Federal Aviation Navigate – FAA Administration Priorities and Grants Western-Pacific Region Association of California Presented to: Airports 2018 FAA By: Date: September 14, 2018
Presentation Overview Environmental Considerations Gail Campos Environmental Protection Specialist, LAX-ADO Navigate – FAA Priorities and Grants Al Richardson, Assistant Manager LAX-ADO Laurie Suttmeier, Assistant Manager SFO-ADO ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 2 Administration
EnvironmEntal ConsidErations ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 3 Administration
Presentation Overview The Importance of Proper Planning Purpose and Need and the Proposed Action Common Trouble Spots ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 4 Administration
Appropriate Planning is Critical for the Environmental Process Environmental Planning Project Determination Process Implementation CatEx Construction Master Plan EA ALP EIS Feasibility Studies Noise Studies ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 5 5 Administration
Can’t I just get the EA over first? • Planning and environmental tasks are related and similar (See Chapter 5 in in FAA Order 5050.4B. • It is important for planners and environmental specialists to begin collaboration earlier than has been the case in the past. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 6 Administration
Why Consider Environmental Factors During Planning? • Helps airport sponsors make informed decisions. • To avoid a previously unforeseen problem. • Environmental issues may cause you to adjust your proposed project. • Ensures efficient, timely, and effective NEPA review. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 7 Administration
Project Development & NEPA Process • Pre-NEPA activities: Planning studies (e.g. master plan, feasibility) , $ , Fed action? • To determine the level of NEPA review, FAA needs sufficient project information/data Engineering Design and NEPA • Sufficient design to support NEPA activities (Preliminary engineering ~ 25% design limitation) • Final design activities, property acquisition… project construction shall not proceed until CATEX, FONSI, or ROD have been issued (40 CFR 1506.1). ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 8 Administration
Proper planning includes FAA review/approval of: • Aviation Activity Forecast and Critical Aircraft • Obstruction Mitigation Plans • Site selection studies • Review the adequacy of the planning alternative analysis • ALP set and associated airspace case study • Planning study and associated capital improvement program ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 9 9 Administration
Planning and NEPA Purpose and Need • “Purpose & Need” = what is the problem and how do we fix it • Airport planning study provides the justification and basis of a proposed action – Consideration of environmental factors as a task • Airport planning process • Related baseline environmental consideration ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 10 10 Administration
Define the Proposed Action / Project Description • Clearly describe the details of the proposed project: what are you building, repairing, etc.; what are connected actions; what equipment is needed; where is the staging area; what is the timeline • Maps/drawings/photos to show the project footprint and surroundings are important ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 11 Administration
Planning Environmental Baseline – Preliminary identification of potential, or known, environmental features • Air quality impacts • Noise impacts • Wetlands • Flood Zones • Historic or Cultural features • DOT Section 4(f) features • Biological Resources • Water resources • Compatible land use • Surface traffic issues – Not part of NEPA ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 12 12 Administration
Common Trouble Spots • Using a CEQA document for NEPA • Purpose and Need • Project Description • Alternatives • Federal Resources • Compliance with Special Purpose Laws ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 13 13 Administration
Common Trouble Spots • Cumulative Effects • Responses to Public Comments • Response to Resource Agency Concerns • Accounting for New Information • Insufficient Administrative Record • Relying on FAA to edit the document ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 14 14 Administration
Who can help me with this? • Airport Staff members • An airport consultant with experience in both planning and federal environmental documentation • The FAA Airports District or Regional Office Environmental Protection Specialists ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 15 Administration
Navigate – FAA Priorities and Grants FAA Management Panel Al Richardson , P.E., Assistant Manager, Los Angeles Airports District Office Laurie Suttmeier , Assistant Manager, San Francisco Airports District Office ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 16 Administration
Presentation Overview AWP AIP Program Runway Incursion Mitigation Program Pavement Project Justification Supplemental Funding ADO Contact Info and References ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 17 Administration
AWP AIP Program Corporate Approach AWP is always striving to invest AIP funds most strategically and efficiently We don’t lack important, good projects in AWP! AWP looked at best practices across the Country Our funds are limited: $459 M. Average grant: $2.4 M ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 18 Administration
AWP AIP Program How AWP worked before . Entitlement is predetermined by each airport site, and is attached to that site, unless sponsors transfer. State Apportionment is by state, of course.* Each Airports District Office works from prescribed ceilings for Discretionary funds. *Except for California which has So and No. ceilings. Some Pacific sites have no apportionment funds. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 19 Administration
AWP AIP Program How the AIP Board works now. AWP A I P Board AWP-610 Arlene Draper (Chair) LAX-ADO David Cushing PHX-ADO Mike Williams HNL-ADO Gordon Wong SFO-ADO Manager AWP-620 Brian Armstrong ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 20 Administration
AWP AIP Program How the AIP Board works now. Board will determine AIP Projects receiving Discretionary Funding and will review some CA State Apportionment, in the prior year. (Now we’re looking at FY2019) Board will both ‘prioritize’ and ‘sequence’ AIP discretionary grants. (more on this later) Will review near and mid-term ACIP to predict big-ticket items and discuss discretionary candidates in advance. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 21 Administration
AWP AIP Program How the Board will work, over time . Board will review ACIP formulation to predict big-ticket items further and further into the future. Board will examine trends in spending, including grant performance, and ACIP work codes to aid in guidance and focus in the future. Board will review success of past grants and grant performance. (Learning Lessons and Incorporating) ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 22 Administration
AWP AIP Program What does this mean for sponsors? To be in the best position, be early, ready and certain. High Priority and First Sequence. Only delay bids or hold open alternative bid options at the counsel of the ADO, barring unusual circumstances. Keep to our deadlines and calendar with which you are all so familiar. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 23 Administration
AWP AIP Program FAA Regional and National Priorities will impact decisions. Runway Incursion Mitigation Program (RIM) Pavement Management and Preservation. Your past grant performance will likely impact your ADO Manager’s ability to argue for Discretionary Funding. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 24 Administration
Runway Incursion Mitigation Program (RIM) Inventory based on National Runway Safety Report and the FAA Aviation Safety Analysis Information Sharing System Website http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:1:0::N O FAA staff tracks RIM locations and works with sponsors to include needed studies and potential projects for mitigation in their ACIP programs if appropriate ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 25 Administration
Runway Incursion Mitigation Program (RIM) • Inventory of incursion locations • National prioritized plan for study and mitigation • Aim is improved safety • AIP funding may be used for study and for correction of geometry • For More Explanation, Watch the RIM Program video: https://www.faa.gov/airports/special_programs/rim/ ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 26 Administration
Pavement Project Justification • For all paving and pavement maintenance projects: – The sponsor has satisfactorily complied with assurances on pavement maintenance. – The length and width of the pavement work must be based on critical aircraft justification per Paragraph 3-11. • For Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Projects: – The work must be supported (by) a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) or planning study. • The pavement must not have been reconstructed within the last 20 years, rehabilitated within the last 10 years or resealed within the last 3 years without further justification acceptable to the ADO. ACA September 2018 Federal Aviation 27 Administration
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