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T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 5-67 Alternative B2: Land Acquisition and Noise Impacts Affecting Environmental Justice Populations 1Environmental JusticePopulationMandatory Land Acquisition(2020)Safety Enhancement ElementsRunway 16 Runway 34PartiallyRelocatedAirport RoadEfficiency Enhancement ElementsRunway 5 Runway 23IntegratedCargoFacilityFullyRelocatedAirport RoadPercent ImpactsBorne byEnvironmentalJusticePopulationsStatewideAvg.Percent Minority Affected 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 0% 5.0% 4.2% 15.0%Percent Hispanic Affected 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.0% 100.0% 4.2% 4.3% 8.7%Percent Low-Income 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.4% 0% 0% 2.4% 11.9%Future Build VLAP 2 (2020)Percent Minority Affected 0% 0% NA 0% 0.0% NA NA 0% 15.0%Percent Hispanic Affected 0% 0% NA 0% 2.7% NA NA 2.7% 8.7%Percent Low-Income 0% 0% NA 0% 5.1% NA NA 5.1% 11.9%Significant Noise Impacts(2020 and 2025)Percent Minority Affected 0% 0% NA 4.0% 0% NA NA 4.0% 15.0%Percent Hispanic Affected 0% 0% NA 2.6% 0% NA NA 2.6% 8.7%Percent Low-Income 0% 0% NA 0% 0% NA NA 0% 11.9%Voluntary Land Acquisitionwithin the RPZs 3 (2020)Percent Minority Affected 0% 0% NA 1.1% 15.8% NA NA 3.0% 15.0%Percent Hispanic Affected 0% 0% NA 0% 0% NA NA 0% 8.7%Percent Low-Income 0% 0% NA 0% 0% NA NA 0% 11.9%Source: 2000 U.S. Census. (Full census blocks acquired by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation since 2000 were changed to zero population.)Notes: Percentages in tables represent the environmental justice population affected divided by the total population affected to determine if a disproportionate impactwould be felt by the environmental justice population. Percentages from left to right are not additive. More detailed population data is listed inAppendix G.5, Environmental Justice Findings.1 Population data are the sum of all 2000 U.S. Census blocks (minority; Hispanic) or census block groups (low-income) within areas of significant impact.2 Residential Land exposed to noise levels of DBL 70 dB and above in 2020, and some neighboring properties would be eligible for voluntary acquisition under aFuture Build VLAP.3 RPZ clearing is a FAA-recommendation, and is not a required action. Therefore, RPZ-related property acquisition would be subject to funding availability.Land acquisition for the Integrated Cargo Facility would occur within a 100 percent Hispanic census block (with atotal population of six individuals). However, the property being taken is a vacant forested parcel and part of acommercial property. The resident population in this census block would not be impacted by the land acquisition.This analysis addresses minority and Hispanic populations separately and the Hispanic population was not addedto the total minority population to avoid the possibility of double counting. However, based on the impacts tominority populations as documented in this environmental justice analysis the demographic data indicates thateven if the impacted Hispanic population was added to the impacted non-Hispanic population this aggregateamount would not suggest that minorities as a whole were disproportionately affected by Alternative B2.Significant Impacts: In a review of the impacts to African-American, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, someother race, and mixed race populations separately, FAA found that no individual group would be disproportionatelyaffected by Alternative B2. Alternative B2 would not have a disproportionate and high adverse effect on minority,Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-111 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc