• 2025-10-22 00:00

    Programmatic Environmental Checklist – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Flight Corridor Management Program

    Environmental checklist for the Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Management Program at SEA, which involves regular identification and removal of tree obstructions to maintain compliance with FAA flight corridor regulations. The program operates on approximately five-year implementation cycles.
  • 2025-10-21 00:00

    FAA Letter to Washington State DOT on Aviation Fuel Tax Compliance

    FAA letter to Washington State Department of Transportation requesting clarification on aviation fuel tax collections and compliance with federal revenue requirements. The FAA reviews three types of taxes and identifies issues with tracking, reporting, and use of tax proceeds for aviation purposes.
  • 2025-10-01 21:56

    AAA Basics of Grant Assurances

    Presentation from the 41st Annual AAAE Airport Law Workshop covering the basics of grant assurances. The presentation explains that grant assurances are federal obligations in exchange for federal funding under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), prescribed by statute but not laws themselves, and are annexed to grant agreements.
  • 2025-05-20 00:00

    Transportation Budget – Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5161

    Washington State transportation budget bill for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Ferguson with partial vetoes. The bill includes appropriations for transportation improvements and is dedicated to the memory of Senator Bill Ramos.
  • 2024-05-18 16:11

    2025 Federal Aviation Reauthorization Wins for Washington – Alternative Aviation Fuel Investments

    Announcement of provisions in the 2025 Federal Aviation Reauthorization bill focused on advancing aviation technology and sustainability through the Airport Improvement Program. The bill includes studying electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft integration, expanding alternative fuels research, and developing coordinated strategies for new aviation fuel systems to protect airport communities.
  • 2023-11-15 00:00

    Federal Register Policy on Definition of Aeronautical Activities

    78448 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices the individual registers for a credential. We ask for the User ID (username and password) every time an individual signs in to our automated services. If individuals opt for the enhanced or upgraded account, they also either receive an email message or a text message on their cell phones (this serves as the second factor for authentication) each time they sign in. The respondents are individuals who choose to use the internet or Automated Telephone Response System to conduct business with SSA. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB- approved information collection. Modality of completion Number of re- spondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * Average wait time in field office (minutes) ** Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) *** Internet Registrations .............................. 11,788,914 1 8 1,571,855 * $29.76 ........................ $46,778,405 Internet Sign-Ins ...................................... 124,989,089 1 1 2,083,151 * 29.76 ........................ *** 6,194,574 Intranet Registration (RCS) ..................... 54,908 1 8 7,321 * 29.76 ** 24 *** 871,492 Totals ............................................... 136,832,911 ........................ ........................ 3,662,327 ........................ ........................ *** 53,844,471 * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 0000). ** We based these figures on the average FY 2022 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. *** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing…
  • 2023-04-24 15:11

    FAA Grant Assurances Airport Sponsors 2012

    Airport Sponsor Assurances (4/2012) ARP Page 1 of 17 FAA Airports
  • 2023-04-10 23:12

    Port Package Update Letter – Spring 2023

    Greetings, As always, this is behind schedule. However, in addition to the the usual procrastination, things change all the time. Sorry, but for newcomers we always start with some background. If you’ve heard all this, just skip down… Your original Port Package was almost certainly financed through FAA funding called the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
  • 2021-02-26 14:09

    Public Records Request 20-456 Insulated Properties and Funding 1985-2018

    Original homeowner – homeowner names from 1985 to 2018 can be found on tab: *Homeowners 1985-2018 Address – can be found on tab mentioned above and on Homeowner Address and Funding tab Date of application – this information may be contained in homeowner files located at Iron Mountain Date of install – this information may be contained in homeowner files located at Iron Mountain Port project number – each project number (CIP,AIP, and Expense) can found on Homeowner Address and Funding tab Federal AIP grant number – found on Homeowner Address and Funding tab Contractor name & address – this information may be contained in homeowner files located at Iron Mountain Total $ amount of job – found on Homeowner Address and Funding tab (some older historical files may not contain dollar abouts due to database migration throughout the life of the project) *please note: database changed throughout the decades of the insulation project, some records may be blank in the database. In this situation the hard copy paper records may have the missing info within the homeowner files, archived primarily at Iron Mountain. Institutional: Highline CC buildings: AIP grant info supplied, when available in database. Highline Public Schools: AIP grant info is listed with each school that has been completed and paid, as if Dec 31 2020 Note: Contractor name, address, exact installation/build dates, and total dollar amount of projects are not details held by the Port of Seattle. Please contact School for details. Highline CC Buildings Note: Contractor…
  • 2018-12-22 20:58

    Airport Improvement Program

    The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to public agencies — and, in some cases, to private owners and entities — for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). See the AIP Glossary for a description of AIP-related terms. Grant History Look Up