Environmental Issues

Models

• Air Traffic Environmental Models
  • Noise Integrated Routing System (NIRS) Version 6.1
  • NIRS Screening Tool (NST) Version 6.1
• Other FAA Models

Regulations & Policy

• National Environmental Policy Act
• CEQ Regulations Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508
• 40 Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQs Regulations Implementing NEPA
• DOT Order 5610.1C w/ Change 1, Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts: Document 1 (PDF) | Document 2 (PDF)
• FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts:  Policies and Procedures
• FAA Order JO 7400.2G, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters (see Chap. 32)
• FAA Order JO 7400.8S, Special Use Airspace
• Airspace Management Handbook, Version 2.1, May 2004 (see App. A and B) (PDF)
• Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 235, Wednesday, December 6, 2000, Notices, p. 76339, "Air Traffic Noise Screen." (PDF)
• Change in Air Traffic Noise Screen Policy, FAA/ATA-1 Memorandum dated January 17, 2001 (PDF)
• Altitude Cut-Off for National Airspace Redesign (NAR) Environmental Analyses, FAA/ATA-300 Memorandum dated September 15, 2003 (PDF)
• FAA Advisory Circular 91-36D, September 17, 2004, "Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flight Near Noise Sensitive Areas"
• Federal Presumed To Conform (PTC) Actions Under General Conformity, Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 145, Monday, July 30, 2007, Notices, pp. 41565-41580, (see Section III.14, page 41578) (PDF)
• Federal Interagency Committee on Noise (FICON) Report (PDF)
• 14 CFR part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning
• FAA Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions
• Environmental Desk Reference for Airport Actions
• Other Air Traffic Plans and Publications