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October 3, 2024

“Turbulence Ahead? Supreme Court Rulings & Environmental Law” Webinar – September 2024

AICA and CJSC, LLC co-hosted a webinar with panelists Barbara Lichman at Buckhalter and Steve Taber at Leech Tishman to learn about what Supreme Court cases Loper Bright and Corner Post might mean for the legal challenges on aviation environmental issues, such as noise impacts. The four panelists have extensive backgrounds in aviation law, environmental policy and compliance, and environmental advocacy. The webinar covered an overview of cases and a question/answer session.

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April 28, 2024

AICA, Studio City For Quiet Skies, and UproarLA’s Federal Register Comment on NASA’s test on human response to Advanced Aviation Mobility (AAM) vehicle noise  – April 26, 2024-Current

Three community groups submitted a joint public comment in the Federal Register regarding NASA’s planned test. The overarching input is for NASA to design, execute, and derive findings from the Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (VANGARD) test to accurately reflect how impacted communities experience noise.

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July 10, 2023

Additional Work (Ongoing)

Media Coverage “JASA study to narrow to draw broad conclusions on AEDT accuracy, FAA says,” Airport Noise Report (ANR), March 22, 2024; Public Record Submissions for the June 12, 2023 NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) Meeting; Public Record Submissions for the February 28, 2023 NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) Meeting; Comment on Petition for Exemption – Summary of Petition Received; Ampaire, Inc.; Public Record Submission for the August 23, 2023 Advance Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC) Meeting; Comment on Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification; November 20, 2024 Comment on FAA Information Collection for Part 150; November 29, 2024 Media Coverage “Community Alliance Recommends Changes to Part 150 Info Collection”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
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October 10, 2022

FAA Community Engagement Scorecard (FAACES) – May 2022-Current

The FAA has asserted that it has improved its community engagement efforts over the past few years. To determine if these efforts have been adequate and resulted in improvements, from the perspective of local community groups, the Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance (AICA) developed the project FAA Community Engagement Scorecard (FAACES). This project originated at the Aviation Noise and Emissions Symposium and received media coverage by Airport Noise Report (ANR).
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October 9, 2022

FAA Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) – October 2022 – Current

AICA presented at the REDAC meeting during the public forum. REDAC provides a public forum at their bi-annual meetings. As an FAA advisory committee, REDAC provides advice and recommendations to the FAA Administrator on the needs, objectives, plans, approaches, content, and accomplishments of the aviation research portfolio. Additionally REDAC works the ensure FAA present and future aviation research activities are coordinated with similar research being conducted outside the FAA.
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May 6, 2022

“Community Engagement or DIS-Engagement” Presentation at Aviation Noise and Emissions (ANE) Symposium by Darlene Yaplee – May 2022

This presentation will discuss Community Engagement based on the speaker’s experience and perspectives from additional members of aviation-impacted communities. Is the term “community” used consistently? What is “meaningful engagement” for people near flight paths? Who is the “community” in Community Engagement? The presentation was subsequently covered by Airport Noise Report (ANR).
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February 21, 2022

62 Organizations Signed Letter to Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus (QSC) Re: NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) Membership – December 2021-November 2022

The December 20, 2021 letter requests the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus to contact DOT Secretary Buttigieg requesting that he direct the FAA to recommend multiple community representatives to the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) before the June 2022 NAC charter renewal. Subsequently the 62 organizations’ letter was covered by Airport Noise Report (ANR) and the Quiet Skies Caucus sent a letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg and issued a press release.
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