From: Airport Staff 

### EXHIBIT 

# i ::rild1 ITEM 3(c) To: Airport Commission
Subject: Information Item 

### -Interrelationships Between the Federal Aviation Administration

and the City of Santa Monica Regarding the Operation of the Santa Monica Airport Date: February 25, 2002 

### Introduction This report details the interrelationships between the various divisions within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Santa Monica in regards tothe operation ofthe Santa Monica Airport. This report was first presented two years ago and is included inthis agenda as an information item for the benefit of the Airport Commission and the public.



### Discussion On many occasions, staff has referred to the "FAA" in various staff reports and in discussions regarding airport and aircraft operations. This broad-brush reference tothe FAA fails to fullyexplain theframework of the FAA's organization or their role in the operation of the Santa Monica Airport and the National Air Transportation System. Ingeneral, the FAA's operation can be broken down into distinct operations; FAA Headquarters inWashington D.C., Nine National Regions and associated Regional Offices, A Technical Center located inAtlantic City, and aTraining Center located in Oklahoma City. The Santa Monica Airport is located within the Western-Pacific Region of the FAA.

The City of Santa Monica owns, operates and maintains the 227 acres of property that constitute the Airport. However, the operation ofthe Airport isalso regulated and supervised by many different divisions and organizations within the FAA. Each one ofthese divisions serves adistinct function and is responsible for specific aspects of aircraft and airport operations.In general, the City is required to maintain, operate and develop the Airport in accordance with applicable

Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations. The provisions of 1984 Settlement Agreement with the FAA provides additional guidance and/or restriction ofthe Airport's operation. The FAA is responsible for, but not limited to, the establishment and enforcement of Federal Air Regulations (FARs) covering all aspects of air space and aircraft operations within the continental United States and its protectorates, the operation of the National Air Transportation System, the controlling of air traffic, pilot certification, aircraft certification, accident investigation, maintenance of ground-based navigational aides (both visual and electronic) and FAA facilities, airport compliance inspections and the administering ofthe Federally funded Airport Improvement Project grant program. Simply put, the Federal Government owns and regulates the airspace within the continental United States and its protectorates and preempts all local and state rules and regulations for the control and use of that air space.

Listed below is a brief synopsis ofthese various divisions ofthe FAA that staff deals with inthe operation of the Airport:



### FAAAirports Division The

### Airports Division staff atthe Western-Pacific Regional offices work closely with Airport staff to ensure that the Santa Monica Airport is being planned, maintained, and operated in accordance with national standards and applicable Federal Regulations. The primary mission ofthe Airports Division isto provide FAA leadership in planning and development of a safe and efficient national airport system with due consideration for economics, environmental compatibility, local proprietary rights, and safeguarding the public investment. Within the Airports Division there are two separate organizations: 

### the Officeof

### Airport Planning and 

### Programming andthe Office of

### Airport SafetyandStandards. 2

### The FAA Office ofAirport Planning and Programming serves as the principal organization of FAA

responsible for all of the Airports Division program matters pertaining to national airport planning, environmental andsocial requirements, airportgrants, propertytransfers, passengerfacilitycharges, and ensuring adequacy ofthesubstantive aspects of FAA rulemaking actions relatingtothese programs the office isalso responsible for: (1)Administering Airports grant programs, passenger facility charges and conveyance or lease of Federal land and surplus propertyforairport purposes. (2) Developing eligibility criteria governing airport grants, passenger facility charges, and entry criteria forthe National Planof IntegratedAirport Systems (NPIAS). (3) Providing guidance and central control over national planning of integrated airportsystems, h:1..1:tg development and issuance ofthe NPIAS. (4) Developing guidelines for coordination and implementation of intermodal and multimodal transportation planning relatingtotheAirports program. (5) Provides for airport planning and planning support, including development of guidance for master and system planning. (6)Administers the program for environmental review and approval of airport development, airport noise compatibility planning under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 150, airport noise and access restrictions under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 161, and other Airports Program activities relating to environmental issues. Administers the program for environmental review and documentation of airport projects, the airport noise compatibility planning program under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 150 and Part 161, and other Airports program activities relating to environmental issues.

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### (7) Establishes and maintains liaisonwith Federal agencies and otherorganizations to ensure effective

coordination ofairport planning and development. (8)The formulation of regulations, policies, criteria, and procedures for implementing equal employment opportunity and other civil rights programs as they apply to airport development programs. (9) The processing and coordination of environmental impact statements, noise exposure maps, and noise compatibility programs, and in the implementation of environmental provisions contained in theAirport andAirway ImprovementAct, theAviation Safetyand NoiseAbatement Act, the National Environmental PolicyAct of 1969, and the DOTAct and guided bypolicyguidance development bythe Office of Environment and Energyand approved bytheAdministrator. With respect to Part 150 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, the Director of Airport Planning and Programming isdelegated authoritytoissue headquarters objections tospecific Part 150determinations proposed bythe regions ifdeemed necessary bythe OfficeofAirport Planning and Programming.

The OfficeofAirport Planning and Programming administers the program for reviewofairport noise and access restrictions under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 161 under ateam concept, involving the participation ofthe OfficeofAviation Policy, Plans,and ManagementAnalysis, the Officeof Environment and Energy,theOfficeoftheChiefCounsel, andtheOfficeofAirport SafetyandStandards. The Office of Airport Planning and Programming chair's the Part 161 team.

TheFAA Office ofAirport SafetyandStandards serves asthe principal organization ofthe FAAand is responsible for all airport program matters pertaining to standards for airport design, construction, maintenance, operations, safety,anddata, includingensuringadequacyofthesubstantiveaspectsofFAA

### rulemaking actions relating to the certification of airports. The office ofAirport Safety and Standards

develops FAA standards and criteriafor: (1)Airport design, construction, maintenance, safety, and data. (2) FAA-wide programs forcontinuous safe operation ofairports and forairport safety certification. (3) Compliance with Federal airport assistance agreements, conveyance or lease of Federal land and surplus propertyforairport purposes, and airport certification requirements. (4) Administers theAirport Safety and Certification Program. (5) Manages the program forcollecting and maintaining airportfacilities data onthe Nation's airports. (6) Provides guidance to regions for promoting emergency operations, vulnerability reduction, and damage control atcivil airports; develops plansforemergency management and restoration ofcivil airports after attack or natural disaster, including determining fle need for equipment, materials, and supplies. (7) Identifies and monitors research and development elements of the FAA on airport design-related research. (8) Establishes and maintains liaison with other Federal agencies and other organizations to ensure effective coordination of airport design, construction, maintenance, operational, and safety matters within the purviewofthis office.

FAAAirTraffic Services Division The primary mission oftheAirTrafficServices Division (ATS) istoensurethesafeandefficientoperation, maintenance, and useoftheairtransportation system, maximization and utilityoftheairspace resources, and increased system safety, capacity, and productivity. AirTraffic Services is made up ofAir Traffic, Airway Facilities, Air Traffic System Requirements, System Capacity, Independent Operational Testand

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### Evaluation, and 

### theNAS Configuration Management Evaluation staff and 

### RunwaySafetyProgram staff

offices. ATS integrates all core elements of the air traffic control system. ATS employees are Air Traffic controllers, engineers and technicians, pilots and flight inspection personnel, business managers, and support staff. Following are some ofthe responsibilities of the approximately 36,500 ATS employees: control 200,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings per day provide 24 hours of air traffic control daily manage the NAS infrastructure by operating and maintaining 32,500 facilities and systems maintain 8,200 terminal instrument flight procedures and 9,000 airway segments conduct over 11,000 flight inspections nationally and internationally each year to preserve the safety, quality, and reliability of the airspace system assign and protect more than 40,000 aeronautical radio frequencies used in Air Traffic control; anddirect the modernization of the National Air Space infrastructure (Free Flight).

The 

### FAAAir TrafficDivision ofATS is responsible for directing, coordinating, controlling, and ensuring the safe and efficient utilization ofthe National Airspace System and isdirectly responsible for airtraffic control atthe Santa Monica Airport. Air Traffic iscomprised ofthe following offices: Tactical Operations, Planning and Procedures, Airspace Management, and Resource Management. Air Traffic facilities consist of: The Air Traffic Control System Command Center, 61 Automated Flight Service Stations and 15 Flight Service Stations nation-wide, 14Alaskan Flight Service Stations, 21 Air Route Traffic Control Centers, 352 Airport Traffic Control Towers, 185 Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities, 2 Radar Approach Control facilities, and 3 Combined Center/Radar Approach Control facilities.

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### FAAAirway Facilities Services

The 

### FAA Airway Facility Services (AFS) is responsible for managing, modernizing, and operating the nation-wide airspace system infrastructure which includes radar, communication, ground-based navigation aids, automation, and radios used tofacilitate communication between airtraffic controllers and pilots. On
a local level, AFS personnel maintain all FAA navigational aids (both electronic and Visual), radio equipment, radar displays and the air traffic control tower located at the Airport at no cost to the City.



### FAAAirway Facilities Service (AF) promotes the safe and efficient use ofthe National Airspace System through transition, integration, and maintenance engineering; instrument flight procedures development; flight inspection; and field support. Approximately 11,512 employees work to manage, maintain, design, and install more than 44,000 pieces of equipment and systems atover 6,000 facilities. AF pilots and other personnel flight check air traffic control systems worldwide, engineer and protect over 50,000 radio frequencies, and manage over 30 million lines of automated system computer code.



### FAAAviation Flight Standards Service Aviation Flight Standards Service (AFSS) -locally known as the Flight Standards District Office or

### FSDOis primarily responsible enforcement of the Federal Air Regulations related to the operation and certification of aircraft and the certification of pilots and aircraft operators. AFSS is also responsible for advocating aviation safety (both general & commercial aviation) and ensuring the safe operation of National Air Space System. Flight Standards Inspectors routinely hold pilot safety seminars, spot check aircraft repair stations, ramp check pilots, inspect air charter operators, conduct airport surveillance to ensure that pilots and operators are adhering to the FARs.

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### FAA Flight Standards is responsible for awide array of programs that involve aircraft and pilot certification

and include: General Aviation Certification of Pilots and Instructors (Flight and Ground) Guide for Deaf Pilots and their Instructors FAA Position on the Use of Autogas Aviation Safety Programs (regular meetings are held at Santa Monica Airport) Publishing FAA Aviation News Disseminating Airworthiness Alerts & Directives National Airshow Coordination Amateur-Built Aircraft Safety Program Aircraft Maintenance Program Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Division Airworthiness Programs Establishing Technical Standards Orders Developing Type Certificate Data Sheets Air Transportation (Airlines, etc.) Cabin Safety Air Carrier Training Advanced Qualification Program National Simulator Program Air Carrier Operations Developing Aircraft Operations Specifications and Minimum Equipment Lists

8Flight Technologies and Procedures

Flight Operations Branch Flight Procedure Standards FAA Human Factors Report: The Interfaces Between Flightcrews and Modern Flight Deck Systems



### FAA Headquarters From time-to-time, staff must interact with FAA Headquarters staff when complex issues such as resolving compliance issues orwhen FAR Part 16complaints are filed orother noise and environmental issues of a national are contempleated. FAA Headquarters houses the key management personnel that direct the operation and management of the FAA and include the following offices: Office of the Administrator Office of Chief Counsel Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA) Office of Government and Industry Affairs Assistant Administrator for Financial Services (ABA) Office of Aviation Policy and Plans Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) Office of Civil Rights (ACR) Office of Public Affairs (APA) Office of System Safety (ASY)

This report has been provided as an informational item for the Airport Commission and the general public for discussion purposes. Staff recommends that any questions or concerns regarding the relationship

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### between the City of Santa Monica and the FAA be shared with Airport staff atthe May 2000 Airport

Commission meeting.
Prepared by: BobTrimborn

Jason Morgan TedWalters

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