Noise abatement also touches on grant assurance related to economic nondiscrimination. Which assurance is that?

• A. Grant Assurance #22, economic nondiscrimination
• B. Sponsor Assurance #21, compatible land use
• C. Assurance #5 Preserving Rights and Powers
• D. Assurance #19 Operations and Maintenance

Answer: (A)

This item tests how grant assurances address fairness in the economic aspects of airport improvements. The assurance that covers economic nondiscrimination requires the sponsor not to discriminate in the use of airport facilities or in the benefits of the project on the basis of economic terms, ensuring that benefits like noise abatement are available on equal terms to all users and that charges or access aren’t applied in a discriminatory way. This is why it’s the correct match. Other assurances focus on compatible land use, preserving the sponsor’s rights and powers, or ongoing operations and maintenance, and they do not specifically mandate economic nondiscrimination.