# Presentation: 506338

## Tri-State Airport Managers Conference

**FAA Update – Carol Key**
**September 28, 2007**

## Personnel Changes

**Besides Wade Bryant Retiring and Bill Watson Acting ANM-610:**
**Craig Sparks – Acting Seattle ADO Manager**
- On Detail from Denver ADO Manager Position
**Paul Holmquist – Airport Program Assistant**
- Airspace/Environmental
- Bachelors Degree – Geophysics
- Alaska Air National Guard
**To be Hired: New OR/ID State Planner (to replace Suzanne Lee-Pang-ATO)**

## Based Aircraft Data

**#1 REASON FOR SUBMITTING THE BASED AIRCRAFT DATA......**
**DO YOU WANT THE MONEY?**
**83% Have submitted the information....and who hasn’t? November 7****th**** deadline!!! May be required element of grant applications and could affect discretionary funding.**
**Supports numbers in the Report to Congress and on our Master Records**

## Based Aircraft – Not Responded

_**WASHINGTON**_
**Blaine, Packwood, Tacoma Narrows, Quillayute, Harvey Field, Othello, Brewster**
_**IDAHO**_
**Rexburg, Orofino, St. Maries, Salmon, Burley, Priest River, Buhl**

_**OREGON**_
**Pendleton, Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Florence, Boardman, McMinnville, Burns**

## GCR is Collecting Based Aircraft Data for GA Airports

- http://www.gcr1.com/5010BA/faq.asp  (FAQs about the based aircraft program)
- http://www.gcr1.com/5010BA/ (how an airport would enter the data, on-line)
- _http://www.gcr1.com/5010Ba/counts.asp_  (Tabulation of counts).

## FY07 Seattle ADO

**Issued $151M in grants**
- $28,884,576 in Idaho
- $29,152,651 in Oregon
- $93,588,782 in Washington ($48.4M at SeaTac in support of 3rd RW and Noise)
**113 grants ****(ID-29, OR-34, WA-50)**
**90 Projects Closed ****(ID-14, OR-37, WA-39)**

## Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP)

***Good Financial Decisions Are a Result of Good Planning!***
- What it is:
**The FAA’s primary planning tool for identifying/prioritizing and assigning funds to capital development projects**
**A 3 year plan of what we think is reasonable to accomplish (we look at 5 years to make 3)**
**An Agreement between the Sponsor & FAA**
- What it is not:
**A simple compilation of sponsor’s CIP’s (individual airport’s capital plan) or wants.**
**A commitment or guarantee of funds**

## ACIP Defined

***The ACIP is needed because DEMAND always exceeds SUPPLY!***
**NPIAS - $41.2 billion in AIP-eligible infrastructure development over the 5 year period (2007-2011).**
**AIP – Only $3.4B in 2007**
**Must optimize available funds**

## Proven Sponsor Strategies....

**Have a practical plan**
**Use realistic cost estimates/financial planning EARLY in project development**
**Know what needs to be done (environmental, permitting, phasing, etc.)**
**Be ready (Consultants? History? Politics?)**
**Look at other options**

## Status of Discretionary Projects-

**Today – Discretionary needs are more than anticipated funds to be available for FY08, 09 and 10!**
**January 2008 – FY09 ACIP to be finalized and FY11 project needs should be submitted for consideration.**
**June 1, 2008 – FY09 ACIP is locked (no changes)**

## FY08 Program Status

**Projects should be well-defined (even those projects using entitlement/NPE/state $$$).**
**Environmental/Design efforts should be well underway!**
**April 1****st**** – Projects should be ready to bid!**
**April 30****th**** – Last day to submit environmental documentation (non-discretionary funded projects)**
**May 1****st**** – Submit Grant Application & Report Carryovers **

## Discretionary Funding – Schedule Requirements:

***January 15, 2008****** – COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL and any permit issues!***
***April 1, 2008****** – Be prepared to advertise and secure bids (especially if project is ranked high – or project could be skipped over!)***

## Discretionary Ranking Factors:

**Noise/LOI Projects**
***Required***** by Part 139 or 1542 (Security)**
**Runway Safety Area**
**Runway Safety Action Team Recommendation**
**Earmarks**
**Prior Year Discretionary**
**Supports our Regional Airport Plan**
**PCI and Number of Based Aircraft**

## Discretionary Ranking Factors-Continued:

**Utilize apportioned funds on higher priority development (ie. not terminal or SRE work)**
**Apron, Terminal, SRE, & Access Roads are lower priority work**
**Readiness (Environmental/Bid)**
**Sponsor Performance**

## FLEXIBILITY

***How much flexibility is included in the process?***
**Stay the Course!  Probability of funding increases!**
**Miss your environmental deadline – move to the bottom of the list.**
**Cannot switch out projects**
**Funding Amount – Make sure you have a good engineer’s estimate!**

## FY08 Discretionary Candidates? (not in order of priority)

**Auburn**
**Bellingham**
**Boeing Field**
**Boise**
**Driggs**
**Ephrata**
**Hailey**
**Idaho Falls**
**Klamath Falls**
**La Grande**
**McMinnville**
**Medford**
**Mountain Home**

**Nampa**
**North Bend**
**Olympia**
**Paine Field**
**Pocatello**
**Prineville**
**Pullman**
**Renton**
**Richland**
**Roberts Field**
**Salmon**
**SeaTac**
**Spokane**
**Troutdale**

## Closeouts – FY04 – Must Close

**Boeing Field 29**
**Olympia 13**
**Tacoma 08**
**SeaTac 85, 87, 81**
**Harvey Field 01**
**WA State 03**
**Port Angeles 21**
***FY08 Closeout goal -  77 MORE!***

**ID 02**
**Lewiston 17**
**Creswell 05**
**ODA 18**

## History – Grant Closeouts

## History – Number of Grants

## History – Grant Funds by Yr/State

## FY 2007/08 Goal:  90% of Grants Issued to be Based on Bids

**National Goal-  based on bids means 75% if the dollar value of all construction and equipment in the grant is based on bids.**
**ADO is evaluated on meeting this goal**
**Work towards April or Early June (at the latest) bid openings. The earlier you bid your project, the better chance we have to cover any project cost increases.**
**Get environmental work done early – April 30th**
**May need to carry over your entitlements for an FY09 project if you are not ready or bids are high.**

## Environmental Concerns

**Environmental Determinations (Cat X, Documented Cat X, Environmental Assessments)  take a lot of time and effort and are delaying projects.**
**Need to get this process started earlier! Should be about done for FY08 projects.**
**Seattle ADO is urging all sponsors who are planning a FY 09 project to include design and environmental work in a FY 08 grant for this FY 09 construction.**

## Environmental Best Practices

**As part of an AIP project or Master Plan:**
- Expand your area of potential affect on cultural resource surveys
- Expand wetland delineations
- Learn where you are sitting. Check the web for endangered species

## Environmental Clarifications

**Obstruction Removal off-airport and with an easement – can be Cat X’d.**
**Long term lease > 20 years does not require an EA UNLESS you are converting aeronautical land to non-aeronautical.**
**7460’s no longer considered a federal action which triggers NEPA.**

## Categorical ExclusionsNo extenuating circumstances (ie ground disturbance, wetlands, endangered species, >1.5dB noise, etc.)

**Airfield Lighting**
**Visual Aids**
**Roads (access, service, entrance, etc)**
**Construct/repair RW, TW, apron, or RSA including extensions and strengthening**
**Construction or limited expansion of terminal bldgs, storage bldgs, parking lots**

**Minor trenching and backfilling**
**On airport obstruction removal**
**Acquire land for excluded project**
**Acquire less than 3 acres**
**Minor expansion of facilities**
**ARFF or SRE equipment**
**Deicing/anti-icing bldg.**

## Compliance Issues

**LEASES**
- Absolutely no more than 30 years + 2 – 10 year extensions
- Don’t lock up land with options.  Only lease land that is needed in the immediate future.
- Converting aeronautical land to non-aeronautical land will trigger NEPA!
**RESIDENTIAL AIRPARKS**
- National Policy – Through-the-Fence Airparks are not to be allowed under any circumstances.

## 2008 Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference

***SAVE THE DATE – ***
*APRIL 21-23, 2008*
***Doubletree Inn – Seatac, WA***

## Any Questions?