Group To Study The Impact Of Aviation Noise And Develop
Solutions
The FAA has posted notice in the Federal Register that the
First Annual Meeting of the Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap will be
held on April 19–20, 2011, in Washington, DC, to coordinate
and communicate research activities and findings among stakeholders
and other parties with an interest in aviation noise impacts.
The purpose of the meeting is to update and advance our
collective scientific knowledge of the impact of aircraft noise on
society in order to improve the agency's ability to address various
aspects of noise impacts and develop optimal mitigation
solutions.
The First Annual Meeting of the Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap
will be held on April 19–20, 2011, at the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Headquarters building in
Washington, DC. It will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at
5:30 p.m. Attendance is open to all interested parties; however,
for building security requirements, those wishing to participate
are asked to register by March 29.
Following the recommendation from the FAA’s aircraft noise
impacts research workshops, federal agencies are initiating annual
meetings on aviation noise impacts research. The first annual
meeting will focus on the following topics: noise effects on health
and welfare; noise in national parks and wilderness; aircraft noise
modeling; and costs of aircraft noise on society.
Participating federal agencies will include the FAA, NASA, DOD,
HUD, NPS, CDC and other federal agencies, international
organizations, industry, academia, and the public will meet to
discuss ongoing and future noise impacts research activities in the
above areas.
A product of the meeting will be an Aviation Noise Impacts
Roadmap document. The document will outline key research elements,
summarize current programs and projects, and identify current
knowledge gaps and future research activities. The intent of the
Roadmap is to define systematic, focused, and complementary
research programs, so that limited resources can be more
effectively pooled to advance the knowledge on how best to address
the impacts of aviation noise on society.
To register, contact Patricia Friesenhahn, Office of Environment
and Energy (AEE–100), Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. E-mail patricia.friesenhahn@faa.gov,
or call (202) 267–3562. Meeting registration is required by
March 29, and there is no registration fee. To register, please
provide your name, business affiliation, a contact email and phone
number.