Dana Klein

I strongly oppose the FAA is proposed amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend jet route J– 60, area navigation (RNAV) route Q–42, and VOR Federal airways V–16, V–229 and V–449 and the proposed FAA establishment of four new RNAV routes designated as Q–62, Q–406, Q–448 and Q–480 without the preparation of a full environmental assessment. The discussed Phase #2 departure routes out of other local airports are not the same thing as the arrival routes to Newark Runway #22 and threaten Rockland and Fairfield Counties with “600+ jumbo-jets a day, every 2.5 minutes, at altitudes less than 5,000 feet, and decibel levels of 40-80 dB” – these Phase #2 departure routes are still a component of the same Airspace Redesign that poses a material impact to the environment of those areas impacted by such redesign in its Phase #3 and Phase #4. These statistics clearly warrant the preparation of a complete environmental assessment. I strongly believe that the amendments to Title 14 code of Federal Regulations referred to above must be subject to a full environmental review and that such amendments DO NOT qualify for a categorical exclusion in accordance with the FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, Paragraph 311a. I strongly believe that this airspace action WILL cause potentially significant environmental impacts, and that extraordinary circumstances DO exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment. Thank you for your consideration of this comment.