Dear Friends, 

As part of the FAA's Noise Policy Review, today marks the start of a 90-day period to respond to the FAA on potential changes to aviation noise policy, specifically regarding noise metrics, via the following Federal Register notice (FRN):

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/01/2023-09113/request-for-comments-on-the-federal-aviation-administrations-review-of-the-civil-aviation-noise

We will be following up soon with our initial observations and additional details about the FAA’s solicitation.

The FAA's comment process includes the following public meetings/webinars:

1. Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 1 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), virtual;

2. Thursday, May 18, 2023, 6 to 8:00 p.m. ET, virtual;

3. Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 9 to 11:00 p.m. ET, virtual; and

4. Thursday, May 25, 2023, 3 to 5:00 p.m. ET, virtual.

Let us know YOUR initial questions and comments about the FRN which we will also advance to Representative Eshoo. And please see Congresswoman Eshoo's recent testimony to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee representing our concerns.

Thank you!