Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart B - Nonvehicle Code Provisions › Article IV - Air Transportation › Chapter 471 - AIRPORT RATING AND LICENSING › Section 471.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined in section
						5102 of the code (relating to definitions), the following words and terms, when
						used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
						indicates otherwise:
Aviation restricted account
-The account
						into which revenues, generated from the sources in section 5103(b) of the code
						(relating to aviation restricted account), are deposited.
Based aircraft
-An aircraft stored at a
						specific airport or heliport for more than 30 days.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Aviation of the
						Department.
Code
-74 Pa.C.S. §§ 5101-6169
						(relating to the Aviation Code).
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Director
-The Director of the
						Bureau.
FAA
-The Federal Aviation
						Administration.
Grant
-An agreement and its accompanying
						assurances between the Department and a sponsor to provide funding
						assistance.
Landing area
-An area used or intended to
						be used, for the landing and taking off of aircraft.
NOTAM
-Notice to airmen.
Operation
-An aircraft take-off or
						landing.
Person
-
(i) A corporation, company, association,
					 society, firm, partnership or joint stock company.
(ii) The term includes an individual, the
					 Commonwealth and all political subdivisions of the Commonwealth or agencies or
					 instrumentalities.
Primary surface
-The area on the ground
						centered on a runway, provided to enhance the safety of aircraft operations by
						having the area free of objects, except for objects that need to be located in
						the primary surface for air navigation or aircraft ground maneuvering
						purposes.
Private heliport
-A heliport which is
						privately owned and which is not open or intended to be open to the
						public.
Project
-A compilation of all tasks or
						activities associated with an approved grant on behalf of an eligible sponsor
						qualified to receive grant assistance.
Public heliport
-A heliport, which is
						either publicly or privately owned, and which is open to the public.
Regional Project Management Team
-Bureau
						staff assigned responsibility for each step of the project completion
						process.
Sponsor
-A person applying for, or having
						received, an aviation development grant for a public airport. The following are
						different types of sponsors eligible for funds:
(i)
Planning agency.
An
					 agency designated by the Bureau that is authorized by the laws of the State or
					 political subdivisions concerned to engage in area wide planning for the areas
					 in which the grant assistance is to be used. Typical planning agencies include
					 planning offices, aeronautics commissions and departments of
					 transportation.
(ii)
Public
					 agencies owning airports.
A State, municipality, county, airport
					 authority or other political subdivision, or a tax supported organization or an
					 Indian tribe or pueblo.
(iii)
Public agencies not owning airports.
A public agency as
					 defined in subparagraph (i) that does not own an airport seeking master
					 planning grants for new airports, acquisition of existing airports and noise
					 program implementing projects which are included in a noise compatibility
					 program prepared by a local airport sponsor and not disapproved by the
					 FAA.
(iv)
Privately owned
					 public use airport owner.
An individual, partnership, corporation, or
					 other legal entity that owns a public use airport.
Visual runway
-A runway that is
						constructed for and intended solely for the operation of aircraft using only
						visual approach procedures.
Waiver Advisory Board
-A board
						established under the Bureau's Waiver Process described in the current Bureau
						Waiver Policy. The Board will be composed of individuals as described in §
											471.3(d)(1)(v)(B)
						(relating to airport licensing) appointed by the Secretary of the Department
						and will include representation from the Aviation Council of
						Pennsylvania.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
													271.1 (relating to definitions);
						  25 Pa. Code §
													287.1 (relating to definitions);
						  67 Pa. Code §
													473.2 (relating to definitions);
						  67 Pa. Code §
													477.2 (relating to definitions);
						  and 67 Pa. Code §
													479.2 (relating to
						  definitions).