament to its cornmitment to not only con- tinue quality inter-island air cargo service but also as a good corporate citizen to those communities in and about Hawaii's airports, such as Keaulcaha on the Big Island and Spreck- elsville on Maui," said Inouye. The senator said that Aloha Air Cargo made installation of the hush kits a top prioriiy shortly after its inception this spring. Saltchuck Rasources, which acquired Aloha Air Cargo, also owns Northern Air Cargo in Alaska. That airline also op- erates 737-ZOOs but with Stage 3 hushkits and operates no non-hushkitted Stage 2 aircra#�. Sterndards , . , . ;�, . � � � �, 1 '' • :I � . . 1 The American National Standards Institute recently re- vised its Standard S 12.9-2008/Part 6, "Methods for Estima- tion ofAwalcenings Associated with Outdoor Noise Events Heard in Homes." Prior to this standard revision, available information on sleep disturbance gave or►ly the likelihood that an average person might be awalcened by one noise event. The revised standard explains how to use the noise levels from all nighttime uoises to compute the number of people in a cominunity likely to be awalcened. The method can also be used to determine percent of people awakened. It is available for purchase at littp://www.ansi.org/. For further infonnation, contact HIVIMH Senior Vice President Nicholas Miller at tel: (781) 229-0707 or email: nmiller@hmnih.com, who helped develop the revision. As2ced whether the revised ASTM staudard will now be used as the standard method for estimating awalcenings from aircraft noise in aiiport environmental studies, Miller said he is hoping it will be endorsed by the Federal Interagency Coinmittee on Aviation Noise (FICAN). �SZ �i'LBf... I'alm Beach IlEIS Available On Sept. 26, the FAA announced the availability of a Draft Environmentai Impact Statement on the proposed new air carrier runway and associated development at Palm Beach International Airport. The DEIS is available on the project website at http: //www.pbia-eis.com. A public comment period on the DEIS ends on Nov. 24. A public hearing and workshop will be held on Nov. 12. Airport Noise Report September 26, 2008 12q. � i ,� i• � � � John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Caxlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kap(an, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mesire, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F.1'flaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago 1V[ary Il. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle For further information, contact Lindy McDowell in EPA's Orlando Airports District Office; tel: (407) 812-6331. Support for Paine Field Commerciai Flights The Everett (WA) City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 10 for a resoludon supporting scheduled commercial flights at Paine Field, an issue that has been hotly debated in the community. Last May, Ailegiant Air, a discount carrier, asked Snohomish County, proprietor of Paine Field, for permission to add two to four scheduled flights per week from Paine Field to Las Vegas. However, the County Council opposed the request. A study conducted this summer by the Seattle economic and public policy consulting firm Thomas/Lane & Associates concluded that com- mercial flights at Paine Field are feasible and would have little impact on surrounding communities or traffic. However, officials of the surrounding cities of Mulcilteo, Edmonds, and Lynwood, WA, disputed the findings of the study and expressed con- cerns that commercial flights would increase noise and pollution and lower property values. Paine Field is located about 30 miles north of Seattle and is home to the Boeing manufaciuring plant for 747, 767, 777, and 7S7 aircraft. House Passes LAX Sound Insulation Sili On Sept. 27, the House �inanimously approved legislation that would provide more tl�an $110 million each for noise mitigation projects in the communities of Lennox and Inglewood, CA, near Los Angles Interna- tiot�al Airport. Tbe bill was approved by the Senate last February and must now be signed by President Bush. The funding provided by the legislation will be used to sound insulate schools under the LAX flight path and to help fund the construction of new schools in the Lennox and Inglewood school districts. The Lennox school district received $2 million in sound insulation grants in 1980 in exchange for aliowing the overflights.The school district at that time gave up any claims for future noise mitigation funding but contented recently that noise impact has increased since 1980. The legislation was sponsored by CA Reps. Jane Harman and Maxine Waters and Sens, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein as a means of pro- viding a legal avenue for funneling the sound insulaeion funding to tl�e schools. The funding is part of the overall settlement agreement on the $11 billion expanson of LAX agreed to in 2005 by the City and County of Los A.ngeles, and three cities and a commnity group who had filed suit against the expansion plan. . � � i r, , � ►, � , Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburu, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airporinoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is ganted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. �' C �; ) 117 �s�'� � �..�- �; .�,� rF 2 �r� �� q ��;, � �� ,�� : r �,,�.°T ��.�3��.�- �i ��> � � �,�t''' �I� � ��s' �.,� � �a:.,� �. �� a�. � � � � ? �� '�-� � �+' ,��y� �w A weekly update on Litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Nnmber 29 September 19, 2008 Modelzng � � * .,� , �� . �. � ��. � � � �� Wyle Laboratories announced Sept. 12 that it is seeking input on a question- naire that will help the firm gather information needed to begin development of the first multimodal transpoi�tation noise and emissions model, a project being under- talcen by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). ACRP has selected Wyle to conduct Project OZ-09, "A Comprehensive Devel- opment Plan for a Multimodal Noise and Emissions Model." The objective of this research is to produce a comprehensive Model Develop- ment Plan (MDP) that will guide future development (by others) of a model to fa- cilitate integrated quantification of multimodal noise and emissions, as well as economic analysis of alternative scenarios, Tom Connor, senior project manager for Wyle; explained in an e-mail soliciting participatiou in the questionnaire. "Task 1 of tlus project includes gatbering infoimation about future customers and identifying the market for application of this model. Customers are defined as the user communities far tlie multimodal noise and emissions model—including consultants involved in transportation planning, state and federal agencies that pro- (Co►iti�zreed on p. 118) 1Vext-Ge� • � ��. `, F .. • .. � ,�. ,,, ;,� � ( t ,s�� ' i � �r� �,F ' E :. ��° . - ., a The United States must accelerate efforts to adci�•ess the environmental impacts of aviation, Prof. Ian Waitz, director of the PARTNER researoh consortium, told the House Science and Technology Committee at a Sept. 11 hearing on the status of the Next Generatiou Air Transportation System (NextGen). Prioriry must be placed on appropriating funding for programs that address avi- ation's environmental impacts starting with the federal fisca12009 budget, said Waitz, who also serves as head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Current funding levels in the area of accelerating aircraft technology develop- ment and moving that new technology into the airline fleets is insufficient to sup- port the NextGen goal of achieving absohite reductions in aircraft noise and emissions unpacts notwithstanding projected growth in aviation, he said. In terms of noise reduction, Waitz told the coinmittee that funding for the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration's Aeronautics Program has been in- sufficient to support robust research that could lead to aircraft technology advancements in noise reduction. "While we have underfunded the research and development that is the only path (Continued o�i p. I18) Airport Noise Report .In Thas �ssu�°e. Modeling ... Wyle seeks par- ticipation in a questionnaire that will aid development of first multimodal noise/ernis- sions model- p. 117 liVext-Gen ... Waitz tells House committee U.5. must accelerate efforts to address environrnental unpacts of aviation - p. 117 .l'art I50 I'rograraa ... FAA approves noise maps for Key i%Jesi Ini'i; is revi�wing r�o- bile amendment - p. 114 I�ocic H�PI �lia�port a e e City Council approves controver- sial airport overlay disl�ict with scaled back disclosure requirements - p. 119 I'alm �3each Int't ... Draft EIS shows second commer- cial runway would increase noise impact - p. 119 INM ... Update to INM Ver- sion released. INM 7.Oa up- dates noise/performance data for comrnercial aircraft, up- dates aircraft substitution data, and corrects minor soft- ware issues - p. 120 September 19, 2008 118 Mode[ing, �•om p. rl � vide the ovei•sight for these modes, and office staff of re- gional transportation administrations that organize/fund spe- cific projects. The market is composed of current and future multimodal and intermodal projects that would benefit from the application of this model," Connor said. Wyle is seeiting input from a cross-section of stakeholders involved in the various modes of transportation. It seeks viewpoints on the utility of a multimodal noise and emissions model and reactions to some of Wyle's initial concepts on a rnodel build design. Connor said the questionnaire will be distributed to mem- bers of various transportation technical committees, Federal agency environmental program offices, Federal interagency groups, model design review groups involved in transporta- tion-related environmentai assessments, as well as other stakeholders who mrght wish to contribute to the success of this project. Although Connor said he would like participants to an- swer the questionnaire by the end of September, it will be open for the duration of the project (13 montbs) to give those who wish to participate a chauce to offer their thoughts. Connor can be reached at tel. (703) 415-4550 (ext. 19) and at tom.connor@wyle.com. The questionnaire is posted on the Wyle Email fonun at: http://listserv.wylelabs.com/readJssages?id=1121. I�Teed for Project "The social, environmental, and economic effects of noise, emissions, congestion, and delays from aircraft, high- ways, and rail are typicaily evaluated and mitigated sepa- rately," ACRP explaiued when it announced the project to develop the new multimodal noise and emissious model. "This fragmented approach can lead to incomplete envi- ronmental analyses and, as a result, inefficient expenditure of public funds. Environmental effects could be more thor- oughly evaluated if a multi-modai analysis model existed. For example, multimodal aualysis could reveal whether a transit- rail line built next to an existing highway leading to an airport would result in an increase or decrease in uoise and emis- sions. This model could also facilitate a coinparative cost and economic impact analysis of alternatives and mitigation strategies. "Although there are analytical models available to meas- ure noise and emissions, the ability to apply these models in an integrated fashion across transportation modes does not exist; the ability to link impact measures with economic ef- fects in a consistent manner is, at best, limited. As an inirial phase uz addressing this problem, research is necessary to (1) determine the feasibility of building an integrated multimodal model that meets the needs of the numerous agencies and in- stitutions involved and (2) define the process required to de- velop that model. "A multimodal transportation noise and emissions model would help to inform airport operators and policymakers charged with making decisions. The proposed model would facilitate an integrated assessment of noise and air quality im- pacts from combinations of transportation modes, assess the total costs and impacts, and assist in the design of mitigation strategies. This model would also provide decisionmakers with information to make more efficient use of federal, state, and local funds." Next-Gen, from p. 117 to long-term improvement, we continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on the band-aid approach of soundproofing homes and purchasing laud around airports. Because we have under-invested in research and develop- ment, tUis band-aid is indeed the only option for residents near airports, residents who justifiably have had enough with bearing the burden of the high noise environment " "The nationat strategy for addressing aircraft is broken," Waitz told the committee. "New technology can change the equation and signi�candy reduce the requirements for sound- proofing and the hundreds of millions of doltars it drains from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through the Airport Improvement Prograrn. We must challenge the nation's gov- ernment-industry-university research enterprise eo do this and we must appropriately fund it. This will break the logjam be- tween aircraft noise and airport expansion, promote eco- nomic growth, reduce health and welfare impacts on residents living near aitports, and coniribute to scientific and technological advancements." Waitz identif`ied what he considers to be the two most ur- gent environmental research needs in ti�e cievelopment of NextGen: • To accelerate tlie FAA-NASAA�iation Climate Change Reseaxch Initiative "to enable a careful examination of the complex trade-offs among aviation's ciimate change impacts, and a balancing of these irnpacts against other objectives for noise, air quality, safery, and economic perfortnance of the in- dustry"; and • To significantly increase and accelerate "the focused technology, operations, and alternative fuels programs in NASA and the FAA that are required to effectively bridge fundamental aeronautics research and industrial development programs. This will have the single greatest leverage on our abiliry to achieve long-term enviroiunental improvements 'vz the aviarion indushy," Waitz said. Funding Levels The House Science and Tecbnology Committee provided sorne data on future funding levels for NextGen environmen- tal research programs at FAA, NASA, and other federal agen- cies. The fisca12009 budget request seeks $2.5 million for FAA's noise and emissions reduction research, with increases to $12.5 million in each of the following fow• fiscal years. The fisca12009 budget requests asks Congress to fund re- Airport Noise Report Septennber 19, 2008 119 search on validation of environmental modeling at a level of $4.S lnillion, increasing to $7.5 million in each of fiscal years 2010-2013. Congress had not yet appropriated any funding for fiscal 2009, which begins on Oct. 1. Part 150 Prog-ram .�.� 1 �: � `� 1. ,�; 1 . ;�. � ; :... The Federal Aviation Administration announced 5ept. 15 that noise exposure maps submitted by Monroe County, FL, for Key Wesk International Airport, meet federal require- ments. The noise maps depict current conditions and future con- ditions for 2013. For further inforrnation, contact Lindy McDowell in FAA's Orlando Airports District Office; tel: (407) 812-6331. The FAA also announced on Sept. 1 S that is it reviewing a proposed amendment to the Noise Compatibility Program submitted for Mobile Regional Airport in Mobile, AL. The. agency did not describe the proposed amendment but said it will approve or reject it by Feb. 21, 2009. For fiufiher infonnation, contact William Schuller in FAA's JacksonAirports District Office; tel: (601) 664-9883. Roclr HiPI-I'ork �'ourxtyl9irport i ' ;� ; ,. t �; .: _� � �r ,,, ., �� :r �, � , ;� • , � , t� ,' :� ' i,l `. � E � ' 1: : E E On Sept. 8, the City Council of Rock Hill, SC, approved a controversial airport overlay disMct for general aviation Rock Hill-York County Airport but only after scaling bacic a noise disclosure requirement to eliminate existing residentiai homeowners and exempting home additions from sotuid insu- lation requirements. The new zoning requirements — which were sought to make it easier to apply for federal grants to fund a planned 1,000-foot runway extension needed to attract more Uusiness jet traffic— still needs the approval ofYork County officials. There was strong opposition in the community to the air- port overlay district, which was viewed as paving the way for the airport's expansion. Some are vowing now to challenge tlie runway extension project. Of particular concern to opponents was a noise disclosure form requirement, which they feared would make their homes more difficult to sell. The disclosure requirement was revised this summer to exclude owners of existing homes. However, city officials noted that South Carolina law already requires homeowners to disclosure nuisances, such as noise, at the time of sale. In the face of strong community o�position to the pro- posed Airpoit Overlay District, the city officials revised it over the summer to make it more palatable to homaowners. Tliey even removed the word "noise" from the names of three Airport Influence Zones established in the overlay district be- cause homeowners feared its perceived negative connotarion. The Airport Overlay District, calculated as if the proposed runway extension were already in place, establishes three zones: • Zone 1: Airport Use Zone (formerly called the Airport Noise Exposure Zone) encompasses the area within the 2027 projected 65 DNL noise contour; � Zone 2: Airport Compatibility Zone (formerly the Air- port Noise Sensirivity and Use Compatibility Zone) is the area within one-half mile of the airport runway; • Zone 3: Airport Safety Zone (formerly the Airport Noise Influence Zone) is the area within the 2027 projected 55 DNL noise contour. All non-airport uses are prohibited in 2one l. Homes, townhomes, educational and daycare facilities, and health care facilities, conference and training centers, and indoor and outdoor recreation and entertainment are prohibited in Zone 2. No use restrictions are specified in Zone 3. Palm Seach Int'l 1 '' • ` �, ,i 1 ' . , � , :�: : . ; ; . ,�:, .: ; ;�: :� .: : - - •- �i� � On Sept. 1'7, the Federal Aviation Administration released the Draft Environrnental Impact Statement for a proposed second commercial runway and other airfield improvements at Palm Beach Interuational Auport, which the airport says is needed to accommodate forecasted aviation demand. The DEIS was released to elected officials, local agen- cies, and the press but will not be made public until Sept. 26, wl�en it will be placed on the project website at www.pbia- eis.com. The DEIS shows that the noise impact froin the proposed new 8,000-foot runway would be signifcant for as mauy as 957 people and 386 homes west of the airport if the nuiway opens in 2013. Five years after the runway opens, the signifi- cant noise impact area is expected to grow to include as many as 1,049 people and 423 homes. The siudy says that the FAA and the airport could con- sider implementing various measures to reduce noise impact, including home buyou#s and relocation of residents and pro- viding sound insulation. Two proposed locarions for the new runway are consid- ered in the DEIS. The airport proposes to relocate and con- struct Runway 9R/27S 100 feet south of its existing location and 800 feet from its existing centerline. That would place aucraft closer to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, which has been designated an histoi�ic landmark. A second location for the runway identified by the FAA would not be as close to Trump's property but would be more expensive to construct. The second runway is expected to reduce dalay at the air- port, which could grow as long as 20 minutes by 2018, ac- Airport Noise Report �eptember 19, 2008 120 . � �• ��._�� John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC cording to FAA. The DEIS said that, in 2006, the average delay was about 4.8 minutes, which exceeds FAA's threshold of acceptabla delay, and is expected to worsen substantially between 2013 and 2018. A public information workshop a�id public hearing on the DEIS will be held on Nov. 12 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Second Floor, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. The Public Infornaation Workshop will begin at 4 p.m. (EST) and will end at 7 p.m. (EST). Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Noise Modeling Federal Aviation Adminish-ation Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzke, Dillon & Ballance Carisbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch; �sq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago 1Viary I.. Vigfilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle ► � • ' �, ' � ,� �' • � ;� �, . . � � ;,r � / ',� i � � Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. announced that a new update to the Federal Aviation Administration's Integi�ated Noise Model is avail- able. INM Version 7.Oa includes updates to noise/performance data for commercial aircraft, updates to substitution aircraft data, and corrections to minor software issues. INM Version 7.Oa includes new noise and flight performance data for the first Very Light Jet (VLJ) to be added to tlie INM database: the Cessna Mustang Mode1510 with PW615F engines (GNA510), HMMH said. Minor corrections also were made to the data for several existing air- craft for INM Version 7.Oa, including profile weight for the A319-131 STANDARD approach profile, data for Spectral Class 110; and level noise adjustment coefficients (B0, B1, and B2 for each of the Left, Cen- ter and Right NPDs) for the MD600N. INM 7.Oa also includes several updates to substitution aircraft data: a new entry for the T Ei Texan (T6) wluch is substituted with the GASEPV; the existing Piper PA-31 Chieftain (PA31CH) is now substituted with the PA31; and the existing Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R (PA39) is now substituted with the PA30. INM Version 7.Oa also corrects minor issues related to differences be- tween runway end and airport etevations, behind start of takeoff roll di- rectivity, version couversion for metric INM studies, a�id the handling of reference speeds for helicopter Noise Power Distance (NPD) curves. These and other conections are further clarified in the INM 7.Oa Release Notes. For further information, contact HNIMH Senior Scientist Robert Mentzer, Jr. at tel: (781) 229-0707 or email: rmentzer@hmmh.com. � ► � � ► \`� ► � � � Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct, Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airporinoisereporkcom; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the intemal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided ihat the base fee of US$1.03 per page per copy is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. ( � �� C ��. � � �;�,� ��# ��,�� ,�� •� �' �� ,�.,� �,� � � +� s� �� xfi� ,r ,�� f �' �� a� �� . �,� r,��. �� r 113 A weekly update on litigaiion, regulations, and technologicai developments Volume 20, Number 28 September 12, 2008 AIP Grants , , , �. .�., . , • �:; � . � , . . � � • t1: ,� ''i;' i' '• � Some 48 airports have received Federal Aviation Administration Airport Im- provernent Program (AIP) grants to fund noise mitigation projects from the begin- ning of fiscal year 2008 (�ct. l, 2007) to Sept. 9, according to data posted on the agency's website. Los Angeles International received the highest grant award thus far in fiscal 2008 ($37 million for sonnd insulation), followed by Birmingham,intemational ($29.7 million, most of which is to acquire land), and Chicago O'Hare International ($18 milliou to support sound iiisulation), F.AA awarded AIl' noise mitigation grants to the foilowing airports: • Alexandria lnternational, Alexandria, LA, received a grant of $8 million for noise mitigation for residences within 70-'74 DNL; • Anchorage International, Anchorage, AI�, received a grant of $3.5 mllion for noise mitigation of residences withiii 65-69 DNL; � Austin-Bergstrom International, Austin, TX, received a grant of $4 inillion to acquire land for noise compatibility within 65-69 DNL; and two grants ($1,461,071 (Co�itinued o�t�. 114) �Cd6't I SO �'YOg3'lliP1 �� E�� i�� C, r � ��. i� ^. ��. � ��` 'e�r �� i . f ` ;�4 �i i r�' I i K �� i�,E i�� , S Y ii E '�.'� �� i f i'F `�,� s i.� ��: A comprehensive updata of guidance on the Federal Aviation Administration's Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Program is due out by the end of the year, ao- cording to Victoria Catlett, the FAA environmental specialist who manages the pro- gram. Alfliough the FAA has issued internal updates to its Part 150 program Advisory Circulaz 150/5020-1 over the years, no comprehensive update of the AC has been done since it was issued in August 1983 when the Part 150 program began. The current AC is so out of date that it does not even include requirements irn- posed by the Auport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA). The update of the AC will not change the FAA's Part 150 regulations, wllich de- fine procedures, standards, and methodology goveniing the development, submis- sions, and review of airport noise exposure maps and airport noise cornpatibility programs. Ratller, the updated AC will provide "how to" guidance on implementing the provisions of the regulation and will recognize new policy and changes in federal law since the 1983 publication of the original AC. (Continued on p. IX S) Airpod Noise Report ji2 �"jZtS .ISSId�.. e Noise G�ants ... �ome 48 airports have received AIP grants to fund noise mitiga- tion projects since the begin- ning of fiscal year 2008, according to data posted on the F.AA website. The largest grant awards went to Los Angeles International ($37 million) - p. 113 I'art 1 SO Guidance ... By the end of the year, FAA expects to issue the first comprehen- sive update of the Advisory Circular on its Part 150 Air- port Noise Compatibility Prog7 an1- p.113 tg�P I's�ogra�rY ... FAA seeks conunents on a proposal to require non-primary airports to include a list of fixed and rotary wing aircraft in their applications for discretionary AIP grants, such as those for noise mitigation - p. 115 Airspace ... Sens. Arlen Specter and Chris Dodd file an amicus brief supporting litigation challenging FAA's NY/NJ/PHL, airspace re- design project - p. 116 tember 12, 2008 t111' Grants, fro�ta p. 113 and $1,538,929) for noise coinpatability within 65-69 DNL; • Baton Rouge-Metro Ryan Field, Baton Rouge, LA, re- ceived a grant of $2,850,Q00 for noise mitigation for resi- dences within 70-74 DNL; • Birmingham International, Birmingham, AL, received a grant of $22 million to acquire land for noise compatibility witlun 65-69 DNL; and a grant of $7.2 million to acquire land withrn 6S-69DNL; • Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, CA, received a grant of $3 million for noise mitigation measures for residences withu� 65-69 DNL; • Boca Raton Airport, Boca Raton, FL, received a grant of $1,558,000 for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; � Boeing Field/King County International, Seattle, WA, received a grant of $1.5 million for noise mitigation for resi- dences within 70-74 DNL; • Bradley International, Windsor Locks, CT, received a grant of $5 million for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences within 65-69 DNL; • Buffalo/Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY, re- ceived two grants ($4,656,000 and $1,252,560) for noise mit- igation of residences within 65-69 DNL and 70-'74 DNL; � Burlington International Airport, Burlington, NH, re- ceived a grant of $2,261,000 to acquire land within 65-69 DNL; � Chicago O'Hare International, Chicago, IL, received a grant of $18 million for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences within 65-69 DNL; = Ciricituia[i/Na�� I�.euhacky Inten�atiorat, Cov;ngton, KY, received two grants ($5,228,000 and $5,299,480) for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; ^ Clevetand-Hopkins Intemational, Cleveland, OH, re- ceived a grant of $5,240,000 for noise mirigation measures for residences within 65-59 DNL and 70-74 DNL and a grant of $880,000 to conduct a noise compatibility plan shidy up- date; � Fresno-Yosemite Intemational, Fresno, CA, received a grant of $2 million for noise mitigation measnres for resi- dences within 65-69 DNL; � Gainesville Regional, Gainesville, FL, recaived a grant of $171,325 to conduct a noise compatibility plan study; • George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, TX, received two grauts ($800,000 and $1,131,000) to acquire land within 65-69 DNL; • Guam International, Agana, Guam, received a grant of $2 million for unspecified noise mitigation measures; � Gulfport Biloxi Regional, Biloxi, MS, received a grant of $5 million to acquire easements for noise compatibility within 65-69 DNL and for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences wifhin 65-69 DNL; • Hilo Intemational, Hilo, Hawaii, received a grant of $189,000 to install a noise monitoring system; • John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, received a 114 grant of $1,539,876 for sound insulation ofpublic buildings; ^ Key West International, Key West, FL, received two grants ($3 million and $1,800,152) for noise mitigation meas- ures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Kahului Airport, Kahului, Hawaii, received a grant of $2 miliion to conduct a noise compatibility plan study and to up- date the airport master plan study; ° Kissimmee Gateway, Orlando, FL, received a grant of $361,000 to conduct a noise compatibility plan study; • Laredo Intemational, Laredo, T'X, received a grant of $2 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DIVI,; • Lehigh Valley Inteinational, Allentown, PA, received two grants ($6 million and $2 milliou) for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, CA, received two grants of $5 million each for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL in E1 Segundo; two grants of $5 million each for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences within 70-74 DNL in Los Angeles County; and two grants ($12 million and $5 million) for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL in Inglewood; � Louisville Intemational-Standiford Field, Louisville, KY, received a grant of $10 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; � Manchester-Bostou Regional Airport, Manchester, NH, received a grant of $4.9 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Monterey Peninsula Aiiport, Monterey, CA, received a graut of $2 million for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences within 65-69 DNL; � New Smyrna Beach Municipal, New 5myrna Beach, FL, received a grant of $118,365 to conduct a noise compati- bility plan study; < Norfolk International, Norfolk, VA, received a grant of $242,879 to acquire land for noise compatibility outside 65 DNL.; � Norman Mineta San Jose International, San Jose, CA, received a grant of $3 million for norse mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Oakland International, Oakland, CA, received a grant of $1 million to install a noise monitoring system; • Ohio State University, Colwnbus, OH, received a grant of $111,240 to conduct a noise compatibility plan study; • Ontario International, Ontario, CA, received a grant of $3 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Orlando Sanford, Orlando, FL, received a grant of $2.5 rnillion to acquire land for noise compatibility within 65-69 DNL; • Philadelphia lntemational, Philadelphia, PA, received a grant of $6,950,000 for noise initigation measures for resi- dences witlun 65-69 DNL and a grant of $50,000 to conduct a noise compatibility plan study; • Reno-Tahoe International, Reno, NV, received two grants ($5 million aud $2 million) for noise mitigation meas- Airport Noise Report �� " � September lZ, 2008 115 ures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • Roanoke Regional, Roanoke, VA, received a grant of $2 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; • San Antonio Inteinational, San Antonio, TX, received a grant of $5 million for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences in the 65-69 DNL; • San Diego International, 5an Diego, CA, received a grant of $5 million for noise mitigation of residences within 65-69 DNL; two ,grants of $5 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within '70-74 DNL, and a grant of $874,000 to conduct a noise compatibility plan study; • Seattle-Tacoma International, Seattle, WA, received a grant of $2,635,208 for noise mitigation measures for resi- dences within 65-69 DNL, a grant of $7,414,647 to acquire land for noise compatibility within 65-69 DNL, and a grant of $1,950,145 for noise mitigation in public buildings; • Shreveport Regional, Slu�eveport, LA, received a grant of $3 million to acquire land for noise compatibility within 70-?4 DNL; • T.F. Green State Airport, Providence, RI, received a grant of $5 million to acqnire land for noise compatibility within 70-74 DNL; = Tucson International, Tucson, AZ, received a grant of $5 million for noise mit'rgation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL and a grant of $851,725 to conduct a noise com- patibility plan study update; • Tulsa Inteinational, Tulsa, OK, received a grant of $6,930,000 for noise mitigation measures for residences within 65-69 DNL; � Westover Metropolitan Airport, Chicopee, MA, received a grant of $2,611,240 to acquire land for noise compatibility within 75 DNL. All ALP grauts awarded tlius far in FY 2008 are posted on the FAA's website: http://www. faa. gov/airports_airtsaffi c/airports/aip/grantappor- tion data/ I'art I50, f'worn p. 113 Last fall, the FAA asked the Airports Consultants Comicil (ACC), the American Association ofAirport Executives (AAAE), and the National Organization to Insure a Sound- controlled Environment (NOISE) to contribute their mem- bers' insights on changes needed in flie content and format of the advisory circular. The updated guidance on reviewing Part 150 programs also is needed by FAA regional offices. In fiscal 2006, re- sponsibiliry for reviewing and approving airports' Part 150 programs was transferred from FAA headquarters staff to re- gional offices of the agency. URS Corporation, based in Tampa, FL, is preparing the updated AC for the FAA.. ]�lock-rounding Policy Wi91 Not Change The updated Part 150 Advisory Circular will not change FAA's policy regarding the practice of blocic-rounding in res- idential sound insulation programs, which the Air Transport Association asserted this summer has gone too far at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport and Bob Hope Airport. Block-row�ding is done to extend noise mitigation be- yond the traditiona165 dI3 DNL boundary line of noise miti- gation programs to encompass the nalural boundaries of neighborhoods. Catlett said that the updated AC will reiterate that the FAA must concur with proposed boundaries of sound insula- tion programs and that block-rounding can only be done for neighborhood equiry and not to expand the eligibiliry area for uoise mitigation. In July, Katherine Andrus, assistant general counsel for ATA, said that the airlines planned to aslc the FAA to update its guidance on block-rounding in order to stop what ATA viewed as a trend beginning at Ft. Lauderdale International and Bob Hope auport where the number of homes included in block-rounding had gone "way beyond" what airports had done previously (20 ANR 78, 86). Andrus told ANR this weelc that ATA does not plan at this time to file a foimal request with FAA over what it con- siders biock-rounding excesses, although it may at some point in the future. "We wanted to put [the issue) on the radar screen of the FAA; it is an ongoing issues that concems ATA," she said. �1IP d'wog�a�t �1�L� �.E�.�� '+ �' �.��' �� m�� On Sept. S, the Federal Aviation Adtninistration proposecl modifying the grant application process for its Airport Im- provement Program to require non-primaty airports to sub- mit a List of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft that are based on the aiiport. Public comment on the proposal will be accepted by the FAA until Oct. 8. "For non-primary auports grant applications, FAA has determined that accurate information on based aircraft is an important element of justification for many proposed AIP projects at non-primary a'rrports," the agency said. "In addi- tion, based aircraft data supports the airport's importance in the biennial Report to Congress — the National Plan of Inte- grated Airport Systems (NPIAS) and the Airport Master Record (the Form 5010). FAA said it may require a sponsor for a uon-primary air- port to include a list of the based aircraft at the airport, in- cluding the "N-number" for each aircraft when submittiug a grant application or may require the sponsor to update the list of based aircraft submitted with the most recent Form 5010 inspection. Airport Noise Report �tember 12, 2Q08 116 ANR EDIT(�R..IAL "Non-primary airports that have not provided verifiable data on tlie number of based aircraft at the airport deprive FAA of a tool for review- ( ADVISORY BOARI> >ng discretionary requests," the agency said. FAA said that it will con- � sider the failure to provide infolmation on based aircraft as a factor when considering a request from the airport for discretionary funding. John J. Corbett, Esq. Airport noise mitigation grants are drawn from the ALP Discretionary Spiegel & McDiarmid accomrt. Washington, DC For fiu�ther information, contact Wayne Heibeck in t11e FAAAirports Planning and Programmrng Division; tel: (202) 267-87�5. Carl E. Burleson Comments on the FAA's proposal can be mailed to FAA, Airports Fr- Director, Office of Environment and Energy nancial Assistance Division, APP-500, Room 619, 800 Independence Federal Aviation Administration Ave., SW., Washington, DC, 20591. Michael Scott Gatzke, Esq. Gatzlce, Dillon & Ballance Carlsbad, CA Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Denver Vincent E. Mes[re, P.E. President, Mestre Greve Associates Laguna Niguel, CA Steven F Pflaum, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery Chicago 1Vlary I1.'Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle Airspace 5PECTER-%)ODI) All�IICUS ��F SUFP(�IZTS C�ALI.EIVGE OF I+'AA �.IRSPACE R:EIiESIGl�T Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) announced Sept. 8 that they have filed an amicus brief in support of court challenges to the Federal Aviation Adininistration's proposed airspace redesign over Con- necticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. On Sept. 5, the Senators submitted the brief to the U.S. Court ofAp- peals for the Dis4rict of Columbia for the case of County ofRockland, et. al v U.S. Departmerzt of Transportatiora. In a statement, Specter and Dodd argued that, contrary to the require- ments of federal law, the FAA did not make a serious eff'ort to alleviate the effects of dramatically increased uoise pallution on the communities impacted by the airspace redesign. "The brief contends that relegating noise reduction to merely a`con- sideration' in the redesign project is a narrow interpreta6on of federai statutes and, furthermore, ignores repeated and clear Congressionai ac- tion that malces noise mitigation a primaiy concern of the agency," the senators said. Specter aud Dodd said they have speut more than a year worlcing with local officials, meeting with constitueuts, and demanding answers from the FAA about the frequency, altitude and number of flights impact5ng residents within tize airspace redesign, but tlie FAA has failed to directly address the concerns that they and many other members of Congress have raised. "The FAA's failure to give due weight to considerations of noise miti- gation has had a serious impact on many comrnunities, including those in Delaware County," Specter said. "In the ongoing effort to reduce flight delays and enhance safety, it is my hope that the FAA will reconsider the redesign plan with more focus on their noise reduction mandate." , . ��. � . _�i �: Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 times a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct, Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729�867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for intemal or personal use, or the inteinal or peisonal use of specific clients, is granted by Aviation Emissions Report, provided that the base fee of US$1.03 per page per capy is paid clirectly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. USA. � C 109 yr��t� �. " `� i" `� ,�''`'� aI :is P r.�. qf h Fn.^' �' y', x� "� �"`. % r_ @^ti" �q'I"I °� i �� y `�C �_'S` ' �• �a � � �� / u'� ��, " � � � •�' �t +L� �'Y�^a` �.,�� ' f� ��. ° ''.�,f'� �' "�� . �.�{o � ttY '' '�$.,cr� ,+,�,»`�4,wm^ �eY .,.T ;ti. .v:" .�v... .Ks w;�, . s: A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 20, Number 27 September 5, 2008 Airspace Redesign , � . � � r � ,; ,� � i� r �_. � . � �. , � � r . . . � �_�- Reps. Rob Andrews (D-N� and Joe Sestak (D-PA) held a joint press conference on Aug. 29 to announce the release of a long-awaited report by the Govetnmeut Accountability Office (GAO) on tbe Federal Aviation Aduiinistration's redesign of the airspace covering the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan re- gion. At the request of the congressmen, the GAO investigated the cost, operational efficiency, and environmentat impacts of the FAA's plan because of community concerns that noise mitigation, air emissions, and other environmental impacts may not have lieen adequately addressed. The GAO report concluded that FAA did not fully assess the uncertainty associ- ated with estimated impacts of the airspace redesign project. And, although the FAA was not required to analyze the economic impacts (such as the cost of imple- menting the project or the effects of noise on the quality of life of residents) when evaluating project alternatives, GAO stressed the importance of such analysis. While GAO said that it, and experts consulted, did not believe that these limita- (Co►itinued a: p. 110) �'�r�ciad I�epo�t ; �; E : �. :.� ,�� 1= ;1< i `'' :1. : 1 ��I" - .j, � � � : €�� ; ' `�' i!: [ t ��, f 6 ��; ��, , b� C'hristopher Farnie, I'.E., g'on�d & Cofnpany As neighborhood and business population encroachment on airports continues, noise generated by airport operations is becoming an increasingly critical issue. The noise impact on these populations is affected not only by normal airport opera- tions, such as departures and landings, but also by aircraft maintenance procedures that occur on those airports. Some of these maintenance procedures warrant in- creasingly mitigarive measures. Certain maintenance procedures require on-wing engine runs at high power set- tings for susYained periods with the aircraft in a static position. These "ground runs" create engine noise in the vicinity of the airport for periods of time typically much longer than the normal talce-off operations. Ground tvns frequently occur at night when aircraft are out of service and available for maintenance, however nighttime noise is a common source of complaints from communities near airports as khis when ambient levels are relatively low and citizens are most sensitive to noise. (Co�:tinued ots p. III) Airport Noise Report I�i� �'BZIS ISSIiG'... Airspace ... A long-awaited report by the GAO on FAA's redesign of the airspace in the NY/NJ/PHL metropolitan area identifies "limitations" in the FAA's analysis of the project but says they are not substantial enough to warrant redoing the environmental analysis. However, the �vo congressmen requesting the report says it coniirms that the airspace redesign plan was flawed and vow to con- tinue to worlc for legislation in the House and Senate to block funding needed by FAA to continue implement- ing the plan - p. 109 I�r�n-�Jp �'nclosures ... In this Special Report for ANR, Christopher Farnie, Aviation Program Manager at Pond & Company, based in Atlanta, discusses key factors that must be considered when constructing engine ground run-up enclosures. His firm designed a run-up enclosure for the Tennessee Air Na- tional Guard at Memphis In- ternational Airport and has provided specifications for GREs at other airports - p. September 5, 200� 110 Airspace, ff•anz p. 109 tions were substantiai enough to warrant redoing the envuon- menCal analyses ou the NY/NJ/PHL airspace redesign, GAO said the limitations should be addressed in FAA's evaluations of fuhue auspace redesigns. Regarding the FAA's analysis of the noise impact of the airspace redesign project, GAO said that the use of supple- mental noise metrics "would have provided information that may Ue more readily understood by decision makers and the public than the DNL metric." FAA told the GAO that it did not use supplemental noise metrics because of the size and complexity of the NY/NJ/PHL airspace redesign and because inclusion of sup- plemental noise metric data would have confused the public. But GAO said that FAA has calculated supplemental metrics in p,revious auspace redesigns. "While experts we interviewed recognized that presenting supplemental mefirics in the EIS [Environmental Impact Statement] would have been challenging, they said that it was possible, and one expert explained that in some cases, it rnay have belped FAA more easily respond to public concerns. One expert said that limiting tlie information to discrete areas may have �nade presenting supplemental metrics in the EIS more inanageable." `Confr�as Proeess Was Flawed' Rep. Andrews said he asked the GAO to conduct an in- vestigation into the cost and noise and environmental impact of tl�e airspace redesign on South Jersey and Pennsylvania because he did not think the FAA had provided accurate an- swers on its own. "I have been extreinety concerned that this airspace redesign is a colossal mistalce. The GAO study con- firms for me that the process was flawed. The GAO identified a stunning set of omissions. Even if the law does not require cost-benefit analysis and implementation plans, coinmon sense certainly does. These conclusions must force the FAA to look at other options." Said Sestak, "I've said all along that the FAA's actions were based on flawed models and assumptions. This siudy conducted by GAO confumed that the FAA had not con- ducted a krue cost-benefit analysis. And, in addition, the GAO found that the FAA had no deeailed implementation pian and liad reached its conclusions without an assessment of the risk and uncertainty around its assumptions." "Botli Congressman Andrews and I aze appalled that ttie FAA would begin to implement a project of this magnitude and compiexify without proper guidance that would come from a detailed understanding of the likely benefits of the project and the true costs that are necessary to realize those benefits. But I can't say that we are surprised. Back in April 2007, in response to a question fiom Congressman Andrews, Marion Blakey, the FAA Administrator at the time, said that she did not know how much the project would cost — despite having worked on it for close to ten years." Sestalc and Andrews said they wiil continue to fight to stop tlie airspace redesign plan. "First, we will continue to work for legislation in the House and the Senate to withhold funding for implementation, until the proper cost-benefit analysis and detailed plamiing are completed. Second, we will support efforts already underway in the Courts." Presently, there are 121awsuits pending before the U.S. Court ofAppeals — D.C. Circuit asidng for review of the FAA Record of Decision. The petitioners include residents from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, a state government, various municipal govern- ments, and various citizen groups. For future airspace redesigns, GAO recommended that the Secretary of Transportation direct the FAA to do the fol- lowing; • Conduct an uncertainty analysis of key assumptions aud inputs — particularly on elements within aviation demand forecasts. GAO said that an uncertainty analysis should be used to assess the extent to which the estimated impacts for the airspace xedesign alternatives would change using differ- ent values for key assumptions and to provide information on the level of confidence in the project's estimated impacted and the relative ranldng of the alternatives. • Conduct a benefit-cost analysis for the purpose of as- sessing the economic effect of alternatives for airspace re- designs (including the status quo): Such an analysis should include an assessment of the key impacts associated with re- designing the airspace, including implementation costs and, as appropriate, the economic effect associated with noise. �rnef Fi�ed fn L,awsuit The GAO report was released on the sarne day as the plaintiffs challenging the FAA's Record of Approval for the project filed a joint brief in the U.S. Com•t ofAppeals for the DisMct of Columbia Circuit. Steven Taber of the Costa Mesa, CA, law firm Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, which represents the Delaware County, PA, in the lawsuit, said the GAO report failed to address two important statutory requirements that are outside of tlie Na- tional Environmental Policy Act process: � The FAA did not perForm a"confomuty applicability analysis" as requu•ed wnder the Clean Au• Act, Environmental Protecrion Agency regulations, and FAA orders; and • GAO did not report on the FAA's "failure to properly take Section 4( fl of the Department of Transportation Ace into account. Section 4( fl protects federal, state, and local natural areas form the environmental effects of federal transportation projects. Those issues are emphasized in the brief, which asserts that the FAA also failed to follow NEPA processes. The joint brief in County of Rockland, NY, et al. y. FAA, has been posted on the web page of the New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise: www.njcaan.org on the "documents" page. NJCAA.N is one of the plaintiffs in the case. The GAO Report, "An Analysis of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Project," dated July 2008, is available at the GAO website: www.gao.gov. Airport Noise Report C C September 5, 2008 111 Special Report, _ fY0if21). 109 In order to minimize the acoustic impact of these ground nms, some airports have published bulletins allowing engine run-ups only at specified locatiovs and specified times. These operational restricrions can signi�cantly hamper main- tenance operations, particularly when an engine run is re- quired to return the aircraft to service. One solution is a Ground Run-up Enclosure (GRE), which can improve main- tenance productivity and mitigate noise impacts to the sur- rounding community. A Ground Run-up Enclosure is a faciliry similar in many respects to a hangar in terms of size and civil requirements, however a GRE is quite complex and requu•es careful plan- ning for a successful project. The most common type of GRE is a three-sided faciliry with no roof. The interior walls of the GRE are li.ned with acoustic panels filled with a noise ab- sorbent material. Tlie aircraft is positioned inside the GRE during ground runs. This article discusses key factors that should be evaluated when considering the procurement of a GRE as well as the challenges of impiernenting such a large facility, one that is typically installed on an active airfield. These factors fall pri- �narily within five catcgories: team building, acoustic per- formance, aerodynamic performance, site selection, and consiruction. Te�an �aa�idiffig There are many different parties involved in a successful GRE project. Getting all parties involved during the planning stage is one of the lcey factors that directly affects the suc- cessful outcome of a GRE project. In addition to the abvious stakeholders such as airpox�t authorities and facility owners, it is imperative that a GRE project involve the cornrnunity and users in the development process as early as possible. Community: Clearly the largest Ueneficiaiy of GRE tech- nology, communities near airports aze lcey stalteholflers and the group most effected by ground run-up noise. Getting input from this group early in the process can avoid conflict between ttie airport and community members once the GRE is finalized and put into operation. Users: Often an MRO or an airline maintenance opera- tion, GRE users have critical input about facility location, ori- entation and required features. Users provide critical details about aircraft types and frequency of engine runs, iuforma- tion that must be considered early in a project. Acoustic Perfarmance In order to determine exactly what the acoustic perform- ance of the facility should be, several factors should be con- sidered including aircraft mix, FAA resirictions, local ordinances and distance from noise sensitive areas. The noise footprint of each aircraft and engine type is unique and certain aircraft have a much greater noise foot- print than others. During the planning stage, it is imperative to consider all aireraft types that will regularly use the facility as this will directly affeck the design and configuration of the GRE. If the aircraft mix is predomi.nately newer aircraft with high bypass engines, then the acoustic performance required for the GRE will be lower compared to a GRE used by older converted Stage 2 aircraft with low bypass engines such as the B727 and MD80. If an airport is currently conducting or updating its Part 150 auport noise compatibility program, it rnay want to con- sider using a GRE as a possibie mitigation recommendation. This will allow input from community groups on the possibil- ity of constructing a GRE. Some comrnunities may have local ordinances limiting noise levels at certain times during the day. These local ordi- nances should be considered when detertnining the acoustic performance of the GRE. Also, the distance to the noise sen- sitive areas and bearing from the proposed GRE will affect the required acoustic performance. The specified insertion loss (noise reduction) required will directly affect the height of the facility. Generally spealc- ing, the higher the walls of the GRE the greater the insertion loss. Aerodynamic �'erformance While the primary purpose of a GRE may be to reduce the acoustic impact of engine ground runs, it is critical that aerodynamic factors be considered during the planning phase. Failure to consider aerodynamic factors can lead to a facility that has outstanding acoustic performance but may be rarely used due to aerodynamic ir►stability dw�ing side or tail wind conditions. It is important to remembe� that aerodynamic sta- bility is the underlying key to noise reduction, because if a fa- cility cannot be used for aerodynamic reasons, the amount of noise reduction is zero. The most common types of GRE facilities require the air- craft to be run i�i a fixed orientation regardless of wind direc- tion. The orientation and design of the GRE should allow a high usability in a variety of wind directions. Historical ine- teorological data and runway usage are two sources of iufor- mation that can be helpfut in determining the ideal orientatiott. Site Se�ec�aon Factors to consider for site selection include proximity to maintenance operations, clearance requirements, facility di- mension, proximity to community, operational interference and site development costs. The ideal GRE site will be in close proximity to the pri- mary rnaintenance operations that will use the facility. If ac- cess to GRE requires crossing active runways or if it is on the opposite side of the aufieid from the maintenance operations, there is likely to be resistance on the part of the users to use the facility. Ciearance restrictions such as FAR Part 77 clearance re- quirements should be carefully considered. The ideal site may have a height restriction that may significantly lower the acoustic perFormance of the facility. NAVAID and Line of Airport Noise Report 5eptember 5, 2005 112 Sight (LOS) clearances must also be talcen into account. Several factors will determine the dimensions of the facility. The width will be determined by the wingspan of the largest aircraft that will be used at the facility. The height will be detemuned by the required insertion loss. Other factors that can im- pact facility dimensions are self-maueuvering requirements which can mandate a wider facility tban woud be required for push-back operations. The proximity of tY►e proposed site to the nearest noise-sensitive area should Ue carefully considered. While the GRE will certainly lower the noise levels in the community, the ideal site will have the n:►aximum distance buffer between the GRE and the community as possible. Examples of operational interference that should be considered include jet blast unpact. The interior of the rear wall of a traditional GRE is eguipped with a blast deflector that redirects jet biast upwards at an angle of approximately 60 degrees. If the GRE is sited near a runway end, this deflected high velocity jet b]ast can potentially create hazards to flying aircraft, par- ticularly light aircraft on final approach. Other factors include potential lighting limitations (the GRE is typically equrpped with bright working lights for nighttime operations) that can create glare for ATC tower personnel if not addressed in project documentation. If the GR.E will be located near operational taxiways or on an aircraft parking apron, sufficient clearance from taxiing aircraft needs to be accommodated. Finally, site development should be considered. Does tlie ideal site have existing utilities? What costs are involved witli bringing utilities to the site? Does the current t�iway system allow easy access? Is the current paving suitable for use in the GRE? Consiruction Issues Consiruction issues and processes can create some challenges unless factors are considered during the planniug stage. If flie GRE will be installed on existing paving, will drainage be compatible with the GRE? In many cases a separate foun- dation is required for tlae GRE. The foundation design shoutd avoid conflicts with any existing utilities in the area. The exist- ing paviug needs to be capable of supportiug the aircraft mix that will use the facility. A GRE requires some basic utilities including data lines, power and water (for fire hydrants). The obseivation cabin of a typical GRE is equipped with an HVAC system, lights and power for the noise monitoring system. Other electrical features of the facility include a digital wind speed and direction display, obstruction lighting and interior work lights. Normally one power service to the control room is adequate to provide power to the entire facility. A com�nunications line is often required for both data and voice as tlie GRE will usually have a webcam broadcasting facility activity and availability to a website. Thus, utility connection points and routing will have to be addressed, which will require coordinafion with the owning utility providers, and possible land-use and right-of- way ageements. If the GRE site will be airside during the construction phase, the installation will take longer and be more cumbersome than if the faciliry can be landside during construction. Proper coord'uiation with the airport authority and the FAA wiil be re- quired prior to, duruig, and once construction is complete. If at all possible, it is advisabie to avoid having the facility airside during construction. Once complete, the facility is normally tested to confirm compliance with specified acoustic and aerodynamic perform- ance. The aircraft type and duration of the testing period are typically outlined in the facility specifications. Finally, prior to beiug handed over to the owner, complete project documentation should be submitted and approved. This includes an operations manual, a method to confirm scheduling procedures, and a maintenance program. ' • ��• � • ;,'�.� Anne H. 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