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As required by Section 225 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012, enclosed is a report to Congress outlining the strategy of the Federal Aviation Administration for implementing, on an accelerated basis, the NextGen operational capabilities produced by the Greener Skies project, as recommended in the final report of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 5 that was issued on September 9, 2009. Identical letters have been sent to Chairman Shuster, Senator Thune, and Congressman Rahall. Sincerely, Mt:ttf!:ffJ Admmistrator Enclosure U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration March 7, 2013 The Honorable John Thune Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Thune: Office of the Administrator BOO Independence Ave .• S.W. Washington. D.C. 20591 As required by Section 225 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of2012, enclosed is a report to Congress outlining the strategy of the Federal Aviation Administration for implementing, on an accelerated basis, the NextGen operational capabilities produced by the Greener Skies project, as recommended in the final report of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 5 that was issued on September 9, 2009. Identical letters have been sent to Chairmen Rockefeller and Shuster and Congressman Rahall. Sincerely, M~:ttftffJ Administrator Enclosure U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration March 7, 2013 The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Office of the Administrator 800 Independence…

For the Implementation of RNAV/RNP Procedures at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Greener Skies over Seattle) October 2012 I. INTRODUCTION This document serves as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) and provides final agency determinations and approvals for the proposed action, namely utilization of Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) by implementing new Area Navigation (RNAV) procedures, including Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and Optimized Profile Descent (OPD), at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The proposed routes and procedures are designed to improve the safety and efficiency of the SEA airspace, which includes the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) as well as high-altitude Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) airspace. This FONSI/ROD is based on the information and analysis contained in the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) dated October 2012 attached hereto. Furthermore, this FONSI/ROD: 1) Completes the FAA’s required environmental review and decision making process. It is prepared and issued to announce and document certain Federal Actions and decisions in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C Section 4321, et seq.], the implementing regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) [40 CFR Parts 1500-1508] and FAA Orders [Order 1050.1E, Change 1, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures (March 20, 2006) and Order JO 7400.2J, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters (February 09, 2012)]. This FONSI/ROD is also used by the FAA to demonstrate and document its compliance with the several procedural and substantive requirements of aeronautical, environmental, programmatic, and other statutes and regulations…

Federal transportation law section detailing restrictions on how local taxes on aviation fuel and airport revenues can be used, with exceptions for prior agreements and private airport sales. Also includes the Airport Investment Partnership Program provisions for airport privatization.

Aircraft Impacts on Local and Regional Air Quality in the United States Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise And Emissions Reduction Project Final Report Gayle Ratliff, Christopher Sequeira, and Ian Waitz Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Melissa Ohsfeldt and Theodore Thrasher CSSI Inc, Washington DC Michael Graham and Terence Thompson Metron Aviation, Herndon, Virginia

Chapter 13. Airport Noise and Access Restrictions 13.1. Introduction and Responsibilities. This chapter contains guidance on the sponsor’s responsibility with regard to restrictions on airport noise and access. Access restrictions have the potential to violate the federal obligation to make the airport available for public use on reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination as required by Grant Assurance 22, Economic Nondiscrimination. It is the responsibility of the airports district offices (ADOs) and regional airports divisions to advise sponsors on the laws and policies that apply to access restrictions and to ensure that the sponsor extends equitable treatment to all of the airport's aeronautical users. 13.2. Background. a. The legal framework with respect to abatement of aviation noise may be summarized as follows: (1). The federal government has preempted the areas of airspace use and management, air traffic control, safety, and the regulation of aircraft noise at its source. The federal government also has substantial power to influence airport development through its administration of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). (2). Other powers and authorities to control aircraft noise rest with the airport proprietor – including the power to select an airport site, acquire land, assure compatible land use, and control airport design, scheduling and operations – subject to constitutional prohibitions against creation of an undue burden on interstate and foreign commerce, and unreasonable, arbitrary, and unjust discriminatory rules that advance the local interest, other statutory requirements, and interference with exclusive federal regulatory responsibilities over safety and airspace management. (3). State and…

The Airport Compliance Program ensures airport sponsors' compliance with their federal obligations in the form of grant assurances, surplus and nonsurplus obligations, or other applicable federal law. The Airport Compliance Program is administered by the FAA headquarters Airport Compliance Division (ACO-100) based in Washington, DC. This handbook provides guidance to FAA personnel on interpreting and administering the various continuing commitments airport sponsors make to the U.S. Government when they accept grants of federal funds or federal property for airport purposes. The handbook (i) analyzes the various federal obligations set forth in legislatively mandated airport sponsor assurances, (ii) addresses the nature of the assurances and the application of the assurances in the operation of public use airports, and (iii) facilitates interpretation of the assurances by FAA personnel. This manual was designed to provide guidance to FAA personnel pertaining to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Compliance Program. Randall S. Fiertz Director Airport Compliance and Field Operations Division (ACO-1)

GAO Report to the HonorableAdam Smith, House of Representatives December 1998 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FAA Complying With Requirement for Local Involvement in Noise Mitigation Projects GAO/RCED-99-41