Port Authority delays noise study

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told a gathering of the Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) that it will delay beginning its aircraft noise study until after March 24 because it hasn’t yet presented the requirements to the public for starting the study.
Because the specific details have not been set at this time, Kendall Lampkin, executive director TVASNAC halted approving any draft for the study until after the Port Authority’s major presentation next month. “The Port Authority needs to come to us with specific goals and a timetable at the next meeting,” Lampkin said at Monday’s meeting held in Lawrence’s village hall. “No more moving the deadline. At that point, we at TVASNAC can offer any number of things.”
The noise study is expected to examine the effects of noise in communities near John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark and Teterboro airports, focusing on the noise created during landings and takeoffs. Using FAA computer modeling, noise-exposure maps will be created that will show the airport’s layout and operation. The software forecasts future anticipated aircraft noise within the airport’s noise impact area.
Originally introduced by State Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) in 2013, the legislation required the Port Authority, which manages the four airports, to conduct a study. The information collected would be applied when deciding which runways and approach paths to use to mitigate aircraft noise over communities near those airports. The study was mandated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
During the meeting committee members, residents and airport representatives discussed the details of what they would like the Part 150 study to include. Such as the number of representatives from Nassau County communities involved in the study, the funding sources for the study, and more clarification on the study’s plans.