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October 4, 2024

FAA Noise Policy Review – October 2022-Current

After reporting the Neighborhood Environmental Survey (NES) results on January 13, 2021, FAA stated its plan to “bringing on board the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to assist with designing an inclusive and participatory policy review framework and process that prioritizes input from substantially affected stakeholders, including local communities”. The FAA/FMCS Interagency Agreement (IAA) was signed September 10, 2021. On May 1, 2023 the FAA announced it would review its Noise Policy and solicited comments to the Federal Register.
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October 4, 2024

Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANE) 2025: Presentations “Realizing a 21st Century Noise Policy”, “Attributes of a 21st Century Noise Report” and “NASA’s Quesst and Advanced Air Mobility Missions – Updates and Exploring Community Engagement Strategies”– March 2025

Presentations by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) on FAA Noise Policy Review, by Marie-Jo Fremont (Concerned Residents of Palo Alto, CA) and contributions by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) on a 21st Century Report, and by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) and Jonathan Rathsam (NASA) on updates to the Quesst (Supersonic) and Advanced Air Mobility missions and community engagement strategies.
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October 4, 2024

Federal Register Comment: National Collaboration on FAA’s Modernization of Pilot Schools (February 8, 2025–Current)

AICA led a February 8, 2025 Federal Register comment on the FAA’s Modernization of Pilot Schools (14 CFR Part 141) with Save Our Skies Alliance and Groton Ayer Buzz. The endorsements by the University Aviation Association (UAA) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), followed by a subsequent joint submission by AICA, UAA, and NATA, marked an unprecedented alignment between community advocates and national aviation organizations.
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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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