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6Following the FAA's issuance of an ROA for a noise compatibility program or Record of Decision (ROD) for an environmental impact statement (EIS)
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Program Development 7 For aviation noise analysis, the FAA has determined that the cumulative noise energy exposure of individuals to noise resulting from aviation activities must be established in terms of DNL, the FAA's primary metric. The FAA recognizes the community noise equivalent level (CNEL)
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8 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs adversely affected by noise, and the proposed mitigation must be eligible for approval as a noise compatibility measure under Part 150 if it were so submitted. However, PFC-funded projects do not have to be submitted to the FAA in a Part 150 study and do not have to receive Part 150 approval.
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Program Development 9 D Co-Sponsors Any two or more units of local government may co-sponsor a noise compatibility project, provided that such units of local government jointly or severally are eligible sponsors.
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10 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs GIS Mapping and Property Inventory. Geographic information system (GIS)
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Program Development 11 is typically the FAA program manager or environmental specialist at an ADO or regional office. Contact information is available at http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ arp/regional_offices/.
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12 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs Modular homes in the United States are constructed according to the International Building Code (IBC) , International Residential Code (IRC)
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Program Development 13 insulation. "Storefront" refers to a store or a similar commercial structure not typically used for religious, educational, or child care activities that is used for those purposes on a leasehold basis.
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14 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs ownership, subsequent owners of property with a noise easement should be provided actual notice of the noise impact resulting from airport and aircraft operations. An easement conveys a defined property interest for a specific purpose.
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Program Development 15 remain upon the aforesaid property over which said avigation servitude is situated any obstruction as defined above, the GRANTEE shall have the right, as its sole option after giving the 5 days prior notice to the GRANTORS, to remove any such obstruction or to mark and light any such obstruction, and to use any and all means necessary to effectuate said right. The GRANTORS hereby grant to the GRANTEE a perpetual servitude for ingress to and egress from the property for the purpose of inspecting and/ or measuring to determine the existence of any such obstruction and for the purpose of exercising its above-stated right to remove any such obstruction or to mark and light any such obstruction.
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16 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs recourse if an object falls from an aircraft or an aircraft crashes and injures someone or causes property damage. See Chapter 3 for discussion of managing communication with property owners to deal with such concerns.
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Program Development 17 The exterior levels are taken from mapped DNL contours that show DNL in 5-dB increments. In determining the required noise reduction, the higher end of the noise zone range is always used.45 The PGL does not directly refer to this methodology except by association with the 1992 guidelines.
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18 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs The number of houses proposed to receive neighborhood equity packages must be less than 10% of the total number of houses included in a particular phase of the sound insulation program. Regardless of the percentage, no more than 20 residences in a particular phase can be proposed for neighborhood equity packages.
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Program Development 19 2.2 Program Boundaries Traditionally, potential eligibility for participation in an FAA-funded sound insulation program has been based on a noise-sensitive structure's location within the DNL 65 dB or greater noise contour or within the FAA-approved program boundary. The decision regarding the extent to which a program boundary can be extended beyond the DNL 65 dB contour for block rounding is an important one that is best resolved during the Part 150 process.
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20 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs If the sponsor chooses not to use block rounding, it should inform its FAA point of contact of the method being used to determine the edges of the program. From PGL 12-09: In determining the reasonable end point for noise insulation projects, the ADO must ensure that the end point is a logical breakpoint (e.g., neighborhood boundary, significant arterial surface street, highway, river, other physical or natural barrier or feature)
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Program Development 21 Absent information to the contrary, NEMs on file with the FAA for less than 5 years may be presumed to be current, and project eligibility may be determined using either the existing or forecast conditions. However, if there is information indicating that the NEMs on file with the FAA do not reflect recent significant changes that have occurred at the airport that would affect the noise contours, the sponsor must submit updated NEMs.
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22 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs order to maximize the opportunity for public input. The FAA encourages mitigation of structures based on highest noise level exposure, which provides a defensible logic for justifying to the community the sequence and schedule for treating types and groups of eligible structures.
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Program Development 23 • Treating single-family homes before multifamily homes, • Treating owner-occupied homes before tenant-occupied homes, • Length of ownership (i.e., long-standing owners before newer owners) and • Hardship situations (e.g., medical, financial)
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24 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs • Architectural design. • Mechanical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning engineering.
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Program Development 25 be necessary to use staff from across multiple departments and projects, and it may not be feasible to co-locate them in a dedicated program office. This may introduce inefficiencies and complications in coordinating the effort.
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26 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs 2.4.2 Develop Program Policies There are several important subjects that the sponsor, in conjunction with the program management team, should address in order to establish program policies. These include: • How and where should the program boundaries be established?
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Program Development 27 be found in Appendix 7 of FAA Order 5100.38C, Airport Improvement Program Handbook.67 In addition, the property owner participation agreement should clearly describe the eligibility requirements, with regard to the existing interior noise level of the structure, to qualify for participation in the sound insulation program.
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28 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs 2.5 Policies and Procedures Manual The sponsor or consultant team should consider developing step-by-step procedures for implementing the sound insulation program. These procedures can be documented in a policies and procedures manual (PPM)
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Program Development 29 in a person's head, on a person's computer, or simply jotted down in his or her notebook or journal. • Continuous improvement.
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30 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs 2.3 Summary of Program Process and Typical Timeline 2.3.1 Preliminary Tasks 2.3.2 Property Owner Participation Process 2.3.3 Design Process 2.3.4 Bid Process 2.3.5 Product Procurement 2.3.6 Construction Process 2.3.7 Closeout Process 2.3.8 Typical Timeline 2.4 Program Funding 2.5 Project Office 3. Program Criteria 3.1 Areas of Eligibility 3.2 FAA Requirements 3.3 Potentially Eligible Structures 3.4 Treatment of Historic Structures 3.5 Priority for Participation 3.6 Phasing Plan 4.
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Program Development 31 7. Bid Process 7.1 Bid Package Development 7.2 Bid Advertisement 7.3 Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Tours 7.4 Bid Opening 7.5 Bid Review and Contract Award Recommendation 7.6 Contract Award and Notice to Proceed 8.
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32 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs 2.6 Program Organization Depending on the management structure selected from Section 2.4.1, some of the following sections may not apply. 2.6.1 Team Selection FAA AC 150/5100-14D, Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects, provides guidance for airport sponsors in the selection and employment of architectural and engineering consultants under FAA airport grant programs.
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Program Development 33 • Assist in development of the program budget. • Assist in the identification and prioritization of program participants.
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34 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs • Provide alternative solutions/options to property owners regarding aesthetics/function. • Provide construction cost estimate for bids.
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Program Development 35 • Be a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional to ensure LEED certification of projects.
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36 Guidelines for Airport Sound Insulation Programs • Perform punch list walk-through inspection for quality and completion of work. • Perform final inspection.
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Program Development 37 Figure 2.4. Example of SIP roles and responsibilities matrix.
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