As part of the LAX FAR Part 150 NEM Update LAWA and its consultants will quantify existing (2014/2015) and future (2020) aircraft noise exposure levels in the vicinity of LAX.
The LAX FAR Part 150 NEM Update must be prepared in accordance with guidance provided in the FAR Part 150 regulations and the FAR Part 150 NEM Checklist developed by the FAA. What will LAWA produce during the LAX FAR Part 150 NEM Update? LAWA's goals for this project is to obtain the FAA's acceptance of the new 20 NEMs to ensure that ongoing noise mitigation programs managed by the Cities of Inglewood and El Segundo, and the County of Los Angeles can continue to receive FAA grant funding. Why is LAWA updating the FAR Part 150 NEMs for LAX? On April 13, 1985, the FAA issued a record of approval approving 28 of the recommended measures in the LAX NCP. The LAX Noise Exposure Map (NEM) included in the ANCLUC and submitted under FAR Part 150 was accepted by FAA on October 16, 1984. The LAX ANCLUC process was completed in June 1984. The ANCLUC study process was the predecessor to the FAR Part 150 process. In 1981, the Los Angeles City Department of Airports in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning and the cities of El Segundo, Hawthorne, and Inglewood undertook an Airport Noise and Land Use Compatibility (ANCLUC) Study to quantify LAX's aircraft noise exposure and to identify measures to mitigate aircraft noise impacts on the noise sensitive land uses surrounding LAX. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has a long history of implementing noise abatement and mitigation measures at LAX dating back to the late 1950s. Has LAWA prepared a FAR Part 150 Study for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)? FAR Part 150 sets forth the methodology and procedures to be followed when preparing aircraft noise exposure maps and developing airport /airport environs land use compatibility programs.įAR Part 150 studies typically consist of two primary components: (1) the Noise Exposure Map (NEM) report, which contains detailed information regarding existing and 5-year future airport/aircraft noise exposure patterns, and (2) the Noise Compatibility Program (NCP), which includes descriptions and an evaluation of noise abatement and noise mitigation options/programs applicable to an airport. Public notice of the formal acceptance was published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper on March 4, 5, pursuant to Section 107(a) & (b) of the Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979.įederal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning, was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a final rule in January 1985. LAWA received formal acceptance of the NEM from the FAA on February 18, 2016. The Final LAX Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Update was submitted to the FAA on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
LAX Part 150 Noise Exposure Map Update Final NEM Update