Office of Airports. Overview of the FAA s. Federal Aviation Administration ACI-NA/AAAE Airport Board & Commissioners Conference Indianapolis, IN

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1 Overview of the FAA s Office of Airports Prepared for: Presented by: 2016 ACI-NA/AAAE Airport Board & Commissioners Conference Indianapolis, IN Eduardo Angeles Associate Administrator for Airports Date: April 11, 2016 April February 11,

2 Key functions of the FAA s Office of Airports Establish airport safety standards Planning Engineering Operations and maintenance Airport safety certification and oversight Airport planning guidance and support Environmental review and noise compatibility Airport financial assistance programs Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program Grant assurance compliance 2

3 Key stakeholders The traveling public Airport owners and operators Airlines and other aeronautical users Neighboring and impacted communities Other federal, state and local agencies (including state aeronautical agencies, environmental agencies, law enforcement, emergency response, etc.) Every sector of our national and local economies (business, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, education, healthcare, tourism, etc.) 3

4 FY 2017 request is 611 authorized positions located in 4 Headquarters Offices 9 Regional Divisions 20 Airport District/Field Offices Office of Airports Personnel Authorized positions include 14 environmental attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel (AGC) 3 employees at the Academy 2 employees in ACRP 24 employees in the ATO Airport Technology R&D Branch ACI-NA/AAAE Conference April 11,

5 14 CFR Part 139 Airport Certification Periodic inspection of airports (both scheduled and unscheduled surveillance) Assist airport operator in meeting regulatory requirements Continuous educational outreach to disseminate best practices in airport management Inspect certificated airports to Ensure compliance with the regulation, including self-inspection and documentation requirements Ensure FAA design standards are being followed Check for operational and construction safety Verify airport emergency response capability 5

6 Context the U.S. system of airports as of October 1, 19,360 airports overall 14,212 airports designated as private-use 5,148 airports open to the public 3,333 existing airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( NPIAS ) 544 airports certificated under Part 139 (commercial service by aircraft with 9 or more seats) 395 primary airports (scheduled commercial service with at least 10,000 annual enplanements) 6

7 Standards Establish airport standards and associated policies Examples of standards mandatory for Federally obligated airports: Planning e.g., runway length, runway/taxiway separation, Runway Safety Areas (RSAs), Runway Protection Zones (RPZs), Object-Free Areas (OFAs), airspace review process, signage and marking requirements, etc. Engineering e.g., pavement design standards, drainage, electrical and lighting requirements, surface treatment (grooving), etc. Construction quality control for construction, operational safety during construction, NOTAM process, obstruction lighting, etc. Maintenance and operations e.g., snow and ice control, runway surface condition monitoring, rubber removal, preservation of pavement markings, ARFF communications, etc. ACI-NA/AAAE Conference April 11,

8 Safety Initiatives (1) runway excursions (RSA); (2) runway incursion (RIM); and (3) wild life management (Wild Life Hazard Mitigation Plan). ACI-NA/AAAE Conference April 11,

9 SFO Google Earth Imagery June 2013 depicts old threshold 9

10 Visual Approach Surface (20:1) Rwy 28L Aligned to old threshold location Source: FAA Airports GIS Surface Analysis Federal and Aviation Visualization 10 tool

11 Google Earth Imagery Feb depicts the new threshold location 11

12 Visual Approach Surface (20:1) Rwy 28L Aligned to new threshold location 12

13 RSA Program - EMAS Captures EMAS capture of a Falcon 900 at Greenville Downtown Airport, SC July 17,

14 RSA Program - EMAS Installations Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA Roanoke Regional Airport, WV Little Rock Airport, AR Photos Courtesy of ESCO Greater Binghamton Airport, NY 14 April February 11,

15 Wildlife Hazard Mitigation (WHM) 15

16 AIP grant program structure Entitlement or apportioned funds (about 2/3) For primary airports, amounts apportioned based on actual number of enplaned passengers For primary airports that also impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), they have to turn back either 50% or 75% of their entitlements (which goes into the Small Airport Fund) For nonprimary airports, amounts apportioned by state (based on land area and population) Cargo entitlements for airports with > 100 million pounds Discretionary (about 1/3) Whatever is left after apportionments but there are statutory rules, too, that govern how the Discretionary may be spent 16

17 Who can get an AIP grant? State, county or local government, independent public airport authority, or native American tribes owning airports Private owners of airports that are designated relievers or non-primary commercial service State or local government that doesn t own an airport (for planning or noise mitigation grants) Federal government may never be sponsor 17

18 What can AIP grants be used for? Rules vary depending upon: Size and type of airport Type of project or facility Specific type of AIP funding being requested Several other statutory and regulatory requirements Entitlements to be used on highest priority needs Projects must be both eligible and justified Have to comply with related procurement rules Strict Buy American requirements Competition Plan requirements Benefit/Cost Analysis requirements Many other rules specific to the type of project, funding category or airport classification 18

19 Examples of what can AIP grants be used for? Major airfield elements (runways, taxiways, aprons, service roads, etc.) Signage, lighting, electrical or drainage improvements Perimeter fencing and access control (safety, security, wildlife hazard management) Land acquisition for various purposes Airport development Protect critical approach and departure surfaces Noise compatibility Safety-related equipment Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles and related equipment Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) and support facilities Planning or environmental studies Noise mitigation (noise compatibility planning as well as sound insulation of homes and schools meeting certain criteria) Other types of environmental mitigation Many other types of airport facilities (generally non-revenue-generating, public-use facilities) 19

20 Effect of recent budget proposals Same proposal in FY-2013,, 2015, and 2016 Raise the maximum PFC level from $4.50 to $8.00 per enplaned passenger, while reducing total AIP from $3.35 billion to $2.9 billion Require all Large hub airports to turn back their remaining AIP passenger entitlements (about $85 million annually), which would be redistributed to smaller airports Reduction in AIP for the Large hubs would be more than offset by an aggregate PFC increase of approximately $1.7 billion annually for the Large hub airports alone Enable all eligible airports to generate an additional $2.4 billion in aggregate annual funding (if all eligible airports increased their PFC rate to $8.00) Provide states and the FAA with more Discretionary and State Apportionment funds to help fund highest-priority projects 20

21 Update on FAA Reauthorization Expired in September 2015: (Part A) gave the FAA authority to obligate new grants from $1.675 billion, or 50 percent of the $3.35 billion authorized for FY 2016 Second Extension to July 15, 2016: (Part B) we will be able to increase the available entitlements to about 79 percent, and limited additional discretionary funding. 21

22 Highlights of Proposed Bills In both bills, including amendments, AIP would increase from its current $3.35 billion per year. The House Reauthorization bill actually increases AIP during a 7- year period, from the current $3.35 billion in 2016 to $3.84 billion in The House bill does not, however, increase the PFCs level from the current maximum level of $4.50, as the airports had requested. The Senate s bill only covers FY 2016 and For 2017, it authorizes an AIP level of $3.75 Billion, which is higher than the corresponding 2017 amount from the House bill. It also does not raise the PFC level. 22

23 Thank YOU!! 23