Dear Friends,
As you are aware, our partnership with grassroots leaders around the country led to an unprecedented number of
noise provisions in the FAA 2018 Reauthorization which have not yet been implemented as we expected, or have been stalled for years. Critically, the delay in modernizing FAA's methodologies and metrics for environmental design activities, and to mitigate noise exposure levels as well as air quality pollutants from Nextgen. The FAA, GAO and industry are well informed about our concerns and we hope that this hearing will open up a discussion about what is causing delays and to better measure progress.
HEARING DETAILS
The Subcommittee on Aviation Hearing on:
“Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in Addressing Community Concerns”
Thursday, March 17, 2022
10:00 a.m. EDT
Chairs DeFazio and Larsen Announce Hearing on Mitigating Aviation Noise
Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Aviation Noise: Measuring Progress in Addressing Community Concerns.”
During this hearing, members will examine the continued effects of aviation noise and the implementation of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act. Members will hear testimony from the Federal Aviation Administration, Government Accountability Office, and other aviation professionals.
More information about the hearing, including a witness list and a livestream, can be found here once available.
