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11 6 Hampto n Road , Southampton , N Y 1196 8 athrone-holst@southamptontownny.go v Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Docke t Operation s M-3 0 120 0 New Jersey Avenue , S E Roo mW12-14 0 Wes t Buildin g Groun

d floor Washington , D C 20590-000 1 RE : Docke

t Numbe r FAA-2010-030 2 Jun e 24,201 0 Than k you ver y muc h fo r proposin g mandator

y flight rule s fo r helicopte r operation s ove

r Lon g Island . W

e suppor t th e inten t o f th e propose d rul e to reduc e th e helicopte r nois e impac t on Long Island communities . Bu t w e believ e tha

t the propose d rul e doe s no t adequatel y addres s th e helicopte

r nois e problemo n th e Eas t

En d o f Long Island , th e destinatio n fo

r th e grea t majorit y o f helicopte r flights originatin g i n th e New Yor k metropolita

n area , specificall

y t o an d fromth e Eas t

Hampton Airpor

t (HTO) , a s wel l a s Gabresk i Airpor t (FOK) , th e Southampto n Villag e Helipor t (87N) an d Montau k Airpor t (MTP) , hereinafte

r referre d to collectively a s th e "Eas t En d Airports. " Sinc e th e FA

A ha s foun d tha t th e Lon g Island helicopte

r nois e problemi s uiuque , th e presen t rulemaking mus t

dea l expressl y wit h tha t proble ma s i t relate s to th e Eas t

En d Airports . Curren

t and recen t trend s indicat

e tha t th e burden o

f helicopte r traffi c centerin g on HTO wil l increas e substantially in futur e years , furthe

r exacerbatin g th e nois e proble m fo r th e Eas t End . Ove r th e pas t thre e week s agrou

p o f stakeholder s fromth e Town s o f Southampton , Eas t Hampton , Shelte

r Island , Southol d an

d Riverhea d hav e me t severa l time s to revie w th e proposal . Attached pleas e find alette r signe d by fou

r o f th e Supervisor s indicatin g their suppor t fo r th e attache d recommendations . W e believ e tha

t thes e propose d revision s ar e essentia l t o carryin g out

th e FA A inten t fo r effectivel y and equitabl

y reducin g th e impac t o f helicopte r nois e o n Eas t

En d communities . W e sincerel y appreciat

e you r ongoin g efforts on behal f

o f Long Islan d residents . If

yo u hav e an y question s or

nee d furthe

r information , pleas e fee

l free to contac t

me . Respectfull

y Submitted ,

Arm aThrone-Hois t Superviso rOFFIC E O F TH E SUPERVISO R Tow n Hal l P.O
. Bo x 97 0 3 8 Nort h Ferr

y Roa d Shelte rIsland , N Y 11964-097 0 Jame s Doughert y Phon e (631 ) 749-001 5 Superviso rFa x (631 ) 749-072 8 jdougherty@shelterlslandtown
. u s Jun e 24,201 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Docke t Operation s M-3 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE. , RoomW12-14 0 Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floo r Washington , D C 20590-000 1 Dea r J . Randolp h Babbitt , Thi s lette r

i s t o expres s th e suppor t

o f th e Eas t En d Supervisor s liste d belo w fo r th e final recommendation s o f th e Eas t En d Helicopte r

Nois e Stakeholder s Grou p numbere d 1 throug h 9 attache d t o thi s letter . Docke t 2010-0302 . Helicopte r

flight nois e ha s bee n a n ongoin g issu e fo r th e Eas t En d town s an d villages . Th e effort s o f

Senato r Schume r an d th e Stakeholder s committe e hav e ou r ful l support . Sincerely , 

# y^^fi^iJ ryCOC ^ ^, ^ Willia mWilkinso n Jame s Doughert y Ann aThrone-Hois t Scot t Russel l Superviso r Superviso r Superviso r Superviso r Tow n o f Eas t Hampto n Tow

n o f Shelte r Island Tow

n o f Southampto

n Tow

n o f Southold06-21-201 0 Revise d Fina l Recommendation s o f Eas t En d Helicopte r

Nois e Stakeholder s Grou p i n respons e t o FA

A proposa l FA

A Docke t 2010-030 2 Recommendations : Th e following recommendation s shall apply t o helicopte r traffic t o and fromEas t Hampton Airpor

t (HTO) , Gabresk

i Aupor t (FOK) , Southampto n Villag e Helipor t (87N) an d Montau k Airpor t (MTP) , collectively th e Eas t End Airports . 1 . Ther e should b e tw o FA

A mandator

y designate d route s fo

r helicopte r traffic t o an d fromth e Eas t

En d Airports : a'Sout

h Shor e Route ' and a'Nort

h Shor e Route' . Thi s i s essentia

l i n orde r to accommodat

e th e importan

t southerl y transitio n route s fromHT

O an d th e othe r Eas t End Airport s an

d t o equitably distribut e th e volum

e o f helicopte r traffi c usin g th e Nort

h an d Sout h Shor e routes . 2 . Th e FA A shoul d establis h procedure s i n coordinatio n wit h Eas t En d Airport s t o monito r an d enforc e complianc e wit

h th e propose d routes . 3 . Whe n departin g fromeithe

r o f th e tw o Shor

e Route s fransiting to/fro

man y Eas t En d Airpor t or traversin g th e are abetween th e tw o Routes , aminimu maltitude o f 3000 ft. fo r an y helicopte

r mus t b e achieve d a s quickl

y a s possibl e an

d maintaine d unti l withi n th e approac

h are ao f th e destinatio n airport . 4 . Th e Sout h Shor e Rout e require s a'helicopter

only flight

layer ' a t JF K betwee n 500-80 0 ft an d abov e th e curren

t VF R corridor t o encourag e afai

r portio n o f fraffic to tak

e thi s Route . Thi s laye

r would b e simila

r to th e curren

t SFR A Hudso n Rive r Rules . 5 . Th e Nort h Shor e Rout e t o HTO an

d MT P should onl

y permit transi t to th e eas t o f Plu mGut , then ove

r wate r to th e maximu

mexten t possible , directly to and from HT O an d MTP . 6 . Bot h Nort h Shor e an d Sout h Shor e Route s should requir

e helicopter s to fly no t les s tha n on e mil e fromth e shore . 7 . Al l helicopte

r traffi c usin g Eas t

En d Airport s mus t

follow protocol s and nois e abatemen t procedure s a s establishe d fo r each airpor

t to manag e helicopte

r traffic . 8 . HT O and FO K

airport s shoul d b e empowered eithe r directly or

vi ath e FA

A to manag e flight

concentration s an

d nighttime/early mornin g flights. 9 . Th e foregoin g provision s ar

e inter-independen

t and inseparabl e an

d ar e supporte d onl y i f adopte d in their

entirety . Jun e 21 , 201 0 KC/DM K