30th Annual Airport Conference, Hershey, PA.

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30th Annual Airport Conference, Hershey, PA.

• AIP/PFC Eligibility Proposed Program Changes
  07-02
• Terry Page, WAS ADO

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Proposed Program Guidance Letter (PGL) 07-02

• Proposed PGL 07-02 has 7 Program Changes
• ARFF Equipment Stored Off-airport
• ARFF Vehicle Strut Replacement
• Miscellaneous Safety, Security and ARFF Vehicles
• Emergency Generators
• Enhanced Taxiway Centerline Markings
• Approach Lighting Systems for LPV approaches
• Snow and Ice Control Equipment

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Proposed PGL 07-02.1

• ARFF Equipment Stored Off-airport
• Past Practice Traditionally, FAA objects to
  off-airport storage of AIP funded ARFF equip.
• New Practice Recognize needs of smaller
  airports, therefore allowable with conditions.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.01

• ARFF Equipment Stored Off-airport (cont)
• Must be a means to assure vehicles will be
  available at necessary time to meet Part 139.
• Must be assurance that vehicle will not be used
  for local community needs.
• Sponsor must demonstrate to FAA satisfaction that
  off-airport storage is more beneficial to airport
  than on-airport.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.01

• ARFF Equipment Stored Off-airport (cont)
• Regions/ADOs, at their option, may approve off-
  airport storage if they sign agreement with
  sponsor and local govt entity that
• Restricts vehicle use to airport purposes,
• Notes that use for non-airport purposes may
  result in requirement to repay grant funds,
• Develops provisions to document vehicle use.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.01

• ARFF Equipment Stored Off-airport (cont)
• Regions/ADOs should encourage (but not require)
  that training and familiarization runs be
  conducted on-airport to enhance ARFF training.
• Lastly When the Regions/ADOs have an agreement
  for off-airport ARFF storage, they must conduct
  periodic audit of the vehicle use.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.2

• ARFF Vehicle Strut Replacement
• Strut replacement is considered rehabilitation
  (as opposed to maintenance) and therefore
  eligible for AIP/PFC funding.
• Applies to vehicles purchased before enhanced
  strut requirements were issued in A/C
  150-5220-10C, issued in 2002.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.3

• Misc. Safety, Security and ARFF Vehicles
• Background Sponsors have requested AIP funds
  for ATVs, SUVs, other ARFF/Security equipment
  beyond required by regulation.
• Eligibility test is whether an item of equipment
  is needed to meet unique safety need at a
  particular airport.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.3

• Misc. Safety, Security and ARFF Vehicles (cont)
• Paragraph 542 of AIP Handbook discusses
  eligibility and required TSA coordination.
• Guidelines
• Safety and Security equipment required by Part
  139, or contained in an emergency plan approved
  by FAA under Part 139 (or Part 1542 for security)
  is unquestionably AIP/PFC eligible.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.3

• Misc. Safety, Security and ARFF Vehicles (cont)
• Guidelines
• Commercially available passenger vehicles,
  trucks, ATVs, tractors, etc. are generally
  ineligible unless the equipment fills a unique
  safety or security need.
• Requests for eligibility determination for such
  equipment/vehicles must be sent to the ADO for
  coordination with/and concurrence from FAA HQ.
  FAA HQ will coordinate with TSA on the unique
  need and appropriate performance specification.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.4

• Emergency Generators
• Background Following recent hurricanes, FAA
  received inquiries about AIP funding of
  generators for non-primary airports.
• AIP Handbook, Para 538a only a single source of
  power is eligible unless loss of service imposes
  major impact, reduces safety or causes
  significant delays to airport users.
• AIP Handbook allows fixed generators for airfield
  lighting for condition above.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.4

• Emergency Generators (cont)
• AIP eligibility limited to fixed generators (not
  portable), sized to the minimum capacity as
  discussed in Para 538.
• Generally, for non-primary airports, a generator
  is eligible if it is fixed, permanently
  configured and sized for airfield lighting and
  non-FAA navaids.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.4

• Emergency Generators (cont)
• AIP funds may not be used for emergency storage
  of equipment and supplies for catastrophe relief.
  
• AIP may not be used to funds portable generators
  or other equipment (such as portable light
  plants) that functions essentially as a
  generator.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.5

• Enhanced Taxiway Centerline Markings
• A/C 150-5340-1J requires enhanced taxiway
  centerline markings for aircraft approach hold
  positions.
• Markings required by June 30, 2008, for all
  airports with more than 1.5 million enplanements
  (about 72 airports).
• Other primary airports are not required to
  install enhanced markings, but may do so.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.5

• Enhanced Taxiway Centerline Markings (cont)
• If an airport installs enhanced markings, it must
  be on all taxiways leading up to hold
  positions.not partial areas.
• The cost of installing enhanced taxiway markings
  contributes to safety and is AIP/PFC eligible.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.6

• Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) on Runways with
  LPV Approach
• Guidelines A Region/ADO should not program ALS
  for LPV approaches unless
• The airport has over 1000 documented qualified
  instrument approaches on the LPV runway, and
• the project passes the BCA, including all costs
  of ALS equipment, installation and maintenance.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.6

• Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) on Runways with
  LPV Approach (cont)
• If an airport meets the basic 1000 inst.
  operations and is considering a BCA, contact the
  ADO for guidance.
• The BCA process will generally follow format for
  ILS (APS-1 criteria, FAA Order 7031.2C).
• Costs will be balanced against economic benefit
  of the incremental reduction in minimums.
• If an airport wants to install an ALS without
  taking visibility minimum credit, there is no
  measurable improvement and therefore not AIP
  eligible.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.7

• Snow and Ice Control Equipment
• Background AIP Handbook Para 543 discusses
  eligibility.
• Guidelines
• Airport must have FAA accepted Snow and Ice
  Control Plan, prepared in accordance with FAA A/C
  150-5200-30.
• Only equipment necessary to clear Priority 1 area
  is eligible for AIP.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.7

• Snow and Ice Control Equipment (cont)
• GA airports usually do not have time constraints
  for reopening runways. In these cases,
  eligibility is limited to a single snowplow
  unless volume of traffic or other extraordinary
  circumstance exists.
• If a high volume GA airports can prepare a Snow
  and Ice Control Plan to clarify AIP eligibility
  and minimum needs.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.7

• Snow and Ice Control Equipment (cont)
• The Regions/ADOs must confirm construction
  equipment (such as backhoes, loaders) meets
  unique need.
• 4-wheel drive passenger vehicles or tractors
  equipped with blades are not eligible without
  specific approval of FAA/Headquarters.

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Proposed PGL 07-02.7

• Snow and Ice Control Equipment (cont)
• 7. AIP-funded equipment must remain on-airport
  and may not be used off-season for other
  purposes. (AIP funds cannot be used for routine
  airport maintenance, therefore, snow equipment
  cannot be used for this purpose.)
• 8. Equipment buildings sized to house eligible
  snow and ice control equipment are eligible in
  accordance with AIP Handbook Para 543.

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Proposed PGL 07-04.1

• Incorporation of FAA Order 6480.4 for Airport
  Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Projects
• Background FAA Order 6480.4, Airport Traffic
  Control Tower Siting Process was recently signed.
  The changes involve Airports organization.
• The Order applies to all new ATCT or replacement
  projects, whether FAA-built or through other
  funding mechanism including AIP.

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Proposed PGL 07-04

• Incorporation of FAA Order 6480.4 for Airport
  Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Projects (cont)
• New ATCTs, regardless of funding source (FAA,
  AIP, local funds or any combination), must us the
  Airport Facilities Integration Laboratory (AFTIL)
  in the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in
  Atlantic City.
• This includes new ATCTs, replacements, new cabs
  on existing buildings, federal contract tower
  program, the works!

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Proposed PGL 07-04

• Incorporation of FAA Order 6480.4 for Airport
  Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Projects (cont)
• Unfortunately, the service is not free. Sponsors
  must enter into a reimbursable agreement with
  the FAA Tech Center for the modeling.
• The Order is not available on the FAA public
  website yet, but is on QNational/FAA Orders
  drive. (Ask your FAA office for a copy)

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