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04-14-2010 ARC PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION AGENDA April 14, 2010 — City Hall Council Chambers 1. Call to Order - 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of the Minutes from the March 10, 2010 Airport Relations Commission Meeting 4. Unfinished and New Business a. Rules of Order b. Noise Record Keeping C. Minneapolis LTCP Approach d. Updates for Introduction Book e. City Administrator Update (Verbal) 5. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence: a. Februaiy 2010 ANOM Technical Advisor's Report b. February 2010 ANOM Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis C. February 2010 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report d. Airport Noise Report, March 5, 2010 C. Airport Noise Report, March 12, 2010 f. Airport Noise Report, March 19, 2010 g. Airport Noise Report, March 26, 2010 h. Airport Noise Report, April 2, 2010 6. Other Commissioner Comments or Concerns 7. Upcoming Meetings MAC Meeting 4-19-10 1:00 p.m. City Council Meeting 4-20-10 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission 4-27-10 7:00 p.m. S. Public Commen 9. Adiourn 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 AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES March 10, 2010 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Mimlesota. The following Conimissioners were present: Liz Petschel, Chair; Robin Ehrlich, Vice Chair; Sally Lorberbaum, David Sloan, Joe Hemzessy and Bill Dunn. Also present were: City Administrator, David McKnight, Ultan Duggan, Mendota Heights Council Member (arrived at 8:15 p.m.), Merland Otto, Minneapolis and Gretchen Keenan, Sunfish Lake. Excused: Lyle Odland Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Commissioner Sloan, seconded by Commission Ehrlich, to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2010, ARC meeting. It was unanimously approved. Unfinished and New Business a. Open Meeting Law/Data Practices City Administrator David McKnight presented summaries of the Open Meeting Law and Data Practices Act. These two laws apply to all appointed commissioners in Mendota Heights including the Airport Relations Commission. The basic premise of the law is that action of the commission occur in an open session that allows for public viewing and participation. In addition the documents and information we use to make our decisions are public data and available to anyone. Commissioners discussed the two laws and how the commission has always followed the law. d. Merland Otto Commissioners discussed the Minneapolis perspective with Merland Otto. Mr. Otto discussed the Next Gen project underway with MAC. By 2014 rules must be in place for a new communication system that will go into place by 2018. Communication between aircraft is also a part of this project. The flight landing process and potential changes to it were discussed. The impact on the capacity at MSP and all of these changes were discussed. Commission Meeting— March 10, 2010 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Chair Petschel brought up the issue of GPS and its impact on aircraft traffic. There have been no new satellites put in place for years and the lifespan of the current satellites is limited. The level of noise considered significant (65 DNL) and discussions at what percent of the population would be significantly annoyed to lead to changes in this number was discussed. A worldwide discussion and committee is looking at potential changes to this number. The Portland Oregon Airport is considering changing this to 55 DNL. Chair Petschel brought up i- nultilateration and how it tracks planes and distances from airports. Mr. Otto shared that most air controllers use radar to track planes, which is updated every two seconds. Multilateration gives instant updates when used. Mr. Otto shared Minneapolis' concerns with the MSP LTCP and their concern about MSP reaching 60% of capacity and the LTCP lack of plamzing (more runway, other airports) for fiiture growth. The Twin Cities area does not have the population to support a second major airport. Chair Petschel asked about the recent hearing at the legislature about the LTCP. Mr. Otto shared that it is MAC's practice to bring this type of information to the legislature on significant issues. Minneapolis has a concern that noise levels above 60 DNL need mitigation. Minneapolis wanted to make sure that legislators know there is another side to this story. Commissioner Ehrlich asked about a third parallel runway. Mr. Otto reminded everyone that MAC cannot advocate for a third parallel runway until 2032. This does not mean they cannot plan for one. The legislature can change this and order MAC to address the issue. What the threshold is that triggers this issue is the key question. Chair Petschel brought up the balanced use of the parallel runway issue. Members continued to notice changes where and when issues are raised by cities changes occur in the balanced use of the runways. Mr. Otto reminded members that monitoring over time is important because changes can occurred. Mr. Otto reviewed summary information he tracks for Miiuleapolis. Mr. Otto brought up the issue of monitoring. He encouraged Mendota Heights to figure out what is important for the city in tracking airport issues and quality of life. Mr. Otto shared how he spends his time for the city. Commission members thanked Mr. Otto for attending. b. Rules of Order Members discussed a few minor changes they would like to see. The changes included consistency in capitalization, clarification on a majority and minor graminer corrections. e. Updates for Introduction Book 2 Commission Meeting — March 10, 2010 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Acl,mowledged. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence a. January 2010 ANOM Tecluiical Advisor's Report b. January 2010 ANOM Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis C. January 2010 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report d. Airport Noise Report, February 5, 2010 e. Airport Noise Report, February 12, 2010 f. Airport Noise Report, February 19, 2010 g. Airport Noise Report, February 26, 2010 Acknowledged. Other Commission Comments or Concerns Upcoming Meetings ® MAC Meeting • City Council Meeting ® NOC Meeting ® Planning Commission Public Comments None. Adiourn 3-15-10 1:00 P.M. 3-16-10 7:00 p.m. 3-17-10 1:30 p.m. 3-23-10 7:00 p.m. Commissioner Sloan made a motion, seconded by Cormnissioner Dunn to adjourn the meeting at 8:51 p.m. Respectfully submitted, David McKnight City Administrator 91 MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION RULES OF ORDER In accordance with the City of Mendota Heights Ordinance No. 290, "Establishing Ari Airport Relations Commission," the following rules of order are adopted by the Airport Relations Commission to facilitate the performance of its duties and the exercising of its functions as a Commission created by the City Council. SECTION 1. MEETING 1_l — Time. Regular meetings of the Commission are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M., unless otherwise agreed to and so stated in the agenda. When the regular meeting day falls on a legal holiday, there is no meeting that month unless otherwise noted. 1_2 - Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or the Secretary. 1_3 — Place. Meetings are held in the City Hall Large Conference Room, 1101 Victoria Curve. I 1_4 — Public. All meetings and hearings, and all records and minutes are open to the public. 1_5 — Quorum. A majority of Commission members, at the beginning of the meeting, constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. When a quorum is not present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting for the purpose of hearing interested parties on items on the agenda. No final or official action is taken at such a meeting. However, the facts and information gathered at such a meeting may be taken as a basis for action at a subsequent meeting at which a quorum is present. 1_6 — Vote. Voting is by voice. Commission members voice votes on each issue are recorded. In the event that any member shall have a financial interest in a matter before the Commission, the member shall disclose the interest and refrain from voting upon the matter, and the secretary shall so record in the minutes that no vote was cast by such member. SECTION 2. ORGANIZATION 2.1 — Membership. The number of members of the Airports Relations Commission is established by the City Council. Appointments are made by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. Rules of Order — Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 14, 2010 2.2 — Absenteeism. A Commission member with three unexcused absences per year is dropped from the Commission and the Secretary then informs the City Council so that another appointment is made. An absence is excused if the member notifies the Secretary or Chairperson before 4:00 P.M. of the day of the meeting that the member will be unable to attend. Minutes of the meetings will record whether the absent member was excused or not excused. 2.3 — Election of Officers. At the February meeting each year, the Commission elects from its membership a Chairperson and a Vice-Chaiiperson. If the Chairperson retires from the Commission before the next organizational meeting, the Vice -Chairperson becomes Chairperson. If both Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson retire, new officers are elected at the next meeting. If both Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson are absent from a meeting, the Commission elects a temporary Chairperson by voice vote. The Secretary to the Airport Relations Commission is appointed by the City Administrator from the City Staff. 2.4 — Tenure of Officers. The Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson take office iinrnediately following their election and hold office until their successors are elected and assume office. i 2.5 — Duties of Officers. The Chairperson, or if absent, the Vice -Chairperson presides at meetings, appoints committees and performs other duties as may be ordered by the Commission. The Chairperson conducts meetings so as to keep them moving as rapidly and efficiently as possible and reminds members, witnesses and petitioners to discuss only the subject at hand. The Chairperson is a voting member of the Commission. The Secretary is responsible for recording the minutes, keeping records of Commission actions, conveying Commission recommendations to the City Council and providing general administrative and clerical service to the Cormrnission. SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS 3.1 — Public Comment. The ARC does not hold public hearings, but may from time to time have public comment. a. Items not previously scheduled on the agenda may be heard prior to �. business section of the meeting. Rules of Order — Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 1=1, 2010 3 2 — Amendments or Suspension. These By-laws may be amended or suspended with the approval by voice vote by a majority of the members of the Commission. 3.3 — Adoption. These By-laws were duly adopted by the Airport Relations Commission of the City of Mendota Heights on this 14`x' day of April, 2010. Rules of Order — Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 14, 2010 CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 MEMO DATE: April 8, 2010 TO: Airport Relations Commission FROM: David McKnight, City AdministratorgPI SUBJECT: Noise Record Keeping Project DISCUSSION At your March 10, 2010 Airport Relations Conunission meeting you reviewed a number of record keeping examples that the City of Minneapolis uses to track airport noise related issues. Your discussion at that meeting was that you liked these types of reports and wanted to discuss this issue and create similar types of record keeping for Mendota Heights. I have attached a few examples of the reports that were shared with us at the meeting for your review RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff agrees that this type of record keeping is a good idea and is looking for direction from the commission on the types of reports you would like. ACTION REQUIRED Direct staff on the types of reports you would like us to develop. 3/9/2010 Comparison of DNL Values at Monitors in Minneapolis Monitor 1 2 3 Jan -00 56.1 58.3 62.3 Jan -01 57.1 59.1 63.6 Jan -02 56.4 57.6 61.9 Jan -03 55.0 56.9 60.7 Jan -04 55.9 58.6 62.8 Jan -05 57.7 59.1 64.0 Jan -06 56.8 57.6 63.7 Jan -07 54.7 56.4 61.7 Jan -08 55.2 56.6. 61.7 Jan -09 53.7. 56.0 58.8 Jan -10 53.3 55.4 59.4 Feb -00 59.4 61.3 65.4 Feb -01 57.5 58.5 63..2 Feb -02 57.5 58.8 64.4 Feb -03 55.4 57.3 61.7 Feb -04 57.0 59.1 64.1 Feb -05 57.9 58.9 64A Feb -06 54.8 55.8 62.0 Feb -07 56.6 57.9 62.5 Feb -08 55.5 57.3 62.1 Feb -09 56.0 57.9 61.7 Feb -10 57.9 61.8 Mar -00 59.9 61.4 66.5 Mar -01 58.8 60.3 65.0 Mar -02 58.0 59.4 64.4 Mar -03 58.3 59.9 64.4 Mar -04 58.9 60.5 65.5 Mar -05 58.3 59.5 65.3 Mar -06 58.8 59.9 65.6 Mar -07 58.8 60.6 65.7 Mar -08 57 * 5 59.2 63.3 Mar -09 58.8 60.2 64.4 Apr -00 59.6 61.7 66.0 Apr -01 60.6 62.4 66.7 Apr -02 59.0 60.2 65.1 Apr -03 61.1 62.0 65.8 Apr -04 57.4 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[Merland.Otto@ci.minneapolis.mn.us] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 3:48 PM To: Dianne Miller; liz petschel; Jake Sedlacek; Pam Dmytrenko; Christine Costello; Vern Wilcox; John Bergman Subject: MAC LTCP The responses to comments will be presented at FDE this Wednesday. Are any elected officials or representatives planning on addressing the committee at this meeting? At this point, we are not. Secondly, MC will be reviewing MAC's submittal pending action by the full committee on 4/19. MC will be rerviewing and then taking final action June 10 (tentative). Our city has talked about first meeting with our MC representatives to discuss our concerns and depending on that conversation possibly getting together with as many communities and their MC representatives to try and build a base at MC for our common concerns. Is anyone interested in working this kind of approach? We think that the only way we will get some of our concerns addressed is through the legislature's direction to MAC but that will not be until next session. Again we would start with our representatives, other communities with their own and see whether we couldn't develop a core base of support. Lastly, if others are interested in this approach on coordination with MC and the legislature, should we think about getting together as communities in the months that we do not have NOC meetings? I'd appreciate any input I can get. Merland 4/8/2010 Metropolitan Airports Commission 75 (2.7%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were North of the 090° Corridor Boundary During February 2010 Of Those. 57(—)Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park 14 I IV Y �6100rni St. V. - A i In r G �agan ; i7 T� Qurnsv le, L 11 \\_,� Paul � I V '.511,1PI rl Up.' 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', w Flf:•: . .c,, Table .• 201# Complaint Summary 1 Noise Complaint Map 2 FAA Available Time for Runway Usage 3 MSP All Operations Runway Usage 4 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Runway Usage 5 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition 6 MSP All Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 7 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 8 MSP Scheduled Nighttime Operators 9-11 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operators by Type 12 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operators Stage Mix 13 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks 14-17 MSP ANOMS Remote Monitoring Tower Site Locations Map 18 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 21 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 Complaints by City February 2010 City Arrival Departure Other Number of Complaints Number of Complainants % of Total Complaints RICHFIELD 0 0 0 0 982 2 984 3 51.5% APPLE VALLEY 0 264 0 22 0 65 351 10 18.4% LAGAN 1 12 0 160 0 57 230 11 12% MINNEAPOLIS 0 24 0 85 8 85 202 16 10.6% HEIGHTSMENDOTA 0 0 0 62 2 3 67 4 3.5% SAINTLOUIS PARK 0 36 0 0 0 4 40 1 2.1% EDEN PRAIRIE 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 1 0.7% BURNSVILLE 0 0 0 6 4 0 10 3 0.5% C:HANHASSEN 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0.3'%t BLOOMINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 5 0.3% SAINT PAUL 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.1 EDINA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.1% Total 337 337 1237 1911 57 Nature of MSP Complaints_ of Day Complaint _Total Total Early/Late 63 263 Engine Run-up 0 II Excessive Noise 998 896 Frequency 6 547 Ground Noise 2 28 Helicopter 0 4 Low Flying 3 649 Structural Disturbance 2 174 Other 0 141. Total 3787 Note: shaded Columns represent MSP complaints filed vin the Intemct. Sum of %Totul of Complaints may not equal 10014 due to rounding. -As of May 2005, the MSP Complaints by City report includes multiple complaint descriptors per individual complaint. Therefore, the number of cumplaint descriptors may be more thnn the number of reported complaints. Time of Day Total Time Total Airlake 0000-0559 5 15 0600-0659 13 55 0700-1159 238 227 1200-1559 237 138 1600-1959 253 269 2000-2159 143 146 2200-2259 94 49 2300-2359 15 14 Total 1911 Complaints by Airport Airport Total MSP 1911 Airlake 0 Anoka 68 Crystal 1 Flying Cloud 228 Lake Elmo 0 St. Paul 6 Misc. 0 Total 221.4 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 1 y MSP International Airport Aviation Noise Complaints for February 2010 Plymouth +, - Gblden Valley Wayzatatj, , St Louis Park Minneapoli's ® ��; t: jI - St. Paul (, Lam.. t i.: e ...: I_ rr Minnetonka ► `� l IV115SIS51FPILI 1" I RIVER a 1' Ow Mendo57A1E 1 t ! { }pJ LAO } .�-- Eden Prairie, , LONG MEADOW LAKE Blo'ornington T . � r E: n t � , MINNER SQTA'NER ', k; '` 1 , i Shakopee ``~�.— � .4 i'14 r`risville` Savage 't - Apple alley Rosemou r t li _ � � r a x '•- 'i' G t t a s y ��F U._ � rl: h �Zt �!a,411 Y Lakeville, �� I Credit River Tw"' . , Sp—ring fake Farmington Number of Complaints per Address 0 0 a 0 (D 4) 0 0 1-3 4-9 10-17 18-36 37-58 59-81 82-249 250-982 - 2 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Available Hours for Runway Use February 2010 (Source: FAA Aviation Systems Performance Metrics Data) "Cc 11 Hours M au pol `Paul [N %'ER - Il f 55 . ....... .. F b Id; R. i 0"�. h f i e "0 pL In W 5: it t 011 E ... . .. ......... Nighttime Hours 0:30 pm to 6:00a M polis .0-a u t, Paul [j Richfield 0 A Blof:rninfd .'SII 044 MS;IA IME&W-5 ME FIVWAI. pis= -Eagan "J FAA Averaqe Dail v Count Note: Sum of daily average count may not equal total due to rounding. *Data was not available from FAA when this report was published. Once data becomes available this report will be amended and re -published. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 3 - February 2009 February 2010* Air Carrier 771 NA Commuter 390 NA General Aviation 37 NA Military 11 NA Total 1209 NA Note: Sum of daily average count may not equal total due to rounding. *Data was not available from FAA when this report was published. Once data becomes available this report will be amended and re -published. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 3 - All Operations Runway Use Report February 2010 71d WWield to 0 0 LUE B168ming't E RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight ight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 1 0% 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 2427 15.3% 2796 16.9% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 2499 15.8% 2712 16.4% 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 1 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul/Highland Park 0 0% 2 0% 30L Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 3270 20.6% 3589 21.7% 30R Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 3877 24.4% 4290 25.9% 35 Arr Bloomington/Eagan 3785 23.9% 3178 19.2% Total Arrivals 15860 16567 RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Dep St. Paul/Highland Park 3 0% 1 0 0% 12L Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 1951 12.4% 1710 10.4% 12R Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 1394 8.9% 889 5.4% 17 Dep Bloomington/Eagan 1935 12.3% 3373 20.6% 22 Dep So. Richfield/Bloomington 4 0% 2 0% 30L Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 4901 31.2% 1 4606 28.1% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 5530 35.2% 5809 35.4% 35 Dep So. Minneapolis 1 0% 0 0% Total Departures 15719 16389 Total Operations 31579 32956 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. - 4 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Carrier Jet Operations Runway Use Report February 2010 Riohfield 0 I 1 Last Year Arrival/ Count Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations Percent Operations Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 1 0. 0% I 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield J: 1 — 5 ,-/ 2�75 I 1 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Last Year Arrival/ Count Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations Percent Operations Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 1 0. 0% I 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 77 2077 1 — 5 ,-/ 2�75 16.3% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 2209 16.1% 2355 — 16.9% 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% — 22 Arr St. Paul/Highland Park 0 00/. 1 06/0 30L Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 2808 20,5% 3109 22.2% 30R Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 3419 24,9% 3522 25.2% 35 Arr Bloomington/Eagan 3212 23.4% 2716 19.4% Total Arrivals 13726 13978 Last Year Arrival/ Count Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations iR Percent Operations Percent 04 Dep St. Paul/Highland Park 3 0% 0 0% 12L Dep Heights 1598 11.7% 1254 9% 12R Dep —Eagan/Mendota Eagan/Mendota Heights 1225 9% 784 5.7% 77717��D�e��_ Bloomington/Eagan 1784 13.1% 3023 21.8% 22 Dep So. Richfield/Bloomington 4 0% 2 0% 3_0L_ Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield- 4261 31.3% 4077 29.4% 30R Dep So, Minneapolis/No. Richfield 4748 34.9% 4719 34% 35 pep So. Minneapolis 0 2 01yo 0 0% — Total Departures .13623 13859 Total Operations 27349 27837 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 February 2010 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition Type FAR Part 36 Take - Off Noise Level Aircraft Description Stage Count Percent DC10 103 McDonnell Douglas DC10 3 94 0.3% B744 101.6 Boeing 747-400 3 60 0.2% DCBQ 100.5 McDonnell Douglas DC8 Re -manufactured 3 63 0.2% MD11 95.8 McDonnell Douglas MD11 3 121 0.4% B767 95.7 Boeing 767 3 110 0.4% A330 95.6 Airbus Industries A330 3 213 0.8% B72Q 94.5 Boeing 727 Modified Stage 3 3 10 0% A300 94 Airbus Industries A300 3 4 0% B73Q 92.1 Boeing 737 Modified Stage 3 3 4 0% MD80 91.5 McDonnell Douglas MD80 3 563 2.1% B757 91.4 Boeing 757 3 2317 8.5% DC9Q 91 McDonnell Douglas DC9 Modified Stage 3 3 2426 8.9% A321 89.8 Airbus Industries A321 3 112 0.4% 8734 88.9 Boeing 737-400 3 22 0.1% A320 87.8 Airbus Industries A320 3 3241 11.9% 8735 87.7 Boeing 737-500 3 90 0.3% 8738 87.7 Boeing 737-800 3 1304 4.8% A319 87.5 Airbus Industries A319 3 3022 11% 8733 87.5 Boeing 737-300 3 305 1.1% 87377 87.5 Boeing 737-700 3 594 2.2% A318 87.5 Airbus Industries A318 3 71 0.3% MD90 84.2 McDonnell Douglas MD90 3 139 0.5% E190 83.7 Embraer 190 3 107 0.4% E170 83.7 Embraer 170 3 3269 12% E145 83.7 Embraer 145 3 969 3.5% B717 83 Boeing 717 3 313 1.1% CRJ 79.8 Canadair Regional Jet 3 7525 27.5% E135 77.9 Embraer 135 3 281 1% Totals 27349 Note: Sum of fleet mix % may not equal 100% due to rounding. Note: Stage 3 represent aircraft modified to meet all Stage 3 criteria as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This includes hushkitengines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurations. UPS DCBQ are re -engined with manufactured Stage 3 engines and are classified as Stage 3 Manufactured as of January 1, 2008. -The Provided Noise levels from FAR Part 36 are the loudest levels documented per aircraft type during take -off measured in EPNL dBA (Effective Perceived Noise Level). -EPNL is the level of the time 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: 03/09/2010 15:57 Count Current Percent Last Years Percent Stage 2 0 0% 0% Stage 3 2440 8.9% 7.8% Stage 3 Manufactured 24909 91.1% 92.2% Total Stage 3 27349 Note: Stage 3 represent aircraft modified to meet all Stage 3 criteria as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This includes hushkitengines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurations. UPS DCBQ are re -engined with manufactured Stage 3 engines and are classified as Stage 3 Manufactured as of January 1, 2008. -The Provided Noise levels from FAR Part 36 are the loudest levels documented per aircraft type during take -off measured in EPNL dBA (Effective Perceived Noise Level). -EPNL is the level of the time 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: 03/09/2010 15:57 Nighttime All Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report February 2010 5 Ri'6hfield 3 h� 40 pa/ )0 iI ,91 0 g A, J,i m to ingn P —4 Last Year PP is `:Paul J 0 0 Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations Percent Operations 11- I.Q 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 0 —./. 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield A. 5 Ri'6hfield 3 h� 40 pa/ )0 iI ,91 0 g A, J,i m to ingn P —4 -7- Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Last Year Arrival/ Count Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations Percent Operations Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 0 —./. 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 113 1. 9 160 13% —77—.5% --T2 —R Arr . Minneapolis/No. Richfield 247 26% 216 1-7 Arr So. Minneapolis 1 0.1% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul/Highland Park 0 0./,, --/,, 1 0.1%----�f2.4 —§O—L Arr ---Eagan/Mendota Heights 462 566 46% —R --30 — Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 185 19.5% 286 23.2% — 35 Arr � Bloomington/Eagan 1 0.1 % 2— 0.2% Total Arrivals 949 1231 Last Year Arrival/ Count Count Last Year RWY Departure Overflight Area Operations. Percent Operations— Percent 04 Dep St. Paul/Highland Park 0 0% --2-8.6% 0 0% --�-9%5.3 -- 12L Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 116 1— 97 Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 126 31.1% 96 12.3% 17 Dep Bloomington/Eagan 32 7.9% 31 4% -- 22 Dep So. Richfield/Bloomington 0 0% 1 0.1% 30L —Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 70 17.3% 147 18.8% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 61 15.1% 308 39.5% 35 Dep So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% Total Departures 405 780 Total Operations 1354 2011 d— to -7- Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Nighttime Carrier Jet Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report February 2010 polis t.',Paul r.�szs d1 00 14, ijV V 6 r t r `PI RI ER u-lt 5 i5"N kt- "ellih Ebrt'Sh @,,((jn Vll 9 R hfield 89 1 ht '0 4`0 gEI 13' W f E a Bl:Q I Et. � ay, RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield/Bloomington 0 0% 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 106 12,1% 155 13.5% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 226 25.8% 200 17.5% 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul/Highland Park 0 0% 1 0.1% 30L Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 372 42.4% 521 45.5% 30R Arr Eagan/Mendota Heights 173 19.7% 267 23.3% 35 Arr Bloomington/Eagan 0 0% 1 0.1% 1 Total Arrivals 877 1145 RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Dep St. Paul/Highland Park 0 0% 0 0% 12L Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 93 28% 167 24.9% 12R Dep Eagan/Mendota Heights 105 31.6% 80 11.9% 17 Dep Bloomington/Eagan 26 7.8% 25 3.7% 22 Dep So. Richfield/Bloomington 0 0% 1 0.1% 30L Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 54 16.3% 122 18.2% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis/No. Richfield 54 16.3% 275 41%- 35 Dep So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% Total Departures 332 670 Total Operations 1209 1815 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. 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C2, 7� IR Ti �-t Ti �� "I�t 'R :1 ( , " C N cc<C> <<<<C>j <CI>j MC<M <M M .^ 0 < < Tin -1e March 2010 Nighttime Scheduled Carrier Jet Operations I r) -"n - m +rN r,.nn n m El DAL scx El AAL UPS USI') FDX El FFT El NEP El TRS El SNA F -I UAL Ej COA E9 NWA Airline-- Stage 2 Stage 3 Manufactured Stage 3 Total Delta (DAL) 0 0 351 351 Sun Country (SCX) 0 0 185 —185 American (AAL) 0 0 59 59 UPS (UPS) 0 0 58 58 US Airways (USA) 0 CF— 52 52 FedEx (FDX) 0 0 33...— 33 Frontier Airlines (FFT) 0 0 31 3 lit Midwest Airlines (MEP) 0 0 29 29 Airtran (TRS) 0 0 28 28 Southwest (SWA) 0 0 24 24 United (UAL) 0 0 23 23 Continental (COA) 0 0 18 18 Northwest (NWA) 0 0 1 1 Total 0 0 892— 892 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 March 2010 Nighttime Scheduled Carrier Jet Operations Time A/D Carrier Flight Number Equipment Stage 3 Days of Operation Routing 22:33 A Delta 2414 A320 M MTWThFSSu CUN MSP 22:35 A Southwest 751 B737 M MTWThF LAX DEN MSP 22:35 A Southwest 751 B735 M Su LAX DEN MSP 22:40 A Sun Country 346 B738 M MTWThF MCO MSP 22:40 A Sun Country 216 B738 M MWF IFP MSP 22:40 A Sun Country 346 8737. M Su MCO MSP 22:42 A Airtran 869 8737 M S ATL MSP 22:42 A Airtran 869 B717 M MTWThFSu ATL MSP 22:45 A Sun Country 104 8738 M ThSu LAS MSP 22:55 A United 726 A320 M S OAK DEN MSP 22:55 A Delta 2179 A320 M S LGA DTW MSP 22:55 A Delta 2179 A319 M MTWThFSu LGA DTW MSP 23:00 A United 463 A320 M S ORD MSP 23:03 A Delta 2364 A320 M S CUN MSP 23:06 A Frontier Airlines 108 A319 M S DEN MSP 23:06 A Frontier Airlines 108 A318 M MTWThFSu DEN MSP 23:07 A Delta 2397 A319 M MTWThFSu JFK MSP 23:10 A American 1284 MD80 M MTWThFSu TPA DFW MSP 23:10 A United 726 A320 M MSu OAK DEN MSP 23:10 A American 1284 MD80 M S FLL DFW MSP 23:10 A United 726 A319 M TWTh OAK DEN MSP 23:20 A Sun Country 384 B737 M S RSW MSP 23:20 A United 726 A319 M F OAK DEN MSP 23:20 A Sun Country 384 B738 M MTWThFSu RSW MSP 23:23 A United 463 A320 M MTVVTh ORD MSP 23:25 A American 1673 B738 M MTWThFSSu PHX ORD MSP 23:30 A Sun Country 416 8737 M MWF PSP MSP 23:30 A Sun Country 216 B737 M S IFP MSP 23:32 A Delta 676 B757 M MTWThFSSu STT ATL MSP 23:33 A United 463 A320 M F ORD MSP 23:35 A Continental 2816 E145 M Su IAH MSP 23:35 A Delta 2512 A320 M MTWThFSu LAX MSP 23:35 A Delta 2499 A319 M S LAX MSP 23:41 A Delta 2240 A320 M S CzM MSP 23:47 A Continental 2816 E145 M MTWThF IAH MSP 23:50 A Sun Country 704 B738 M MTWThFSSu PHX MSP 23:53 A US Airways 984 A320 M WThFSSu CLT MSP 23:54 A US Airways 940 A321 M MTWThFSSu LAS PHX MSP 23:55 A Midwest Airlines 1578 E170 M MTWThFSu DFW MKE MSP 23:55 A Sun Country 404 8738 M MF SAN MSP 23:59 A United 463 A319 M Su ORD MSP 00:05 A Sun Country 106 8738 M MTVVThFS LAS MSP 00:05 A Sun Country 594 8738 M M MZT MSP 00:15 A Sun Country 348 8738 M M MCO MSP 00:15 A Sun Country 346 B738 M Su MCO MSP 00:15 A Sun Country 548 B738 M Su SJD MSP 00:20 A Sun Country 544 B738 M Su CUN MSP 00:45 A Sun Country 386 B738 M Su RSW MSP 00:55 A Sun Country 594 B738 M Su MZT MSP 00:58 A Delta 2374 A320 M Su SJD MSP Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 March 2010 Nighttime Scheduled Carrier Jet Operations Time A/D Carrier Flight Number Equipment Stage 3 Days of Operation Routing 04:14 A UPS 556 8757 M TW 04:24 A UPS 558 B757 M TW 04:24 A UPS 556 8757 M TWThF 04:37 A UPS 558 8757 M TWThF 05:13 A FedEx 1718 MD11 M TWThFSSu 05:15 A UPS 560 MD11 M TWThF 05:20 D Delta 1073 MD80 M M MSP ATL 05:20 D Delta 1073 B738 M Su MSP ATL 05:20 D Delta 1073 B757 M TVVThFS MSP ATL 05:25 D Continental 2017 E145 M MTWThFS MSP IAH 05:37 A Delta 2588 A319 M Su LAS MSP TPA 05:37 A Delta 2588 A320 M MTWThFS LAS MSP TPA 05:40 A Delta 2490 A320 M MTVVThFSSu PDX MSP MEM 05:41 A Delta 2446 A320 M WThF SEA MSP 05:42 A Delta 2392 B757 M MTWThFSSU ANC MSP 05:42 A Delta 2446 8757 M M-TSSu SEA MSP 05:43 A FedEx 1407 MD11 M MTVVThFSSu 05:45 D Midwest Airlines 1620 E170 M TWThFS MSP MKE DCA 05:50 A Delta 2156 B753 M MTWThFSSu PHX MSP 05:50 A UPS 496 8757 M S 05:50 D Midwest Airlines 1620 E170 M M MSP MKE DCA 05:55 A Northwest 2438 A333 M M HNL MSP 05:55 A Delta 2438 A333 M MTV\[ThFssu HNL MSP Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 February 2010 Top 15 Actual Nighttime Jet Operators by Type 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Total Nighttime Jet Operations by Hour Airline ID Stage Type Count Air Transport Intl ATN 3 DC8Q 31 America West AWE 3 A320 20 Arnerica West AWE 3 • . l® � Airline ID Stage Type Count Air Transport Intl ATN 3 DC8Q 31 America West AWE 3 A320 20 Arnerica West AWE 3 A321 27 American AAL 3 MD80 28 American AAL 3 8738 34 Compass CPZ 3 E170 76 Continental Exp, BTA 3 E145 56 Delta DAL 3 MD80 5 Delta DAL 3 8738 21 Delta DAL 3 A330 28 Delta DAL 3 DC9Q 32 Delta DAL 3 A319 69 Delta DAL 3 8757 95 Delta DAL 3 A320 137 FedEx FDX 3 A300 2 FedEx FDX 3 B72Q 6 FedEx FDX 3 MD11 16 FedEx FDX 3 DC10 20 Frontier Airlines FFT 3 A319 5 Frontier Airlines FFT 3 A318 23 Mesaba MES 3 CRJ 33 Pinnacle FLG 3 CRJ 39 Republic Airlines RPA 3 E190 1 Republic Airlines RPA 3 E170 26 Southwest SWA 3 B735 8 Southwest SWA 3 B733 8 Southwest SWA 3 B7377 10 Sun Country SCX 3 B733 2 Sun Country SCX 3 B7377 25 Sun Country SCX 3 B738 147 UPS UPS 3 B744 1 UPS UPS 3 MD11 13 UPS UPS 3 B757 43 United UAL 3 A320 14 United UAL 3 A319 27 TOTAL 1128 Note: The top 15 nighttime operators represent 93.3% of the total nighttime carrier jet operations. -12- Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 A< 0 February 2010 Nighttime Carrier Jet operations Mix for Top 15 Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. 160 140 120 80 60 Z 40 20 0 ICI Ln G LO <> U-) O U7 G U7 <> U-) O U'? <> In => U-) O Lo => U7 C> Ln M U'� Ln C, j co <D, C> -j -i --i > <> <> <> <> <> C> <> C,j " r -j cli <> <> <> _� C> C> <> <> C> Th -l -le February 2010 Nighttime Carrier Jet Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines in.qn n m to r,.nn ::, m El DAL ScX El CPZ AAL UPS BTA AWE FDX UAL FLG ❑ NES L_J ATr.j M FFT El RPA E] SWA ti El Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -13- Manufactured Airline-- Stage 2 Stage 3 -stage 3 Total Delta (DAL) 0 32 355 387 Sun Country (SCX) 0 0 174 174 Compass (CPZ) 0 0 76 76 American (AAL) 0 0 62 62 UPS (UPS) 0 0 57 57 Continental Exp. (BTA) 0 0 56 56 America West (AWE) 0 0 47 47 FedEx (FDX) 0 38 44 United (UAL) 0 -6 41 41 Pinnacle (FLG) 0 -0 39 39 Mesaba (MES) 0 -0 0 33 33 Air Transport Intl (ATN) 0 - 0 31 31 Frontier Airlines (FFT) 0 0 28 28 Republic Airlines (RPA) 0 0 27 27 Southwest (SWA) 0 0 26 26 Other 0 4 77 81 Total 0 42 1167 120:9:::1 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -13- Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations - February 2010 Feb 1 thru 8, 2010 - 3731 Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 1 thru 8, 2010 - 3721 Carrier Jet Departures Feb 1 thru 8, 2010 - 224 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 1 thru 8, 2010 - 131 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures - 14 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations - February 2010 Feb 9 thru 16, 2010 - 3891 Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 9 thru 16, 2010 - 3844 Carrier Jet Departures Feb 9 thru 16, 2010 - 265 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals x ate�•.,, + 4�E ,••ten. • 1: y `jy�,*,,. .ler.+�4114b�" �`%"' t:`•��` � if��ie ,q IN Feb 9 thru 16, 2010 - 117 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -15- Feb 15 - Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations - February 2010 Feb 17 thru 24, 2010 - 4097 Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 17 thru 24, 2010 - 4069 Carrier Jet Departures Feb 17 thru 24, 2010 - 259 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 17 thru 24, 2010 - 57 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures - 16 - Report Generated: 03109/2010 15:57 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations - February 2010 Feb 25 thru 28, 2010 - 2007 Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 25 thru 28, 2010 - 1989 Carrier Jet Departures Feb 25 thru 28, 2010 - 129 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals Feb 25 thru 28, 2010 - 27 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -17- MSP International Airport Remote Monitoring Tower (RMT) Site Locations Remote Monitoring Tower Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Time Above dB Threshold for Arrival Related Noise Events February 2010 RMT ID City Address Time >= 6. ;5d B Time >= 80dlB -TO7- Time >= 90dB -50 Time >= 100dI13 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 06:52:04; .00,33 -.00-.00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43r, I St. 09:06:25 00:01:33 00:00:00 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 11:20:43 00:09:54 00:00:01 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 09:40:14 00:05:48 00:00:00 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 12:07:45 01:13:25 00:00:00 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 10:52:25 00:58:44 00:00:13 00:00:00 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 00:33:09 00:00:13 00:00:00 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 00:31:28 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:00:15 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 10 St. Paul oin St' Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 0* 00:00:23 0 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. .00 .23 00:00:00 0.00 00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & St. Ave. 00:01:08 00:00:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Mohican C Southeast end of Mohican Court jSt.07:40:1100:00:27 00:03:58 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee 00:00:02 00:00:00 15 Mendota Heights 0 v Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 0. 0 .12 . 30 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Ln. 12:57:16 00:15:35 00:00:07 00:00:00 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave, 00:00:34 00:00:00 --00.0010 00:00:00 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 00:42:41 00:00:00 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 00:09:52 -6-0-.0000 06-.00-.07 —00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:00:00 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 00:01:55 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 02:57:16 00:00:07 00:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 01:04:20 00:00:13 00:00:00 00:00:00 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 07:42:43 00:00:31 ---60 00:00:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 6-6.1220 �00 -- 0 T 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 00:21:00 60:00:05 0700.00 00--00.00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 00:25:43 --50 --62-.02:06 00:00:00 --. 00:00:00 ---- 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 00,27 00:00:00 -00--0000 0.00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 00:00:00 -62—:1334 00:6-0--00 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 1-60 �0014� 60:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 00:00:31 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:00:26 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 00:00:38 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park -0-0702-.58 00:00:03 00:00:00 60-00-00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 02:41:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 07:18:07 00:00:13 00:00:00 00:00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 00:00:47 -60--,00:24 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pl. 00:00:00 O 00:00:00 :F 00*00:00 00:00:00 Total Time for Arrival Noise Events 1109:58:" 48:25 00-00:23 00:00:00 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -19- Time Above Threshold dB for Departure Related Noise Events February 2010 RMT 11) ciii Address.- Time?= 65dB Time, >= 80d[13 Time >= 90dB Time >= 100dB 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 02:30:42 00:00:50 00:00:00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 03:02:58 00:00:26 00:00:00 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 07:40:37 00:04:46 00:00:15 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 09:11:05 00:10:16 00:00:09 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 30:06:14 01:30:25 00:06:03 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 37:13:25 03:31:58 00:35:32 00:00:06 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 16:14:37 00:12:30 00:00:01 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 07:47:37 00:07:45 00:00:00 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:02:43 00:00:13 00:00:03 00:00:00 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 00:03:33 00:00:37 00:00:19 00:00:00 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 00:03:55 00:00:33 00:00:03 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00:02:22 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 04:00:31 00:00:27 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan I st St. & McKee St. 06:43:38 00:04:03 00:00:02 00:00:00 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 05:36:20 00:01:04 00:00:00 00:00:00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Ln. 07:49:41 00:12:10 00:00:22 00:00:00 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 00:04:44 00:00:36 00:00:00 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 05:17:49 00:05:25 00:00:19 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 02:45:09 00:00:44 00:00:00 00:00:00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:07:14 00:00:06 00:00:00 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 01:02:16 00:00:05 00:00:00 00:00:00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 01:02:43 00:00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 10:53:39 00:23:30 00:00:33 00:00:00 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 04:07:39 00:00:39 00:00:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 03:34:54 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 02:12:57 00:00:49 00:00:00 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 09:37:03 00:03:25 00:00:00 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 13:34:48 00:06:09 00:00:00 00:00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S. 02:13:08 00:00:16 00:00:00 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 07:51:33 00:19:33 00:00:10 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 00:22:19 00:00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:06:34 00:00:05 00:00:00 00:00:00 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 00:29:43 00:00:06 00:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00:07:24 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 01:01:54 00:00:17 1 00:00:00 00:00:00 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 00:19:16 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 00:52:31 00:00:10 00:00:00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 01:31:50 00:00:39 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pl. 1 01:33:24 1 00:00:35 00:00:00 1 00:00:00 Total Time for Departure Noise Events 1209:00:29 1 07:01:18 1 00:43:51 1 00:00:06 - 20 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Arrival Related Noise Events February 2010 RMT ID city Address Arrival Events >= 65dB Arrival Events >= .80dB Arrival Events >= 90d1B Arrival Events >= 100dB 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 1898 4 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 2210 29 0 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 2470 155 1 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 2339 115 0 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 2558 1249 0 0 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 2524 1057 10 0 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 126 4 0 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 85 0 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 1 0 0 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 2 0 0 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 0 0 0 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 4 1 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 20 0 0 0 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 2230 9 1 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 56 0 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Ln. 3088 243 3 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 3 0 0 0 18 Richfield 75th SE -& —17th Ave. 187 5 0 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 40 2 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 0 0 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 11 0 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 918 4 0 0 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 248 5 0 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. —Rd 2341 12 —1 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Ju–rdy 58 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 107 1 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 79 0 —0 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 398 13 0 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S. 0 0 0 0 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 723 5 0 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 3 0 0 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 3 0 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 4 0 —0 0 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 14 1 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 847 0 0 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 1995 4 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 4 0 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. — 3 0 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pl. 0 0 0 0 Total Arrival Noise Events 27597 2919 1 15 0 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -21 - Departure Related Noise Events February 2010 RMT ID city Address Departure Events >= 65dB Departure Events >= 80dIB Departure Events >= 90d1B Departure Events >= 100d1B 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 633 12 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 722 7 0 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 1736 46 5 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 1862 106 3 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 5384 682 94 0 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 6836 1585 358 4 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 3271 132 1 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 1519 75 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 8 1 1 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 10 3 3 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 13 3 1 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 8 0 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 859 7 0 0 14 Eagan 1 st St. & McKee St. 1252 46 1 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 1066 19 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 1301 101 7 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 12 3 0 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 1098 71 3 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 512 15 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 28 1 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 203 2 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 215 2 0 0 23 Mendota Heights End of Kerindon Ave. 1756 143 11 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 864 13 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 621 0 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 476 11 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 2130 58 0 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 2447 97 0 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S. 499 4 0 0 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 1367 135 3 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 95 1 0 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 28 1 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 120 2 0 0 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 30 0 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 254 2 0 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 93 0 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 183 2 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 336 7 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pl. 336 1 7 1 0 0 Total Departure Noise Events 40183 1 3402 1 491 4 Cr - 22 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#1) Xerxes Ave. & 41st St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/— Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/08/2010 21:30 DAL2120 8757 A 12L 89.3 02/08/2010 21:29 DAL7325 DC9Q A 12R 88 02/21/201013:45 DAL619 B744 D 30L 82.3 02/20/201013:32 DAL619 8744 D 30L 82.2 02/03/201013:02 DAL9994 8767 D 30L 82.2 02/10/201012:57 DAL619 8744 D 30L 82.1 02/22/201014:09 DAL619 B744 D 30L 82 — 02/24/201013:37 DAL619 8744 D 30L 81.9 02/08/201012:06 DAL2116 8757 A 12R 81.6 02/19/201013:01 DAL619 8744 D 30L 81.3 (RMT Site#2) Fremont Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/03/201013:00 DAL619 8744 D 30L 85.5 02/15/201012:59 DAL619 B744 D 30L 84.4 02/01/2010 6:13 MES3137 SF34 A 12L 84.4 02/01/201016:27 DAL7308 DC9Q A 12L 83.4 02/19/2010 20:07 BMJ53 BE65 A 12L 83.4 02/05/201010:15 DAL7301 DC9Q A 12L 83.1 02/08/201010:37 DAL7256 DC9Q A 12L 82.8 02/08/201011:26 DAL7316 DC9Q A 12L 82.4 02/07/201012:05 DAL7320 DC9Q A 12L 82.3 02/08/2010 8:47 DAL7289 DC9Q A 12L 82*1 (RMT Site#3) West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/08/201012:07 DA12116 B757 A 12R 92 02/10/201012:56 DAL619 B744 D 30L 91.8 -5-0.8 02/24/201013:37 DAL619 8744 D 30L 02/22/201014:08 DAL619 B744 D 30L 90.5 02/09/201013:11 DAL619 B744 D 30L 90.4 02/20/201013:32 DAL619 B744 D 30L 90 02/15/201012:59 DAL619 B744 D 30L 89.8 02/19/201013:01 DAL619 8744 D 30L 89.8 02/18/201013:42 DAL619 B744 D 30L 88.9 02/14/201013:29 DAL619 B744 D 30L 88.9 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -23- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#4) Park Ave. & 48th St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/23/201014:13 DAL619 8744 D 30L 91 02/17/201012:54 DAL619 B744 D 30L 90.8 02/20/201019:48 DAL7381 DC9Q D 30R 90.5 02125/2010 9:29 DAL370W DC9Q D 30R 88.3 02/21/201013:26 DAL7300 DC9Q D 30L 87.7 02/28/2010 21:03 DAL7381 DC9Q D 30R 87.2 02/02/201014:52 DAL619 B744 D 30R 86.9 02/12/2010 7:43 DAL7218 DC9Q D 30R 86.9 02/19/201014:43 DAL7327 DC9Q D 30'R 86.7 02/11/201014:42 DAL7290 DC9Q D 30L 86.7 (RMT Site#5) 12th Ave. & 58th St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/10/201012:56 DAL619 B744 D 30L 96.9 02/09/201013:11 DAL619 8744 D 30L 96.7 02/20/201013:31 DAL619 B744 D 30L 95.9 02/22/201014:08 DAL619 B744 D 30L 95.8 02/25/201010:43 DAL7261 DC9Q D 30L 95.6 02/02/201014:51 DAL619 8744 D 30R 95.4 02/17/201012:53 DAL619 B744 D 30L 95.3 02/19/201013:00 DAL619 8744 D 30L 95.2 02/12/201014:33 DAL7219 DC9Q D 30L 95.2 02/21/2010 13:44 DAL619 8744 D 30L 95.1 (RMT Site#6) 25th Ave. & 57th St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure.'. Runway Lmax(dB) 02/12/201013:27 DAL7300 DC9Q D 30R 101.3 02/01/2010 9:01 DAL7302 DC9Q D 30R 100.8 02/21/201015:08 DAL7327 DC9Q D 30R 100.3 02/12/201014:53 DAL7290 DC9Q D 30R 100 02/22/201012:29 DAL7340 DC9Q D 30R 99.5 02/22/201013:32 DAL7300 DC9Q D 30R 98.6 02/11/201011:52 DAL7340 DC9Q D 30R 98.6 02/26/201011:48 DAL7340 DC9Q D 30R 98.4 02/25/201014:44 DAL7290 DC9Q D 30R 98.4 02/12/201019:42 DAL7238 DC9Q D 30R 98.4 - 24 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#7) \A/i-nt\A/nrth Ave_ & 64th St.. Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/23/2010 7:42 DAL7344 DC9Q D 30L 90.3 02/28/201015:07 DAL7365 DC9Q D 30L 88 02/10/2010 23:10 N698SS B72Q D 30R 87.9 02/25/201018:45 AALI 203 MD80 D 30L 87.4 02/14/2010 8:44 AAL824 MD80 D 30L 87 02/09/2010 9:08 AAL2263 MD80 D 30L 86.9 02/22/201010:52 AAL1816 MD80 D 30L 86.7 02/09/201015:07 AAL1196 MD80 D 30L 86.7 02/14/201011:13 AAL1816 j MD80 D 30L 86.5 02/11/201011:31 AAL1816 I MD80 D 30L 86.3 (RMT Site#8) I nnnfpllnw Ave. & 43rd St.. Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft ft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/22/201013:20 DAL7368 DC9Q D 30R 89.7 02/12/201013:39 DAL7214 DC9Q D 30R 89.5 02/28/201011:51 DAL7340 DC9Q D 30R 89 02/21/201015:08 DAL7327 DC9Q D 30R 87.5 02/22/201014:53 DAL7290 DC9Q D 30R 86.6 02/12/201016:00 AAL261 0 MD80 D 30R 86.5 02/11/2010 8:07 AAL755 MD80 D 30R 86.2 02/22/2010 9:13 AAL755 MD80 D 30R 86.1 02/11/201010:27 DAL7350 DC9Q D 30R 86 02/26/201016:00 AAL261 0 MD80 D 30R 85.5 (KM i 6iteipu) .q;qr;;tnn;; St & Hartford Ave.. St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/26/201013:29 DAL619 B744 D 04 91 02/06/2010 7:54 BMJ66 BE80 D 12L 79 02/27/201013:45 DAL619 8744 D 04 78.2 02/28/201013:07 DAL619 B744 D 04 77.6 02/12/2010 7:41 BMJ48 BE65 D 30R 71.8 02/04/201017:47 DAL2544 8757 A 12L 70 02/05/2010 7:08 BMJ54 BE65 D 12L 69.6 02/17/2010 7:16 BMJ48 BE65 D 30R 69.4 02/16/201016:57 N61 OAB GLF3 D 30L 66.7 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 25 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#1 0) Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St., St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/28/201013:06 DAL619 B744 D 04 96.9 02/27/201013:44 DAL619 8744 D 04 96.3 02/26/201013:28 DAL619 B744 D 04 94.4 02/11/201011:09 XFLC67 BE20 D 30L 78.1 02/06/2010 7:53 BMJ70 BE65 D 12L 74.3 02/06/2010 7:51 BMJ54 BE65 D 12L 72.5 02/17/2010 7:15 BMJ48 BE65 D 30R 71.3 02/06/2010 7:47 BMJ58 BE99 D 12L 69.8 02/12/2010 7:41 BMJ48 BE65 D 30R 69.3 02/14/201018:33 FDX728 MD1 1 A 30L 69.2 (RMT Site#1 1) Finn St. & Scheffer Ave.. St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/28/201013:07 DAL619 B744 D 04 92.9 02/12/2010 7:41 BMJ48 BE65 D 30R 84 02/27/201013:45 DAL619 B744 D 04 83.2 02/26/201013:29 DAL619 B744 D 04 77.1 02/06/2010 7:54 BMJ70 BE65 D 12L 75.3 02/23/201019:45 AAL429 MD80 D 30R 71.2 02/06/2010 7:52 BMJ54 BE65 D 12L 70.5 02/16/201016:56 N61 OAB GLF3 D 30L 69.7 02/06/2010 7:47 BMJ58 BE99 D 12L 69.7 02/20/2010 7:34 BMJ58 BE99 D 30R 68.5 (RMT Site#12) Alton St. & Rockwood Ave., St. Paul Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/12/201019:41 FDX728 DCIO A 30L 81.5 02/14/201018:33 FDX728 MD11 A 30L 77.4 02/06/2010 7:54 BMJ66 BE80 D 12L 76.3 02/05/2010 7:08 BMJ54 BE65 D 12L 74.9 02/05/2010 7:13 BMJ58 BE99 D 12L 72.2 02/06/2010 7:56 BMJ52 BE65 D 12L 72.1 02/06/2010 7:47 BMJ72 BE65 D 12L 71.6 02/06/2010 7:51 BMJ54 BE65 D 12L 70.6 02/04/201017:46 DAL2544 B757 A 12L 70.6 02/13/2010 8:17 BMJ68 BE99 D 12R 69.2 - 26 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#1 3) + onrl of Mnhir-nn (.r)iirt NApnrinta Heiahts Date/Time Flight Number v Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/04/201013:51 DAL619 B744 D 12R 87.1 02/06/2010 7:59 AAL543 MD80 D 12L 81.8 02/08/201016:50 AAL597 MD80 D 12L 81.7 02/07/201019:47 DAL7260 DC9Q D 12L 80.6 --02/04/2010 20:09 AAL429 -- MD80 D 12L 80.512L 02/07/2010 20:13 DA17392 DC9Q D 30L 80.4 02/04/2010 20:51 DAL7236 DC9Q D 12L 80 02/05/201019:46 AAL429 MD80 D 12L 79.9 02/01/2010 20:34 DAL7384 DC9Q D 12L 79.9 02/04/201019:40 7260 DC9Q ... D I 12L 79.5 (RMT Site#14) ic+ q+ A I\Ar-KPP qt F;qnAn Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/15/201010:15 DALI 127 8757 A 30L 92.5 02/25/201013:28 DAL619 8744 D 12R 90.7 02/05/201010:23 SWA262 B735 D 12R 89.8 - 02/04/2010 20:56 DAL381 W DC9Q D 12L 88.2 02/01/201013:56 DAL619 B744 D 12R 86.4 02/09/201010:21 FLG4056 CRJ A 30L 86.1 02/09/201010:15 BTA2412 E145 A 30L 86 02/05/2010 9:46 DAU 593 MD80 D 12L 86 02/21/2010 8*26 AAL755 MD80 D 12L 85.7 02/05/2010 DC9Q D 12L 85.5 k M IVI 1 01V-- t I J) r, H Q+ A. I nvinrifr-in A\fp Mpndntn Heiahts Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/08/201011:25 —DAL316W DC9Q D 12L 86 02/06/2010 7:58 AAL543 MD80D 12L 84.6 02/01/2010 20:34 DAL7384 DC9Q D 12L — 82.5 02/05/201017:40 DAL7396 DC9Q D 12L 82.3 02/12/2010 23:04 DAL7200 DC9Q D 12L 82.1 02/08/201016:03 DAL7275 DC9Q D 12L — 82.1 02/01/2010 20:46 DAL7260 DC9Q D 12L 82 02/07/2010 22:40 DAL7247 DC9Q D 12L 81.5 02/05/201010:17 Lj DAL256W DC9Q C1 12L 81.4 —62—/05/2010 t19-4-5-f—AAL429 MD80 D 12L 81.1 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -27- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#16) Avalon Ave. & Vilas Ln.. Eaaan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/25/201016:41 DAL2122 8757 A 30L 91.8 02/13/201010:48 DAL7261 DC9Q D 12R 91.3 02/25/201013:27 DAL619 8744 D 12R 91.1 02/09/201013:55 DAL2222 8757 A 30L 91.1 02/05/201014:43 DAL619 8744 D 12R 90.9 02/01/201013:56 DAL619 8744 D 12R 90.8 02/26/201012:18 DAL2232 8757 A 30L 90.1 02/05/201011:54 DAL7360 DC9Q D 12R 90.1 02/05/201016:39 DAL7394 DC9Q D 12R 90.1 02/06/201012:58 DAL619 B744 D 12R 90 (RMT Site#17) 84th St. & 4th Ave.. Bloominaton Dateffirne—, F,ligh.t.Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure :R.unwaye Lmax(dB) 02/11/2010 13:44 DAL619 8744 D 22 89.8 02/13/201013:13 DAL619 8744 D 22 87.5 02/12/201014:44 DAL619 B744 D 22 84.7 02/12/2010 7:08 BMJ75 BE80 D 17 78.8 02/12/2010 8:06 DAL2329 A320 D 30L 74.1 02/16/201016:07 FLG3949 CRJ A 04 72.8 02/09/2010 9:49 BMJ46 BE99 D 30L 71.4 02/02/2010 21:00 DAL7386 DC9Q D 30L 69.8 02/26/2010 6:56 DAU 747 B757 D 30L 69.5 02/07/2010 9:11 DAL2215 A320 A 12R 69 (RMT Site#1 8) 75th St- & 17th Ave.. Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/11/201013:44 DAL619 B744 D 22 96.9 02/12/201014:44 DAL619 8744 D 22 96 02/13/201013:13 DAL619 8744 D 22 94.2 02/12/2010 7:29 BMJ64 BE65 D 17 84.9 02/04/201010:32 DAL7280 DC9Q D 17 84.8 02/04/201015:53 DAL7394 DC9Q D 17 84.4 02/04/2010 9:47 DAL7331 DC9Q D 17 84.1 02/04/201012:21 DAL7372 DC9Q D 17 83.8 02/07/201019:59 DAL7333 DC9Q D 17 83.7 02/07/201016:10 DAL7224 DC9Q D 17 83.7 -28- Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#19) lr,+h Awe= A RAth qt Rinnminntnn Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/15/2010 9:19 DAL7349 DC9Q A 35 83,7 02/13/201013:13 DAL619 8744 D 22 83.5 02/01/201011:30 DAL7360 DC9Q D 17 83.2 02/12/201014:44 DAL619 B744 D 22 82.8 02/16/201016:07 FLG3949 CRJ A 04 82.7 02/11/201013:44 DAL619 B744 D 22 81.9 02/01/201011:02 AAL1408 MD80 D 17 81.8 02/07/201017:51 DAL1655 MD80 D 17 81.7 02/12/2010 7:07 BMJ75 BE80 D 17 81.5 02/04/201014:13 DAL7214 DC9Q D 17 81.4 (RMT Site#20) 7r.th qt A Irri A\/P Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway. Lmax(dB) 02/12/2010 7:30 BMJ64 BE65 D 17 85.1 02/12/201014:44 DAL619 8744 D 22 78.3 02/17/2010 7:48 SWAI 185 87377 D 30L 78.1 02/23/201010:37 DAL7329 DC9Q D 30L 76.3 02112/2010 7:05 COM 517 B738 D 30L 76.1 02/13/201013:13 DAL619 8744 D 22 75.7 02/12/2010 8:05 DAL2329 A320 D 30L 74.2 02/11/2010 13:44 DAL619 B744 D 22 73.8 02/23/2010 8-24 �59 BMJ46 BE99 D 30L 73.7 02/14/2010 1 �D�E�67 A319 D 30L 72.9 (Kivi i bae7FZ-I) Porkorn Axia A R7fh Ot ln\tp.r (-,rnvp Heights Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/01/201013:42 MES3168 SF34 D 12L 81.1 02/25/201013:29 DAL619 B744 D 12R 80.6 02/08/201014:05 DAL619 B744 D 12R 79.8 02/05/201011:25 DAL7388 DC9Q D 12L 79.6 02/19/201014:43 COM1714 CRJ A 30R 78.8 02/0412010 20:32 DAL384W DC9Q D 12L 78.5 02/03/2010 22:02 DAL7247 DC9Q D 12L 78.4 02/08/201016:20 DAL7254 DC9Q D 12L 78.1 02/07/201013:13 DAL619 B744 D 12R 78 02/04/201018:17 CPZ5642 E170 D 12L 77.6 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -29- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#22) Anne Marie Trail, Inver Grove Heiqhts Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/09/201010:49 DAL620 8744 A 30L 83.8 02/16/201010:20 AAL851 B738 A 30L 80.8 02/01/201013:57 DAL619 B744 D 12R 80.6 02/23/201010:08 BMJ14 BE80 A 30L 80.6 02/22/201013:42 CPZ5723 E170 A 30R 80.3 02/05/201015:08 DAL365W DC9Q D 12L 80 02/05/2010 9:47 DAU 593 MD80 D 12L 79.4 02/1 5/201 0 8:34 KFS33 LJ25 A 30L 79 02/14/201011:40 DAL7305 DC9Q A 30R 78.7 02/05/201011:10 EJA953 C750 D 12R 78.6 (RMT Site#23) End of Kenndon Ave., Mendota Heiqhts Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type, Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/08/201015:26 DAL7222 DC9Q D 12L 92.6 02/05/2010 13:46 DAL30OW DC9Q D 12L 91.5 02/05/201016:08 DAL7222 DC9Q D 12L 91.2 02/05/201017:40 DAL7396 DC9Q D 12L 91.2 02/04/201015:50 DAL7275 DC9Q D 12L 90.9 02/05/2010 20:12 DAL7260 DC9Q D 12L 90.5 02/12/2010 20:31 DAL7381 DC9Q D 12L 90.5 02/04/2010 7:27 DAL7234 DC9Q D 12L 90.3 02/05/201014:21 DAL7214 DC9Q D 12L 90.3 02125/2010 22:04 DAL7200 DC9Q D 121 90.1 (RMT Site#24) Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln., Eagan Date/Tirrie: Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax*(dB) 02/05/2010 8:06 SWA1811 B7377 D 12R 85.1 02/0912010 9:11 N151E 8350 A 30L 84.7 02/26/2010 7:33 MES3352 CRJ A 30R 84.5 02/19/201010:01 DAL2115 A319 A 30L 83.1 02/17/201015:37 MES3338 CRJ A 30L 82.8 02/04/2010 6:22 FFTI 13 A318 D 12R 82.8 02/05/2010 9:46 DAU 593 MD80 D 12L 82.3 02/25/2010 7:30 CPZ5691 El 70 A 30L 81.5 02/15/2010 9:14 DAL7329 DC9Q A 30R 81.2 02/01/201018:09 DAL7396 DC9Q D 12L 80.9 - 30 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#25) Mr)r)n-qhinP. Park 1321 Jurdv Rd.. Eaaan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/26/2010 8:15 DAL7393 DC9Q A 30L 81.3 02/19/201013:33 TCF7515 E170 A 30L 79.5 02/01/201012:30 ROPER43 UKN D 12R 78.6 02/08/2010 20:38 DAL325W DC9Q D 12R 78.1 02/07/2010 9:17 DAL1593 MD80 D 17 78 02/07/2010 9:10 DAL7374 DC9Q D 17 77.8 02/01/201013:56 DAL619 B744 D 12R 77.7 02/05/201013:51 DAL7338 DC9Q D 12R 77.7 02/01/201016:50 DAL7394 DC9Q D 12R 77.3 02/03/201014:24 AAL1779 MD80 D 1 17 77.1 (RMT Site#26) R7C)F; Ark:4n.qP.q AvP W- Inver Grove Heiahts Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/23/2010 7:41 DAL7265 DC9Q A 30R 85.7 02/05/2010 20:11 DAL7236 DC9Q D 12L 85.1 02/25/201013:28 DAL619 B744 D 12R 83.6 02/06/201012:59 DAL619 B744 D 12R 81.6 02/21/2010 7:13 DAL7390 DC9Q D 12L 81.6 02/08/201014:14 DAL7300 DC9Q D 12R 81.2 02/05/201012:04 DAL7380 DC9Q D 12L 81.1 02/05/201016:09 DAL7222 DC9Q D 12L 80.8 02/05/2010 20:20 DAL7384 DC9Q D 12L 80.8 02/01/201014:05 DAU 620 DC9Q D 12L 80.3 (Nivi i baeiTz t) AnthnnN/.qr.hnnI r)757 Irvine Ave- S.. Minneapolis Date/Time I Flight Number Aircraft Type - — Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/09/201010:10 DALI 593 MD80 D 30L 86.3 02/22/2010 5:31 DAU 073 MD80 D 30L 86.1 02/26/201010:57 AAL1 816 MD80 D 30L 84.8 02/11/2010 8:56 AAL824 MD80 D 30L 84.5 02/17/201014:00 AAL1 196 MD80 D 30L 84.5 02/12/201019:42 DAL7238 DC9Q D 30R 84.3 02/21/201011:47 DAU 565 MD80 D 30L 84.1 02/14/201017:13 DALI 620 MD80 D 30L 84.1 02/11/2010 7:45 AAL1001 MD80 D 30L 83.6 02/20/201016:28 DAU 620 MD80 D 30L ---83.2 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 31 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 ( " (RMT Site#28) 6645 16th Ave. S.. Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/07/201019:59 DAL7333 DC9Q D 17 88.5 02/07/2010 20:44 DAL7330 DC9Q D 17 87.3 02/23/201017:55 DAL7335 DC9Q D 30L 86.4 02/01/2010 9:40 DAL7230 DC9Q D 17 85.9 02/07/201013:26 DAL7214 DC9Q D 17 85.8 02/04/201014:12 DAL7214 DC9Q D 17 85.4 02/15/201017:54 DAL7284 DC9Q D 30L 84.7 02/12/2010 7:36 DAL7344 DC9Q D 17 84.7 02/02/2010 7:45 N470MM B190 D 30L 84.7 02/07/201011:34 DAL 1565 MD80 D 17 84.5 (RMT Site#29) Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/18/201013:45 DAL7254 DC9Q D 30R 82.4 02/22/201015:04 AAL593 MD80 D 30R 82 02/27/201013:51 DAL7214 DC9Q D 30R 81.7 02/16/201015:59 AAL261 0 MD80 D 30R 81.7 02/23/201019:45 AAL429 MD80 D 30R 79.8 02/10/201014:48 MES3266 SF34 D 30R 79.7 02/09/201018:14 DAL7354 DC9Q D 30R 79.6 02/28/201019:56 AAL429 MD80 D 30R 79.6 02/09/201013:31 MES3257 SF34 D 30R 793 02/11/20101:06 ATN807 DC8Q D 30R 7� (RMT Site#30) 8715 River Ridae Rd.. Bloorninaton Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/04/201014:13 DAL7214 DC9Q D 17 91.6 02/04/201012:30 DAL7391 DC9Q D 17 91.4 02/04/201012:21 DAL7372 DC9Q D 17 90.8 02/12/201010:33 DAL7329 DC9Q D 17 89.9 02/06/201014:16 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 89.7 02/13/201010:28 DAL7384 DC9Q D 17 89.5 02/07/201019:59 DAL7333 DC9Q D 17 89.4 02/25/201011:38 DAL7391 DC9Q D 17 89.3 02/13/201016:00 DAL7396 DC9Q D 17 89.1 02/06/201013:30 DAL7338 DC9Q D :17 89.1 - 32 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#31) 9501 12th Ave. S., Bloominqton Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/13/201013:13 DAL619 8744 D 2280.3 81 02119/2010 6:38 BMJ64 BE65 D 17 77.2 02/07/201014:39 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 76.7 — 02/07/201010:51 AAL1408 MD80 D 17 75.7 02/20/2010 8:44 AAL824 MD80 D 17 75.7 02/07/201014:49 DAL2489 A320 D 17 75.6 02/04/201014:30 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 75.4 02/07/201019:03 AALI 167 MD80 D 17 74.6 02/04/201010:55 AAL1408 MD80 D 17 74.1 02/06/201017:59 DAL2573 A320 D 17 73.9 (RMT Site#32) 10325 Pleasant Ave. S., Bloominqton Date/Time ---- Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure_ Runway Lmax(dB) 02/13/201013:14 DAL619 8744 D 22 81 02/03/2010 0:32 FDX1390 B72Q D 30L 74.1 02/19/2010 6:38 BMJ64 BE65 D 17 71.3 02/07/2010 7:40 AAL2263 MD80D D 17 71.1 02/07/201014:39 AAL1 196 MD800 D 17 70.9 02/07/201014:49 DAL2489 A320 D 17 70.5 02/10/2010 0:47 JAL6038 8744 D 30L 70.4 02/04/201014:30 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 70.1 02/01/201013:35 DAL7305 DC9Q D 17 69.9 02/12/2010 6:49 FFT113 A318 D 17 69.8 (RMT Site#33) North River Hills Park, Burnsville Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/04/2010 8:52 AAL675 MD80 D 17 81.3 — 02/20/201010:54 AAL1 816 MD80 D 17 80.3 02/04/201018:47 AAL1 167 MD80 D 17 78.6 02/06/201016:45 AAY5063 MD80 D 17 78.5 02/13/2010 7:34 AAL1001 MD80 D 17 77.9 02/13/201015:04 DAL7365 DC9Q 17 76.6 02/04/2010 7:37 DAL7291 DC9Q —D D 17 76.4 02/13/2010 8:08 DAL7291 DC9Q D 17 76.4 02/07/2010 20:15 DAL7325 DC9Q D 17 75.3 02/03/201017:32 DAL7335 DC9Q D 17 75.1 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 33 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#34) Red Oak Park, Burnsville Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/15/201013:45 DAL7307 DC9Q A 35 80.8 02/13/201014:21 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 77.6 02/09/201011:44 DAL2258 A320 A 35 75.8 02/25/201017:48 CPZ5715 E170 A 35 74.3 02/17/2010 8:49 BMJ14 BE80 A 35 73.7 02/13/201011:57 DAL7391 DC9Q D 17 73.7 02/12/2010 7:38 DAL7344 DC9Q D 17 73.5 02/20/201010:55 AAL1 816 MD80 D 17 73.1 02/04/2010 8:52 AAL675 MD80 D 17 72.4 02/20/201010:34 DAL7261 DC9Q D 17 72.2 (RMT Site#35) 2100 Garnet Ln., Eagan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/04/201011:37 DAL7360 DC9Q D 17 83.7 02/03/201014:29 AAL1 196 MD80 D 17 81 02/03/201014:39 CPZ5743 E170 D 17 79.6 02/15/201017:33 AAL1484 MD80 A 35 79.3 02/15/201012:20 MES3549 CRJ A 35 79.3 02/23/201016:56 DAL2122 B757 A 35 79.1 02/07/2010 20:46 DAL7330 DC9Q D 17 78.9 02/12/201014:40 FLG4016 CRJ A 35 78.9 02/19/2010 8:01 DAL2370 A319 A 35 78.8 02/23/201017:29 MES3142 SF34 A 35 78.7 (RMT Site#36) Briar Oaks & Scout Pond, Apple Valley Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runwa y Lmax(dB) 02/23/201012:09 DAL7320 DC9Q A 35 81.5 02/17/201010:35 MES3497 CRJ A 35 81.5 02/12/201015:26 MES3491 CRJ A 35 81.1 02/17/2010 7:35 MES3373 CRJ A 35 80.3 02/09/201017:50 N698SS B72Q A 35 79.8 02/21/201014:27 SCX382 B7377 A 35 79.4 02/10/2010 9:05 FIV685 C680 A 35 78.8 02/21/201014:25 DAL9859 8757 A 30L 78.7 02/22/201016:43 BTA2950 E145 A 35 78.7 02/09/201019:01 FDX728 MD11 A 35 77.9 - 34 - Report Generated: 03109/2010 15:57 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP February 2010 (RMT Site#37) 4399 Woodnate Ln. N.. Eaaan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/12/2010 9:00 NSH610 GLF3 D 17 82.7 02/07/201016:44 DAL1620 MD80 D 17 80.8 02/07/201011:01 bAL7372 DC9Q D 17 79.2 02/01/201011:31 DAL7360 DC9Q D 17 78.9 02/06/201014:12 DAL7219 DC9Q D 17 78.6 02/20/201010:17 DAL7280 DC9Q D 17 78.2 02/04/201016:02 AAL597 MD80 D 17 77.9 02/06/201013:31 bAL7338 DC9Q D 17 77.9 02/25/201011:46 1 DAL7360 DC9Q D 17 77.6 02/06/201017:16 1 DAL7349 DC9Q D 17 77.6 (RMT Site#38) 3957 Turauoise Cir.. Eaaan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/12/2010 9:00 NSH610 GILF3 D 17 84.3 02/21/201010:04 bALI 597 MD80 D 17 82.5 02/21/201010:32 DALI 617 MD80 D 17 82.4 02/07/201016:43 DAL1 620 MD80 D 17 82.3 02/07/201013:59 DAL1627 MD80 D 17 80.6 02/04/2010 9:32 DAL1 593 MD80 D 17 80.4 02/07/201010:18 DALI 617 MD80 D 17 80.1 02/07/201011:01 bAL7372 DC9Q D 17 79.7 02/01/201014:28 DAL7219 DC9Q D 17 79.5 02/07/201011:36 DAL1 565 MD80 D 17 78.9 (RMT Site#39) 3477 St. Charles PL Eaaan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 02/07/201017:52 DAL1655 MD80 D 17 83.2 02/04/201014:38 AAL1 779 MD80 D 17 82.8 02/13/201014:15 AAL593 MD80 D 17 82.3 02/04/2010 8:01 AAL543 MD80 D 17 82 02/07/2010 9:17 DAL1 593 MD80 D 17 82 02/06/201014:21 AAL1 779 MD80 D 17 81.7 02/12/201010:22 DAL7350 DC9Q D 17 80.3 02/13/201011:58 DAL7340 DC9Q D 17 79.9 02/04/201010:33 DAL7280 DC9Q D 17 79.7 02/03/201014:24 AALI 779 MD80 D 17 79.6 February 2010 Remote Monitoring Tower Top Ten Summary The top ten noise events and the event ranges at each RMT for February 2010 were comprised of 83.8% departure operations. The predominant top ten aircraft type was the DC9Q with 36% of the highest Lmax events. February 2010 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 February 2010. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 - 35 - Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL February 2010 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #90 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #151 02/01/2010 56.9 60 62.7 59.9 66.3 65.9 51 48.5 NA 39.7 NA 31.6 56.2 59.1 57.5 02/02/2010 52.4 56.1 57.5 58.9 65 68.9 58.9 55 NA NA NA 32 49 59.3 45.5 02/03/2010 53.6 55.9 60.8 58.9 66.5 67.1 56.1 54.4 NA NA 28.8 NA 53.2 57.5 54.6 02/04/2010 57.1 58.9 63.3 60.6 66.9 65.6 43.1 47.9 29.7 NA NA 33.8 57.9 61.8 59.3 02/05/2010 57.7 59.3 63.7 60.4 67.3 65.6 50.2 40 29.9 NA 24.8 36.3 57.1 61.3 58.6 02/06/2010 53.8 55.7 60.3 56.9 64.1 62.4 36.9 NA 37.6 37.5 37.1 39.8 50 60.2 52.6 02/07/2010 56.7 58,9 62.4 59.3 65.8 64.7 38.3 46.31 NA NA I NA I NA 54.4 57 58.11 02/08/2010 59.6 61.1 64.1 61.5 67.8 66.4 51.1 46.6 NA NA NA NA 54.1 61.1 56.5 02/09/2010 55.1 56.1 60.5 57.8 67.2 68.9 61.7 55.3 NA NA NA NA 41.3 59.7 32.9 02/10/2010 51.8 53.5 58.3 58.6 67.1 70.1 162.8 54.1 NA NA NA NA 31.8 52.9 31.1 02/11/2010 48.9 53 56.2 56.9 64.5 67.8 55 55.2 NA 34 NA 38.2 51.9 55.4 53.2 02/12/2010 51.4 53.4 59.8 57.4 65.7 68.6 54.6 55.7 32.8 30.9 43.9 36.8 53.7 58.7 56.1 02/13/2010 52.2 56 61.6 57.1 65.5 62.8 48.3 44.4 NA NA NA 35.8 48.2 58.1 51.7 02/14/2010 48.7 50.9 56.7 58 65.2 68.8 59.9 54.7 NA 29.2 NA 35 32.6 56.9 39.4 02/15/2010 49.9 51.5 56.2 157.5 165.9 70.3 60.4 54.71 NA NA 27.3 1 34.71 33.1 57 37.2 02/16/2010 43.6 44.8 52.3 51.3 62.2 66.3 58 54.2 25.2 NA 30.3 NA 30.5 54.5 37 02/17/2010 45.9 47.7 52.9 56.4 63.3 68.5 58.9 55.1 31.2 31 27.2 30.7 NA 54 32.4 02/18/2010 49.1 50.6 57 54.6 64.1 67.4 57 53.5 NA NA NA NA 47.5 54.3 49 02/19/2010 51.4 54 58.9 57.7 64.9 67.6 53.8 52.8 30.5 29.6 29.7 NA 50.6 55.6 52.4 02/20/2010 51.4 53.5 57.5 60.3 64.9 67.5 54.7 53.9 NA 25.4 27.1 NA 46.6 54.7 46.7 02/21/2010 45.5 37.1 45.2 49.6 63.2 58.2 51.2 51.1 NA NA NA NA 47 54.4 48.4 02/22/2010 51.5 52.1 57.2 58.9 66.1 71 59.4 58.2 NA 26.2 NA 28.9 28.8 54.3 33.8 02/23/2010 47.6 49.8 53.7 55.5 62.3 68.1 59.2 55.4 NA NA 27.1 NA 35.6 57 43.2 02/24/2010 49.5 52.8 58.41 56 165.3 68.4 58.3 55.3 NA NA NA 30 46 55.5 47.1 02/25/2010 51.4 53.9 59.4 57.4 65.4 67.3 56.1 56.2 NA NA NA NA 52.3 57.5 55.2 02/26/2010 49.3 51.6 53.5 57.3 64.8 68.8 55.7 53.6 48.8 52 38 NA NA 53.6 25.5 02/27/2010 48.6 47.9 52.6 57.2 63.8 69.3 55.9 54.5 38.2 53.1 44 NA NA 49 NA 02/28/2010 51,5 51.4 58.5 58.2 66.6 69.4 57.9 56.6 37.7 53.9 50.7 NA 25.8 55.1 NA Mo.DNL53.2155.2 1 1 59.4 1 58.1 65.5 L 67.8 57.1 53.9 35.6 43.6 38.2 I 31.9 50.9 I 575 - -52�.8 - 36 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL February 2010 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 1 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 02/01/2010 60.5 33.4 54.2 51.4 32.7 47.8 48.4 62.9 56.7 50.1 52.8 48 56.7 NA 02/02/2010 62.3 33.6 39 33.7 30.5 45.5 51.3 50.6 57.2 45.2 54.5 55.9 55.6 48.6 02/03/2010 61.9 42 56.8 51 NA 50.4 52.3 59.2 55.8 51.1 50.2 53.5 58.1 43.6 02/04/2010 63.6 NA 58.3 53.61 NA 51.2 54.3 65.3 59.4 52.5 57.6 36.9 58.61 40 1 02/05/2010 64.6 NA 39.8 NA NA 51.6 52.4 65.3 58.3 56.9 55.4 41.3 51 NA 02/06/2010 63.2 25.3 54.2 49.8 NA 142.6 50.3 58.9 57 50.2 49.5 NA 55.6 NA 02/07/2010 58.5 27.7 57.5 53 NA 144.7 46.8 61.4 53.8 49.3 52.2 29.5 57.6 NA 02/08/2010 62 NA NA NA 28.7 1 50.5 50.9 63.3 58,3 52,41 55.5 141.9 53.2 NA 02/09/2010 63.4 30.7 44.2 29.3 39.8 NA 54.1 53.9 57.9 42.1 52.1 56,6 59 47.6 02/10/2010 60.2 NA 42.8 36.3 38.6 36.2 48.3 40.1 52.9 37.7 33.6 57.1 57.2 45.6 02/11/2010 59.9 48.9 55.2 44.5 40.5 37.2 47 59.6 54 42.7 48.3 55.1 53.9.50.8 02/12/2010 62.8 46,6 57.$ 51.9 46.6 45.4 50.3 64.4 56.9 43.9 49.5 55.2 57.6 45.8 02/13/2010 61.2 46.6 57 152.8 37.5 44.9 45.3 60.1 54.3 44.4 50.8 46.5 51.3 28 02/14/2010 63.3 NA 47.8 41.1 32 30.3 52.4 45.2 56.4 38.7 38.5 55.6 57.2 48.1 02/15/2010 63.61 NA 44.6 43.6 32 1 NA 53 47.2 156.7 140.3 41.8 55.4156.91 47 02/16/2010 62.3 32.5 37,1 39.4 37.8 31.5 48.2 45.8 53.4 357 37 51.4 55.1 47.2 02/17/2010 61.81 28 37.8 34.5 35.3 30.6 50.4 45.6 52.8 36.3 43.1 53.2 53.9 45 02/18/2010 61.91 NA 53.2 35.4 NA 40.3 47.4 58.1 52.1 40.5 46.6 52.7 53.8 46.8 02/19/2010 62.51 NA 56.2 45.4 NA 49.9 49.2 62,5 53.2 44.6 51.9 52,8 52.3 46.7 02/20/2010 60.71 NA 52.6 149.8 26.5 35,1 50.6 54.3. 54.3 41.8 43.5 52.6 53.6. 48 02/21/2010 53.11 NA 49.3 46 NA 45.2 44.4 53.6 46 143.2 54.7 47.5 NA 35 02/22/2010 60.7 NA 48.6 47.5 NA 32.9 49.4 44.8 54.9 34.3 39,5 58.6 55.6 49.3 02/23/2010 62.3 27 47.9 44.7 37.4 NA 51.8 52.4 57 35.6 44.6 53.2 55.2 50.5 02/24/2010 62 NA 42.9 26.5 30.8 43.9 50.5 55.2 54.5 43.5 49.2 52.6 52.9 44.5 02/25/2010 62.9 27.2 55 50.1 NA 143.9 50.4 62.9 55.6 44.6 149.51 54 58.1 40.6 02/26/2010 62.2 40.3 53.2 25.6 42.7 30.3 46.5 43.8 52.6 37.9 40.1 154.1 54.7 44.9 02/27/2010 59.9 NA 48.8 NA NA NA 42.7 34.9 48 30.3 29.51 51.6 51,2 47.2 02/28/2010 61.3 38.9 52.1 46.3 43.4 29.9 48.4 37.1 53.3 NA 42 55.4 56.2 47.2 Mo.DNL 62. 38.8 53 47.61 37.1 1 45.2 50.4 59.4 55.5 47.4 50.8 53.4 55.7 45.9 Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 -37- Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL February 2010 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 02/01/2010 59.5 34.2 30.8 35.6 NA 46.7 42.1 45.9 47.9 45.7 02/02/2010 46.5 NA NA NA NA 46.5 50.3 NA NA NA 02/03/2010 61.1 50.1 48 46.5 40.5 52.4 51.6 44 45 49.3 02/04/2010 61.7 40.9 30.9 47.6 40.8 48.8 25.8 47.6 52.4 52.3, 02/05/2010 32.7 NA 38.1 24.9 NA 29.8 29.4 34.3 32.5 44.9 02/06/2010 57.9 41.7 NA 42.3 27 44 30.9 46.8 48 47.7 02/07/2010 59.8 44.8 38.3 42.2 25.9 44.9 31.9 47.6 51 51.4 02/08/2010 NA 26.7 NA NA NA NA NA NA 36.6 29.8 02/09/2010 47.4 NA NA NA 33.8 48.1 51.9 NA NA NA 02/10/2010 47.4 NA 43.1 27.5 NA 45.6 50.2 NA NA NA 02/11/2010 57.6 41.1 NA 40.9 39.7 47.8 50.3 38.5 41 41.3 02/12/2010 61.8 41,6 40.4 44.6 39.7 50.8 50.7 46.4 47.9 44.6 02/13/2010 60.5 42.7 40.8 45.7 40.4 45.5 44.3 41.6 46.5 49.8 02/14/2010 55.8 30.2 NA 41.8 25.8 47 49.5 NA NA NA 02/15/2010 47.8 25.9 NA 30.1 41.6 48.8 51.4 24.6 NA 25.4 02/16/2010 43.8 NA 31.6 29.7 NA 45.2 49.5 NA NA NA 02/17/2010 46.7 NA 35.1 26.4 33 45.5 50.8 25.2 NA NA 02/18/2010 57.5 28.8 35.9 NA 25.6 47.5 51.5 NA NA NA 02/19/2010 57.9 47.2 41.6 36.9 30.8 48 49.1 32.3 39.4 43.1 02/20/2010 60.8 45.5 43.6 44.1 37 51.6 52.3 46.9 46.2 44.9 02/21/2010 47.9 32.8 NA 27 28.7 39.6 41.6 42.1 45.7 47.9 02/22/2010 56.1 43.3 NA NA 35.9 51 52.8 33.7 NA NA 02/23/2010 58.8 40.5 NA 35.3 NA 51.9 52.2 NA NA NA 02/24/2010 43.9 j NA NA NA NA 144.41 48 NA 35.7 NA 1 02/25/2010 60.6 43.7 NA 43.1 40.7 49.1 49.7 42 44.4 47.5 02/26/2010 55.8 39.5 NA NA NA 42.6 48.5 NA NA NA 02/27/2010 58.8 NA NA NA 27.3 43.6 49.91 NA NA NA 02/28/2010 58.2 43.7 NA 40.9 40.9 47.4 51.9 NA 31.7 NA Mo.DNL 57.5 41.4 37.8 40.4 35.9 47.7 49.4 41.3 44 44.7 - 38 - Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:57 Metropolitan Airports Commission 2823 Carrier Jets Departed Runways 12L and 12R in February 2010 2535 (89.8%) of those Operations Remained in the Corridor Rn;, i.",k �1 i i II f+}rr of !�� Ll�ale� reiM17 § r}r'il irlt tjlt a I Y U. } �f. 1 lit h rt i t�rrt. i tl1 : ar i,,Y + �Me1dota Heights , e r{South Sta Pa jl r k iii Ichfie I q S ; t' gyral y } 11 i rlNew ty t i �l 7 �3� liil 11 l',{T n BIODnlrlgf0 F'� ��a `��lt kr� ar tin 7 r' StiPaUhPafk y° ! d iti }t ZI rrLlst 5! !/GrovetHelghCs Eagarlgip g i r rF,tElr; e r!s tr -bI lF�� v' I ,q. f� i IlY lat �varr}�, t3l]f 18r Z(,t�ri r 1)f� t+ ", i rr trFt t tl rr' igt 1 h t t z t F ltfi r 1j Ir't k! Iry l l vis T l? rr7t .t" ! ttr y I NS n j j r {7 6r yY itfi b�Jr e r,aa�l da Sei r��rl l71r�+ Irs x�h ti �M{�I at%r°r�;v71e �ilr r r� tt� �}R U+� tl r rtI yT.t I�t tr"t "..5 1 T.�,1 Irl+yr till I+u�yr. 1 �' � Apble Valley I , r , h' 1{yam .Rose/rtoy�t r . ,� „t!r•, , I t ! t y 2823* Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure 2535 (89.8%) Total 12L & 12R Carrier Operations Departure Operations in the Corridor Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for In Corridor Gate 2/1/2010 00:00:00 - 2/28/2010 23:59:59 2535 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 1120 (44.2%), Right = 1415 (55.8% 'This number includes 5 12LJ12R departure tracks that began beyond the corridor boundaries; therefore the compliance of these tracks is undetermined. Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 Page 1 x_ 5500 5000 m 4500 C G 4000. 41. r, t- ::} c1, Ct ••t�.. ft Ur c r 0 r r" 0'.4 W 3000 S ale E r f Fa lir 1 D� rl 4t1 -�1t j't'tl r�W}rt"I3i��t \`? 2�y,_tIv 1 f�� t+t tap � 2000; r„ :• PR S,4£,��. i rl'r^� as )iiia Ik�iF n�` jtLr 1 ! ;ir ,r `moi �r'r<r`45 O v � .i3 a` l J:. f I tE MT�� <�4�, •: �-:�'t1�" ,Y �`i} v` 1500:> Cr„ q a i000z � 'This number includes 5 12LJ12R departure tracks that began beyond the corridor boundaries; therefore the compliance of these tracks is undetermined. Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 Page 1 Metropolitan Airports Commission 75 (2.7%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were North of the 090° Corridor Boundary During February 2010 Of Those, 57(—)Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park EE L!J L 0 ER Bloomington U IG'4� r -,p S�t 'PaL 'in r Gro agars q G y:06 Jslandjwp --'gurnsv'ille', ot� t PF 16.Nalley , Page 2 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 \ Metropolitan Airports Commission ` 208/7.4%\Runway 12[and 12RCarrier Jet Departure Operations were South Ufthe COOj (South of -- r- �, /- Of Those, 19�— )Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park JN 13 A9 JV IN, MW It Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for South Corridor Gate 208 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left 128 (61.5%), Right 80 (38.5%) Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: O30S/201O15:85 Page Metropolitan Airports Commission 8 (0.3%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were 5' South of the Corridor (5' South of 30L Localizer) During February 2010 71T �8 �Ipa, F, u 8 N L. rill, ,66dbL Ai ,-IJ_,Sbuin NT R 1-`^"� 61 rtSnelqng(Ln 0 1 field : Ii i�lil"I' f `'Sunfish Later �� }Newport ILJ N VZ. J" In r Gro e Heights Z_ Vo re�� loud,:Islan�jT, wp .7; Ai is Burnsville. ,Y. nt IPPI.. L77=1 Z, Page 4 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for 5' South Corridor Gate 2/1/2010 00:00:00 - 2/28/2010 23:59:59 8 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 4 (50%), Right = 4 (50%) ;5500' P0.i - =;DevFationFr c�61:Ceiit et 0,i Gate (M lhes) ir if is unava jj.bj6,' that operat i 6.t re resented I. Page 4 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 Metropolitan Airports Commission Top 15 Runway 12L/12R Departure Destinations for February 2010 Airport City H(degt �g #Ops of Percent Total Ops ORD CHICAGO (O'HARE) 1240 87 3.1% ATL ATLANTA 1490 55 1.9% YYZ TORONTO 950 40 1.4% DEN DENVER 2370 33 1.2% FAR FARGO 3120 32 1.1% EWR NEW YORK 1060 31 1.1% MDW CHICAGO (MIDWAY) 1240 31 1.1% BOI BOISE 2660 28 1% DLH DULUTH 190 27 1% IAH HOUSTON 1850 27 1% ATW APPLETON 900 26 0.9% GFK GRAND FORKS 3160 25 0.9% DFW DALLAS/ FORT WORTH 1930 25 0.9% GRB GREEN BAY 900 24 0.9% CLE CLEVELAND 1090 23 0.8% Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 03/09/2010 15:05 Page 5 02/01/2010 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport f a��yb�a K � M 'W' NTui ` dla aff J 'it 1 {I ti't i i f F•I t 1� ! ! � rW qtI *This is for informational purposes only report and cannot be used for enforcement purposes. 1784 Carrier Jets Departed Runway 17 - 02/01/2010 - 02/28/2010 j MI n 21 A -J! �n Ii jc L11,4d' Me 1. .#qtic 10 Tyr I'olntiH Z — ti �—XeUV YttY i. "A 50111 1� '7g z5x ig 7 Si T" Runway 17 Departure Overflight Grid Analysis Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated: 0311012010 12:44 - 1 - Irv, IRS EM. k. IN Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated: 0311012010 12:44 - 1 - Runwav 17 Carrier Jet Departure Operations - 02/01./2010-02/28/2010 1781 (99.8%) Westbound Carrier Jet i 3 (0.2%) Carrier Jet Departure Departure Operations Flying the Runway 17 Jet Operations Turned West Before Passing Over the Departure Procedure (Passing Over the 2.5 NIVI Runway 17 2.5 NIVI Turn Point. This is 0.5% of 606 Turn Point) and Runway 17 Eastbound Carrier Jet Westbound Departures nPn2rttjre Operations t Turhe'd West. Before.Z.,,5NM,A urn t1,01FIL' 00 0212812010;23 59.59 —, to : Left 3(100*16)). R P( 0%) 0 00 0.20 . 0-40 0 60 0.80 1 (Corridor End} 11C) From Center of Gate (MileS., t Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated: 0311012010 12:44 - 2 - Runway 17 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departure Operations - 02/01/2010 - 02/28/2010 neapF61 7 149 i'l fi6ld A� .-;.4.,Sunfish ift SWZIN M. Bloomington agan 'ji ;I Sir ............ kbi i !Y., i4i� le" B rnsvill. R --Ro� ffiUUnt T. 'PP16.Valley, V1 Y -j 26 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departure Operations off of Runway 17 in 02/01/2010 - 02/28/2010 (10:30 p.m.-6:00a.m.) .1 0 (0%) Westbound Carrier Jet 7 (26.9%) Westbound Carrier Jet Departures Turned West Between 2.5 and 3.0 NM Departures Turned West After 3.0 NM from Start of from Start of Takeoff and Remained Over the Takeoff and Remained Over the Minnesota River Minnesota River Valley (trending with Runway 17 Valley (trending with Runway 17 River Departure River Departure Heading) Procedure) U� 0 (0%) Carrier Jet Departures Turned - 6 (23.1%) Remaining We und West Before Passing Over the Runway 17 2.5 NM Carrier Jet Departures Flew the Runway 17 Jet Turn Point Departure Procedure (Passing Over the 2.5 NM Turn Point), and with an enroute heading to the destination airport 13 (50%) Other Nighttime Carrier Jet Departure Operations Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated. 0311012010 12:44 -3- Remote Monitoring Tower (RMT) Site Locations LEGEND SI Existing RMT' vay 17-35 RPAT's RUnio 12111011, Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated: 0311012010 12:44 - 4 - Analysis of Aircraft Noise Levels - QNL dBA 02/01/2010-02/28/2010 Date #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 1 #36 #37 #38 #39 1 59.5 34.2 30.8 35.6 NA 46.7 42.1 45.9 47.9 45.7 2 46.5 NA NA NA NA 46.5 50.3 NA NA NA 3 61.1 50.1 48 46.5 40.5 52.4 51.6 44 45 49.3 4 61.7 40.9 30.9 47.6 40.8 48.8 25.8 47.6 52.4 52.3 5 32.7 NA 38.1 24.9 NA 29.8 29.4 34.3 32.5 44.9 6 57.9 41.7 NA 42.3 27 44 30.9 46.8 48 47.7 7 59.8 44.8 38.3 42.2 25.9 44.9 31.9 47.6 51 51.4 8 NA 26.7 NA NA NA NA NA NA 36.6 29.8 9 47.4 NA NA NA 33.8 48.1 51.9 NA NA NA 10 47.4 NA 43.1 27.5 NA 45.6 50.2 NA NA NA 11 57.6 41.1 NA 40.9 39.7 47.8 50.3 38.5 41 41.3 12 61.8 41.6 40.4 44.6 39.7 50.8 50.7 46.4 47.9 44.6 13 60.5 42.7 40.8 45.7 40.4 45.5 44.3 41.6 46.5 49.8 14 55.8 30.2 NA 41.8 25.8 47 1 49.5 NA NA NA 15 47.8 25.9 NA 30.1 41.6 48.8 51.4 24.6 NA 25.4 16 43.8 NA 31.6 29.7 NA 45.2 49.5 NA NA NA 17 46.7 NA 35.1 26.4 33 45.5 50.8 25.2 NA NA 18 57.5 28.8 35.9 NA 25.6 47.5 51.5 NA NA NA 19 57.9 47.2 41.6 36.9 30.8 48 49.1 32.3 39.4 43.1 20 60.8 45.5 43.6 44.1 37 51.6 52.3 46.9 46.2 44.9 21 47.9 32.8 NA 27 28.7 39.6 41.6 42.1 45.7 47.9 22 56.1 43.3 NA NA 35.9 51 52.8 33.7 NA NA 23 58.8 40.5 NA 35.3 NA 51.9 52.2 NA NA NA 24 43.9 NA NA NA NA 44.4 48 NA 35.7 NA 25 60.6 43.7 NA 43.1 40.7 49.1 49.7 42 44.4 47.5 26 55.8 39.5 NA NA NA 42.6 48.5 NA NA NA 27 58.8 NA NA NA 27.3 43.6 49.9 NA NA NA 28 58.2 43.7 NA 40.9 40.9 47.4 51.9 NA 31.7 NA Av. DNL 57.5 41.4 37.8 40.4 35.9 47.7 49.4 41.3. 44 44.7 Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report- 0210112010-0212812010. Report Generated., 0311012010 12:44 - 5 - Aircraft Noise Levels DNL d BA 02/01/2010-02/28/2010 RMT Aircraft DNL Aircraft DNL Aircraft DNL Aircraft DNL ATL 02/01/07-02/28/07 02/01/08-02/28/08 02/01/09-02/ 02/01/2010-0/28/2010 30 63.7 60.7 61.3 57.5 31 49.4 46.2 46.9 41.4 32 46.9 40.4 41.7 37.8 33 49.5 47.3 44.9 40.4 34 47.5 41 42.5 35.9 35 54.4 50.1 53.6 47.7 36 53.5 50.3 51.6 49.4 37 47.1 46.4 45.4 41.3 38 49.7 50.2 48.2 44 39 48.9 52 49.5 44.7 Top 15 Runway 17 Departure Destination Report Airport City Heading (deg.) #Ops Percent of Total Ops ATL ATLANTA 149° 73 4.1% DEN DENVER 237° 65 3.6% ORD CHICAGO (O'HARE) 124° 63 3.5% MDW CHICAGO (MIDWAY) 124° 46 2.6% IAH HOUSTON 185° 44 2.5% STL ST LOUIS 160° 38 2.1% - DFW DALLAS/ FORT WORTH 193° 34 1.9% EW_R NEW YORK 106° 26 1.5% CLEVELAND 109° 26 1.5% --CLE DSM DES MOINES 180° 21 1.2% FSD SIOUX FALLS 245° 20 1.1% CLT CHARLOTTE 133° 20 1.1% GRR GRAND RAPIDS, MI 109° 20 1.1% SDF LOUISVILLE 136° 17 1% BNA NASHVILLE 147° 16 0.9% Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 02/01/2010-02/28/2010. Report Generated: 03/10/2010 12:44 - 6 - v A 0 tisNoise Report A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 22, Number 6 Ft. Lauderdale -Hollywood Int'l CITY OF DANIA BEACH ASKS APPEALS COURT TO VACATE APPROVAL OF RUNWAY EXTENSION The City of Dania Beach, FL, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the Federal Aviation Administration's Record of De- cision (ROD) approving the extension of the south runway at Ft. Lauderdale -Holly- wood International Airport. "This case is about the substantive limits on FAA's discretion to approve airport development projects proposed by local airport sponsors, and the agency's lack of fidelity to its own rules," Neal McAliley of the Miami law firm White & Case, who represents Dania Beach, told the court in a Feb. 24 brief, which also requested oral argument in the case. "The FAA approved a major runway extension (Alternative BIb) [an extension of the south runway] that will cause significant adverse impacts to thousands of local residents, parks, and wetlands, even though the agency had before it another runway alternative (Alternative Cl) [a new north runway] that would meet the pro- ject's `purpose and need', reduce noise levels experienced by local residents, avoid park and wetland impacts completely, and cost $276 million less to build," the City (Continued on p. 22) Legislation MCCARTHY WORKING ON BILL TO PROVIDE TAX CREDITS FOR SOUNDPROOFING HOMES Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D -NY) said March 5 that she hopes to introduce leg- islation by the end of March to provide tax credits to people who want to sound- proof rooms in their homes to reduce aircraft noise. The legislation would apply nationally but it is aimed at her constituents in communities on Long Island who are impacted by aircraft noise from JFK Interna- tional and LaGuardia Airports. The legislation is still in the process of being developed, ANR was told, and eli- gibility for the tax credits would be based on a homeowner's distance from the air- port. However, it has not yet been decided if distance from the airport will be expressed in terms of miles or noise contours. That is still to be worked out. McCarthy has not yet sought co-sponsors for the bill. The congresswoman worked to obtain language in H.R 915, the Federal Avia- tion Authorization Act, that expresses the sense of Congress that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, proprietor of JFK and LaGuardia airports, should conduct a Part 150 airport noise compatibility study, giving special attention to the areas around JFK and LaGuardia. - (Continued on p. 23) Airport Noise Report 21 1-3 March 5, 2010 In This Issue... Ft. Lauderdale -Hollywood Ittt'l ... The City of Dania Beach asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to vacate the FAA's approval of the extension of the south runway - p. 21 Sound Insulation ... NY Rep. Carolyn McCarthy plans to introduce legislation at the end of March to pro- vide tax credits to homeown- ers for soundproofing - p. 21 SSTs ... Panel session on civil supersonic aircraft re- search set for ASA/ NOISE - CON meeting - p. 22 FAA ... Agency issues final rule requiring U.S. operators flying outside the U.S. to carry aircraft noise certifica- tion documents - p. 23 Awards ... Candidates being sought for Randy Jones Award for Excellence in Air- port Noise Mitigation - p. 23 Tucson Int'l ... Air Force re- fuses to conduct flyover of F-35 fighter jet to demon- strate noise impact - p. 24 March 5, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, f om p. 21 of Dania Beach asserted in its brief. "The law does not allow the FAA to make such a choice, and the agency's decision to approve Alternative BIb was ar- bitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not in accordance with law," the City told the Court. It argued that three different laws prohibit the FAA from approving runway projects causing environmental impacts where viable alternatives exist: • The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 al- lows the FAA to approve a major runway extension with sig- nificant adverse environmental effects only if there is "no possible and prudent alternative" to the project; • Section 4(f) of the Transportation Act of 1966 permits the FAA to approve a transportation project "requiring use of publicly -owned land of a public park ... only if... there is no prudent or feasible alternative to using that land' ; and • Executive Order 11,990, which several courts have held constitutes binding law subject to judicial review, prohibits the FAA from providing assistance for new construction lo- cated in wetlands unless "there is no practicable alternative to such construction." "The FAA violated all three laws when it approved the Broward County's proposed runway alignment, Alternative BIb, and rejected the cheaper and less damaging Alternative Cl. Nowhere did the agency find that Alternative Ci could not be built, or identify any unique or extraordinary problems with it," the City argued. Statement of `Overall Project Purpose' "The agency's only excuse for rejecting Alternative Cl," it said, "was its last minute claim that this alternative would not meet the airport sponsor's `overall project purpose'. That ex- cuse contradicts the agency's repeated finding that Alterna- tive Cl would meet the project's `purpose and need' of limiting average annual operational delays in 2020 to less than 6 minutes; violates Congressional directives and its own rules; and lacks support in the record." McAliley called the Statement of Purpose and Need "the decisive statement of the project's objectives for purposes of FAA's decisionmaking." "The FAA's eleventh -hour identification of an `overall project purpose' was a transparent attempt to avoid the sub- stantive limitations on its discretion," he told the Court. "It is simply bizarre that the agency would apply a term from the Clean Water Act regulations for the first time in the ROD," McAliley told the Court. "This was nothing more than an attempt to change the rules at the end of the process." "The `overall project purpose' statement itself is so vague," he said, "that it allows for a completely subjective decision by FAA." "According to the ROD, the `overall project purpose' is the `airport sponsor's goal of flexibility to allow future growth opportunities'. The statement appears to be nothing more than an effort to rationalize and facilitate the Broward W County Aviation Department's rejection of Alternative CI," the attorney asserted. He said that the Broward County Aviation Department, in a Dec. 7, 2007, letter criticized the north runway alternative on the grounds that it would be expensive to relocate tenants and that available land is scarce. McAliley also called the FAA arbitrary and capricious in fording that the site of Brooks Park is not a "park" subject to Transportation Act Section 4(f). "FAA's own rules provide that a park site is subject to Section 4(f) when an airport sponsor acquires it in anticipa- tion of a request for FAA approval and changes it to a trans- portation use. The record shows that the FAA was aware of those rules and Broward County's acquisition and conversion of Brooks Park to a transportation use," he said. "Instead of complying with its rules and applying Section 4(f), FAA arbitrarily ignored them and worked with the air- port sponsor to try to sweep this issue under the rug," the at- torney told the Court. The case is City of Dania Beach et al. v FAA (Case No 09-1064 and 09-1067). The FAA's reply brief is due in late March. Supersonic Aircraft SST PANEL SESSION PLANNED FOR ASA/NOISE-CON MEETING The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will participate in a panel session on civil supersonic aircraft research that will be held on April 21 at the joint meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and NOISE -CON 2010. The joint meeting will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel Grand Ballr000m V, located at 700 Al- iceanna St. FAA's Feb. 24 notice said the panel session will include presentations on current research programs by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and industry and a question and answer session for attendees. The purpose of this panel session is to raise public awareness on advances in supersonic technology, and for the FAA, NASA, and industry to get feedback fi-om interested persons. "Public involvement is essential in any future definition of an acceptable new standard that would allow supersonic flights over land," FAA said. "We anticipate that this will be the third of many meetings informing 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 airplane." The FAA led its first panel discussion entitled, "State of the Art of Supersonics Aircraft Technology — What has pro- gressed in science since 1973," in Chicago, IL on Friday, Oc- tober 24, 2008, as part of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission Symposium. The second panel discussion was held in Palm Springs, CA on Sunday, March 1, 2009, as part Airport Noise Report I March 5, 2010 of the Annual University of California Symposium on Avia- tion Noise and Air Quality. For further information contact Laurette Fisher (FAA) at telephone (202) 267-3561 or fax (202) 267-5594. More information about the ASA/NOISE-CON joint meeting can be found at:littp:Hasa.aip.org/Baltimore/Balti- more.html and http://www.inceusa.org/NC10/. FAA FAA RULE REQUIRES NOISE CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS On March 2, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule amending its operating rules to require U.S. opera- tors flying outside the United States to cant' aircraft noise certification information onboard their aircraft. On Oct. 23, 2008, the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend 14 CFR Part 91 to add a new paragraph in Sec. 91.703 to require the carriage of noise certification documents on board aircraft that leave the United States. As stated in the NPRM, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted this requirement in Amend- ment 8 of Annex 16, Volume 1 on Feb. 23, 2005, and it be- came effective on Nov. 24, 2005. Paragraph 1.4 of Annex 16 now requires that "documents attesting noise certification shall be approved by the State of Registry and required by that State to be carried on the air- craft." FAA's final rule brings the United States into compliance with the ICAO requirement. For further information, contact Laurette Fischer in FAN s Office of Environment and Energy; tel: (202) 267-3561; e- mail: Laurette.fisher@faa.gov. Awards CANDIDATES BEING SOUGHT FOR ANNUAL RANDY JONES AWARD Candidates are being sought for the annual Randy Jones Award for Excellence in Airport Noise Mitigation, which rec- ognizes an individual or organization that has made a signifi- cant contribution to the noise mitigation industry. Anyone can nominate an individual or organization for the award, which is dedicated to the late Randolph Jones, president and co-founding principal of Jones Payne Archi- tects and Planners and The Jones Payne Group in Boston, who died in February 2008 and is considered a leader and in- novator in the noise mitigation industry. Nominations for the annual award will be received by the Airport Noise Mitigation Symposium planning committee through June 30. A subcommittee will evaluate all of the 23 nominees against the evaluation criteria and make a selection for the award. The award will be presented at the annual AAAE Airport Noise Mitigation Symposium, which will be held in San Francisco on Oct. 3-5. No conference hotel has been selected yet. The Randy Jones Award for Excellence in Airport Noise Mitigation is designed to recognize the efforts of an individ- ual or organization that has made a significant contribution to airport noise mitigation that generally entails land acquisi- tion, sound insulation programs, and other projects related to the implementation of noise compatibility programs. Individ- uals and organizations that have been nominated for the award will be evaluated against criteria that include: • Recognition as a leader in the airport noise mitigation industry. • Known for employing innovative techniques in the solu- tion of complex issues and problems. • A reputation for enhancing the relationship between air- ports and the community. • A contributor to the knowledge base of the industry. • Developed tools or techniques that have furthered the industry and improved the effectiveness of noise mitigation programs. • Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for airport neighbors. To obtain a candidate nomination form, contact Alan G. Hass at Landrum & Brown; tel: (617) 757-7660; e-mail: amass@landrum-brown.com. Legislation, from p.21 The FAA reauthorization bill passed the House on May 21, 2009, but it still awaiting action in the Senate. It also in- cludes a major change in policy that would allow airports to use federal Airport Improvement Program grants to fiend sound insulation programs without the need to participate in the FAA's Part 150 program. That amendment, authored by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D - NY), is intended to allow the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey —which has resisted conducting Part 150 studies at its airports — to use AIP funds to support a residential sound insulation program around LaGaurdia but it also would apply nationwide. The amendment was the product of a May 2009 meeting that Crowley organized between the officials of the PANYNJ, the FAA, and Rep. James Oberstar (D -MN), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Rep. McCarthy disclosed that she is in the process of de- veloping legislation to provide tax credits for sound insulation of homes in a statement concerning the FAA's announce- ment that it will close a major runway at JFK for reconstruc- tion. Garden City, NY, residents expressed opposition to the runway closure and concern that it would increase noise im- pact over their community. McCarthy said she understood her constituents' concerns Airport Noise Report March 5, 2010 24 ANR EDITORIAL about aircraft noise. "I along with my constituents, have met with officials Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP from the Port Authority and FAA. Unfortunately, the runway closure at ADVISORY BOARD JFK will not help the situation. But, the repairs on the runway are neces- sary for safety reasons and the closure has been scheduled for a time pe- Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. riod that traditionally would not change the regular operation of the John J. Corbett, Esq. airport," she said. Spiegel & McDiarmid national began. Washington, DC An Air Force spokesman told the Arizona Daily Star that the military Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. Military .rets Carl E. Burleson few F -35s that exist have limited flying hours available and are engaged Director, Office of Environment and Energy AIR FORCE WILL, NOT DO F-35 FLYOVER Federal Aviation Administration OVER TUSCON TO DEMONSTRATE NOISE Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. The U.S. Air Force said it will not use its new F-35 fighter jet to con - Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP duct a live flyover of Tuscon despite repeated requests by residents that it Denver show them how loud the new jet will be before it makes a decision to base it in the Air National Guard fleet at Tucson International Airport. Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. The Air Force announcement came on March 1, just hours before a se - President, Mestre Greve Associates ries of public meetings on the proposal to locate the F -35s at Tuscon Inter - Laguna Niguel, CA national began. An Air Force spokesman told the Arizona Daily Star that the military Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. has only a few F -35s and cannot spare them for a flyover "because the McDermott, Will & Emery few F -35s that exist have limited flying hours available and are engaged Chicago in critical development, testing, and evaluation activities." The Air Force announced in October 2009 that it has selected the Mary L. Vigilante 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona National Guard at Tucson Interna - President, Synergy Consultants tional as one of five possible locations to site the F-35 for pilot training. Seattle Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (R -AZ) supports bringing the F -35s to Tucson but called it "unacceptable" that the Air Force had not released noise data in advance of public meetings on the basing that are going on this month in the Tucson area. An April 2009 Joint Communications Release by the Air Force Joint Strike Force Program Office and Lockheed Martin, found on the Internet by ANR, provides 1,000 foot flyover noise levels for the F-35 obtained in tests conducted at Edwards Air Force Base in October 2008. The report concludes that the F-35 acoustics are comparable to other military jet aircraft. But, a table in the report shows that the F-35Apro- duced a far -field noise level of 121 dB SEL (Sound Exposure Level). The F-16 — the fighter jet currently being flown by the Air National Guard at Tucson — produced only 114 dB SEL noise level. That is a 7 dB SEL difference in noise level between the F-35 and F- 16 and would be noticeable. Anne A. 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USA. 25 A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 22, Number 7 March 12, 2010 Research FAA TO SEEK ACRP FUNDING OF FOUR STUDIES, INCLUDING NEW U.S. ANNOYANCE SURVEYS The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to pursue funding through the Transportation Research Board's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) for four research projects that were defined through its noise research roadmap- ping process: • Community annoyance - new U.S. surveys; • Sleep disturbance - new U.S. studies; • Complaints - what can be learned and standardized acquisition; and • Retrospective study on public action to try to determine if community re- sponse to changes at airports can be predicted. The agency announcement came less than a week after FAA held its third work- shop seeking public input on its noise research roadmap, which is being developed to answer fundamental questions that need to be considered in formulating future FAA policy regarding the impact of aircraft noise. The workshop was held on March 4 in San Diego. -- At that workshop, representatives of the Air Transport Association (ATA) and (Continued on p. 26) Van Nuys Airport L.A. APPROVES PHASEOUT ORDINANCE; FIRST NEW AIRPORT USE RESTRICTION SINCE 2000 A gradual six-year phase out of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft a Van Nuys Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the county, is mandated under an ordi- nance unanimously approved by the Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 26. The ordinance is the first new airport use restriction to be put in place since Naples Airport imposed a ban on the operation of Stage 2 aircraft under 75,000 Ib. in 2000. The Van Nuys phase out ordinance is only the second airport use restriction to be imposed in the United States since passage two decades ago of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA). But, where Naples had to go through the Federal Aviation Administration's ar- duous Part 161 process to impose its Stage 2 ban, the Van Nuys phase out ordi- nance has been determined by the FAA to be grandfathered tinder ANCA (because it was originally proposed prior to passage of the law), which means it is exempt from the agency's Part 161 Regulations on Notice and Approval of Airport Noise and Access Restrictions. The National Business Aviation Association challenged Naples' Stage 2 ban (Continued on p. 28) Airport Noise Report In This Issue... Research ... FAA will seek funding through the ACRP's 2011 Program for four re- search projects: new U.S. community annoyance sur- veys, new U.S. sleep studies, a study of what can be learned from noise com- plaints, and a study to deter- mine if strong community response to changes at air- ports can be predicted - p. 25 Van Nuys Airport ... L.A. City Council approves an or- dinance requiring the gradual phase out of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft at the general avia- tion airport. It is the first new airport use restriction since Naples Airport's Stage 2 ban a decade ago - p. 25 FAA Forecast ... Agency predicts only moderate growth in air traffic at U.S. airports over next 20 years at annual conference - p. 29 Awards ... Mary Ellen Eagan, president of HMMH, receives the Walt Gillfillan Award at UC Davis Noise/ Air Symposium - p. 29 March 12, 2010 Research, from p. 25 the Airports Council International — North America (ACI - NA) expressed concern that the ACRP program is not a good funding vehicle for the research defined in the FAA's noise research road -mapping process. But the agency had said earlier that it only has a limited amount of money to support the noise research and that it had planned to work though other entities, such as the ACRP and the research consortium PARTNER, to fund the projects de- fined in the road -mapping process. The FAA has moved quickly to seek ACRP funding be- cause April 14 is the deadline for submitting problem state- ments for the ACRD 2011 research program. In a March 10 e-mail to workshop participants, Patricia Friesenhahn in FAA's Office of Environment and Energy, said that the agency has asked individuals familiar with the four research topics it has defined to begin preparing initial draft problem statements. She said that FAA also would like to form a small group for each topic to review and finalize the problem state- ments. "As the problem statements need to be submitted to ACRP by April 14, we are requesting to have the first drafts completed by March 19. If you are interested in being a mem- ber of one of these four small groups to contribute to the de- velopment of the problem statements, please let me know by March 17." Friesenhahn's tel. is (202) 267-3592. The ACRP process starts with submittal of the problem statement. The ACRP Oversight Committee (AOC) then re- views and selects topics that directly benefit airports. For each selected topic, an ACRP project panel is formed to pre- pare the request for proposal, and contractors are selected through a competitive proposal process. Concerns about ACRP Process But it is the ACRP process of selecting and managing projects that ATA and ACI -NA fear could hinder projects de- fined in the FAA's noise research road -mapping process. "It is important to keep the purpose of the ACRP in mind," said Jessica Steinhilber, Senior Director of Environ- mental Affairs for ACI -NA. "It is to fund practical research that will be of use to airport operators. ACRP is not intended to fiurd research that should otherwise be funded by FAA. It is also important to recognize that ACRP projects may be al- tered and are overseen by project panels where FAA has only a liaison role, limiting their control significantly. Ultimately the ACRP Oversight Committee will select which research to fund, so this is not a guaranteed source of funding." Kevin Welch, Environmental Affairs Regulatory Manager for ATA, expressed similar concerns. He told ANR that, from his experience in dealing with the ACRP program, he be- lieves there are severe limitations that make it problematic to fund the FAA research through the program. It would be very difficult, he said, for FAA to do follow- on research through the ACRP program and to coordinate re- search. He noted that the highest funding levels for ACRP 26 projects are in the range of $600,000 but that the social sur- vey on annoyance that FAA seeks to conduct could cost as much as $1.5 million. Further, he said that the ability in the ACRP program to revise problem statements could be a prob- lem. Consultants and contractors might not want to do the work of preparing problem statements if they get changed in the ACRP process, he said. Welch said his comments at the San Diego workshop fo- cused on two other concerns. First, he told ANR, he is not sure what FAA's ultimate goal in the research process is. Is the goal to address health-related noise impacts for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review; or to allow air- ports to increase capacity by addressing noise concerns re- lated to capacity; or to address continuing noise problems at airports? These are all different goals, the ATA official said, adding "FAA has not clearly articulated the purpose of their research." Another concern that Welch discussed at the workshop was how FAA considers "non-scientific" noise issues that air- ports are experiencing. FAA wants to be systematic and sci- entific in how they approach this, he told ANR, but stressed that not all noise issues can be broken down to noise impact. For instance, he said, there are concerns about step changes in noise at airports. And the way FAA looks at that is to decide scientifically what the noise level is that causes a step change. But sometimes people just don't like change and get annoyed with any change, he said. The question is to what degree is that a noise issue for FAA to address? Welch said he admired the Port of Portland's efforts to find ways to address noise impact beyond 65 DNL through non -acoustic strategies, such as community outreach and en- hancement programs and public involvement (22 ANR 17). "From ATA's perspective, a lot of things that are being done at Portland make sense," he told ANR. "Soundproofing won't address the problem. We appreciate that they are going outside the box." FAA Says Studies Fit into ACRP FAA's Friesenhahn responded to ATA and ACI-NA's con- cerns regarding using the ACRP Program to fund FAA's four studies. "Despite their concerns, we believe that research to better understand how today's aircraft noise affects the large variety of airport communities around the U.S. fits well within the framework envisioned for ACRP according to the Transporta- tion Research Board special report (SR272) in 2003 that led to the creation of the Airport Cooperative Research Pro- gram," she told ANR. "The report finds that while federal agencies conduct and fund research, `For the most part, the research supports each federal agency's specific mission, from protecting the envi- ronment to ensuring aviation safety and security. But the re- sults of the research must be applied in the field, often by the airport operators themselves. The operators are in a good po- sition to help achieve these federal agency goals, which are often aligned with their own aims. Airport operators, working Airport Noise Report March 12, 2010 with one another and with the various federal agencies in- volved, must be actively involved in the search for solutions to many problems. Furthermore, they must be involved at every stage — from identification and prioritization of prob- lems to the framing of the intended research products and the planning of effective dissemination characteristics are built into an ACRP.' "At the UC Davis symposium," Friesenhahn told ANR, "we heard about the continuing need expressed by airports and communities to address noise beyond DNL 65. We think that U.S. research on the effects of aircraft noise is critical to developing targeted solutions that could go beyond DNL 65. Given that the results of this research will have a direct effect on airports, this is precisely the kind of research that airports would consider relevant to their day-to-day operations. "Whether an airport is working on a noise compatibility study under Part 150, initiating new construction to improve its service quality, or simply operating as intended, the TRB special report notes that airports `must satisfy their fiduciary responsibility to their public -sector owners, and they must ad- dress local community concerns over economic development, strengthen air service, and comply with environmental regu- lations'. "The quotes taken from the report that led to the ACRP clearly show that airports would benefit from participating in research that directly applies to them. We think that collec- tively, the workshop participants will develop research prob- lem statements highlighting not only the direct application of this research to airports and the communities they serve, but also time need for airports to actively engage in the research. "As you know, the three meetings to lay down a noise im- pacts research roadmap were well attended by stakeholders from airports, airlines, manufacturers, academia and regula- tors. After the third meeting, first order needs in mediating aircraft noise impacts and management of these impacts as they relate to airport operations were identified. The four project topics proposed are directly related to noise issues air- ports face in their operations. Two of the proposed projects deal with the public and private aspects of annoyance, one deals with impact of sleep disturbance, and the last one is on management of community reaction to changes in airport op- erations. "At the conclusion of the San Diego meeting and in the follow up e-mail, interested parties were asked to submit problem statements to ACRD. The ACRP problem statements identify the need without going into detail how to address the problem. The ACRP Oversight Committee (AOC) and, if the projects are selected, the project panels can formulate the re- search program by identifying the highest priority projects and defining funding levels and expected products outside the influence of FAA. "The fourth proposed project "Retrospective study on public action" will try to answer the question of whether we can predict community reactions after a change is imple- mented by an airport. Reactions to changes such as new run- ways, flight paths, operational frequencies which were found a to have minimal impact in the environmental studies may still be highly negative once the change is implemented. The pro- posed study will require review of environmental process/ community interactions and resulting community actions." New U.S. Studies Needed Dan Frazee, Director, Airport Noise Mitigation, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, attended the FAA workshop and noted that Vince Mestre, Managing Director, Mestre Greve Division of Landrum & Brown, spoke about the scarcity of current domestic data that validates the contin- ued use of the original dose -response curves for annoyance and sleep disturbance. "Airports' input was that FAA owes it to everyone to en- sure the science behind the data is current, valid, and perti- nent to the population. The original data was a mixture of U.S. and European data; there needs to be significant new studies done domestically that can validate the annoyance curve. "Studies conducted in European scenarios are not neces- sarily relevant to domestic situations where the community may be reacting to a new tonal frequency due to introduction of a new aircraft or that the overflight noise is so exponen- tially increased from the background noise level at times," Frazee told ANR. "Causation of aircraft noise complaints also needs to be more closely studied before leaping to mitigation measures beyond the 65," he said. "Noise complaints are not always about noise — annoyance with number of overflights, fear for safety, and perceived loss of property value are among other factors that need to be taken into account. Other factors miss- ing from current studies include a more representative cross- section of the actual population (hearing and health issues and where they are in the REM cycle when awakened). "My final point is that we need to look at all options as we make the decision to move beyond the base metric — Why not look at the possibility of offering grants to air carriers to upgrade their fleets to Stage 4 aircraft (this has broader impli- cations than dolling out money to airports to sound insulate individual homes in individual communities). Additionally, don't we owe it to those most severely impacted by aircraft operations (those living closest to the runway) to see if the 20 -year old first generation acoustical windows are still doing their job?" Mestre told ANR that there was a consensus expressed at the workshop that a better understanding of annoyance was needed and FAA was encouraged to look further into annoy- ance. Mestre presented data at the workshop showing that so- cial surveys included in the Schultz Curve (on which the FAA's dose/response curve for annoyance to aircraft noise is based) indicate that 16.5 percent of the population will be highly annoyed by aircraft noise at a level of 65 dB DNL. But social surveys done after the curve was developed (after 1976) show a doubling of annoyance (32-33 percent of peo- ple are highly annoyed at 65 dB DNL). Airport Noise Report March 12, 2010 `Airports Want to Be Finished at Some Point' Scott Tatro, Environmental Affairs Officer for Los Ange- les World Airports, told ANR that the selection of 65 dB DNL as the threshold of significant impact was somewhat arbitrary but changing it would not be helpful to airports. "Airports want to be finished with noise at some point — at least from the standpoint of which properties are signifi- cantly impacted. If the FAA were to now lower the level of significance to 60 or 55 DNL (or CNEL for California), this could mean that we end up starting over, and I would argue that this is not good for airports who are under very tight fis- cal restraints. "The follow up question [at the workshop] was what do you imagine as the situation when you can say you are done (What does it mean to be done)? I responded by saying that in California we have the State Noise Standards. Once we have completed the work in mitigating the residential proper- ties within the 65 CNEL contour, we are really no longer con- fined by that regulation (i.e. we are done). "From LAWA's perspective, having no one within the "Noise Impact Area" as defined by the State means that we do not have to operate with a Noise Variance, and we do not have to have a program in place to mitigate further properties. "It does not mean that we will no longer take any interest in noise issues, as we are committed to continuing our noise abatement and complaint response programs. But it could mean that continued spending on these very expensive pro- grams to purchase or mitigate properties for noise is com- plete. We don't want the mitigation programs to go on forever in other words. For LAWA, at two of our three airports (On- tario and Van Nuys) we are very close to being finished with the mitigation programs within the current Noise Impact Areas. At Los Angeles International, we still have a long way to go. "I do think that further research could be helpful in better assessing what the current significance level really means (i.e. how many can be expected to be highly annoyed within the 65 today vs. historically). We also could benefit from hav- ing additional Federal standards related to school impacts and/or sleep disturbance that the FAA would support through its funding programs. I also made the point that making studies and conclusions based solely on noise complaint data is highly suspect. His- torically, perhaps this was a primary means of communicat- ing with airports and the data may have been more useful. But today, we have web -based tools, as well as several fo- rums (including Round Table, Stakeholder meetings, Master Plan Technical Review Committees, citizen advisory conunit- tees, etc.) that allow the public to access airport information. Therefore, I do not think that complaints accurately reflect the level of annoyance in the communities, nor do they corre- late with numbers of operations or noise levels in the commu- nity. We may be a victim of our own improved communication programs. Case in point, at LAX there were only 19 households that actually complained about airport noise in January 2010. This is a very typical figure, but I 28 don't think we can interpret this figure to state that we don't have a noise problem. "I also agreed with a comment made at the workshop that the metrics that we use for FAA analyses have to be the same as the ones we present to the public. I asked the FAA what was the purpose of developing new metrics or changing the 65 to something else: is it related to FAA analyses and there- fore ultimately FAA funding or is it just to help airports com- municate noise issues to the community? These are very different purposes, and although we may all agree that sup- plemental metrics may be more easily understood by the gen- eral public, if we cannot do anything about (mitigate) the impacts, then we may lose the support and trust from the community by talking about different metrics." Van Narys, frrorn p. 25 and opposes the Van Nuys phase out ordinance. It is unclear whether NBAA will challenge the Van Nuys ordinance. The association contended that the ordinance is "unreasonable and highly discriminatory" in a letter to the L.A. City Council. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is a strong sup- ported of the new ordinance. "The phase-out not only bene- fits the communities surrounding the airport who will hear less noise. Modernizing the fleet is in the economic interest of the jet owners in the long run. When Van Nuys Airport and its jet operators are better neighbors, everyone wins," he said in a statement. Under the new ordinance, Stage I and 2 business jets that generate noise of 85 dB or greater at takeoff will be banned this year. The maximum noise levels will gradually be re- duced in 2011 and 2014 and by 2016, aircraft noise levels must not exceed 77dB. However, FAA only agreed to the grandfathered status of the new ordinance if it exempted Stage 3 and 4 aircraft, which it does. Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) estimates that by 2014 the phase out will affect nearly 2,000 arrivals and de- partures and 25 aircraft based at Van Nuys Airport. Aircraft owners will have to retrofit their planes to make them quieter or move them to other airports. It is expected that the aircraft not meeting the ordinance will be moved to five airports: Los Angeles international, Bob Hope Airport, Camarillo and Chino airports, and General Fox Airfield. The ordinance exempts government, military, and med- ical aircraft and some aircraft first flown prior to 1950. Van Nuys currently has a curfew restricting Stage 2 air- craft from taking off between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., except for medical, emergency, and military flights. The LAWA Board of Airport Commissioners also directed that the Van Nuys Stage I and 2 phase out ordinance be in- cluded in a Part 161 study that is being prepared to support noise mitigation efforts at the airport. That study has not yet been submitted to the FAA for approval. Airport Noise Report C March 12, 2010 ANR EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration 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 L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle WE FAA PREDICTS MODEST TRAFFIC GROWTH OVER NEXT 20 YEARS The Federal Aviation Administration predicted only modest growth in air traffic over the next two decades at its annual Aviation Forecast Con- ference, which was held in Washington, DC, on March 10-11. Domestic passenger enplanements will increase by 0.5 percent in 2010 and then grow an average of 2.5 percent per year during the remain- ing forecast period, the forecast said. That is down from the 2.9 percent growth forecast last year by the agency. At the nation's 35 busiest airports, FAA said that operations are ex- pected to increase 60 percent over the next two decades. Total operations at airports are forecast to decrease 2.7 percent to 51.5 million in 2010, and then grow at an average annual rate of 1.5 percent reaching 69.6 million in 2030. The FAA predicts that U.S. airlines will reach one billion passengers a year by 2023, and the number of passengers on U.S. airlines domestically and internationally is forecast to increase from 704 million in 2009 to 1.21 billion by 2030. "This forecast makes a very strong business case for NextGen," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. "Without NextGen, we won't be able to handle the increased demand for service that this forecast anticipates." Awards EAGAN RECEIVES GILLFILLAN AWARD AT UC DAVIS NOISE/AIR SYMPOSIUM In honor of her professional achievements, Mary Ellen Eagan, presi- dent of the acoustical consulting firm Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc., was presented with the Walt Gillfillan Award on March 1 in San Diego at the University of California at Davis Noise and Air Quality Symposium. The award, established in 2006, is presented annually at the sympo- sium "to an aviation environmental stakeholder for exemplary work ad- dressing the challenges of reducing the environmental impacts of aviation." Eagan is the fifth recipient of the award. Eagan said she was "truly stunned, and very humbled" to receive the award. "I owe many thanks to all my mentors at HMMH, who have taught me well these last 25 years. I believe the award reflects well on our corpo- rate commitment to values of serving clients, being honest, respecting others, building value, using teams, seeking growth and having fun." 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 cr airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal 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. 30 'a Airo "Tm port� A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 22, Number 8 March 19, 201 Bob Hope Airport AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH AIRLINES ON MANDATORY CURFEW On March 15, the Burbank -Glendale -Pasadena Airport Authority announced its intention to pursue an alternate approach to addressing the issue of meaningful nighttime noise relief, following the rejection by the Federal Aviation Administra- tion last November of the Authority's Part 161 study and application for a fill nighttime curfew. The Part 161 study took eight years and cost more than $7 million and after FAA rejected it, Rep. Brad Sherman (D -CA) announced that he planned to intro- duce federal legislation to allow Bob Hope Airport and nearby Van Nuys Airport to impose mandatory curfews from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m_, thus bypassing the need for FAA approval of a Part 161 study (21 ANR 143). The legislation has not been in- troduced yet. Joyce Streator, President of the Burbank -Glendale -Pasadena Airport Commis- sion, said that the Airport Authority has begun discussions, hopefully leading to productive negotiations, with the airlines that serve the Airport regarding potential means to convert the existing voluntary nighttime curfew into a permanent manda- (Continroed on p. 31) Legislation MCCAIN RIDER EXPECTED TO INCREASE AIR TOURS OVER GRAND CANYON NAT'L PARK Sen. John McCain (R -AZ) introduced a legislative rider to an unrelated tax bill on March 16, which he contends will restore natural quiet to the Grand Canyon Na- tional Park but the Sierra Club asserts is "a secret attempt to permanently destroy years of progress" toward restoring natural quiet to the park. The legislation could result in a dramatic increase in the number of air tour flights over the Grand Canyon and is believed to differ substantially from air tour noise mitigation measures developed by the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration. McCain's legislation was introduced just as the National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration were preparing to issue a Draft Environmental Im- pact Statement (DEIS) for public comment on a host of alternatives they developed to mitigate air tour overflight noise in the park. But, if McCain's legislation passes and becomes law, the DEIS will have to be revised to reflect McCain's provisions. "After 23 years of numerous rulemakings by NPS and FAA, and a lawsuit in 2002, it is now time to move forward to ensure that the five million visitors to the (Continued on p. 31) Airport Noise Report In This Issue... Bob Hope Airport ... Dis- cussions are underway be- tween the Airport Authority and airlines on potential means to convert the existing voluntary nighttime curfew to a permanent mandatory curfew - p. 30 Grand Canyon Nat'l Park ... Sen. John McCain intro- duces a legislative rider on air tours that outrages the Sierra Club and is timed to block NPS/FAA fiom seek- ing public comment on their proposals for reducing noise impact from air tours - p. 30 Witham Field ... Judge de- nies motion for class certifi- cation of lawsuit over aircraft noise impact - p. 31 O'Hare Int'l ... McLaughlin is named new executive di- rector of O'Hare Noise Com- patibility Commission - p. 32 News Briefs ... Phoenix Avi- ation Department seeks con- sultant sei vices ... FAA approves noise maps for Chandler Executive, Chicago Executive airports - p. 33 March 19, 2010 Bob Hope Airport, frona p. 30 tory curfew for all passenger air carriers. "If this process results in identifying realistic potential means to obtain noise relief, the Authority will begin a con- sensus -building process encompassing all relevant stakehold- ers, including the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and Los Angeles; the residents of the communities directly im- pacted by Airport operations; the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration (FAA); and the airlines," she said. This consensus - building process would include input, comment, and con- structive criticism from all of the relevant stakeholders. Despite the November decision by the FAA, the Authority said it remains committed to achieving meaningful nighttime noise relief, including its continued support of a San Fer- nando Valley -wide approach to limiting nighttime noise from non -airline operators (i.e., general aviation). The Authority will cooperate with local congressional representatives and with the cities of Burbank and Los Ange- les in their attempts to seek changes in existing law that would permit the implementation of such general aviation nighttime noise restrictions, Streator said. Additionally, Streator noted that the Authority remains committed to reducing the Airport's environmental impacts of traffic and pollution on the surrounding communities and is moving forward with exploration of ground transportation options to reduce vehicle traffic both at the Airport and in ad- jacent communities. "We believe that the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena tri - city area is underserved by public transportation, and that the Airport can become a catalyst to help spur improvements in public transportation and reduce traffic congestion in a vari- ety of ways," she said. Among opportunities to improve transportation in the East San Fernando Valley, the Airport Authority believes that its three member cities could form a coalition to improve the area's public transportation. Additionally, a train station could be located on the north side of the Airport, providing a direct connection to existing Metrolink service, as well as to proposed high speed rail serv- ice between Los Angeles and Northern California. The Authority also believes that additional bus service to the Airport should be pursued. Such service would be im- mensely popular and would provide substantial traffic relief for local streets, it said. "The Authority has committed itself to explore all of these options and to engage public discussion and input on a continuing basis," Streator said.. FAA found that Bob Hope Airport's curfew was unrea- sonable, would negatively affect the safe and efficient use of the airspace, and would create an undue burden on interstate commerce and the national aviation system. The agency said the Bob Hope Airport curfew application met only two of the six statutory conditions required for FAA to approve a new airport noise or access restriction underthe Part 161 regula- tions. 31 Witham Field JUDGE DENIES CERTIFICATION OF CLASS IN LAWSUIT OVER NOISE On March 5, a Florida Circuit Court judge denied a mo- tion for class certification filed by homeowners in a six-year- old lawsuit against Martin County, FL, over noise at Martin County Airport, also known as Witham Field. Martin County Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth A. Metzger held that the plaintiffs had not met several conditions re- quired for class certification. The plaintiffs did not suffer a decrease in property value, she said, and there "are vast dif- ferences" between the homes of the plaintiffs and those of the potential class, which would have represented homeowners in a two-mile radius of the airport. The plaintiffs all lived within 60-65 dB DNL contours of the airport in million dollar plus homes. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for inverse con- demnation under the U.S. Constitution due to inconvenience, noise, vibration and exhaust generated from jet aircraft oper- ating out of Witham Field. They also have brought actions in- dividually against Martin County for trespass and nuisance claims. The original lawsuit, filed under the Florida Constitution, was dismissed. An attorney for the homeowners said they were disap- pointed with the judge' ruling but planned to continue their litigation. The case is John Tebzack, et al a Martin County (No. 04- 459 CA). Grand Canyon, fronz p. 30 Grand Canyon can enjoy its majestic beauty by air or by foot without excessive noise from commercial air tour operators," McCain said in introducing the rider. McCain's legislative rider would: • Set forth in statute that the "substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the Grand Canyon" is achieved if, for at least 75 percent of each day (between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.), 50 percent of the park is free from the sound produced by commercial air tour operations. The Sierra Club said that the Park Service planning to tighten this definition in its DEIS]; • Impose curfews for overflights, particularly during the peak visitor season, so many visitors can enjoy the sunset at the Grand Canyon relatively free from overflight noise; • Impose curfews and reduced flight allocations for spe- cific parts of the Canyon that are particularly special for many visitors; • Mandate the conversion to quiet technology for all air tour operations within 15 years of enactment and provide in- centives for operators to convert to quiet technology, includ- ing a reduced park entrance fee and increased flight - allocations for aircraft that utilize quiet technology; Airport Noise Report March 19, 2010 32 • Prohibit the reduction of the current flight allocation cap for commercial air tours operating on the day before the date of enactment of the rider; • Direct the FAA Administrator to begin rulemaking within six months to increase the flight allocation cap by re- assessing current allocations "in light of gains with respect to the restoration of natural quiet" and to allow air tour opera- tors to petition the FAA to increase their allocations if they use new quieter aircraft technology; • Until the FAA issues a new rule on flight allocations, air tour operators can count each flight as only one-half of one allocation from Nov. 1, 2010, to March 15, 2011 (allowing air tour operators to effectively double their flights). They can count each flight as three-quarters of one allocation from March 16 to Oct. 31, 2011 (allowing them to increase their Rights by 25 percent); • Limit air tours over the park to 364 in any one day; • Stipulate that sound produced by aircraft, such a large commercial jets overflying the park, cannot be considered for purposes of developing a plan to reduce air tour operations over the park or in determining whether substantial restora- tion of the natural quiet and experience of the park, has been achieved. McCain said that air tour allocations have not been re- viewed since 2001 and are based on 1990s data. "Tourism is essential to Arizona's economic recovery. Over 37 million visitors came to Arizona in 2008 generating over $2.5 billion in tax revenues. There are over 300,000 jobs in Arizona that are tied to tourism in Arizona, and we must ensure that these jobs continue to exist and grow," he said. Sierra Club Comments The Sierra Chub said in a statement that McCain's rider "derails progress on efforts to resolve aircraft noise at the Grand Canyon by legislating the existing conditions and by preventing the National Park Service from trying to improve protections for natural quiet at America's premier national park. "The McCain rider is a blatant giveaway to the commer- cial air tour industry and a direct attack on Grand Canyon National Park," said Sandy Bahr, Director of the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter. "It prevents the National Park Service from managing a vital piece of the visitor experience at our flagship national park— the natural quiet of this world class treasure, one of the quietest places on Earth." "The Grand Canyon is one of the quietest national parks, but commercial aircraft disturb this natural quiet and compro- mise the experience for visitors who come to the national park for contemplation and reflection. "The McCain rider defines `substantial restoration of nat- ural quiet', required at Grand Canyon by the National Parks Overflight Act of 1987, to 50 percent of the park for 75 per- cent of the time. This weak definition is one the National Park Service was trying to improve with its environmental analysis, due later this year. "The current noise reduction levels mean that half of the Grand Canyon can be a total `noise sacrifice zone,' while the `protected' part still allows aircraft noise to be heard up to once every four minutes," said Bahr. "We can and should do better than that at the Grand Canyon." "The National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration are coming together around a common planning process, but Senator McCain's rider threatens to derail the en- tire effort to protect Grand Canyon National Park. The envi- ronmental impact statement is due later this year, but if the McCain rider passes then the public will not have any voice and no changes can be made in the future. "If this becomes law, then the only thing that visitors and the National Park Service can do about commercial air tour noise at the Grand Canyon will be to listen to it," added Rob Smith, Senior Field Organizing Manager for the Sierra Club in Phoenix. "President Teddy Roosevelt called upon Ameri- cans to protect the Grand Canyon, but his words are not being heard above the noise today." The DEIS prepared by the Park Service and FAA was scheduled to be issued on late April or early May but is now expected to be delayed. O'Hare Intl MCLAUGHLIN NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ONCC The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission announced March 17 that it has appointed Brendan McLaughlin as exec- utive director of the inter -governmental agency dedicated to reducing aircraft noise affecting communities near O'Hare In- ternational Airport. "Brendan is a dynamic leader with a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects," said Arlene J. Mulder, ONCC chairperson and mayor of Arlington Heights. "His diverse experience in public administration, transporta- tion and land use development will play a vital role in our aviation and environmental advocacy efforts," she continued. McLaughlin's experience includes a 10 -year career with the City of Naperville, IL, where he served as business group leader for the transportation, engineering and development team and also was the city's liaison to the Naperville Devel- opment Partnership that oversaw the recruitment of several corporate headquarters located along Interstate 88. McLaughlin also managed development of residential and mixed-use master planned communities in California's Cen- tral Valley that included construction of a new highway inter- change. Most recently, he was city administrator for the United City of Yorkville, IL "We know Brendan's management expertise and ability to negotiate projects to successful completion will strengthen our partnership among ONCC members, the City of Chicago, Chicago Department of Aviation, Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, airlines, pilots, air traffic controllers and other avia- tion stakeholders to significantly reduce the impact of aircraft Airport Noise Report March 19, 2010 33 ANR EDITORIAL noise," said Mulder. ONCC, composed of 45 communities and school districts, strives to / ADVISORY BOARD reduce the impact of aircraft noise through residential and school sound insulation programs and to reduce aircraft noise, whenever possible, at its source. John J. Corbett, Esq. In Brief Spiegel & McDiarmid 1 Washington, DC Phoenix Seeks Consultant Services Carl E. Burleson The City of Phoenix Aviation Department announced that it is seeking Director, Office of Environment and Energy residential real estate acquisition sei vices for its Voluntary Acquisition Federal Aviation Administration and Relocation Services Program, which is a component of the Aviation Department's Community Noise Reduction Program. Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. RFQ documents are expected to be available April 2010. Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP The City of Phoenix Aviation Department also announced that it is Denver seeking residential relocation services for its Voluntary Acquisition and Relocation Services Program, which is a component of the Aviation De - Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. partment's Community Noise Reduction Program. President, Mestre Greve Associates RFQ documents are expected to be available April 2010. Laguna Niguel, CA When available, RFQ documents for both solicitations may be ob- tained by visiting www.phoenix.gov/avirfp. To be notified by email when Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. these dociunents are available please email your name, company name, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP telephone and fax numbers, and the name of this RFQ to busopps.avia- Chicago tion@phoenix.gov. No additional information is available at this time. Mary L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Chicago Exec, Chandler Noise Maps Approved Seattle The FAA announced on March 8 that noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Chandler, AZ, are in compliance with applicable federal re- quirements. For further information, contact Roxana Hernandez in FAA's Los An- geles Airports District office; tel: (310) 725-3614. The FAA announced on March 12 that noise exposure maps submitted by the Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors for Chicago Execu- tive Airport meet applicable federal requirements. For further informaton, contact Amy Hanson in FAA's Chicago Air- ports District Office; tel: (847) 294-7354. Correction ANR incorrectly reported on p. 14 of the Feb. 19 issue that one of the reasons FAA was lowering the Class B airspace around Atlanta Harts- field -Jackson Atlanta Internationa Airport was to allow for Continuous Descent Approaches Tinto the airport. The airspace change is not being made to accommodate CDAs. 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@aiiporhioiserepoii.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal 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. .. No RePorf ,., . A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 22, Number 9 Legislation SENATE PASSES FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL; AIRCRAFT NOISE PROVISIONS INCLUDED On March 23, the Senate approved a two-year, $35.4 billion Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that speeds the transition to the NextGen air transportation system and provide $80 billion for the Airport Improvement Pro- gram. The measure includes several provisions to reduce aircraft noise impact. The House passed a three-year FAA reauthorization bill on May 21, 2009 (21 ANR 57). Differences between the House and Senate bills must now be reconciled. An aide to the Senate Commerce Committee said that the bill that emerges from the reconciliation process is expected to be a three-year reauthorization. There are several provisions in the Senate bill, "The FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act," addressing aircraft noise: • Prohibition on Stage 1 and 2 aircraft: Like the House bill, the Senate bill requires the phase out of all Stage 1 and 2 aircraft under 75,000 ib. (business jets) within five years. However, the Senate bill includes an "Opt -Out" provision that would allow airports that want to continue serving Stage 1 and 2 business jets to do so; (Continued on p. 35) Reno -Tahoe Int'l WEBTRAK SYSTEM INSTALLED TO SHOW AIRPORT'S GOOD NEIGHBOR COMMITMENT On March 23, the Reno -Tahoe International Airport unveiled its new Lochard WebTrak Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS) that in- cludes 14 noise monitors installed in neighborhoods in the vicinity of the airport. "Today is a day of celebration," said Krys T. Bart, President and CEO of the Reno- Tahoe Airport Authority. "The new airport noise monitoring system repre- sents the latest in emerging technology and demonstrates to the public the airport's commitment to being a good neighbor." The user-friendly online WebTrak system features information such as aircraft type, aircraft altitude, which airline the aircraft belongs to and the origin and desti- nation airports. WebTrak's integrated noise complaint feature also allows residents who may be subjected to a high level of aircraft noise, to view a specific flight and submit a complaint online. That message is then relayed to airport staff who re- spond. "Today represents a milestone for the Reno -Tahoe International Airport," said Bart. "This system offers the community the ability to view the aircraft altitude and its flight path as it makes its way in and out of the Reno -Tahoe region. That allows (Continued on p. 37) Airport Noise Report 34 March 26, 2010 In This Issue... Legislation ... After eight months of inaction, the Sen- ate finally passes a two-year, $35.4 billion FAA reautho- rization bill that includes several provisions addressing aircraft noise impact, includ- ing: — A five-year phaseout of Stage 1 and 2 business jets,- - ets;— Pilot programs for redevel- oping airport properties and to carry out six enviromental demonstration programs at airports; — Changing the status of the ACRD pilot program to a permanent program; — Establishing a Consortium for Aviation Noise, Emis- sions, and Energy Technol- ogy Research, P. 34 Reno -Tahoe Int -7 ... Airport installs Lochard's WebTrak system to demonstrate its commitment to be a good neighbor - p. 34 News Briefs ... FAA seeks to fill two positions for general engineers in the Noise Divi- sion of its Office of Environ- ment and Energy - p. 37 March 26, 2010 Legislation, from p. 34 -Weight Restrictions at Teterboro: The bill prohibits the FAA from "taking actions designed to challenge or influence weight restrictions or prior permission rules" at Teterboro Airport, except in an emergency; • Pilot Program for Redeveloping Airport Properties: The bill establishes a pilot program at up to four public use airports that have approved Part 150 airport noise compatibil- ity programs under which airport operators may use grant funds or Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue to "en- courage airport -compatible land uses and generate economic benefit to the local airport authority and adjacent commu- nity". The House bill includes a similar provision; • Environmental Mitigation Pilot Program: The bill di- rects the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot pro- gram to carry out six environmental mitigation demonstration projects at public -use airports that will measurably reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air quality, or water qual- ity in the airport vicinity; • Airport Cooperative Research Program: Like the House bill, the Senate bill changes the status of the ACRP program from a pilot program to a permanent program. It also provides $15 million for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 for the ACRP program, of which at least $5 million has to be used for research related to the airport environment, including air- craft noise, emissions, and water quality issues; • Noise, Emissions Research Program: The bill estab- lishes a Consortium for Aviation Noise, Emissions, and Eii- ergy Technology Research, comprised of educational and research institutions or private sector entities to conduct re- search in coordination with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other agencies. The House bill has similar language directing the FAA to enter into a 10 - year cooperative agreement to develop, mature, and certify continuous lower energy, emissions, and noise (CLEEN) en- gine and airframe technology. Both the House and Senate bills require the research pro- gram to accomplish the following objectives by Sept. 30, 2016: • Certifiable aircraft technology to reduce noise levels by 32 EPNdB cumulative, relative to Stage 4 standards; • Certifiable aircraft technology to reduce fuel burn by 33 percent compared to current technology; • Certifiable engine technology to reduce landing and takeoff cycle nitrogen oxide emissions by 60 percent, at a pressure ratio of 30, over International Civil Aviation Organi- zation (ICAO) standards; • Determine the feasibility of using alternative fuels in aircraft systems, including successful demonstration and quantification of benefits; and • Determine the extent to which new engine and aircraft technologies may be used to retrofit or re -engine aircraft. • Future of Aeronautics Advisory Committee: The bill establishes an advisory committee to make recommendations to Congress for consolidating civil aeronautics research and 35 development in the United States; • Special Environmental Studies: The bill authorizes the FAA administrator to accept funds from airport sponsors to conduct special environmental studies related to a federally funded airport project or for special studies or reviews to sup- port approved noise compatibility measures in a Part 150 pro- gram or environmental mitigation in an FAA Record of Decision or Finding of No Significant Impact; • Review of Flight Procedures: The bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make AIP grants to airport op- erators to assist in completing environmental review and as- sessment activities for implementation of proposed flight procedures under the airport noise compatibility planning program. Floor Amendments to Bill Several amendments to the FAA reauthorization bill were approved on the Senate floor just prior to passage of the leg- islation. Among them were several regarding aircraft noise and emissions and NextGen equipage: • Sen. Robert Menendez (D -NJ) said he had secured an agreement to include a provision in the bill to require the FAA to monitor and report air noise impacts related to the FAA s airspace redesign for New Jersey, New York City and Philadelphia. The FAA claims that the redesign will actually reduce air noise impacts, but many New Jersey families liv- ing along new flight paths expressed concern over the plan leading up to its implementation in 2007. "The constant roar of jet engines overhead can interrupt children trying to learn in school, conversations at the dinner table, or the sleep of an infant," said Menendez. "Many of us were concerned about the noise effects of the redesign plan, but the FAA insisted that air noise would actually be reduced. The FAA's contention was based solely on com- puter modeling and not measurement of air noise. My amend- ment will provide the data on actual air noise impacts and help us make policy decisions going forward." The Menendez provision directs the FAA to monitor the noise impacts of the redesign no later than nine months after enactment of the bill and every six months thereafter. It will report to Congress on its findings. • Sen. Maria Cantwell (D SNA) secured an amendment that requires the FAA administrator to submit to Congress semi-annually a report on the status of the "Greener Skies" pilot project at Seattle -Tacoma International Airport that is designed to demonstrate the significant environmental (noise and emissions) and economic benefits of advanced aircraft navigation procedures; • Sen. Richard Durbin (D -IL) secured an amendment that authorizes the FAA administrator to make a grant to de- velop best practices and metrics with respect to the sustain- able design, construction, planning, maintenance, and operation of airports; • Sen. Russell Feingold (D -MN) secured an amendment to include the modernization, renovation, and repairs of buildings to meet the criteria for being high-performance Airport Noise Report March 26, 2010 green buildings as airport development; • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R -TX) secured an amend- ment to authorize the FAA to provide financial assistance for NextGen equipage of aircraft. Last week Sen. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, said airlines would have to pay for their own NexgtGen equipment but the amendment by Hutchison, who is the Republican Ranking Member of the Committee, states that the FAA administrator "may enter into agreements to field the costs of equipping air- craft with communications, surveillance, navigation, and other avionics to enable NextGen air traffic control capabili- ties"; • Sen. John McCain (R -AZ) secured an amendment to require the FAA administrator to develop a financing pro- posal for fully funding the development and implementation of technology for NextGen. FAA must submit a report to Congress in six months that takes into consideration opportunities for involvement by public-private partnerships, recommends creative financing proposals other than user fees or higher taxes, and includes recommendation regarding how the FAA and Congress can provide operational benefits related to preferred airspace, routings, or runway access for all aircraft that are equipped with NextGen technology before FAA requires it; • Sen. Tom Coburn (R -OK) secured an amendment that sets the fee to be paid by commercial air tour operators that conduct commercial air tour operations over a national park at an amount sufficient to offset all of the costs incurred by the federal government to develop such plans- • Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (D -OR) secured an amendment which stipulates that the National Park Serv- ice (and not the FAA) will decide if a helicopter company can fly tours over Crater Lake National Park. The Park Service can deny the company's application to conduct air tours over the park if the NPS director "determines that such operations would unacceptably impact park resources or visitor experi- ences; • Sen. Harry Reid (D -NV) secured an amendment that broadens the types of buildings that can be constructed around McCarran International Airport by lifting "outdated" deed restrictions imposed under an agreement with the Bu- reau of Land Management to enforce aicraft noise mitigation efforts. The amendment allows Clark County, NV, to sell the land for hotels, arenas, auditoriums, and concert halls. It is not clear whether this land is located within the airport's high noise contours or has come out of them. Amendments Withdrawn Surprisingly and without comment, Sen. McCain with- drew a controversial amendment he offered last week regard- ing air tours over the Grand Canyon National Park (22 ANR 30). The Sierra Club called it "a secret attempt to permanently destroy years of progress" between FAA and the Park Service on restoring natural quiet in the park. McCain's staff offered no explanation for why the amendment was withdrawn. Sen. Harry Reid said he supported McCain's amendment and hoped it would be addressed in the House -Senate confer- ence on the bill. "I hope we can work on that and get that amendment either in conference or in some other way," Reid said on the Senate floor. Reid said he also hoped that another controversial amend- ment regarding the 1,250 mile perimeter rule at Washington, DC, Reagan National Airport, which was withdrawn, could be worked on in conference. An amendment by Sen. John Ensign (R -NV) that would essentially do away with the rule was dropped as was a modi- fication of the amendment that would have allowed no new flights but would have provided air carriers with existing in- side -flee -perimeter large hub airport slots into Reagan Na- tional with the ability to convert those slots to any community outside the perimeter with each air carrier being kept at 15 roundtrip operatons eligible for conversion. Virginia Senators Mark Warner (D) and Jim Webb (D) strongly objected to efforts to expand service at National Air- port. Warner said "my constituents are the ones who have to deal with the consequences of any decision — additional air- craft noise, growing traffic congestion, and airport emissions that will affect them on a daily basis." The House FAA reauthorizaton bill increases the number of slots at Reagan National. Modernizing Aviation System Noting that America's air traffic control system is still using WWII -era technology, Sen. Rockefeller made modern- izing America's air traffic control system a primary compo- nent of the bill. "Modernizing America's embarrassingly obsolete air traf- fic control system is one of my top priorities," Chairman Rockefeller said. "This could not be more important — or more urgent. Our future as the world's leader in aviation, our safety, and our economy, depend on it." The FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act includes several provisions to modernize the nation's air transportation system, and to ensure that the FAA adopts the next generation of air traffic control technol- ogy in a timely and effective maturer. The bill: • Establishes clear deadlines for the adoption of existing Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) navi- gation and surveillance technology. For example, the bill re- quires the development of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Area Navigation (RNAV) procedures at the busiest 35 airports by 2014, and for the entire National Air- space System (NAS) by 2018. • Directs the FAA to accelerate planned timelines for inte- grating Automatic Dependent Surveillance -Broadcast (ADS - B) technology into the NAS, requiring the use of "ADS -B Out" on all aircraft by 2015 and the use of "ADS -B In" on all aircraft by 2018. • Creates an "Air Traffic Control Modernization Over- sight Board" to provide better oversight of FAA's moderniza- tion programs. Airport Noise Report March 26, 2010 ANR EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD John J. Corbett, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid Washington, DC Carl E. Burleson Director, Office of Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration 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. Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Chicago Mary L. Vigilante President, Synergy Consultants Seattle 37 • Establishes a "Chief NextGen Officer" position at FAA to oversee implementation of all NextGen programs, and provide greater accounta- bility over the modernization process. The text of the Senate FAA reauthorization bill is available on the Li- brary of Congress web site: http://www.thomas.gov/. Type in the bill number (S. 1451). Reno -Tahoe, from p. 34 for transparency and accountability, which is a benefit to all." The public can access the system at www.renoairport.com by clicking on the "Airport Noise" link on the top left hand comer of the page. All Right information is delayed by 10 minutes for security purposes. Only about 30 U.S. commercial airports offer a public online noise monitoring system, the airport said. Reno -Tahoe International Airport's Noise and Operations Monitoring System cost approximately $2 million and was funded through a federal grant and airport funds. In Brief_ Job Openings in FAA Noise Office FAA announced that two positions are open in the Noise Division of its Office of Enviroment and Energy for general engineers. One would work in the area of regulatory noise certification pro- grams. The other would do work related to NextGen initiatives. For work on noise certification standards/practices/policy, I to J band (GS 13 -GS 14): http://j obview.usaj obs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JoblD=86960239&JobTi- tle=General+Engineer&q=FAA&where=20591 &brd=3 876&vw=d&FedE mp=N&FedPub=Y&x=64&y=21 &pg=1 &re=10&AVSDM=2010-03- 19+00%3al2%3a00 For work on NextGen noise effects analysis, as high as J band (as high as GS 14): http://j obview.usaj obs.gov/GetJob. aspx?JoblD=86960248 &JobTi- tie=General+Engineer&q=FAA&where=20591 &brd=3876&vw=d&FedE mp=N&FedPub=Y&x=64&y=21 &pg=1 &re=10&AVSDM=2010-03- 19+00%3al3%3a00 Questions regarding these positions may be directed to Raquel Girvin, PhD, Manager, Noise Div., Office of Environment & Energy; tel: 202- 267-3570; fax: 202-267-5594; e-mail: raquel.girvin@faa.gov. Anne A. 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@airportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal 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. Airport Nobse Report A weekly update on litigation, regulations, and technological developments Volume 22, Number 10 April 2, 2010 Community Noise OUTREACH WORKSHOP ON COMMUNITY NOISE SET P®I2 APRIL 19 AT JOINT INCE/ASA MEETING Lawrence S. Finegold, Workshop Chair and Chau of INCE/USA Technical Committee on Community Noise, issued the following announcement: On 19 April, fiom 1:30 until 5 p.m., the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE/USA) and the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) will conduct a Public Outreach Workshop on Community Noise as part of the joint Noise -Con 2010 Con- ference and 159th Meeting of ASA (see http://asa.aip.org/index.litml for details). This major event on community noise issues will be held in the Atlantic Room of the Baltimore Marriot Waterfront Hotel (www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwiwf- baltimore-marriott-waterfront/). This important, interesting and potentially quite useful Workshop will feature prominent national speakers on community noise control, including the following: • Bennett Brooks — "Proposed ANSI Standard - Guidance for Developing State Noise Regulations and Local Noise Ordinances"; • George Maling — "Issues in Noise Control" (Will also briefly address the pending NAE report - "Technology for a Quieter America"); (Continued on p. 38) Commentary FROM WHENCE CAME LDN/DNL 65? HISTORY IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS WE'D LIFE by Nicholas P. Miller Senior Vice President, Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. With FAA developing a research roadmap, and fears (hopes?) expressed by many in our airport noise community that the land use compatibility guideline might change, I became "curiouser and curiouser" about the real origin of 65 DNL as various claims were made about its origin, its immutability, its arbitrariness, and its scientific basis or lack thereof What follows is my take on what seems to have happened — at least for conmiercial aviation. Please to forgive oversights, but it's the best I could do with what materials I could quickly dig up. This is, indeed, a topic with a tortuous and uncertain history. Apparently, many efforts from the 1950's on to the late 1970's were underway to detennine levels that could be identified as the threshold between compatibility and incompatibility with noise. Efforts were pursued in many countries. In the U.S., it appears that a "west coast", an "east coast", and. a U.S. EPA effort were simultaneously underway. The various engaged personalities were surely (Continued on p. 40) Airport Noise Report In This Issue... Connnuni07 Noise ... An outreach workshop will be held at the joint meeting of INCE/ASA as the first step in implementing a long-term public education and aware- ness program in the U.S. The workshop will intro- duce the public to a National Academy of Engineering study intended to influence Congress to give community noise a higher priority - p. 38 Commentaij, ... Ever won- der where FAA's 65 DNL land use compatibility guide- line came from and what kind of science it's based on? Nick Miller of HMMH did and his investigation unrav- els a "tortuous and uncer- tain" history described in an ANR Commentary- p. 38 Noise Grants ... City of In- glewood receives a $10 mil- lion AIP grant to help support sound insulation ef- forts around LAX - p. 39 ... Buffalo Niagara Interna- tional Airport gets a $6 mil- lion grant to support its noise mitigation efforts - p. 40 ril 2, 2010 Community Noise, from p. 38 • George Luz — "Overview of Maryland State Noise Reg- ulation and Baltimore Noise Ordinance"; • Elkhart, IN Mayor Dick Moore and Mr. Dale Phlibsen, Elkhart Police Chief — "Implementation and Economic Ef- fects of the Elkhart, IN Noise Control Ordinance"; Ken Polcak — "The Maryland State Highway Adminis- tration's Noise Policy and Community Outreach Efforts - Successes and Challenges with the Carrot and Stick"; • George Prochnik — "Flipping the Focus: How to Begin Thinking About Reducing Noise by Creating Silence"; • Lawrence Finegold — "Community -Based Environmen- tal Noise Management and Mitigation" (If time is still avail- able at the end of the Workshop). After these presentations, the public will be invited to dis- cuss various noise issues, including the noise situation in Bal- timore, desired local government responses, the Baltimore noise ordinance, the Maryland noise control regulation, and the role of federal, state and local governments in addressing community noise issues. Noise Problem Continuing to Grow Community noise is a major social problem in the U.S. and is continuing to grow, especially in major urban areas. It causes many problems for community residents, including annoyance, sleep disturbance, interference with daily activi- ties such as speech interference, negative impacts on human health, including cardiovascular effects such as hypertension and other heart problems, and generally decreases the quality of life for Americans. These problems will not be adequately addressed until the public demands that the government improves and updates our approach to noise mitigation, including expanded noise effects research, measurement of overall community noise exposure, adequate national, state and local noise policies, and improvements in effective and affordable noise control technologies. It is well known that the U.S. has not made many signifi- cant improvements in community and enviromnental noise policies, particularly at the national level, in the past several decades; nor is there sufficient funding available for related research and technology development activities. National Study Underway At the present time however, in addition to other na- tional level efforts, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is conducting a study entitled "Technology for a Qui- eter America". After completion of this very important na- tional study, the NAE will report the results to Congress and, thus, hopefully influence this body to seriously consider giv- ing community noise a higher priority in the national agenda. The Workshop will serve as the first public introduction of the significant NAE Study. One of the components of the reconsideration of cormmu- nity noise issues in America is obtaining inputs from the pub - 39 lic concerning their noise problems and what actions they would like to see implemented. Thus, there is a need to inter- act with the public to learn their perspective on community noise issues. The planned Public Outreach Workshop will inform the public on the deleterious effects of community and broader environmental noise, provide information on noise mitigation options and discuss various noise policy issues and available approaches. It is intended to be the first step in implementing a long- term public education and awareness program in the U.S. on community noise and will demonstrate the commitment of both ASA and INCE/USA to the community noise topic. It will hopefully be beneficial at both the local and na- tional levels and will include a panel of highly knowledge- able Invited Speakers who will make presentations on a variety of community noise topics. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance at this his- torical Public Outreach Workshop. Finegold can be reached at Email: LSFinegold@earth- link.net; Phone: 937-371-4833. Los Angeles Intl lig Rep. Maxine Waters (D -CA) announced March 26 that the Department of Transportation has awarded the City of In- glewood a $10 million noise mitigation grant. The City's proximity to Los Angeles International Air- port (LAX) and its inbound and outbound flight paths make increased funding for noise mitigation efforts essential, she said. "The relationship between LAX and the surrounding communities has always been a delicate one because the air- port is a major economic hub and job creator, but the noise and pollution that come along with it have a major impact on schools, businesses and homes in my district," said Rep. Wa- ters. This sizeable grant will help Inglewood retrofit win- dows, doors, siding and insulation to help keep aircraft noise to a minimum." The congresswoman recently lauded another important LAX -related decision for residents of Westchester, who live on the north side of the airport. An extensive study by an aca- demie panel found that a proposal to move LAX's north run- ways would have a negligible impact on aircraft and passenger safety and is therefore unnecessary. Moving the north runways would have increased noise, air pollution, and other environmental impacts oil residents, schools, churches, and businesses. Airport Noise Report April 2, 2010 40 Buffalo Niagara Intl AIRF®RT GETS $6 MILLI®N AIP" GRANT FOR SOUND INSULATION New York Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gilli- brand announced March 26 the U.S. Department of Trans- portation has awarded Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $6 million in a federal grant for the Buffalo Niag- ara International Airport. "The grant will provide federal funding for the construc- tion of noise mitigation measures for public buildings. This grant will provide Rinds for increased noise control by retro- fitting homes in local communities near the airport to reduce the sound coming from the airport and improve the quality of life in those communities," the senators explained. "This funding is great news for Buffalo residents and pos- itive step forward for the community's quality of life," Schumer said. "The construction will help support employ- ment and pump funds into the local economy, which is just what we need right now." "This is a great investment for Western New York," Sena- tor Gillibrand said. "These federal dollars will help improve infrastructure at the airport, support job creation and enhance safety for travelers. I will continue working with Senator Schumer to make sure New York gets its fair share from the federal government." Buffalo Niagara International Airport was first created in 1926 when a group of aviation enthusiasts convinced City of Buffalo officials that an airport was an indispensable element for any city intent on industrial and commercial growth. Since its opening, the BNIA terminal has expanded both the east and west concourse facility. These expansions have in- creased the total number of gates from 15 to 25. Connnentary, fivin p. 38 aware of each others' work, and it is likely that most of them attended the legendary 1973 International Conference on "Noise as a Public Health Problem" at Dubrovnik, Yu- goslavia, but produced separate reports. (Legend has it that during that conference in a taxi cab, Ken Eldred and Liz Quadra derived the relationship between population density and Ldn. Another legend is that Henning von Gierke finished drafting the "Levels Document" in his hotel room at 5 in the morning.) On the west coast, Wyle Laboratories provided a report Supporting Information for the Adopted Noise Regulations for California Airports, WCR 70-3(R), January 29, 1971. This report documents the science behind the California air- port noise criteria that were adopted in November 1970. The criteria limited airport noise in residential communities to 65 CNEL. The report shows that behind selection of this level, however, was a review of considerable research on the effects of noise on people. Data on speech and sleep interference, hearing loss, physiological stress and health effects, annoy- ance and community reaction were all reviewed. In the end, using community reaction data, 65 CNEL was chosen as the apparent "threshold of complaints," suggesting that com- plaints are a reasonable indicator of annoyance. Of note, and generally suffering from benign neglect, is the report's clear recommendation that: "The CNEL limit should be periodi- cally reviewed by the State with a view to the possible neces- sity of reducing the limit in light of any new human factors research which may become available," and that the review should be every five years, at maximum. On the east coast, Ted Schultz at Bolt Beranek and New- man was hard at work assisting HUD develop compatibility guidelines. In BBN Report No. 2005 R, Technical Back- ground for Noise Abatement in HUD's Operating Programs, 8 November 1971 he reviewed noise ratings (dBA, loudness, NNI, etc.), made comparisons across noise ratings, compared noise ratings with subjective judgments, criteria of accept- ability, including social surveys and existing noise exposures, and criteria in different countries. (His work investigating surveys appeared in the "Synthesis of social surveys on noise annoyance," in JASA, vol. 64, No. 2, August 1978.) Ted de- veloped criteria for non -aircraft noise that were identified as "clearly acceptable," "normally acceptable," "normally unac- ceptable" and "clearly unacceptable." These were indicated on simple graphics that showed areas of level versus percent of time exceeded, over which a measured distribution could be traced or laid and acceptability determined. However, these were probably too complicated for practical use, since sound distributions were at the time almost impossible to pre- dict —how would a proposed project be judged? The distri- butions were also stated first in terms of L33, then as NEF values in 1971, then finally as Ldn values in 1978. For our purposes, i.e., for aircraft, in Report No. 2005 R, he identified "about NEF 30" (—DNL 65) as the criterion of acceptable exposure in the U.S. This criterion appears to be a synthesis of what other countries were doing. But note what he says about this criterion: "It should be emphasized that cri- teria in the NEF 30 range must be regarded as provisional. In each of the national studies in which these limits were devel- oped, these levels of noise showed up as `maximum tolera- ble' and were regarded as turning points above which annoyance increased very rapidly; but sizable portions of the population were seriously disturbed at much lower levels. These turning points, however, were seized by the authorities and treated as acceptable levels such that special precautions and noise abatement measures are required only for more se- vere exposure." [Ted's emphasis] "The situation is even more extreme in the U.S., since the criteria are based on overt ac- tion in terns of complaints or legal action. It is well known that seriouspublic annoyance is prevalent long before official complaints are lodged. It is therefore obvious that these crite- ria are not adequate for aircraft noise abatement in the long run, since they are deliberately permissive." Seinultz' "Synthesis" JASA article, after long analyses and descriptions, provides a way to choose a "community noise level suitable for a living environment...." He does this in a Airport Noise Report ril 2, 2010 41 ANR EDITORIAL graph (Figure 23 in the article) that plots, as a function of Ldn, % U.S. Populations exposed to values of Ldn or higher, and % of people experi- ADVIS ORY BOARD encing different types of effects at a given Ldn — high annoyance, sleep or speech interference. What he tries to offer decision -makers is infonnation that balances what is desirable with what is feasible. We have forgotten, John J. Corbett, Esq. or never knew, that high annoyance was only one of the effects he pro - Spiegel & McDiamiid posed minimizing or limiting in selecting a level for a suitable environ - Washington, DC ment. Author's notes: Links to these reports are available through H1\4MH's website: www.hmmh.corn/blog. For people younger than about 55, the people mentioned are: Ken El- dred, now living somewhere in Maine, was a chief participant at Wyle and then at BBN in development of the background for metrics and effects of noise. Liz Quadra, now lost to us in acoustics, was a major force in the U.S. EPA's Office of Noise Abatement and Control (ONAC — defunded in 1981). Henning von Gierke, deceased, was a scientist the U.S. managed to get from Germany after World War II and who lead research on the ef- fects ffects of noise and vibration on people at the U.S. Air Force research labo- ratories at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Everyone reading this should know about Ted Schultz. If not, check the links on the HMMH website. Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 tunes a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@,ainportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal 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. Meanwhile, the U.S. EPA's Task Group III, led by Henning von Carl E. Burleson Gierke, in responding to the Noise Control Act of 1972, recommended Director, Office of Environment and Energy Ldn 60 as the limit of compatibility, and based this conclusion on mini - Federal Aviation Administration mizing annoyance, complaints and community reaction, and speech inter- ference both outdoors and indoors. (See the EPA report Impact Peter J. Kirsch, Esq. Characterization of Noise Including Implications of Identifying and Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Achieving Levels of Cumulative Noise Exposure, P13224408, 27 July Denver 1973.) Finally, we also know that for the Maryland Aviation Administration in Vincent E. Mestre, P.E. 1975, Schultz recommended Ldn 65 as the residential. standard, to be re - President, Mestre Greve Associates duced to Ldn 60 when "the U.S. fleet noise level is reduced 5 dB below 1 Laguna Niguel, CA July 1975 levels," Maryland Department of Transportation State Aviation Administration, Selection of Airport Noise Analysis Method and Exposure Steven F. Pflaum, Esq. Limits, January, 1975. Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP My Conclusions? These folks at the beginning tried to account for all Chicago the effects they were aware of and had confidence in, and balance what might be desirable with what would be feasible. And they all suspected or Mary L. Vigilante decided that 65 CNEL / Ldn was likely too high as a long-term goal. President, Synergy Consultants I've just gotten a lot more appreciation for real historians. Seattle Author's notes: Links to these reports are available through H1\4MH's website: www.hmmh.corn/blog. For people younger than about 55, the people mentioned are: Ken El- dred, now living somewhere in Maine, was a chief participant at Wyle and then at BBN in development of the background for metrics and effects of noise. Liz Quadra, now lost to us in acoustics, was a major force in the U.S. EPA's Office of Noise Abatement and Control (ONAC — defunded in 1981). Henning von Gierke, deceased, was a scientist the U.S. managed to get from Germany after World War II and who lead research on the ef- fects ffects of noise and vibration on people at the U.S. Air Force research labo- ratories at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Everyone reading this should know about Ted Schultz. If not, check the links on the HMMH website. Anne H. Kohut, Publisher Published 44 tunes a year at 43978 Urbancrest Ct., Ashburn, Va. 20147; Phone: (703) 729-4867; FAX: (703) 729-4528. e-mail: editor@,ainportnoisereport.com; Price $850. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal 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.