Regional Aviation Committee

10:00 a.m. , March 15, 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 December 14, 2006 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting

3. **Special Presentations**

a. PHL Expansion, NE Airspace redesign and Community Reaction in Delaware County - US Representative Joe Sestak.

4. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation

a. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following facilities:

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. US Airways Corp. Update.

5. Continuing Planning Activities

a. Status on BRAC Commission activities impacting Willow Grove NAS, state and local response.

b. Airports in transition: New Garden, Spitfire, Camden County.

c. Status of Airport Zoning Implementation. PA Supreme Court deliberation of Baublitz case.

6. Capital Programming Status

a. Update of Administration budget proposal; FAA funding and user fees.

b. DVRPC ACIP for PA Counties. Final ranking and PennDOT negotiations.

c. PA funding program; status.

d. New Jersey funding program; status.

7. Old Business

a. Highlights of FAA/PSU, Annual Airport Conference in Hershey.

8. New Business

a. Next RAC meeting date, Thursday, June 21, 2007, DVRPC offices

b. Public Comment Period

Attachments:
1. Minutes of December 14, 2006 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from December 14, 2006.
3. Final SFY07-FFY08 ACIP Regional Capital Project Ratings and DVRPC Board Action
4. Summary Slides, Northeast Corridor Air Service Study, P.B. Aviation
5. Summary Slides, FAA AIP and PHL Comments Presentation
6. Federal Register, 12/1/06, 14 CFR Part 97, SIAP's PHL
7. Federal Register, 12/27/06, 14 CFR Part 97, SIAP's PHL.
8. Federal Register, 02/07/07, 14 CFR Parts 61, 91 and 141 Pilots Flight Instructor, and Pilot School Certification; Proposed Rule.
9. Airport Legislative Alliance, Airport Alert, Proposal FY 07 Aviation Appropriation Bill.
10. Assorted Articles: PHL happenings; US Airways News; Willow Grove NAS; Doylestown pro and con expansion; ComAir and Service to Mercer Co; Revamping the ATC system to handle current and future traffic, and the cost; Downstown Airport in NJ to expand; Post Authority of NY and NJ to acquire Stewart Airport; Administrative Proposal to fund Aviation in future - User fees; Demand for new Honda microjet; FAA allows more pilot hours; New Airline to link small cities; Difficulties of Airport planning. Federal Cuts would impact Ad'k Regional Airport.
Selected Articles from Aviation Week and Space Magazine between 12/18-25/06 to 02/19/07.

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District