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San Francisco International Airport 1-1 ESA / 120832 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update Noise Compatibility Program July 2018

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

This report documents the results of the second and final phase of the San Francisco International Airport Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 Study Update: the Noise Compatibility Program (NCP). The Update was conducted in accordance with 14 CFR Part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning [I-1]1. The first step in the update process was to develop maps depicting existing and anticipated future aircraft noise exposure (assuming that no changes to the existing Noise Compatibility Program were implemented) and to estimate the effects of that noise in terms of the number of people, households, and noise-sensitive land uses exposed to aircraft noise of Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 65 decibels (dB) and higher. The noise exposure maps and the assumptions used in developing the maps are documented in the report 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 Study Update, Noise Exposure Map Report, San Francisco International Airport, August 2015 [I-2]. The NEMs were accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 29, 2016 (See Appendix A for related correspondence).

1.1 Airport Setting San Francisco International Airport (SFO or the Airport) is located in unincorporated San Mateo County, California. The land and Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) by and through the San Francisco Airport Commission (Airport Commission). SFO is located approximately 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco and occupies about 5,100 acres of which about 2,200 are land.2 As shown on Exhibit 1-1, the active operations area at SFO is bordered by the San Francisco Bay to the east and U.S. Highway 101 (U.S. 101) to the west and south, and Interstate 380 (I-380) to the north. The Airport is surrounded by the cities of Millbrae and Burlingame (to the south), San Bruno (to the west), and South San Francisco (to the north). San Bruno Mountain is located about two miles north of the Airport; Sweeney Ridge / San Andreas Lake is located about 1.5 miles west of the Airport. These two mountains funnel coastal winds southeast towards San Mateo County and the Airport. The surrounding terrain and direction of the winds are primary drivers for the direction of aircraft operations and associated noise contours.

1 See Chapter 6 of this report for a full list of references. 2 Remaining 2,900 acres of SFO property is in San Francisco Bay waters.

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1.2 Summary of Aviation Demand Forecasts 14 CFR Part 150 requires that noise exposure maps (NEMs) be prepared for two scenarios—existing conditions and conditions 5 years into the future. Each map reflects the annual average number of daily aircraft operations for the specified year. Typically, data for the most recent full calendar year for which data are available at the time the maps are prepared are used to represent existing conditions. In this 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update, operations data for calendar year 2013 were used to represent the baseline (2014) condition (2014, which is the year of the submittal of the NEMs to the FAA) and forecast operations in 2019 were used to represent 5-year future conditions. The data used to develop the 2014 NEMs are representative of the existing conditions in 2015 and the data used to develop the 2019 NEMs are representative of the future five-year forecast condition in 2020.

The most recent FAA-approved aviation activity forecasts are documented in the report San Francisco International Airport Forecast Update (the 2014 Forecast) by Landrum & Brown [I-3], which was approved by the FAA on June 9, 2014. The 2014 Forecast provides baseline (2013) data and projections of annual passenger enplanements, air cargo volumes, aircraft operations, and commercial aircraft fleet mix that reflect market-driven demand for air service. The 2014 Forecast is “unconstrained” and as such does not take facility constraints or other outside limiting factors into consideration. The 2014 Forecast provides SFO and the FAA with an adaptive framework for long range planning.

Table 1-1 presents historical aircraft operations data for SFO. Total aircraft operations at SFO increased from 379,500 in 2007 to 421,400 in 2013, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.8 percent. During this time period, commercial passenger operations experienced the fastest growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2.7 percent. Military, cargo, air taxi and general aviation operations experienced decreases during the period.

TABLE 1-1 HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2007-2013

Calendar Year

Commercial Passenger All - Cargo Air Taxi

Total Commercial

General Aviation Military Total

2007 330,114 7,140 20,463 357,717 19,150 2,633 379,500

2008 344,834 6,420 18,303 369,557 15,478 2,675 387,710

2009 342,658 7,084 14,938 364,860 12,293 2,778 379,751

2010 349,420 7,036 15,512 371,968 12,570 2,710 387,248

2011 365,372 6,782 16,059 388,213 12,711 2,640 403,564

2012 387,416 6,274 15,596 409,286 12,561 2,719 424,566

2013 386,416 5,920 14,475 406,811 12,213 2,376 421,400

Compound Annual Growth Rate 2007-2013 2.7% -3.1% -5.6% 2.2% -7.2% -1.7% 1.8%

SOURCES: Landrum & Brown, San Francisco International Airport Forecast Update, April 2014, as approved by the FAA on June 9, 2014; and SFO Year End Traffic Report, CY2013.

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Table 1-2 presents projected aircraft operations data for SFO. Total operations at the airport are expected to grow at an average rate of 2.0 percent annually over the forecast period, increasing from an estimated 421,400 operations in 2013 to 625,620 operations in 2033. Commercial passenger and air taxi operations are anticipated to experience the fastest growth, with average growth rates of 2.0 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. Military operations at SFO are not anticipated to grow during the forecast period while general aviation operations are expected to grow modestly at an average annual growth rate of 0.5 percent.

TABLE 1-2 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS FORECAST FOR SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 2013-2033

Calendar Year

Commercial Passenger All - Cargo Air Taxi

Total Commercial

General Aviation Military Total

2013 386,416 5,920 14,475 406,811 12,213 2,376 421,400

Forecast 2014 389,800 5,800 15,000 410,600 12,300 2,400 425,300 2015 393,400 5,700 15,500 414,600 12,360 2,400 429,360 2016 397,600 5,900 16,000 419,500 12,420 2,400 434,320 2017 402,500 6,100 16,600 425,200 12,480 2,400 440,080 2018 407,800 6,200 17,200 431,200 12,540 2,400 446,140 2019 413,500 6,400 17,800 437,700 12,600 2,400 452,700 2020 423,800 6,600 18,400 448,800 12,660 2,400 463,860 2021 432,100 6,700 19,000 457,800 12,720 2,400 472,920 2022 441,900 6,900 19,700 468,500 12,780 2,400 483,680 2023 451,900 7,000 20,400 479,300 12,840 2,400 494,540 2028 508,300 7,700 22,100 538,100 13,140 2,400 553,640 2033 572,500 8,400 28,800 609,700 13,520 2,400 625,620

Compound Annual Growth Rate 2013-2033 2.0% 1.8% 3.5% 2.0% 0.5% 0.0% 2.0%

SOURCE: Landrum & Brown, San Francisco International Airport Forecast Update, April 2014, as approved by the FAA on June 9,

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1.3 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Overview The CCSF by and through the Airport Commission has a long history of implementing aircraft noise abatement and mitigation measures at SFO. The Airport Commission prepared a 14 CFR Part 150 Study for SFO in the early 1980s. The 14 CFR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) was adapted from the 1980 Joint Land Use Study Final Technical Report [I-4] which was approved by the Joint Powers Board in March 1980. The NEMs included in the 14 CFR Part 150 Study were accepted by the FAA on January 25, 1983 and the NCP was approved by the FAA on September 7, 1983.

At the FAA’s request, the Airport Commission updated the 1983 NEM document in 1995 to reflect changes that had occurred at the Airport and in the Airport environs. The 1995 NEM update was accepted by the FAA as complying with 14 CFR Part 150 on May 17, 1996. The Airport Commission prepared a subsequent NEM Update in 2001; the 2001 NEM Update was

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accepted by the FAA on July 17, 2002. The existing conditions NEM in the 2002 NEM Update represents calendar year 2001 conditions and the future-year NEM represents projected conditions in calendar year 2006.

1.4 Updated Noise Exposure Maps In May 2014, the Airport Commission retained a team of consultants to assist in updating the SFO 14 CFR Part 150 NEMs and NCP in accordance with 14 CFR Part 150. Environmental Science Associates (ESA) was retained as the overall project manager for the process, and also to manage public outreach, FAA coordination efforts, and prepare all 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update documentation. BridgeNet International was retained as the acoustical consultant responsible for the development of aircraft noise exposure contours using the FAA’s Integrated Noise Model (INM), Version 7.0d. Version 7.0d was the most current version of the INM at the time the noise contours for the SFO 14 CFR Part 150 NEMs were prepared. In May 2015, the FAA released the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) to replace the INM; however, the Final Draft NEMs had been completed and submitted for FAA Lines of Business review several months earlier (in January 2015), so use of AEDT was not adopted for the SFO 14 CFR Part 150 NEMs.

The updated noise exposure maps for SFO depict existing and future aircraft noise levels in the areas around the Airport. The NEM report describes the analysis, methodology, assumptions and findings associated with development of the NEMs. For SFO, the existing conditions NEM reflects aircraft noise levels associated with operational conditions at the Airport in calendar year 2014. The future conditions NEM represents 2019 conditions in conformance with 14 CFR Part 150, which requires preparation of an NEM representing forecast aircraft operations five years after the NEM date of submittal to the FAA (August 2015). The data used to develop the 2014 NEMs are representative of the existing conditions in 2015 and the data used to develop the 2019 NEMs are representative of the future five-year forecast condition in 2020. The FAA accepted the SFO NEMs on January 29, 2016.

Exhibit 1-2 presents noise exposure contours associated with aircraft operations at SFO in 2014 superimposed on a map of generalized existing (2014) land use in the Airport environs. Exhibit 1-3 presents projected noise exposure contours associated with aircraft operations at San Francisco International Airport in 2019, also superimposed on a map of generalized existing (2014) land use.

1.5 Purpose of the Current Noise Compatibility Program Update 14 CFR Part 150 “prescribes the procedures, standards and methodology governing the development, submissions, and review of airport noise maps and airport noise compatibility programs, including the process for evaluating and approving or disapproving those programs.” 14 CFR Part 150 is more comprehensive than previous federal noise programs, and since its

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enactment, FAA grants can be applied to implement noise programs in communities impacted by aircraft noise. While airport sponsors are not mandated to prepare 14 CFR Part 150 studies (participation in the program is voluntary), to receive Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for an airport noise program such as sound insulation, the airport sponsor must have federally accepted noise exposure maps (NEMs) and the program must be approved as a specific measure in the FAA’s Record of Approval for the sponsor’s noise compatibility program (NCP). As described previously, the Airport Commission recently completed the 14 CFR Part 150 Study NEM Update for SFO to reflect changes in aircraft operations, fleet mix, and land uses in the Airport environs since the previous 14 CFR Part 150 NEM Update was accepted by the FAA in 2002. The 2014 and 2019 NEMs depict those portions of the SFO environs that are (or will be) exposed to aircraft noise levels of CNEL 65 dB and higher. The Airport Commission’s goals for this NCP Update are to: (1) efficiently and cost effectively develop NCP documentation for SFO, (2) obtain FAA’s approval of the updated NCP, and (3) ensure that ongoing 14 CFR Part 150 noise mitigation programs in the SFO environs (i.e., the residential sound insulation program) will be eligible to receive FAA funding in the future.

1.6 Updated Noise Compatibility Program Development of the noise compatibility program (NCP or the Program) update included the following steps:

• Evaluating the status of noise abatement and mitigation measures included in the FAA-approved 1983 NCP;

• Compiling information regarding voluntary noise abatement procedures at SFO that have been implemented outside of the 14 CFR Part 150 process;

• Compiling information regarding noise mitigation programs that have been implemented at SFO outside of the 14 CFR Part 150 process;

• Consultation/coordination with the FAA, the airlines, other Airport tenants and users, local and regional planning agencies, local elected officials, and the general public;

• Development of a Draft and Final NCP and completion of the FAA’s NCP Checklist; and

• Conducting two public workshops and a public hearing for the updated NCP.

Chapter 2 provides a thorough discussion of FAA-approved noise abatement and noise mitigation measures that have been implemented at SFO since the preparation of the 1983 NCP and the current status of those measures. As described in Chapters 2 and 3, the Airport Commission is not seeking FAA re-approval of measures that have been implemented and/or that continue to be implemented by FAA air traffic control staff when weather and air traffic allow.

This 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update NCP for SFO includes an evaluation of noise abatement alternatives and noise mitigation alternatives; however, the Airport Commission is only recommending two modified measures for consideration by the FAA – aircraft noise monitoring system hardware replacement and continuation of SFO’s residential sound insulation program (RSIP).

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Chapter 4 of this document includes information regarding the aircraft noise monitoring system replacement project and residential properties that could be eligible for inclusion in future phase(s) of SFO’s RSIP.

1.7 Consultation and Public Involvement 14 CFR Part 150 Section A150.105(a) requires that the NCP “…be developed and prepared…in consultation with states, public agencies and planning agencies whose area…of jurisdiction is within the Ldn 65 dB contour depicted on the map, FAA regional officials, and other Federal officials having local responsibility for land uses depicted on the map. This consultation must include regular aeronautical users of the airport.” The airlines serving the Airport, other Airport tenants and users, the FAA, state, local and regional planning agencies, local elected officials representing potentially affected residents within the airport environs, and the general public were involved in the development of the NCP for SFO. The elements of the consultation and public involvement process for the 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update included:

• Three briefings with key stakeholders (See Section 1.7.1 and Appendix A for a list of attendees for each briefing meeting.);

• Two public workshops soliciting input during the NCP update. (See Section 1.7.2 and Appendix B for more details.);

• A public hearing soliciting input after publication of the Draft NCP. (See Section 1.7.3 and Appendix C for more details.);

• Responses to comments received at the Public Workshops and Public Hearing, and during the 30-day public review of the Draft NCP are included in the Final NCP. (Comments received are published verbatim in Appendix D); and

• A study website (http://www.flysfo.com/community/noise-abatement/sfo-part-150-study) was developed to provide key stakeholders, agencies, and the general public access to an electronic copy of the Draft 14 CFR Part 150 Study NCP Update and a direct method for submitting questions and comments regarding the Draft NCP. The website also included general information regarding 14 CFR Part 150, a list of key project contacts, and a project schedule. (See Section 1.7.4 for more details.)

Hard copies of the Draft NCP were made available for public review beginning on May 28, 2017 at the SFO Bureau of Planning and Environmental Affairs office at 710 N. McDonnell Road, 3rd Floor and at a number of local libraries (See Table 1-3). The public comment period for the Draft NCP ended on July 7, 2017.

1.7.1 Consultation Meetings and Briefings The public involvement program for the NCP update included an emailed e-News to members of the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable from the Roundtable Coordinator on November 10, 2015,

http://www.flysfo.com/community/noise-abatement/sfo-part-150-study

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a coordination meeting with FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) staff on June 15, 2016, a coordination meeting with FAA Northern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (NORCAL TRACON) staff on June 22, 2016, and a briefing to SFO airlines representatives and the Airline Liaison Office on August 16, 2016. FAA San Francisco Airports District Office staff participated in all three briefings. The purpose of these outreach and briefing meetings was to provide information, answer questions, encourage participation, and consider stakeholder input for inclusion in the NCP update.

TABLE 1-3 LIBRARIES THAT RECEIVED PRINTED COPIES OF THE DRAFT 14 CFR PART 150 UPDATE NOISE

COMPATIBILITY PROGRAM FOR SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

South San Francisco Main Library 840 West Orange Ave South San Francisco, California 94080

Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose, Road Burlingame, California 94010

Foster City Library (1) 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd. Foster City, California 94404

San Bruno Library 701 Angus Ave West San Bruno, California 94066

San Mateo Main Library 55 West 3rd Ave San Mateo, California 94402

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, California 94102

Millbrae Library (1) 1 Library Ave Millbrae, California 94030

Serramonte Main Library 40 Wembley Drive Daly City, California 94015

Pacifica Library (1) 104 Hilton Way Pacifica, CA 94044

Note: (1) Part of the San Mateo County Library, a Joint Power Authority, comprised of the cities of Atherton, Belmont,

Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside, and the unincorporated areas of the county.

Source: ESA, 2017.

Table 1-4 lists the City and County representatives that received the eNews regarding the NCP update through the Roundtable Coordinator. The eNews provided notification of the preparation of the NCP, alerted Roundtable members to the project status updates available on the website, and encouraged Roundtable member participation in the study process. The SFO Airport/Community Roundtable was established in 1981 as a voluntary committee to address community noise impacts from aircraft operations at SFO. The Roundtable membership consists of elected officials from the cities within San Mateo County, the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) and Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC), the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors, CCSF representatives, and the San Francisco Airport Commission (Airport Director). The Roundtable’s advisory members include airline representatives, FAA ATCT staff located at SFO, and FAA NORCAL TRACON staff. The Roundtable monitors a performance-based noise mitigation program implemented by Airport staff, interprets community concerns and attempts to achieve noise mitigation through a cooperative sharing of authority among the aviation industry, the FAA, SFO management and local governments. All Roundtable meetings are also open to the general public and advertised on the Roundtable’s website (www.sforoundtable.org). Meeting agendas and packets with prior meeting minutes and technical reports are made available for review/download by the Roundtable Coordinator in advance of the scheduled meetings.

Table 1-5 lists the FAA ATCT staff located at SFO who participated in the June 15, 2016 briefing regarding the 14 CFR Part 150 NCP update. Table 1-6 lists the FAA ATO – NORCAL

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TRACON staff who participated in the June 22, 2016 briefing regarding the 14 CFR Part 150 NCP update. Presentation slides from these briefing are provided in Appendix A.

TABLE 1-4 SFO AIRPORT/COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS (NOVEMBER 2015)

Name Representing

David Takashima CCSF Mayor’s Office

Vacant CCSF Board of Supervisors

John L. Martin CCSF, San Francisco Airport Commission

David Pine San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

Ricardo Ortiz C/CAG Airport Land Use Committee

Elizabeth Lewis Town of Atherton

Douglas Kim City of Belmont

Cliff Lentz City of Brisbane

Richard Ortiz City of Burlingame

Raymond Buenaventura City of Daly City

Steve Okamoto City of Foster City

Alvin Royse Town of Hillsborough

Deborah Ruddock City of Half Moon Bay

Peter Ohtaki City of Menlo Park

Ann Schneider City of Millbrae

Sue Digre City of Pacifica

Janet Borgens City of Redwood City

Ken Ibarra City of San Bruno

Bob Grassilli City of San Carlos

David Lim City of San Mateo

Mark Addigeo City of South San Francisco

Deborah Gordon Town of Woodside

Ann Wengert Town of Portola Valley

NOTES: C/CAG = City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County; CCSF = City and County of San Francisco SOURCE: SFO Airport/Community Roundtable records, 2017.

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TABLE 1-5 LIST OF ATTENDEES – FAA ATCT BRIEFING (JUNE 15, 2016)

Name Representing

Peter Escobar FAA, Airport Traffic Control Tower at SFO

Mark Sherry FAA, Airport Traffic Control Tower at SFO

Camille Garibaldi Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District Office

John Bergener SFO Planning Division

Bert Ganoung SFO Planning Division – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office

Audrey Park SFO Planning Division – Environmental Affairs

Adrian Jones Environmental Science Associates

SOURCE: SFO Bureau of Planning and Environmental Affairs, June 2016.

TABLE 1-6 LIST OF ATTENDEES – FAA NORCAL TRACON BRIEFING (JUNE 22, 2016)

Name Representing

Thann McLeod FAA NORCAL TRACON

Camille Garibaldi Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco Airports District Office

John Bergener SFO Planning Division

Bert Ganoung SFO Planning Division – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office

Dave Ong SFO Planning Division – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office

Audrey Park SFO Planning Division – Environmental Affairs

SOURCE: SFO Bureau of Planning and Environmental Affairs, June 2016.

Table 1-7 presents a list of airline representatives that were invited to a briefing on August 16, 2016. The following airlines participated in the August 16, 2016 briefing: American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Air Canada. Presentation slides from the August 16, 2016 airline briefing are presented in Appendix A. The presentation slides to the FAA staff and the airlines are almost identical with the exception of the meeting dates and preliminary analysis results of the noise abatement and mitigation measures based on feedback provided by the FAA. Airlines that were not able to attend the briefing were given the opportunity to submit comments regarding the presentation slides and the NCP documentation. Airlines and other regular aeronautical users of the Airport were also invited to the public workshops held on August 11, 2015 and June 28, 2017.

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TABLE 1-7 LIST OF INVITEES – AIRLINE BRIEFING (AUGUST 16, 2016)

Name Representing Name Representing

Abbas Shaban Emirates Airline Kim Cheong Tae Asiana

Alan Nakai Japan Airlines Kirk McBride Hawaiian Air

Bader Al Marzouqi Emirates Airline Kristen Owens Airline Liason Office

Butch Generoso Phillippine Airlines Larry Karp Delta Air Lines

Christine Perkins British Airways Lynae Craig Alaska Airlines

Chu Ge Malaysia airlines Marco Artero TACA Airlines

Chuck Aquino Phillippine Airlines Marit Sormus British Airways

Colm Wynne Aer Lingus Mark Hoey Cathay Pacific Airways

Craig Peterson Frontier Airlines Mitch Dubner Continental Airlines

David Morgan Air New Zealand Myrka Manzo Airline Liason Office

Davina Pratt Aer Lingus Patrick Durgan United Airlines

Fidel Melara TACA Airlines Rinnell de Guzman American Airlines

Gary Valvo Delta Air Lines Rob Maas KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Gopala Subramaniam Singapore Airlines Robert Lawson Air Canada

Hassan Alhammadi Emirates Airline Scott Mills American Airlines

Henry Meng EVA Air Sha Chi-Ping China Airlines

James Daulton jetBlue Airways Simon Scholey British Airways

Jean-Michel Bastard Air France Stephen Riley British Airways

Jeffery O. Morgan Delta Air Lines Sukhdeep Singh Singapore Airlines

Jim Colburn Frontier Airlines Tom Bailey Virgin America

John Alsford Emirates Airline Wang Wei China Airlines

José Caballero Avianca Warren Lampitt Airline Liason Office

Keith Rimer United Airlines William Hawkins Lufthansa

Kevin Barry Virgin America Glenn Morse United Airlines

SOURCE: SFO Bureau of Planning and Environmental Affairs, August 2016.

1.7.2 Public Workshops

A Public Workshop was held on August 11, 2015 at the start of the Study where members of the public were able to interact directly with the Project Team, including Airport and consultant staff. The workshop was held in an “open house” format with guided displays/boards with information regarding the 14 CFR Part 150 Study NCP update process, the project schedule, official Noise Exposure Maps, and existing noise abatement and noise mitigation measures. No public comments were submitted during or following the August 11, 2015 workshop. A 2nd public was held on June 28, 2017 near the close of the comment period for the Draft NCP. No public comments were submitted during or following the June 28, 2017 workshop. Members of the public were afforded the opportunity to participate in discussions about the information, provide written and/or verbal comments, and have their questions answered. The public workshops took place at the Checuti Room at Millbrae City Hall, which is the regular meeting place of the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable. The public workshops were advertised in three (3) local

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newspapers, advertised on the Project website, and announced verbally and through written communication to the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable during regularly scheduled meetings. These materials and the local newspaper advertisements are provided in Appendix B.

1.7.3 Public Hearing

The Public Hearing was held on June 28, 2017 during the public review period for the Draft NCP. The Airport Commission provided a court recorder and afforded the opportunity for members of the public to provide comments on the Draft 14 CFR Part 150 Study NCP Update. The public hearing transcript is provided in Appendix C. The Airport Commission’s responses to public comments submitted during the development of the Draft NCP are provided in Appendix D.

The Public Hearing was held at the Checuti Room at Millbrae City Hall, which is the regular meeting place of the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable. The Public Hearing was advertised in three (3) local newspapers and advertised on the Project website. These materials and the local newspaper advertisements are provided in Appendix B.

1.7.4 Project Website

A 14 CFR Part 150 Study update website was created to provide broad access to schedules, technical data, other pertinent information, and to engage stakeholders and solicit input. The website was continually updated during the Study, and includes the following information:

• Overview of the 14 CFR Part 150 Study update, including descriptions of regulations, purpose of the study, and the process;

• Project schedule;

• Final Noise Exposure Map update, downloadable by chapter, including the two full-sized Noise Exposure Maps;

• Draft Noise Compatibility Program update, downloadable by chapter;

• Public Workshops and Public Hearing materials, which include:

o Handout summarizing the Study purpose, process, and ways to get involved with the Study;

o Glossary of terms;

o Informational boards presented at the workshop;

o Link for the public to provide comments; and

o Public workshop materials (handouts and boards) related to the draft NCP and final NEM.

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Contacts and links for the public to submit written comments and questions as well as to obtain additional information about the Study. Also included were links to external sources of information, including the FAA’s Airport Nosie Compatibility Planning, SFO Aircraft Noise Abatement Office, and the SFO Airport/Community Roundtable websites.

The publicly-accessible website for the 14 CFR Part 150 Study NCP Update is compliant with the Americans with Disability Act and available for viewing and download at: http://www.flysfo.com/community-environment/noise-abatement/sfo-part-150-study) The Study website is hosted on the SFO Aircraft Noise Abatement Office section of the Airport’s main website.

Copies of correspondence letters between the SFO Bureau of Planning and Environmental Affairs (BPEA) and the FAA are provided in Appendix A. Public notices published in three local newspapers (including the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury, and San Mateo County Times), sign-in sheets, and presented materials (boards) for the two public workshops and the public hearing are provided in Appendix B. Outreach letters were sent to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) San Francisco Air Station and the California Department of Transportation – Division of Aeronautics (Caltrans Division of Aeronautics) to notify them of the availability of the public draft NCP update and to solicit input (See Appendix B). The transcript for the public hearing is provided in Appendix C. Comments received during the preparation of the updated NCP and responses to those comments are provided in Appendix D.

1.8 Report Organization

This report provides the updated NEMs for SFO and the technical documentation required under 14 CFR Part 150 for a noise compatibility program. The remainder of this report is organized as follows:

Chapter 2: Describes the status of FAA-approved noise abatement and noise mitigation measures included in the 14 CFR Part 150 Study Update Noise Compatibility Program prepared for SFO in 1983.

Chapter 3: Describes noise abatement and noise mitigation alternatives that were considered during the update of the Noise Compatibility Program for SFO.

Chapter 4: Presents the recommended Noise Compatibility Program Update for SFO.

Chapter 5: References

Chapter 6: List of Acronyms

Appendix A: Correspondence, Consultation, and Briefings; and the FAA Letter of Agreement between FAA NORCAL TRACON and the FAA ATCT that outlines standard air traffic control procedures at SFO.

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Appendix B: Public Workshops, to be updated to include workshop materials presented during the public review period for the Draft NCP.

Appendix C: Public Hearing Notices and Transcript, to be updated to include presentation materials and formal comments received during the Public Hearing for the Draft NCP.

Appendix D: Public Comments and Responses, to be updated to include comments received during the public review period for the Draft NCP.

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