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MemorandumMemorandum Date:Date: FebruaryFebruary 77,, 20122012

From:From: ManageManagerr,, DetroitDetroit AirportsAirports DDiistrictstrict OfficeOffice ~~ TToo:: AirportsAirports DivisionDivision ManagerManager,, AGAGL-L-600600

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PreparedPrepared byby :: KatherineKatherine SS.. DelaneyDelaney,, CommunityCommunity PlannerPlanner,, DetroitDetroit AirportsAirports DistrictDistrict OfficeOffice

Subject:Subject: WKWK KelloggKellogg AAiirportrport,, BattleBattle CreekCreek ,, MichigaMichigann;; NNoiseoise ComComppatibatib iliilityty PPrrogramogram (NCP)(NCP) RecommendaRecommendattionion

OnOn NNoveovembermber 11,, 20201111 ,, thethe FAAFAA detdeteerminrmineded thatthat thethe NoiseNoise ExposureExposure MapsMaps (NEMs)(NEMs) forfor thethe WW ..K.K. KellKelloggogg AirportAirport ,, BattBattllee CreekCreek ,, MichiganMichigan (B(BTLTL)) werewere inin compcomp llianceiance withwith ththee requirementsrequirements ofof SectionSection 103(a)103(a) AviationAviation SaSafefe tyty andand NNoiseoise AbatementAbatement ActAct ofof 19791979 andand TiTitltlee 1414 CodeCode ofof FederalFederal RegulationsRegulations ,, PartPart 115050 .. TheThe NNCPCP reviewreview beganbegan onon NNovemberovember 11,, 20112011 .. TheThe publicpublic commecommentnt periodperiod endedended onon DecemberDecember 3030 ,, 201201 11.. TheThe FAAFAA rereceivedceived nono commentscomments .. TheThe formalformal revreviiewew mustmust bebe compcomp lletedeted oonn oror beforebefore ApriApri ll 2828,, 2012.2012.

ConsuConsu lltata titionon withwith ,, andand participationparticipation byby airportairport usersusers ,, FederalFederal agenciesagencies ,, includingincluding ththee FAA,FAA, llocaoca ll regionalregional andand stastatete planningplanning ageagencincies,es, llocalocal interinteresestt groupsgroups andand individualindividualss,, helpedhelped inin thethe developmentdevelopment ofof aa comprehensivecomprehensive programprogram ,, takingtaking ininttoo coconnssiideraderatitionon allall concernedconcerned interestsinterests.. NumNumerouserous publicpublic informationinformation meetingsmeetings werewere conducted,conducted, duringduring thethe preparapreparattionion ofof thethe mapsmaps andand thethe programprogram .. TheseThese meetingsmeetings areare documenteddocumented iinn AppendAppend iixx 33,, 44,, && 55 ofof tthhee FARFAR PartPart 115050 NoiseNoise CompatibCompatibiilitylity StudyStudy.. TheseThese activitiesactivities werewere ssuupportepportedd byby aa coconnsultasultantnt wiwithth experexperiieenncece iinn thethe areasareas ofof aiairprportort nnooiisese cocontntrolrol plannplann iingng andand ppublicublic participatparticipatiion.on.

TheThe DetroitDetroit AirportsAirports DistrictDistrict OfficeOffice hashas reviewedreviewed andand evaeva luluatedated thethe proposedproposed NCPNCP andand concconc ludludeded itit iiss consistentconsistent wiwithth thethe intentintent ofof thethe ActAct anandd meetsmeets thethe standardsstandards setset ffortorthh inin 1414 CFRCFR PartPart 150.150. ThisThis coordinacoordinattionion iincludedncluded thethe OOffifficesces ooff thethe RegionalRegional CoCounselunsel ;; AA irir TrafficTraffic OrganizationOrganization ;; AirportAirport PlanningPlanning andand ProgrammingProgramming BranchBranch ;; FlightFlight ProceduresProcedures TeamTeam ;; FlightFlight StandardsStandards ,, andand AATTO-O-TTechnicalechnical OperationsOperations.. CommentsComments havehave beebeenn inincorporatedcorporated intointo tthhee finalfinal eevvalaluuaattioionn andand proposedproposed RecordRecord ofof ApproApprovvaal.l.

WeWe areare pleasedpleased ttoo forwardforward thisthis NNCPCP forfor thethe WW ..K.K. KelloggKellogg AiAi rrportport forfor youyou rr consideraconsideratitionon .. WeWe requestrequest thethe appropriateappropriate approvalapproval ofof thethe submittedsubmitted mamatterialserials..

FEDERALFEDERAL AVIATIONAVIATION ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

RECORDRECORD OFOF APPROVALAPPROVAL

1414 CFRCFR PARTPART 150150 NOISENOISE COMPATIBILITYCOMPATIBILITY PROGRAMPROGRAM

WW..K.K. KELLOGGKELLOGG AIRPORTAIRPORT

BATTLEBATTLE CREEKCREEK,, MICHIGANMICHIGAN

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RECORDRECORD OFOF APPROVALAPPROVAL

WW..KK.. KELLOGGKELLOGG AIRPORTAIRPORT

NNOISEOISE COMPATIBILITYCOMPATIBILITY PROGRAMPROGRAM

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

TheThe WKWK KelloggKellogg AirportAirport (BTL(BTL oror Airport)Airport) .. BattleBattle CreekCreek .. MichiganMichigan.. PartPart 150150 NoiseNoise CompatibilityCompatibility ProgramProgram UpdateUpdate,, dateddated DecemberDecember 20102010 ,, describesdescribes IheIhe currecurrenntt andand futurefuture nnon·compatibleon·compatible landland usesuses basedbased uuponpon thethe parametersparameters establishedestablished inin 1144 CFRCFR PartPart 150150 (Part(Part 150),150), AirportAirport NoiseNoise CompatibilityCompatibility Planning.Planning. TThishis isis aa firstfirst timetime preparationpreparation ofof aa PartPart 150150 NoiseNoise CompatibilityCompatibility ProgramProgram UpdateUpdate forfor BTL.BTL. BTBTLL isis proposingproposing sevenseven measuresmeasures forfor reviewreview andand approvalapproval byby thethe FAAFAA

TheThe CityCity ofof BattleBattle CreekCreek submittedsubmitted thisthis PartPart 150150 NNooiisese CompatibiCompatibi llityity ProgramProgram UpdateUpdate inin DecemberDecember 2010.2010. TheThe FAAFAA acceptedaccepted thethe NoiseNoise ExposureExposure MapsMaps (NEM)(NEM) onon NovemberNovember 11,, 20112011 ..

ThisThis isis thethe firstfirst RecordRecord ofof AppApp rrovaloval (ROA)(ROA) foforr tthhee BTBTLL NCPNCP.. ThisThis 20102010 NCPNCP lliistssts sevenseven (7)(7) newnew measures.measures.

•• TheThe FAAFAA groupsgroups thesethese measuresmeasures intointo threethree categoriescategories:: noisenoise abatementabatement,, landland useuse,, andand progprog rramam management.management.

•• TThehe SponsorSponsor recommendsrecommends aa totaltotal ofof sevenseven (7)(7) measuresmeasures inin itsits NCPNCP toto remedyremedy existingexisting noisenoise problemsproblems andand preventprevent futurefuture nonnon··compatiblecompatible landland uses.uses.

•• TheThe recommerecommenndedded programprogram measuresmeasures areare sumsummmarizedarized inin ChapterChapter II

TheThe newnew recommendedrecommended measuresmeasures areare identifiedidentified belowbelow byby programprogram elementelement andand referencedreferenced toto thethe NCPNCP byby pagepage numbernumber.. EachEach elementelement summarizessummarizes asas closelyclosely asas possiblepossible thethe SponsorSponsor''ss rrecommendationsecommendations asas foufounndd inin thethe PartPart 150150 NoiseNoise CompaCompattibiibi llityity ProgramProgram UUpdapdatte.e. TheThe statementsstatements cocontntaaiinedned wiwitthinhin tthehe summarsummariizedzed recommendationsrecommendations andand beforebefore thethe indicatedindicated FAAFAA approval,approval, disapprovaldisapproval ,, oror otherother determinationsdeterminations dodo notnot representrepresent thethe opinionsopinions oror decisionsdecisions ofof thethe FAAFAA ..

TheThe approvaapprova llss listedlisted hhereiereinn incinclludeude approvaapprova llss ofof actionsactions thatthat tthhee CityCity ofof BattleBattle CreekCreek recommendsrecommends bebe takentaken byby thethe FAAFAA.. IItt shouldshould bebe notednoted thatthat thesethese approvalsapprovals indicateindicate onlyonly thatthat thethe actionsactions wouwou lldd,, ifif implementedimplemented ,, bebe consistentconsistent withwith thethe purposespurposes ofof PartPart 150.150. TThesehese approvalsapprovals dodo notnot constituteconstitute decisionsdecisions toto implementimplement thethe actionsactions.. TheseThese approvalsapprovals dodo notnot constituteconstitute aa commitmentcommitment byby thethe FAAFAA toto provideprovide FederalFederal financiafinancia ll assistanceassistance forfor thesethese prproojjects.ects. LaterLater decisionsdecisions concerningconcerning possibpossib llee impimp llementationementation ofof thethe actionsactions maymay bebe subjectsubject toto appapp llicableicable environmentalenvironmental oror otherother proceduresprocedures oror requirementsrequirements ..

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RecommendationRecommendation 11:: VoVolluntaryuntary AcquisitionAcquisition ofof ResidentialResidential UnitsUnits withinwithin thethe 6565 DNLDNL (Page(Page 11..88 -- 11..99,, FigureFigure 14)14)

ThisThis isis aa newnew measuremeasure andand wwillill provideprovide aa reductionreduction ofof noise-sensitivenoise-sensitive landland usesuses withwith thethe airportairport environsenvirons .. TheThe AirportAirport wouwou lldd voluntarilyvoluntarily acquireacquire homeshomes withinwithin thethe 6565 DNLDNL noisenoise contourcontour..

FAAFAA ActionAction :: APPROVEDAPPROVED asas vvoluntary.oluntary. VoluntaryVoluntary acquisitacquisit iionon mustmust complycomply withwith thethe UniformUniform RelocationRelocation andand RealReal PropertyProperty AcquisiAcquisittionion PoliciesPolicies ActAct inin orderorder toto bebe eligibleeligible forfor FederalFederal fundingfunding .. AcquisitionsAcquisitions areare limitedlimited toto existingexisting nonnon--compatiblecompatible landland usesuses locatedlocated inin thethe 6565 DNLDNL noisenoise contourcontour ofof thethe acceptedaccepted NEMs.NEMs. AcquisitionAcquisition mustmust bebe consistentconsistent withwith FAAFAA''ss 19981998 remedialremedial mitigationmitigation policypolicy (63(63 FRFR 16409).16409). ThThee specificspecific identificationidentification ofof structuresstructures recommendedrecommended forfor inclusioninclusion inin thethe programprogram andand specificspecific definitiondefinition ofof thethe scopescope ofof thethe programprogram willwill bebe requiredrequired priorprior toto approapprovvalal forfor FederalFederal fundingfunding .. RedevelopmentRedevelopment plansplans mustmust bebe inin accordanceaccordance withwith FAAFAA grantgrant assurancesassurances ..

RecommendationRecommendation 22:: SoundSound AttenuateAttenuate EligibleEligible EExx iissttiingng HomesHomes withwith inin thethe 6565 DNLDNL (Page(Page 1.111.11 -1.12)-1.12)

ThisThis isis aa newnew measuremeasure andand isis anan alternativealternative toto RecommendationRecommendation 11.. TheThe AirportAirport wouldwould voluntarilyvoluntarily soundsound attenuateattenuate thethe eligibleeligible single-familysingle-family houseshouses withinwithin thethe 6565 DNLDNL NoiseNoise contourcontour toto achieveachieve aa 2525 dBdB reduction.reduction. ThisThis recommendationrecommendation wouldwould aallsoso includeinclude aa noisenoise easementeasement fromfrom thethe homeownerhomeowner..

FAAFAA ActionAction :: APPROVEDAPPROVED asas voluntaryvoluntary..

RecommendationRecommendation 3:3: ConstructConstruct aa GroundGround Run-upRun-up EnclosureEnclosure (Page(Page 1.11.1 3)3)

ThisThis isis aa newnew measuremeasure.. CurrentlyCurrently ,, aircraftaircraft groundground run-upsrun-ups areare performedperformed onon thethe TaxiwayTaxiway CC holdpadholdpad atat thethe southsouth endend ofof thethe taxiwaytaxiway ,, onon thethe northnorth//southsouth ofof DuncanDuncan AviatioAviationn rrampamp ,, andand onon thethe compasscompass rosrosee padpad llocatedocated northnorth ofof thethe TaxiwayTaxiway AlAlEE intersectionintersection .. AA groundground rrun-upun-up enclosureenclosure wouldwould allowallow aircraftaircraft toto performperform groundground runrun--upup actact iviv ititiieses inin oneone llocationocation andand wouldwould provideprovide aa reductionreduction ofof soundsound exposureexposure llevelevel contourscontours andand forfor homeshomes inin thethe 6565 DNLDNL ..

FAAFAA Action:Action: APPROVED.APPROVED. TheThe groundground run-uprun-up encenclosurlosuree mustmust remainremain ououtsidtsidee ofof airportairport designdesign surfacessurfaces ,, 1414 CFRCFR PartPart 7777 surfacessurfaces ,, andand notnot createcreate anan unsafeunsafe runwayrunway environment.environment.

RecommendationRecommendation 44:: RecommendRecommend JurisdictionsJurisdictions ImpImplementlement LandLand UseUse ControlsControls

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ThisThis isis aa newnew measuremeasure.. TheThe AirportAirport wouldwould workwork withwith thethe locallocal jurisdictionsjurisdictions toto amendamend existingexisting landland useuse controlscontrols toto includeinclude informationinformation aboutabout thethe Airport,Airport, compatiblecompatible landland useuse ,, andand appropriateappropriate zoning.zoning.

TheThe measuremeasure includesincludes sixsix elementselements .. TheseThese elementselements are:are:

•• ToTo adoptadopt anan AirportAirport InfluenceInfluence AreaArea (AlA)(AlA) toto complementcomplement thethe MichiganMichigan DepartmentDepartment ofof TransportationTransportation (MDOT)(MDOT) recommendedrecommended guidelinesguidelines aroundaround airportsairports (including(including AirportAirport ApproachApproach PlanPlan requirements);requirements);

•• WorkWork withwith MDOTMDOT toto prepareprepare aa modifiedmodified AirportAirport ApproachApproach PlanPlan thatthat wouldwould includeinclude thethe AlAAlA andand wouldwould bebe integratedintegrated intointo locallocal communitycommunity mastermaster plansplans afterafter adoptionadoption byby thethe MichiganMichigan AeronauticsAeronautics CommissionCommission toto preventprevent furtherfurther zoningzoning inconsistenciesinconsistencies;; RequireRequire noticenotice toto potentialpotential purchaserspurchasers ofof resres iidentialdential propertyproperty inin thethe AlA;AlA;

•• RequireRequire grantinggranting avigationavigation easementseasements forfor allall developmentdevelopment withinwithin thethe AlA;AlA;

•• WorkWork withwith surroundingsurrounding communitiescommunities toto adoptadopt anan AirportAirport ZoningZoning OrdinanceOrdinance underunder SectionSection 1414 ofof thethe AirportAirport ZoningZoning ActAct whosewhose purposepurpose isis,, asas statedstated inin thethe ActAct ,, "to"to establishestablish airportairport zoningzoning regulationsregulations forfor thethe purposepurpose ofof promotingpromoting thethe healthhealth ,, safetysafety ,, andand generalgeneral welfarewelfare ofof thethe inhabitantsinhabitants ofof thethe 1010 milemile areaarea surroundingsurrounding thethe airportairport .... .."" throughthrough landland useuse controls;controls;

•• ProhibitProhibit newnew noise-sensitivenoise-sensitive usesuses (schools,(schools, residentialresidential units,units, religiousreligious facilitiesfacilities ,, healthhealth carecare facilitiesfacilities ,, dayday carecare facilitiesfacilities oror libraries)libraries) withinwithin thethe 6060 DNLDNL (or(or otherother boundaryboundary asas defineddefined duringduring thethe planningplanning process)process) unlessunless theythey areare soundsound attenuatedattenuated (25(25 dBdB reduction)reduction) withwith avigationavigation easementseasements;; andand

•• ProhibitProhibit newnew residentialresidential structures,structures, schools,schools, placesplaces ofof publicpublic assemblyassembly,, andand anyany compatiblecompatible landland useuse whichwhich maymay produceproduce smoke,smoke, glareglare ,, oror electricalelectrical transmissionstransmissions thatthat wouldwould interfereinterfere withwith aircraftaircraft operationsoperations withinwithin aa setset area.area.

FAAFAA Action:Action: APPROVED,APPROVED, TheThe FederalFederal governmentgovernment doesdoes notnot havehave thethe locallocal landland useuse controlcontrol authorityauthority.. ThisThis approvalapproval isis limitedlimited toto potentialpotential non-compatiblenon-compatible landland usesuses withinwithin thethe 6565 DNLDNL andand higherhigher noisenoise contourscontours .. TheThe locallocal jurisdictionsjurisdictions havehave thethe authorityauthority toto pursuepursue proposedproposed landland useuse controlscontrols forfor areasareas belowbelow thethe 6565 DNLDNL noisenoise contourscontours ..

RecommendationRecommendation 5:5: DevelopmenUlmplementationDevelopmenUlmplementation ofof aa FlyFly QuietQuiet ProgramProgram ((PagePage LL1818 -- LL19)19)

ThisThis iiss aa newnew measuremeasure.. AA voluntaryvoluntary FlyFly QuietQuiet ProgramProgram wouldwould createcreate recommendedrecommended noisenoise proceduresprocedures ;; evaluateevaluate successsuccess ofof operatorsoperators inin followingfollowing recommendedrecommended proceduresprocedures ;; monitormonitor latelate nightnight departuredeparture procedures;procedures; quantifyquantify runwayrunway use;use; andand establishestablish goals.goals. ThisThis programprogram maymay reducereduce singlesingle eventevent noisenoise

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levelslevels andand encourageencourage greatergreater compliancecompliance withwith preferentialpreferential fiightfiight corridorscorridors andand proceduresprocedures .. AnAn informationalinformational brochurebrochure wouwou ldld bebe createdcreated andand placedplaced atat thethe FiFixedxed BaseBase OperatorOperator (FBO)(FBO) officesoffices ,, transienttransient pilotpilot loungeslounges andand administrativeadministrative offices.offices.

FAAFAA ActionAction :: APPROVEDAPPROVED.. ForFor purposespurposes ofof safetysafety,, thisthis approapprovava ll doesdoes notnot extendextend toto thethe useuse ofof vovo lluntaryuntary noisenoise abatementabatement proceduresprocedures forfor enforcementenforcement purposespurposes oror requrequ ireire mandamandatorytory useuse ofof anyany voluntaryvoluntary measures.measures.

RecommendationRecommendation 66:: ContinueContinue thethe StudyStudy IInputnput CommitteeCommittee ((PPageage 1.201.20 -- 1.1.2211))

ThiThiss isis aa newnew measumeasurere .. TheThe AirportAirport andand StudyStudy IInputnput CommitteeCommittee havehave spentspent aa considerableconsiderable aammountount ofof timetime andand efforteffort inin thethe developmentdevelopment ooff thethe PartPart 150150 Study,Study, especiallyespecially inin thethe "lea"learningrning curve"curve" efforteffort thatthat isis aa valuablevaluable communicationcommunication tooltool withiwithinn thethe communitycommunity .. ThisThis includesincludes commcommunityunity planningplanning representatrepresentativesives thatthat workwork toto keepkeep thethe AirportAirport ,, cciitizenstizens ,, commucommuninitiesties aandnd ootthershers informedinformed onon landland useuse issuesissues thatthat conceconcernrn thethe AiAirrportport andand AirAir TrafficTraffic ControControll TTowerower personnel.personnel.

ThThee AirportAirport SponsorSponsor wiwi llll chacha irir thethe commcomm ittittee,ee, presentpresent noinoisese complaintcomplaint datadata ,, andand ooththerer pertinentpertinent noisenoise relatedrelated informationinformation.. TheThe CommitteeCommittee willwill alsoalso helphelp developdevelop andand modifymodify thethe FlyFly QuietQuiet ProgramProgram ,, asas needed.needed.

FAAFAA Action:Action: APPROVEDAPPROVED ..

RecommendationRecommendation 7:7: ReviewReview andand UpdateUpdate thethe PartPart 150150 StudyStudy asas neededneeded (Page(Page 1.221.22 -- 123)123)

ThisThis isis aa newnew measuremeasure.. ThThee AAiirportrport SponsorSponsor wouwou lldd conductconduct aa yeayea rlrlyy rereviewview ofof thethe aircraftaircraft typestypes andand numbersnumbers ,, alongalong withwith tthehe actualactual numbenumberr ofof operationsoperations occurringoccurring atat thethe Airport.Airport. TheThe AirportAirport wouldwould determinedetermine ifif thethe numbersnumbers areare coconnsistentsistent withwith thethe projectprojectiionsons containedcontained inin thethe PartPart 150150 Study.Study. AtAt thethe endend ooff thethe five-yearfive-year timeframetimeframe ,, allall thethe forecastsforecasts andand aircraftaircraft fleetfleet mixmix operationsoperations willwill bebe rreeevaluatedevaluated byby thethe AirportAirport ttoo determdeterm iinene thethe extentextent toto whichwhich theythey havehave changedchanged frfromom thosethose proprojecjectedted iinn thethe PartPart 150150 StudyStudy..

FAAFAA Action:Action: APPROVED.APPROVED.

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