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THE BRIEFING
EPISODE 7  THE FAA STRIKES OUT

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Thank you. I'm Steve Edmiston. I'm here on behalf of The Briefing Project.
today's comment, I'll review what went wrong with last year's FAA brieng by FAA
Northwest Mountain Region, David Soumi.
Deputy Regional Administrator for the
It was fundamentally
Mr. Soumi's briefing does not require much deconstruction.
like your staff's noise briefing the same day, Mr. Soumi never
a sales presentation. And,
and increased overights on
briefed you on the potential adverse impacts from NextGen
human health or the environment.

benefit from NextGen
To his credit, Mr. Soumi confirmed that we receive no
shift to a conventional
because when aircraft are actually over our neighborhoods they
approach; he said "[the pilot] is usually in a dirty configuration." The problem magnies
number is increasing at such
with more overights: Mr. Soumi stated the "total absolute
in noise and emissions."
a rate that it's erasing savings

Mr. Soumi also stated the FAA has learned it needs better engagement and
First, after his
outreach. Which was good to hear, except for two remarkable postscripts.
to public comment. But perhaps
briefing, Mr. Soumi was invited to stay and listen
he refused. And literally walked
forgetting what he'd just said about better engagement,
call with Mr. Soumi the
out. The second remarkable thing was a Port employee's phone
next day. As reported in an internal Port April 27 e-mail:

was a 'bait and switch'
"[Mr. Soumi] felt like the Port Commission meeting
but instead they got
because they were invited to talk about Nextgen issues
President Albro 'allowed two
questions about noise. He is upset that Commission
noise issues that
Commissioners to get on a soapbox and hold us to task about
won't agree ever again to give a public
we didn't expect to answer.' [The FAA]
issues aren't the FAA's fault.
presentation to the Port Commission. The noise
Those are the same routes and it's the airport's responsibility that there are so
many more planes in the air."

While Mr. Soumi's oppositeMacArthur, "i shall NEVER return" meltdown does
not bode well for future FAA engagement, it's the last thing he said that matters most,
"The noise issues aren't the
when he cut through the nger-pointing to a truth. He said
so many more planes in
FAA 's fault... and it's the airport's responsibility that there are
the air."

Thank you for giving a citizen two-minutes to comment. l have today's transcript,
slide for your deck, and the correspondence l've referenced.

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follows:
I spoke to Dave Suomi today, and his message was as
because they were invited
was a "bait and switch"
- He felt like the Port Commission meeting
about noise
to talk about NextGen issues but instead they got questions
Commissioners to get on a
- He is upset that Commission President Albro "allowed two
that we didn't expect to answer"
soapbox and hold us to task about noise issues
the Port Commission
- They won't agree ever again to give
a public presentation to
fault. Those are the same routes and it's the airport's
- The noise issues aren't the FAA's
in the air
responsibility that there are so many more planes
with Dave Suomi, which I will work to set
Commissioner Albro has offer to go to Renton to meet
feels strongly to the contrary.
up unless someone
Thanks!
Yours,
Eric Schinfeid
Sr. Manager, Federal & International Government Relations
Port of Seattle
PO Box 1209
Seattle, WA 981 l l
P: 206-787-5031
C: 206-214-8809
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