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Georgia Airports Association

Atlanta Airports District Office

February 25, 2015

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Federal Update

Reauthorization

Hot Topics

Questions and Answers



FAA/Airport Funding

Authorization –FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 – This act authorized FAA AIP program at $3.35 Billion each year until 2015.

Appropriations –Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 (Omnibus Appropriations Act 2015) – Signed on December 16, 2014.•$15.7 Billion for FAA, which is $83 Million more than FY 14 and $437 Million more than the President’s Budget.•$3.35 Billion for Airports



Looking Ahead at Funding

• Reauthorization expires end of FY 2015• FAA Management Advisory Council (MAC) - a committee Congress

created to advise FAA management on policy, spending, and regulatory matters.

• MAC has been meeting with industry stakeholders and are focused on three principle areas in making recommendations for the next reauthorization bill:– FAA service– FAA funding – FAA governance

• As we grapple with the future of what the FAA looks like, how it is funded, and how we provide service, we look forward to working with all stakeholders and getting your valuable ideas and input for the next reauthorization.



Congressional Representatives

March 2014

South Carolina Aviation Association

February 11, 2015

FAA Strategic Initiatives

FAA Strategic Priorities Priority Initiatives

Make Aviation Safer and Smarter Risk-Based Decision Making:

Build on safety management principles to proactively address emerging safety risk by using consistent, data-informed approaches to make smarter, system-level, risk-based decisions.

Deliver benefits through technology and infrastructure

National Airspace System (NAS):

Lay the foundation for the NAS of the future by achieving prioritized NextGen benefits, integrating new user entrants, and delivering more efficient, streamlined service.



FAA Strategic Priorities Priority Initiatives

Enhance global leadership

Global Leadership:

Improve safety, air traffic efficiency, and environmental sustainability across the globe through and integrated, data-driven approach that shapes global standards, enhances collaboration and harmonization, and better targets FAA resources and efforts

Empower and innovate with FAA’s People

Workforce of the Future:

Preparing FAA’s human capital for the future, by identifying, recruiting, and training a workforce with the leadership, technical, and functional skills to ensure the U.S. continues to have the world’s safest and most efficient aviation system.

FAA Strategic Initiatives



Safety•Runway Safety Areas – FAA is wrapping up a 15 year effort to improve all Runway Safety Areas at air carrier airports. This is a congressional mandate that must be complete by the end of calendar year 2015.

•Runway Incursions – The prevention of runway incursions continues to be a high safety priority of the FAA. The Office of Airports recently took an in depth look at runway incursion data for a six year period. We found that airport geometry played an important role in many of these incidents. The Office of Airports is developing a new comprehensive and multiyear program to work with airports to identify, prioritize, and implement projects to correct these confusing airport geometry to reduce runway incursions. (Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program)

Hot Topics for Airports



Safety Continued:

Sign and Markings - There have been several sign and marking standards changes over the last couple of years. We encourage sponsors to review these Advisory Circulars and ensure your airports meet the standards.

Wildlife – Please review your wildlife hazard assessment and management plan and update as necessary.

Safety Management Systems (SMS) – FAA continues to implement internal SMS all Large, Medium and soon Small hub airports. This is a comprehensive user wide look at the overall safety of airport development projects. We also continue to pursue rulemaking for the implementation of SMS at 14 CFR part 139 airports.




Compliance•Use of Airport Revenue/FAA Policy on Aviation Fuel Taxes - The FAA issued its final policy on proceeds from taxes on aviation fuel for publication in the Federal Register on November 7, 2014. This action finalizes the amendment of FAA’s Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenues (Revenue Use Policy).

•The FAA’s Final Revenue Use Policy considers state or local taxes on aviation fuel (except taxes in effect on December 30, 1987) to be airport revenue subject to the revenue-use requirement. However, state and local taxes on aviation fuel may be used to support state aviation programs or for noise mitigation purposes, on or off airport. The policy amendment applies prospectively to the use of proceeds from both new taxes and to existing taxes that do not qualify for grandfathering from revenue use requirements. States and counties have one year from December 8, 2014 to develop a plan to comply and the plan should take no more than 3 years to implement.




Congressional Representatives

March 2014

South Carolina Aviation Association

February 11, 2015

Hot Topics for AirportsCompliance Continued:

Non-Aeronautical use – Last year FAA issued a policy of non-aeronautical use of aviation facilities. This policy actually takes a common sense approach to use of aviation facilities on your airport and allows for exceptions based on aviation need.

Leases – It is important to charge fair market value for non aeronautical leases. FAA must review these leases prior to execution.

Commercial Space – A letter will be going to all airport sponsors of NPIAS airports asking for early coordination if interested in space activity at your airport.



Hot Topics for AirportsCompliance Continued:

Special Events – (involving temporary airport closure)

• Complete or Partial Closure of Airport Facility• Coordinate with ADO PM through 7460-1 (iOE/AAA)

Include Safety Plan Timely Crowd Control Plan – FSDO review – 45 days

• Fair Market compensation• Refer to FAA Order 5190.6B, Compliance Manual



Compliance Continued:

Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Public UAS activity is provided through the Certificate of Authorization (COA) or Waiver process, which allows specific public agency and aircraft access to specific airspace during specified hours. The COA process allows UAS to be accommodated in the NAS today. Most of today’s UAS activity is by small UAS that are not runway dependent and operate from non-airport locations.

To date based on reauthorization language, we have issued approval for 6 test sites and waivers for commercial use in the film making, aerial surveying, oil and gas flare stack monitoring, and construction monitoring.

The FAA has established the UAS Integration Office to provide a one-stop portal for information. Information can be found on the FAA website at www.faa.gov/uas




PlanningProject Coordination - We can be extremely helpful in project coordination both on and off the airport, but the key in this is early coordination.

– We want to ensure you do not inadvertently impact your airport with both on or off airport development. Potential impacts include – limiting future growth of your airport both physically and financially or reducing capacity through airspace restrictions

– We want to make sure you are compliant with laws and regulations such as NEPA, 14 CFR part 77 and part 139; and in compliance with grant assurances.

Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) – On September 27, 2012, the FAA Office of Airports issued interim guidance to clarify FAA Advisory Circular 5300-13 Airport Design. This guidance requests airport sponsors to provide an alternative analysis for any new or modified land use in the RPZ.




Hot Topics for AirportsPlanning Continued:Airports Geographic Information System (GIS) – Its Here!!!

2014: Call for all aeronautical data at Large, Medium, Small, Non-Hubs, Part 139 or Towered NP

Airports.

Safety Critical Data at all airports. (RWY’s, TWY’s. RSA’s, NAVAIDs, etc..)

2015: Expect three modules out this year that include eALP, Modification to Standards, and 20:1 Surface Analysis and Visualization ToolAdvisory Circulars 150/5300-16, 17 & 18



Planning Continued:

Next Generation Transportation System (NEXTGEN) -Why do we need to modernize?•January 1, 1914 marks the beginning of commercial aviation. 65 Billion passengers in the first 100 years. 65 Billion passengers in the next 15 years. Here are some interesting facts about aviation:•Aviation employs 11 million people and makes up 5.6% of our gross domestic product. It enables $1.3 trillion in travel and tourism and ships 40% of the world goods.•On any given day, more than 70,000 flights are in the skies in the United States.•At any given moment, roughly 5,000 planes are in the skies above the United States.•In one year, air traffic handles an average of 64 million takeoffs and landings.•We are modernizing because we have to. Modernization means greater safety, efficiency, fuel savings, and a better environment.




Planning Continued:

What is NextGen?

•Modernized GPS Enhanced Radar (100% complete)

•Modernized Air Traffic Management Platform (100% complete)

•Sharing Surface Surveillance Data – Installation of Airport Surface Detection Equipment ASDE-X at 35 busiest airports

•Keeping Track of Ground Vehicles with ADS-B Out – 44 airports with ADS-B out can install transponders or squitters to track vehicle movement.

•Collaborative Decision Making – All airport users sharing real time data to better make decisions.

•Performance Based Navigation – RNAV and PBN approaches which allow aircraft to fly paths not able to in the past. Evaluating 13 Metroplexes across the country that include multiple commercial and GA airports. Example includes Charlotte and Houston/North Texas.

•Closely spaced runway operations.




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