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# Congres s o

f tfi e Itiiitet i ;i)tatc g ji)o\ mo f 3Ari.uTSEiUatib£ s Mlaaljmstoii , Q C 20515-320 1 .[lin e 24 . 201 0 rii e llonorabl e .1 . Randolp h Babbit t .•\dministral() r li.S . Depariinen t

(.ifTransponaiio a Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e .Ave. . S W Washinyton . D.C . 20591 r" 7 Dear .Administrato r

Babbitt . I a mwritin g toda y t o provid e yo u with olTicial comment s regardin g th e Federa l Aviatio n .Adinini.stration\ s (FAA ) Notic e o f Propose dRulemakin g (NPRM ) o n th e Ne w Yor k Nort h Shor e Helicopte r

Rout e (Docke t

No . FAA-2010-0302 ; Notic e No . 10-08 ; RJN 2120-A.I75) . I applau d you r effort s t o addres s helicopte r nois e ove r

Lon g Islan dcommunitie s an dI loo k Ibrwai dt o continuin g to discus s ho w w e ma y eflectivel y addres s thi s problem . Th e rul e bein g propose db y you r agenc y i s afirs t

ste p toward s providin g my constituent s wit h relie f fro mth e undu e burde n o f helicopte r

noise . Fo r severa l years , frequen t

helicopte r

traffi c abov e Lon g Islan dcommunitie s ha s diminishe dth e qualit y o f lif e for resident s in thes e areas . I n my congressiona l district , excessiv e nois e cause db y helicopter s regularl y traversin g th e skie s abov e residentia l neighborhood s i s a sourc e o f constan t Iruslratio n fo r

man y o n m y constituent s an damon g th e mos t commo n complaint s I hea r

Iro mindividual s an dlamilies . T o addres s thi s issue . I hav e worke dwit h my colleague s in Congres s t o ope n adialogu e betwee n th e FAA , helicopte r operators , an dth e publi c o n variou s way s t o addres s thi s continuin g problem , a s wel l a s collec t relevan t dat afro mregiona l airports , homeowner s an dindustr y representatives . .A s yo u ma y recall , th e FA A initiale daregulator y solutio n i n respons e t o simila r complaint s abou t

th e sam e proble mmor e than tw o decade s ago . Flowever , th e rulemakin g proces s wa s discontinue dwhe n helicopte r carrier s addresse dnois e pollutio n by initiatin g voluntar y efforts , W'hic

h prove dincfljective . In recen t years , th e FA A ha s discounte dit s abilit y t o legulat e helicopte r

traffic , limitin g th e effectivenes s o f proposal s t o dea l effectivel y witi i th e issue . Ilowevei- , th e FA A an dindusti y representative s di dtak e step s t o assis t in th e developmen t o f ne w voluntar y effort

- aNort h Shor e helicopte r rout e • • tha t sough t t o direc t helicopte r

trafll c alon g Lon g island' s norther n shorelin e betwee n fixe dwaypoin t VPLY D an dOrien t

Poin t an di s ih c basi s fo

r th e curren t

propose drule . Whil e hardl y th e remed y irustrate dresident s demanded , th e voluntee r rout e wa s a signiilcan i ste p toward s apotentia l solution . Unfortunately , sinc e th e rout e wa s first implemented , i

t wa s clea r

tha t mor e wa s neede dt o mitigat e helicopte r nois e ove r

Lon g Islan di n orde r t o ensur e that

individua l communitie s wer e no t undul y burdene db y th e repeate dusag e o f spccill c transi t

point s ove r

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Schumer an d1 me t wit h yo u t o discus s FAA' s aulhoril} ' t

o regulate helicopter

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points . A s aresult

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dyou r agency' s commitment

t o addressin g unnecessar

y an doveil y burdensom e nois e polltiiion . thi s propose drul e take s another ste p toward s areasonabl e balanc e betwee n elTicien t aeria l transportatio n andabetter qualit y o f lif e fo r thos e o n th e ground . I t i s wit h thi s goa l i n min dtha t I hav e include dcomment s an dlecommeadation s fro

mthe East En dHelicopter

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n the propose drulemakin g proces s (.Attached) . I

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concern s regardin g th e include d recommendation s pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Mar k Copelan di

n m y Washington , D.C . offic e a t (202)225-3826 . Sincerely . lim^-i^liop / Membe r c^i^ Q ongres s202225314 3 12:25:0 8 06-25-201 0 4/ 5

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06-21-201 0 Revise dFina l Recommendation s o f Eas t En dHelicopte r

Nois e Stakeholder s Grou p i n respons e t o F.A

A propo.sa l FA A Docke t 2010-030 2 Recoinniendations : Th e ixdlowin g recommendation s shal l appl y to helicopte r traffi c t o an dfro mEas t Hampto n /Xirpor

i (HTO) , Gabresk i Airport (EOK) . Soulhaniplo n Villag e Helipor l (87N ) an dMonlau k

Airpor t (iVFFP) . collectivel y th e Eas t En d.Airports . i . 'fher c shoul db e tw o FAA mandator y designate droute s fo r helicopte r

traffi c tt. ) an dfro mth e Eas t

En dAirports : a'Sout h Shor e Route " an da"Nort h Shor e Iconic" . 'Fhi s i s essentia l i n orde r l o accommodat e th e iniportaii t .southerl y iransitio n route s fro mMT O an dth e othe r Eas t FJid.Airporl s an dl o equitabl y distribut e (he volum e o f helicopte r

traffi c usin g th e North an dSout h Shor e routes . 2 . I'h e FAA shoul destablis h procedure s i n coordinatio n wit

h lias l lin dAirport s to monito r an denlbrc e complianc e wit h th e propose drotiies . 3 . Whe n departin g fro meithe r o f th e tw o Shor e Route s transitin g to/fro man y Eas t lin d/Xirpor

l o r traversin g th e are abetwee n th e tw o Routes , aminimu maltitud e o f 300 0 fi. fo

r an y helicopte r

mus t b e achieve da s quickl y a s possibl e an dmainlaine d unti l withi n th e approac h are ao f th e desfinatio n airport . 4 . Th e South Shor e Rout e require s i- i "helicopte r

onl y fiight

layer " a t JF K betwee n 500-80( ) f

l an dabov e th e curren t

VFRcoirido r

l o encourag e afail ' portio n o f traffi c t o lak e thi s Route . Thi s laye r woul db e simila r

t o ih e curren t

SER A Hudso n l^iver Rules . 5 . Tlt e North Shor e Rout e t o FIT O an d!\'Ff

T shoul donl y permi t

transi t to ih e eas t

o\ ' Plu mGut . the n ove r

wate r to th e ma.ximu mexlcn i possible , directl y l o an dfro m 1 IT"( ) an dMTP . 6 . lioi h North Shor e an dSoull i Shor e Route s shoul dreciuire helicopier s t o fl y no i les s than on e mil e fro mth e shore . 7 . .Al l helicople r

iraffi c usin g Eas t

En dAirport s mus t

follo w proioeol s an dnois e abalemei u procedure s a s establishe dfor eac h airport

t o manag e helicople r

traffic . 8 . H'f O an dFO Rairporl s shoul db e empowere deiihe r direcll y o r

vi ath e l'A/ \to manag e fiiglu concenlialion s an dnighltirne/earl y mornin g flights , 9 . 'Fh e foregoin g provision s ar e imer-independen l an dinseparabl e an dar e snppoite d onl y i f adopte di

n thei r entii'cly . J11 1 t o 21 . 201 0 KC/i:)M K