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From page 8... ... 8 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 C H A P T E R 3 , S T A K E H O L D E R O U T R E A C H This Chapter describes the process and results of the research efforts in order to gather information on Grant Assurance Requirements from airport staff and airport tenants/users. Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... 9 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R1, Summary of NAC Participants FAA Airport Classification Number of Airports Represented Large Hub 1 Medium Hub 1 Small Hub 3 Non-Hub Primary 1 GA/Reliever 6 Source: AAAE National Airports Conference Focus Group ACI-NA Legal Steering Group Focus Group The second focus group was conducted with the ACI-NA Legal Affairs Committee Steering Group during the committee meetings preceding the ACI Annual Meeting and Exposition, held on October 3, 2015. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 10 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 ACI-NA Finance Committee Focus Group The third airport focus group was conducted with the Reauthorization Working Group of the ACI-NA Finance Committee during the committee meetings preceding the ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exposition, held on October 3, 2015. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... 11 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.1.3 Airport User Focus Group A focus group was conducted with staff from three airport user associations -- the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... 12 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.1.4.1 Survey Process AAAE staff distributed an e-mail invitation to the Finance and Administration Committee members to participate in a web-based survey. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... 13 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3  What Grant Assurances are "working well" or are well understood? Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3  One airport was frustrated with the lack of support from the FAA in litigation with an FBO after the airport permitted a second FBO to start operating, thus eliminating the first FBO's prohibited exclusive right. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... 15 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 standards for providing space and facilities to federal agencies at no cost. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 16 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 The ACI-NA Legal Focus Group did not identify any particular Grant Assurance as well understood or "working well." Rather, much of the discussion addressed specific issues or subjects that participants believed were not well understood, or needed clarification, or adjustments to FAA policy. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... 17 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8Research Report Chapter 3 3.2.3 Grant Assurances That Are Hard to Understand or Causing "Pain Points" 3.2.3.1 Airport Focus Groups and Webinar The NAC Focus Group identified only one specific Grant Assurance as hard to understand, which was Grant Assurance 17, Construction Inspection and Approval. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.2.3.3 Conclusions It is noteworthy to state that airport staff and airport users alike identified Grant Assurance 24, Fee and Rental Structure and Grant Assurance 25, Airport Revenues as hard to understand. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... 19 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.2.4.3 Conclusions Neither UAS operations near airports nor on-airport hotels/aerotropolis concept generated substantial discussion in the focus groups and webinar. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.2.6.1 Airport Focus Groups and Webinar 3.2.6.1a Guidebook Content and Format The NAC Focus Group identified six subjects to be covered in the Guidebook. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... 21 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 between Grant Assurances, case examples and a searchable Q & A section. Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R-6, Summary of Airport Focus Group of Grant Assurance Rankings Combined Rank Requirement AAAE NAC ACI‐NA Legal ACI‐NA Finance TOTAL1 1. No. 25 Requirements for use of airport revenue 1 1 1 3 2. No's 22.a‐22.d Requirement for reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory fees and rents 4 3 2 9 3. No. 24 Requirement for self‐sustaining fee and rental structure 6 2 5 13 4. No. 22.a Reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory access for commercial aeronautical users i l 5 5 6 16 5. Nos. 22, 24, 25 Airport sponsor air service incentives 14 4 3 21 6. Requirements for planning and implementing grant funded projects (multiple assurances) Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... 23 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 3.2.8.2 Small Airport Committee Webinar The Small Airport Committee Webinar was asked to identify the five most important requirements out of 15. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 24 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 The participants were asked to identify the five most important requirements to receive special emphasis in the Guidebook and to rank them with "1," representing the most important, "2," representing the second most important, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... 25 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Twelve participants completed the entire questionnaire. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 26 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Source: AAAE Finance & Administration Committee Survey Figure R-2, Frequency of Discussion of Grant Assurances with Other Commercial Aeronautical Tenants Source: AAAE Finance & Administration Committee Survey Figure R-3, Frequency of Discussion of Grant Assurances with Non-Commercial Aeronautical Tenants Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... 27 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Source: AAAE Finance & Administration Committee Survey Figure R-4, Frequency of Discussion of Grant Assurances with Governing Bodies, Local Officials, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R-8, Most Frequently Discussed Grant Assurances Rank* Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... 29 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R-9, Hard to Understand Grant Assurance Requirements/Issues Rank* Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 aeronautical lease terms and conditions (Grant Assurance 22.a) Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... 31 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R-10, Summary of Important Items to Include in Grant Assurance "Cover Pages" Rank* Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 Table R-11, Most Important Grant Assurance Requirements/Issues for Special Emphasis in the Guidebook Combined Rank Requirement or Issue Total Responses* Read the entire page →

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... 8 ACRP Project 03-38 (FY 2015) Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations Task 8 Research Report Chapter 3 C H A P T E R 3 , S T A K E H O L D E R O U T R E A C H This Chapter describes the process and results of the research efforts in order to gather information on Grant Assurance Requirements from airport staff and airport tenants/users.