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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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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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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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June 2, 2020

Responses to the FAA’s April 2020 Noise Metrics Report Regarding DNL and 65 DNL Standard – June-September 2020

The FAA’s April 2020 Report to Congress on alternative noise metrics and the 65 DNL standard for airplane noise fails to fulfill the requirements of sections 173 and 188 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. Responses to the metrics report: Executive Summary, Technical Response, Questions to FAA Pertaining to the Metrics Report, a letter from the Quiet Skies Caucus (QSC) to FAA stating “The FAA’s report is unacceptable,” and a press release and letter from the QSC asking the FAA for formal responses to questions.
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