10:00 a.m. , September 13, 2007
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 and Comments from the Chair
2. Minutes of the of June 21, 2007 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 facilities:
Chester County, Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, Penns Landing Heliport.
b. Legislative Update, US Representative Joe Sestak's Office.
4. Continuing Planning Activities
a. Discussion of FY 08 DVRPC Aviation Planning Activities and FAA, PennDOT, NJDOT, DelDOT funding.
b. Regional Policy Development re: FY 08 Federal Aviation Reauthorization.
c. Willow Grove NAS BRACING Status.
d. Follow up from June 21 2007 meeting regarding Municipal Zoning and FAA Eastern Regional funding criteria for privately owned reliever airports.
5. Capital Programming Status
a. Update of FAA FY 08 Reauthorization, Administration and Congressional positions.
b. Sales tax exemption for aviation in Pennsylvania.
c. DVRPC PA regional ACIP meeting schedule.
d. PA funding program; status.
e. New Jersey funding program; status.
6. Old Business
a. FAA Air Service Study Northeast Corridor. PB Aviation, DVRPC NYSDOT and Port Authority of NY and NJ.
b. DVRPC testimony regarding PHL/ABE Authority formation proposal.
7. New Business
a. Next RAC meeting date, Thursday, December 13, 2007, DVRPC offices
b. Public Comment Period
Attachments:
1. Minutes of June 21, 2007 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from June 21, 2007.
3. Federal Register 5/31/07, 14 CFR Park 97, SIAP'S Pottstown Municipal.
4. Federal Register 6/14/07, 14 CFR Part 97, SIAPS Pottstown Limerick
5. General Assembly of PA, House Bill# 1487, re: Willow Grove.
6. FAA Eastern Region Memorandum re: Funding requirements for privately owned airports.
7. RAC follow up letter from B. Seymour and D. Shanis of DVRPC to FAA, PennDOT and USDOT regarding privately owned airports, municipal airport zoning, and US Airways service to China from PHL..
8. Roger Moog DVRPC Testimony before PA House Transportation Committee regarding PHL and ABE.
9. Assorted Articles - PHL Bond Rating; Airspace Redesign Impact PHL; Legislation to Ban Civilian Flights at Willow Grove; Hearing on PHL ABE Merger; Airports Funding and Reauthorization; Summer Flying Turns Ugly; Bucks Co. Airport Authority and its Neighbors; Singapore Airlines, European Airlines Merging? Southwest Cuts Back Flights; A Northwest Airlines Cancels Flights.