AVIATION SAFETY AND NOISE REDUfllON *'*• ACT OF 1979 HEARINGS.-- ;-^;. BEFORE THB / r-, ! . • •. ion SUBCOMMITTEE ON - TEANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE' OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SIXTH CONGKESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 3942 A BILL, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AIRPORT OPERATORS TO PREPARE AND CARRY OUT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PRO- GRAMS, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ASSURE CONTINUED SAFETY IN AVIATION. AND FOR OTUER PURPOSES JUNE 7, 12, AND 27, 1979 Serial No. 96-76 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce O.S. aOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICB S4-717 0 WASHINGTON : 1079 • i.. t . t'\> ',2 COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HARLEY O STAGGERS. West Virginia. Chairman JOHN D DINGELU Michigan SAMUEL L DEVTNE. Ohio LIONEL VAN DEERLIN. California JAMES T BROYHILL, North Carolina JOHN M MURPHY. New York TIM LEE CARTER, Kentucky DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III. Virginia CLARENCE J BROWN. Ohio BOB ECKHARDT. Texas JAMES M. COLLINS. Texas RICHARDSON PREYER, North Carolina NORMAN F. LENT. New York JAMES H SCHEUER. New York EDWARD R MADIGAN. Illinois RICHARD L OTTINGER, New York CARLOS J MOORHEAD, California HENRY A WAXMAN, California MATTHEW J. RINALDO. New Jersey TIMOTHY E WIRTH, Colorado DAVE STOCKMAN. Michigan PHILIP R SHARP, Indiana MARC L. MARKS. Pennsylvania JAMES J FLORIO. New Jersey TOM CORCORAN. Illinois ANTHONY TOBY MOFFETT, Connecticut GARY A. LEE, New York JIM SANTINI. Nevada TOM LOEFFLER, Texas ANDREW MAGUIRE. New Jersey WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California MARTY RUSSO. Illinois EDWARD J. MARKEY. Massachusetts THOMAS A LUKEN, Ohio DOUG WALGREN. Pennsylvania ALBERT GORE. JH.. Tennessee BARBARA A. MIKULSKI. Maryland RONALD M MOTTL, Ohio PHIL GRAMM, Texas AL SWIFT, Washington MICKEY LELAND. Texas RICHARD C SHELBY, Alabama W. E. WiLUAMSON, Chief CUrk and Staff Director KENNETH J. PAINTER, First Assistant Clerk THOMAS M. RYAN, Professional Staff J. PAUL MOLLOY, Minority Professional Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey, Chairman JIM SANTINI, Nevada EDWARD R. MADIGAN. Illinois BARBARA A MIKULSKI, Maryland GARY A. LEE. New York JOHN M. MURPHY, New York SAMUEL L. DEVINE. Ohio MARTY RUSSO, Illinois (Ex Officio) HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia I Ex Officio) CuFFORD ELKINS, Staff Director nil ?' ^o2'0-2 I'H'TI-KCONTENTS ^ f Hearings held on— ^f June?, 1979 1 June 12, 1979 127 June 27, 1979 „ 257 Text of H.R. 3942 3 Statement of— Barnard, Herman, president. National Organization To Insure a Sound- Controlled Environment 245 Bennett, David, Maryland State Aviation Administration 236 Blumenthal, Vaughn L., director, noise and emission abatement programs, Boeing Commercial Airpltme Co 258 Borthwick, Jesse O., executive director, National Association of Noise Control Officials (NANCO) 107 Callison, Jtunes W., senior vice president and general coimsel. Delta Airlines, Inc 336, 358 Corbett, Jack, vice president. Airport Operators Council International (AOCD „.... 236 Cifelli, Angello, Jr., freeholder, Essex County, N.J 128 Duval, Hon. Hive L., II, Virginia State senator 99, 101 Elkins, Charles L., Deputy Assistant Administrator, Environmental Pro- tection Agency 53 Ferguson, William, executive director, National Organization To Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment 245 Fleming, J. Roger, director, environmental affairs, Air Transportation Association of America 134 Ginther, Robert E., president. Association of Local Transport Airlines... 134, 162 Griggs, Benjamin G., Jr., vice president, Northwest Airlines, Inc 336, 339 Harr, Karl G., Jr., president, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc 258 Johnstone, Paul M., senior vice president, operations services, Eastern Airlines, Inc 336 McCarty, Kevin, Office of Federal Relations, National League of Cities 71 McPike, Aubert L., director. Industry Association Activities, Douglas Air- craft Co., McDonnell Douglas Corp 258, 292 Mayo, Gerald M., counsel, noise abatement issues. Delta Airlines, Inc 336 Mayo, Markev, director, environmental programs. Airport Operators Ciouncil International (AOCI) 236 Mulhem, Francis, legal staff. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 115 Randall, Albert B., Chief, Legislative Staff, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation 190 Rockenstein, Walter H., II, National League of Cities 71 Rodenbaugh, William L., manager, advanced strategic market and product plane development. General Electric Co 258, 315 Rosenthal, Hon. Beivjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York 65 Russell, Richard E., chief engineer, noise technology staff, Boeing Commer- cial Airplane Co 258 Sagner, Alan, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 115 N^ Sattler, Karl R., administrator, Maryland State Aviation Administration, ^o and also on behalf of Airport Operators Council International (AOCI).... 236 <-^ Schettino, John, Director, Technology and Federal Programs Division, ^ Environmental Protection Agency 53 ^v^ Taylor, Quentin S. C, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administra- ^ tion, Department of Transportation 190 (OD IV Statement of—Continued •*•«• Thaler, Mona, coordinator, Runway 27 Coalition 99, 103 Titcomb, Gordon A., executive vice president. Commercial Products Divi- sion, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group 258, 323 Tyler, John, technical consultant. National Organization To Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment 245 von Kann, Clifton F., senior vice president of operations and airports. Air Transport Association of America 134 Wesler, John E., Acting Associate Administrator for Policy and Interna- tional Affairs, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Trans- portation 190 Wiesner, Mark, aviation staff. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 116 Witt, Francis A., mayor. National Park, N J 99 Zinser, Richard, aviation staff. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 115 Additional material submitted for the record by— Air Transportation Association of America, replacement, reengining or retrofit: options for compliance with FAA noise rules 176 Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., attachment to Mr. Blumenthal's pre- pared statement, supplementary statement on Boeing airplane noise status 281 Crosier, Mrs. Helen, Madison, N.J., statement with attachments 382 Extern Airlines, Inc., attachment to Mr. Johnstone's prepared statement. Eastern DC 9/B 727 noise retrofit 339 General Electric Co., charts attached to Mr. Rodenbaugh's prepared state- ment: Where does aircraft noise originate 320 Typical component noise distribution in current wide-body aircraft .... 320 Engine noise sources 321 Acoustic treatment, high bypass engines 321 Noise control at full power takeoff „...••.-.-._.... 322 Area exposed to more than 90 ENdB 322 Performance comparison 323 McDonnell Douglas Corp.; attachment to Mr. McPike's prepared state- ment: Figure 2—90 EPNdB noise contours 812 Fuel efficiency-passenger miles per gallon „.. 313 McDonnell Douglas commercial transports which will comply with stage 3, part 36 314 National League of Cities, letter dated October 18, 1979, from Mr. Rocken- stein to Chairman Florio re tests conducted on September 10, 1975, and October 31, 1975, by Northwest Orient Airlines, with attached letter from Captain Jerry T. Fredrickson, Northwest Airlines to Lloyd Hinton, excecutive director. National Organization To Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment 89 Transportation, Department of. Federal Aviation Administration: Available options for compliance with noise requirements of 14 CFR 91, Subpart E 225 Fare/waybill adjustments due to FAR 36 compliance 219 Federal Register notice of March 29, 1979, re Turbojet subsonic air- planes, fleet inventory and noise rules compliance 226 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT HEARINGS Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc., Karl G. Hair, Jr., president. Air Transport Association of America: Fleming, J. Roger, director, environmental affairs. von Kann, Clifton F., senior vice president of operations and airports. Airport Operators Council International (AOCI): Corbett, Jack, vice president. Mayo, Markey, director, environmental programs. Sattler, Karl R. Association of Local Transport Airlines, Robert E. Ginther, president Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.: Blumenthal, Vaughn L., director, noise and emission abatement programs. Russell, Richard E., chief engineer, noise technology staff. Delta Airlines, Inc.: Callison, James W., senior vice president and general coimsel. Mayo, G«rald M., counsel, noise abatement issues. Elastem Airlines, Inc., Paul M. Johnstone, senior vice president. Environmental Protection Agency: Elkins, Charles L., Deputy Assistant Administrator. Schettino, John, Director, Technology and Federal Programs Division. General Electric Co., William L. Rodenbaugh, manager, advanced strategic market and product plans development. McDonnell Douglas Corp., Aubert L. McPike, director, industry association activities, Douglas Aircraft Co. Maryland State Aviation Administration: Bennett, David. Sattler, Karl R., Administrator. National Association of Noise Control Officials (NANCO), Jesse O. Borthwick, execu- tive director. National League of Cities: McCarty, Kevin, Office of Federal Relations. Rockenstein, Walter H., II. National Oivanization To Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment: Barnard, Herman, president. Ferguson, William, executive director. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Beiyamin G. Griggs, Jr., vice president. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Mulhem, Francis, legal staff. Sagner, Alan. Wiesner, Mark, aviation staff. Zinser, Richard,