ACI-NA Members Comment on FAA Proposed Changes to Environmental Process Rules.WASHINGTON -- Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) today submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) on proposed revisions to Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, making a number of valuable suggestions on behalf of its U.S. membership. The comments were developed with substantial input from member airports and associates who assist airports with environmental filings. ACI-NA appreciates the improvements in the Order made by the FAA, but in its comments raises additional concerns that need further attention. ACI-NA believes more consultation with airport sponsors throughout the NEPA process will greatly increase the likelihood that the EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. process will reduce the risks of errors and delays. ACI-NA also believes that, despite great FAA effort to streamline environmental actions, NEPA processing still takes too long. The Order could introduce more dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
"FAA, in revising this Order, has undertaken a monumental mon·u·men·tal adj. 1. Of, resembling, or serving as a monument. 2. Impressively large, sturdy, and enduring. 3. task. While they have made great progress with the current draft, the subject is complex and further coordination with industry is warranted. We stand ready to work further with FAA to develop the clearest possible guidance for our members undertaking federal environmental processing," said Richard Marchi, Senior Vice President for Environmental and Technical Affairs. ACI-NA sees the Draft Order as a work-in-progress that would benefit from further revision and coordination with member airports before it can serve as a truly effective tool in facilitating well-informed and timely NEPA processing. ACI-NA suggested that before the Order is finalized See finalization. , FAA convenes one or more working sessions with interested parties to address the most serious policy issues raised, but not resolved, by the Draft. The comments submitted today were developed with substantial input from member airports and associates who assist airports with environmental filings. ACI-NA appreciates FAA's efforts invested in the updating of and improvements in the Orders and looks forward to working with the agency on improvements. -ACI- Airports Council International - North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. represents local, regional and state governing bodies Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he that own and operate commercial airports in the United States List of airports in the United States, grouped by state or territory and sorted by city. Due to the large number of airports in the United States, this page only lists public use airports providing scheduled passenger services with over 10,000 passenger boardings per year and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane en·plane also em·plane intr.v. en·planed, en·plan·ing, en·planes To board an airplane. Verb 1. enplane - board a plane emplane more than 98 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Over 300 aviation-related businesses are also members of the association, which is the largest of the six worldwide regions of Airports Council International. |
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