Sec. 484. Community Collaboration Program
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a Community Collaboration Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) within the Office for Policy, International Affairs, and Environment of the Administration. The Program shall be comprised of representatives from— the Office for Policy, International Affairs, and Environment of the Administration; the Office of Airports of the Administration; the Air Traffic Organization of the Administration; and other entities as considered appropriate by the Administrator.
The Program shall facilitate and harmonize, as appropriate, policies and procedures carried out by the entities listed in subsection
(b)pertaining to community engagement relating to— airport planning and development; noise and environmental policy; NextGen implementation; air traffic route changes; integration of new and emerging entrants; and other topics with respect to which community engagement is critical to program success. The responsibilities of the Program lead shall include— the establishment of, and membership selection for, the Airport Community of Interest Task Force, established under section 483; joint execution with Federal Aviation Administration Regional Administrators of regional community engagement events, as described in section 483; updating the internal guidance of the Administration for community engagement based on recommendations from such Task Force and best practices of other Federal agencies and external organizations with expertise in community engagement; coordinating with the Air Traffic Organization on community engagement efforts related to air traffic procedure changes to ensure that impacted communities are consulted in a meaningful way; oversight of Regional Ombudsmen of the Administration; oversight, streamlining, and increasing the responsiveness of the noise complaint process of the Administration by— centralizing noise complaint data and improving data collection methodologies; increasing public accessibility to such Regional Ombudsmen; ensuring such Regional Ombudsmen are consulted in local air traffic procedure development decisions; collecting feedback from such Regional Ombudsmen to inform national policymaking efforts; and other recommendations made by the Airport Community of Interest Task Force; timely implementation of the recommendations, as appropriate, made by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Secretary of Transportation contained in the report titled Aircraft Noise: FAA Could Improve Outreach Through Enhanced Noise Metrics, Communication, and Support to Communities , issued in September 2021 (GAO–21–103933) to improve the outreach of the FAA to local communities impacted by aircraft noise, including— any recommendations to— identify appropriate supplemental metrics for assessing noise impacts and circumstances for their use to aid in the internal assessment of the Administration of noise impacts related to proposed flight path changes; update guidance to incorporate additional tools to more clearly convey expected impacts, such as other noise metrics and visualization tools; and improve guidance to airports and communities on effectively engaging with the Administration; and any other recommendations included in the report that would assist the agency in improving outreach to communities affected by aircraft noise; and other responsibilities as considered appropriate by the Administrator. Not later than 2 years after the Administrator implements the recommendations described in subsection (c)(2)(H), the Administrator shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing— the implementation of each such recommendation; how any recommended actions are assisting the Administrator in improving outreach to communities affected by aircraft noise and other community engagement concerns; and any challenges or barriers that limit or prevent the ability of the Administrator to take such actions.