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News and Updates – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $273 Million in Airport Grants

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The grants are awarded to 184 Airports in 41 States and 6 Territories.

News and Updates – FAA Issues Record of Decision for Las Vegas Metroplex Project

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact-Record of Decision for the Las Vegas Metroplex project. The document, as well as the Final Environmental Assessment, are available on theLas Vegas Metroplex environmental website.

The decision enables the FAA to move forward with the project, which will use cutting-edge satellite navigation to move air traffic more safely and efficiently through the area.

While the airspace around Las Vegas is already safe, its not as efficient as it could be. The FAA will address the inefficiencies by implementing new routes that are more direct, automatically separated from each other and have efficient climb and descent profiles.

The project includes McCarran International Airport, North Las Vegas Airport and Henderson Executive Airport. It is one of 11 Metroplex projects nationwide.

Prior to making the decision, the FAA conducted a thorough environmental review and extensive public engagement, including 11 public workshops in 2017 and 2019.The agency also held four public comment periods totaling more than 120 days and evaluated and responded to more than 140 comments.

The FAA currently plans to implement the procedures in November 2020.

The Las Vegas Metroplex environmental website includes Google Earth features that enable people to view current and projected flight paths associated with the project, as well as the noise analysis the FAA conducted at more than 172,000 grid points throughout the project General Study Area.

News and Updates – FAA Extends Comment Period for Florida Metroplex Project

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended to July 24, 2020 the comment period on theDraft Environmental Assessment(EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex, the agencys plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state.

The public can review the Draft EA and submit comments on thispage. Residents who were unable to participate in the virtual public workshops on the project can view recordings of the workshops at Community Involvement South Central Florida.

The 60-day public comment period was scheduled to end on July 10, 2020. The FAA will not extend the comment period past July 24.

The agency expects to issue an environmental determination in September 2020, after it considers and reviews all substantive comments received during the extended comment period.

The proposed new procedures will enhance safety and efficiency because they are based on satellite technology. Current procedures are safe, but they are less efficient because they are based on outdated technology.

Theagency conducted the Draft EA in accordance with theNational Environmental Policy Act of 1969(NEPA), which requires the FAA to identify and publicly disclose the potential environmental impacts of the proposed procedures.

News and Updates – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $800 Million in Airport Grants

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The grants are awarded to 347 Airports in 46 States and 4 Territories.

News and Updates – View the Virtual Drone Advisory Committee Meeting on Friday, June 19

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TheFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a virtual Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting from noon to 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 19.

The agency will livestream the meeting on its social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

The DAC will continue a public conversation about how to collaborate on important issues like Remote Identification, technical challenges, security, recreational operations and waivers. The committee is a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee that provides the FAA with advice on key drone integration issues by helping to identify challenges and prioritize improvements.

If you have questions following the meeting, send an email to Tammy.L.Jones@FAA.gov and Marcia.Adams@FAA.gov.