# Presentation: 122169

## New York, New Jersey, 

- Philadelphia Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project

- Scoping Meeting
- 2001

*Commitment to the Community*

**Notes:**
Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen.  My name is:_______, and I am the ____(title)______.  On behalf of our regional administrator Arlene Feldman I would like to welcome you to your airspace redesign scoping meeting.  On April 15, 1998, FAA Administrator Jane Garvey kicked-off the effort to redesign the nation’s airspace, starting in the New York/New Jersey area.  This meeting marks the beginning of our formal environmental process which will outline our ideas and concepts and, together with your input, help us in our decision making process.  Before we start I want to give you an overview of the meeting format this evening.

## Agenda

**7:00 - Registration **
**7:15 - Introduction & Overview**
**7:30 - Airspace Redesign Workshop**
**8:30 - Questions & Answers**
**9:00 - Adjourn**

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**Notes:**
Most of you have probably registered already, and if you have not had the opportunity to do so, I would ask you to please see the people at the table (in the lobby).  We use the registration forms to keep you updated on the redesign progress.
After a short presentation, we will invite you to attend the workshop forum where you can meet with some of the FAA staff and get a detailed description of the concepts being considered in the redesign.  FAA technical experts will be more than willing to discuss the project concepts and answer any questions about the various exhibits.
Finally, you are invited to come back here at 8:30.  At that time we will answer any questions that could not be answered during the workshop.  However, we must adjourn at 9:00, so I would encourage you to ask questions during the workshop forum and not save them until the end.

## Meeting Format

**Notes:**
Here’s how it works.  You are here [point with pointer].  We expect to keep this presentation short, then collectively we will move next door to our workshop forum so you can meet our technical staff complete with engineers & air traffic controllers.  We have about 25 presentation boards set-up, and you can visit the exhibits in any order you wish.  We have a court stenographer with us so you can leave comments without picking up a pen.  We also have an area set-up so you can write us your comments if you wish; and in your packets we have an e-mail address if you prefer that method of communication.  After about an hour or so, we will have a question and answer session back in this room to respond to the questions that we were not able to answer during the workshop.  However, because of time limitations, we may not be able to respond to every question during the Q&A session, so I would ask you to try and ask your questions of our technical staff during the workshop forum.  

## The Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project Study Area

**Notes:**
The approximate geographic area we are analyzing for potential changes is represented by this graphic.  As you can see it is a very large area encompassing portions of 5 states. There are 4 major airports which collectively contribute about 2.1 million operations per year and handle more than 75 million passengers.  The area also encompasses many smaller airports which together make this the most densely flown and complex airspace in the world.

## Environmental Process

**Environmental Process Guidelines**
**National Environmental Policy Act**
**Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations**
**FAA Order 1050.1D**
**Environmental Schedule**
**Notice of Intent - Complete 1/22/01**
**Scoping - 2/7/01 - 6/29/01**
**Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) - 2003**
**Public Workshops/Hearings - 2003**
**Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) - 2004**
**Record of Decision (ROD) - 2004**

**Notes:**
We are happy that you are allowing us to spend an evening with you.  We need your input to help us create a better design.  We are also beginning the formal environmental process which invites public participation under the Nat’l Environmental Policy Act.  We feel strongly about coming into your community to make it easier for you to meet with us.    
Here is an overview of the environmental process which started with the publication of  the Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on Jan 22.  By the time we are finished we will have conducted approximately 30 of these scoping meetings.  The purpose of scoping is threefold: 1. Define  the range of actions, alternatives and impacts to be considered  2.  Collect your input; 3. Eliminate issues that are not significant to the project.  
Your input will help us prepare a document called a Draft Environmental Impact Statement.  Once we receive your comments on the draft, we will prepare a Final Environmental Impact Statement.  At least 30 days after the final impact statement, the FAA will document its decision on the proposed action in a Record of Decision.        

## Environmental Process

**Purpose of Scoping**
**Define range of actions, alternatives and impacts to be considered**
**Collect community input**
**Eliminate issues that are not significant to the project**

**Notes:**
We have just reviewed the process, but why are we doing all this?  How many people have flown in the past year?  Has anyone had a flight that was delayed?  If you read the papers you know that airline delays are at an all time high.  In June 2000 records were broken for the number of delays in one month.  Increased aircraft operations, reduced air traffic control system flexibility, and airspace constraints contribute to this problem.  We need to build a system that allows us more flexibility to move aircraft around tie-ups and get more flights on their way on time.  

## Purpose and Need

**Purpose**
**Increase efficiency and reliability of the air traffic system through the adjustment of traffic flows in the New York/New Jersey and Philadelphia areas to accommodate new technologies and reduce delays**
**Need**
**Maintain safety**
**Respond to increasing aviation growth**
**Mitigate mounting delays**
**LA GUARDIA leads the nation**
**NEWARK ranks number two**
**JFK and PHILADELPHIA rank in the top ten**

**Notes:**
We have just reviewed the process, but why are we doing all this?  How many people have flown in the past year?  Has anyone had a flight that was delayed?  If you read the papers you know that airline delays are at an all time high.  In June 2000 records were broken for the number of delays in one month.  Increased aircraft operations, reduced air traffic control system flexibility, and airspace constraints contribute to this problem.  We need to build a system that allows us more flexibility to move aircraft around tie-ups and get more flights on their way on time.  

## Commitment to the Community

**Increase altitudes**
**Disperse or concentrate tracks where appropriate**
**Use advanced navigation**
**Reduce flying time**
**Utilize less noise-sensitive areas where feasible**

**As part of our commitment to your community, we are employing the following techniques to reduce aircraft noise and other potential environmental impacts.**

**Notes:**
How do we accommodate increasing operations, reduce delays, increase system flexibility, maintain safety, and reduce aircraft noise?  We start with sound principles.  These items listed here give us a good starting point towards reaching this goal.  You have our commitment that we will take these basic concepts, blend them with your ideas, and create a system that incorporates the best ideas we collectively can achieve.  

## Advanced Technology

**Seamless System**
**Fewer Disruptions**
**Reduced Delays **

**Increased Fuel Savings**
**Environmentally Friendly **
**Low Avionics Cost**** **

**Predictable 3-D Flight Paths**
**Reduced Transmissions**
**Increased Situational Awareness**

**Notes:**
It is great to live in the 21st century.  Technology is bringing new innovations every day.  What does advanced technology bring to aviation?  It creates a system that has the potential to reduce pilot & controller workload and maintain safety.  It also has the potential to improve system efficiency by accommodating increasing demand, and by providing flexibility in routing around problem areas of congestion or weather more rapidly.  It will address noise concerns by allowing arriving aircraft to remain higher and climb to altitude faster with departures as well as enhance route development over compatible land areas.

## Commitment to the Community

**Pre-Scoping Comments**

**Aircraft Noise**

**25%**

**Miscellaneous**

**21%**

**Environmental**
**Regulations **

**11%**

**Aircraft **
**Routing/altitude**

**19%**

**Emissions**

**7%**

**Airport**
**Operations**

**17%**

**Notes:**
Last year we visited your communities to brief on the very beginning of the airspace redesign project.  We were delighted that so many of you came out to talk to us about the issues that concerned you most.  I want you to know that we have reviewed every comment.  This chart summarizes the major areas of concern.  We are looking at ways to incorporate many of these ideas into the airspace redesign effort.  We will continue to work towards incorporating your ideas and suggestions into this program.  You are a big part of this project, and we sincerely appreciate all the time and effort you have contributed to help improve the National airspace system, as well as your communities.

## How You Can Participate

**REQUEST FOR INFORMATION**
**WEB page address:****http://www.faa.gov/programs/airspace.htm**
**SCOPING MEETING INFORMATION**
**Toll free telephone number:****1-866-EISLine (1-866-347-5463)**
**COMMENT SUBMITTAL**
**Written comments:****Jackie Brown****PRC Inc.****Mail Stop 6S3****1500 PRC Drive****McLean, VA 22102**

**COMMENT PERIOD ENDS****JUNE 29, 2001**

**Email:****brown_jacqueline@prc.com**

**Notes:**
This is the most important part.  Here is how you can help us. This slide is on a board in the other room and in your handout, and the information will be available all evening, so don’t worry about trying to copy this down now. The Phone number listed is for meeting information only, and not for comments or noise concerns.
We plan to conduct approximately 30 meetings throughout the entire area.  It will take us till the end of May to complete these meetings, and we will continue to take comments until June 29.
I would like to invite you to visit the exhibits and meet with our technical staff.  We will reconvene here from 8:30 until 9:00 to answer your questions.  Thank you very much for coming and providing us with your comments, ideas, and suggestions. 

## Our Commitment to the Community

- Philadelphia Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project

*Our Commitment to the Community*

**Please visit the exhibit area**

**Notes:**
We’ll see you back here at 8:30.  Enjoy your visit and feel free to review the exhibits next door.