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September 13, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight – August 2026

AICA’s public comment, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket No. FAA-2026-6935. The comment finds that the FAA’s proposed interim framework for supersonic overland flight does not yet provide the noise, vibration, operational, community-response, and environmental evidence needed to support authorizations of unspecified scope and duration. AICA recommends that the FAA evaluate all pressure disturbances and acoustic signals that may reach the Earth’s surface, require monitoring and reporting of actual operations, establish common operating boundaries and evaluation milestones, and use the resulting evidence to inform environmental review, FAA noise-policy work, and future supersonic decisions.
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September 13, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Waiver – August 2026 – Current

AICA’s public comment, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket No. FAA-2026-8614. The comment opposes the FAA’s proposed General Waiver provision, which would remove requirements under 13 federal environmental and preservation laws from covered commercial space launch and reentry licenses and permits. AICA recommends that FAA withdraw the proposed General Waiver and pursue licensing efficiencies through coordinated, site-specific review that preserves safeguards for public health, safety, property, communities, and environmental resources.
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September 13, 2026

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) – January 2025 to Current

AICA is active in representing communities directly affected by Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in federal legislation, policy development, research, and industry practices. This ongoing project area includes AICA’s presentations, policy materials, research participation, and AAM resources, including Darlene Yaplee, AICA President and Co-Founder, contributing author for NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Noise: 2025 Update on Current Practice, Gaps, and Recommendations and author of AAM presentations for the Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANES). As AAM continues to emerge, AICA’s work focuses on ensuring that communities’ lived experience is represented in decisions about AAM noise, operations, and impacts.
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September 13, 2026

SFO Fly Quiet Program 2.0 Noise Reduction Evaluation Framework – August 2026

AICA developed a Noise Reduction Evaluation Framework for the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable’s Fly Quiet Program 2.0. The framework evaluates proposed noise-reduction measures based on who controls them, whether they are likely to reduce noise meaningfully, and which communities benefit. The process produced three outcomes: recommended Fly Quiet Program elements, identification of existing noise-abatement procedures (NAPs) and SFO rules and regulations, and proposed work plan items for future Roundtable evaluation.
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April 5, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Aviation Noise Complaint and Inquiry Response (ANCIR) Portal – March 2026

AICA’s public comment, supported by 76 advocacy organizations, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket ID No. FAA-2026-0661. The comment finds that the FAA’s ANCIR Noise Portal functions primarily as a complaint intake system rather than a meaningful community engagement or analytical tool, and recommends targeted improvements so that community-submitted data are analyzed, linked to operational and noise exposure conditions, and transparently used to inform mitigation actions and aviation noise policy decisions.
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