1. FAA Update Airports Program
Western-Pacific Region
ACA Conference
Robin K. Hunt, Deputy Director
Jim Lomen, SFO ADO Manager
September 16, 2016

2. FAA Update AIP Program Review Important Dates for 2017
Compliance Philosophy
Airport Safety 2

3. FY16 Grant Amount Awarded To Date
State
Entitlement
Discretionary
Total
Arizona
$30M
$20M
$50M
California
$94M
$85M
$179M
Nevada
$16M
$8M
$24M
Hawaii
$0M
Pacific Islands
$11M
$3M
$14M
Total:
$171M
$116M
$287M

4. Expiring Funds Arizona California Nevada Hawaii Pacific Islands Total:
State
Expired Last Year
Expired This Year
Arizona
$345,000
$1,150,000
California
$4,489,000
$250,000
Nevada $0
Hawaii
$186,000
Pacific Islands
Total:
$5,020,000
$1,400,000

5. OMB Target Balance Vs. Actual Regional Balance
Grant Year
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
Target: 9/6/16
43%
Grant Balance
20%
10% 4%
AWP
45%
(Behind by $9M)
12% (Ahead by $37M)
6% (Ahead by $16M)
1% (Ahead by $14M)
AAL
76%
46%
17%
14%
ACE
39% 9% 3% 1%
AEA
58% 5% 2%
AGL
34%
11% 6%
ANE
32%
ANM
26%
ASO
13% 7%
ASW
18%
Within 5% of goal
Beyond 5% of Goal
Meet Goal

6. Target Balance Vs. Actual Regional Balance
Grant Year
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
Target: 9/6/16
(43%)
(20%)
(10%)
(4%)
Arizona
55% 5% 1%
California
43%
11% 7%
Nevada
14% 0%
Hawaii
93%
31%
Pacific Islands
61%
28%
AWP
44%
(Behind by $9M)
12% (Ahead by $37M)
6% (Ahead by $16M)
1% (Ahead by $14M)
Within 5% of Goal
Beyond 5% of Goal
Meet Goal

7. Grants with No Payments
State
> 6 Months
> 9 Months
> 12 Months
Arizona 4 1 2
California 21 18 32
Nevada 6 3
Hawaii
Pacific Islands 9
Total:
($9M Unspent)
($22M Unspent)
($5M Unspent)

8. Open Grants > 4 Years Total: 39 $11M Arizona 7 $2M California 24
State
# of Grants
Balance
Arizona 7
$2M
California 24
$4M
Nevada $0
Hawaii
Pacific Islands 8
$5M
Total: 39
$11M

9. Grants Payment Drawdown without Supporting Documentation in FY16
State
# of Grants
Arizona 6
California 39
Nevada 4
Hawaii 9
Pacific Islands 2
Total: 60

10. Important Dates for FY17 Program
Events
Due Dates
Environmental (FONSI, ROD, or CAT EX)
December 31, 2016
Application
Open Bids or Declare Carryover
May 1
Grant Offers (approximate)
June 15
Grant Execution (approximate)
July 15

11. Compliance Philosophy
On June 26, 2015 the FAA Administrator signed a revised FAA Compliance Philosophy
FAA will stress an engaged, cooperative approach with a focus on the airports taking quick action to return to compliance.
Establishes risk-based decision making and encourages inspectors to work in a collaborative manner with airports to return to compliance.
Legal and Certificate Enforcement Actions reserved for repeated non-compliance, intentional and reckless non-compliance, egregious safety violations, and illegal activities.
Common Areas of Repeat Violations include:
ARFF Recurrent Training,
Vehicle Driver Recurrent Training,
Emergency Exercises & Review of the Emergency Plan,
Fuel Fire Safety Inspection and Training

12. Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM)
CERT ALERT Sent on August 18
RCAM
Provides a standardized method of assessing runway conditions via RCAM
Runway Condition Description
Reporting and dissemination of runway conditions codes
Airplane performance data to specific contaminants
Pilot reported braking action
Dissemination via the NOTAM system
3 Webinars Remaining
Google “RCAM Webinars” to see schedule
The catalyst for TALPA initiative was the Dec 2005 runway excursion accident at Midway that resulted in 1 fatality and significant damage to aircraft, airport, and FAA property.
The review of standards, policy, and practices after the accident found deficiencies in landing distance assessment for arrival. Deficiencies also was found in accounting for contaminated runway(s) at the time of takeoff and the lack of standard language and tools for the operators to use in reporting surface conditions.
Following that accident the FAA forms an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) seeking to tie together runway contaminant descriptions, braking action, and airplane performance data
Participants was far reaching from manufactures to operators coming together to develop a new standard to determine and report runway condition reports.
The RCAM was the by-product of the ARC
Recommendations from the ARC was provided to the FAA in 2009
Rulemaking was pursued but suspended Sept 2010 due to congressional mandates and rulemaking backlog.
Voluntary effort pursued since the suspension.
The RCAM provides standardization for the airport operator to conduct and report runway condition description based on specific contaminants present.
The aircraft manufacture is voluntarily producing performance data for braking and stopping distances based on specific contaminants.
Each contaminant type has a coinciding code, certified friction measurement device range considerations, and pilot reported braking actions categories to cement standardization.
To increase objectivity of condition reporting, the NOTAM system will produce a condition code and final NOTAM sentence based on contaminant type input from the airport operator.
Overall concept keeps to the conservative nature of condition reporting with built in capabilities for the airport operator to use good judgment, tools, and experience for any final determination.

13. Runway Incursion Mitigation Program (RIM)
Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) launched by ARP to address non-standard geometry
Public Announcement of RIM made June 3, 2015
Risk-Based Decision Making (RBDM)
Study considers locations of Runway Incursions 2007 – 2014
Study considers locations where geometry and/or markings, lighting and signage may be inconsistent with FAA standards.
We are now working with individual airports to study, design, and implement fixes. In AWP we are currently working to address 39 specific geographic locations at 25 specific airports, with more to be added in the future.

14. RIM Geometry Considerations
Y-shaped taxiways crossing a runway.
Wide expanses of taxi pavements along a runway
Convergence of numerous taxiway types entering a runway
High-speed exit crossing a taxiway
High speed exits leading directly onto another runway
Two runway thresholds in close proximity
Short taxiways (stubs) between runways
Direct taxiing access to runways from ramp areas
Short taxi distance from ramp/apron area to a runway
An aligned taxiway entering runway ends
Non-standard markings and/or signage placement
Greater than three node taxiway intersection
Taxiway connection to V-shaped runways
Taxiway coinciding with the intersection of two runways
Taxiway intersects runway at other than a right angle
Use of a runway as a taxiway
Unexpected holding position marking on parallel/entrance taxiway
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15. AWP Airports and RIM GeoPoints
RIM Fix Examples
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16. Questions?