Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports (2013) / Chapter Skim
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67 A number of conclusions can be drawn from the data, interviews, and case studies compiled for this project. The conclusions are summarized below and discussed in more detail in the sections that follow.
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68 8.2 Small Airports Do Not Have the Revenue-Generating Capacity to Meet the Costs Associated with Increased Regulatory Action For many small airports, low levels of passenger enplanements and/or operations limit their ability to raise revenue to meet the cost of new regulatory requirements. Because of lower traffic levels and limited tenant operations, small airports have little leverage with airlines and other tenants to increase fees and charges to cover new federal compliance costs.
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69 regulatory documents. The FAA typically adopts ACs, PGLs, CertAlerts, and other guidance documents without analyzing compliance costs, even when the guidance is effectively binding on airports.
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70 flat between 2008 and 2011 at approximately $3.5 billion. It declined by $165 million in 2012 and will remain at this lower level through 2015.
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71 Small airport staff members are responsible for a variety of duties from performing administrative, maintenance, and operational tasks to understanding, planning, implementing, and enforcing regulatory requirements. When a new requirement is adopted, existing staff must assume the responsibility for compliance.
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72 policy or procedures that would estimate compliance costs more frequently and improve the accuracy and reliability of agency cost projections. The following options were identified that are within the airports' control: • Consider engaging federal, state, and local regulators during the regulatory comment period.
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