10:00 a.m. , September 23, 2002
Commission Offices
The Bourse Building - 8th Floor
111 South Independence Mall East
Philadelphia,, PA
For directions call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Fourth Street Elevators
1.Introductions
2.Minutes of the of June 20, 2002 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting
3.Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation
- 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. - The RASP status of Penns Landing and Keystone Heliports will be presented.
4.Continuing Planning Activities
- Presentation: Issues regarding Federal AIP eligibility of Heliport facilities to serve Center City Philadelphia
- Discussion of DVRPC analysis regarding merger of FAA and PennDOT funding programs resulting from Block Grant
- PennDOT modifications to aviation regulations regarding licensing and grant programs, airports responses
- Status of proposed legislation in New Jersey, to control or permit aviation development.
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey Systems Plans status, and recommendations.
- FAA/TRB workshop on Future Aviation Activity, conclusions
- Airports in transition; South Jersey Regional, Albion, Marlboro, Solberg, Teterboro, and New Garden
5. Capital Programming Status
- FAA Harrisburg ADO update, FY 2002 AIP Summary, FY 2003 preview, Transportation Security Administration funding, and impact on AIP.
- PA airport funding programs, status.
- New Jersey airport funding programs, status.
6.Old Business
Northeast corridor airspace redesign status.7.New Business
- PennDOT/PA Aviation Council Annual Conference, Allentown, PA, 10/2-4/2002
- Next RAC meeting date, December 19, 2002.
- Public Comment period.
- Minutes of June 20, 2002 RAC meeting.
- Sign in Sheet from June 20, 2002 RAC.
- Memorandum to RAC, Issues regarding Sterling Helicopter expansion funding and other site related factors.
- Memorandum to RAC, Merging of FAA and PennDOT capital programming schedules and procedures resulting from PA selection as a AIP block grant recipient, strategies for increasing the pace of grant awards and project implementation. (Distributed at meeting)
- Memorandum to RAC, Update of Travel Time Between PHL and Regional Locations.
- Federal Register 5/8/02, 14 CFR Part 95, IFR altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments. Robbinville VOR.
- Federal Register 6/13/02, 14 CFR Part 97, SIAPS, PHL.
- Federal Register 6/28/02, 14 CFR Part 97, SIAPS, LVI, Woodbine Municipal.
- Draft legislation in NJ proposing limits to employment at NJ airports, and requirements for background checks for flight instructions, and accompanying testimony.
- Correspondence from U.S. Representative James C. Greenwood and others regarding the Draft EA for Trenton-Mercer airport.
- Assorted Articles: Events at PHL, Mercer EA process, slots auction at LGA, Bethune on security, American Airlines layoffs, S.J. Regional status, USAir bankruptcy, TSA & flight hassles, USAir code sharing, light Platt Bridge, Aircargo security, commuting from Hamptons, Warminster NAS, small plane security.