10:00 a.m. , March 20, 2003
A continental breakfast will be available
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
1. Introductions
2. Minutes of the of December 19, 2002 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting
3. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation
A. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following Airports:
Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Chester County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, McGuire AFB, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, and Willow Grove NAS.
B. The RASP status of Penns Landing and Keystone Heliports will be presented.
4. Continuing Planning Activities
A. Status of regional input to AIP reauthorization, airport concerns, FAA issues and strategies; summary of GAO study of non-primary entitlement program.
B. Issues regarding AIP participation in Sterling Heliport development.
C. Report on DVRPC consultant study CASP XX, General Aviation Airport Security.
D. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Systems Plans status, and recommendations.
E. Discussion of future DVRPC Regional Aviation Planning Studies.
F. Airports in transition; South Jersey Regional, Albion, Trenton-Mercer, Chester County and New Garden.
5. Capital Programming Status
A. FAA Harrisburg ADO report, personnel update, FY 2003 AIP program priorities, other issues.
B. PA airport funding programs, status.
C. New Jersey airport funding programs, status.
6. Old Business
A. Status of PennDOT Bureau of Aviation proposed modifications to airport licensing and grant programs.
B. Status of DVRPC regional Operations Counting Program.
C. Status of NJ statewide Operations Counting Program.
D. FAA/Penn State Annual Aviation Conferences, Hershey, PA, conclusions.
7. New Business
A. Next RAC meeting date, June 19, 2003.
B. Public Comment period.
Attachments
1. Minutes of December 19, 2002 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from December 19, 2002 RAC.
3. Memo; Regional Issues regarding AIP Reauthorization.
4. Memo; Suggested topics for DVRPC CASP XXI Aviation Planning.
5. 2001-2002 Operations Counting Final Report (distributed at meeting)
6. Federal Register, 11/21/02 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S., Pottstown Limerick.
7. Federal Register, 12/6/02, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S. Lakewood.
8. Federal Register 1/3/03 14 CFR 71, Amendment to Class E Airspace, Wilmington, Chester Co., New Garden.
9. Federal Register, 1/3/03, 14 CFR Part 71, Amendment to Class E Airspace, PHL.
10. Federal Register, 1/3/03, 14 CFR Part 71, Amendment to Class E Airspace, Flying W.
11. Federal Register 1/6/03, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S. Wings Field.
12. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, Remarks to TRB 1/13/02
13. FAA Airspace redesign NY/NJ/Phila Metro Area, bulletin, 12/02.
14. Assorted Articles; New PennDOT Secretary; Chester Co. Airport development; Trenton Mercer opponents; Loss of small airports in NJ; Penn''s Landing development; Low fare carrier at LVI; United Airlines; AIP and Security Costs; Cargo Security; Runway Arrestment Systems.