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06/13/08 JO 7232.5G Appendix A Appendix A – Changing Operating Hours for Terminal Facilities Checklist No.
Item Date Completed Facility Level 1.
Conduct a traffic survey of hourly traffic operations for a representative 90-day period and compute an hourly average for each hour (average hourly operations are four or less operations).
Director, Terminal Operations 2.
Conduct preliminary coordination, as appropriate, and forward a decision to the facility a.
whether it can proceed with a reduction in hours.
(1) ATO - Terminal/En Route Vice President (2) Congressional Delegation (3) Regional FAA Administrators (4) State Airport Directors (5) Affected Regional Department of Defense and Homeland Security b. Establish a detailed local agreement, such as a letter of agreement, before the implementation of the reduction of hours between the affected air traffic (terminal/en route) facilities.
Coordination of airspace, letters of agreement, staffing, training, and any other related issues should be addressed.
Facility Level 3.
Communicate to all affected stakeholders the intent to reduce the operating hours. a.
(1) Airport users (2) Community leaders (3) Airport manager (4) Adjacent air traffic facilities (5) Airports Division (6) Technical Operations (7) Flight Standards (8) Adjacent FAA regions (9) Flight service stations or flight service station contract manager (10) Law enforcement (for physical security) (11) Other government agencies Analyze operational impacts and issues of proposed hourly reduction on airport operational b.
activities to include: (1) Determine the impact on the type of operations to be conducted, i.e., general aviation, air taxi, air carrier, and cargo.
(2) Determine who would provide for weather observations including Runway Visual Range (RVR) and Runway Visibility Value (RVV) where required and altimeter setting source.
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Appendix A
6/13/08 JO 7232.5G Appendix A (a) Terminal facilities with an AWOS/ASOS: For AWOS/ASOS information not accessible via a dedicated frequency, incorporate ground-to-air broadcast capability (i.e., ASOS-ATIS interface) (b) En route facilities make provisions to ensure the en route controller will have access to the official hourly observation so that it can be disseminated if required.
c. If emergency notification was the tower responsibly, provide for alternative notification method including a new letter of agreement.
d. Provide alternatives for support of military or medical contingency operations.
Designate the facility that will provide IFR air traffic control services and determine adequate e.
availability of radar and communications as necessary.
(1) When possible remote the radar feed. (Incorporate additional map depictions of MVA changes to take advantage of the radar feed.)
or Ensure mixture of radar and nonradar when remote feed is not feasible and ensure necessary training is provided.
(2) Remote terminal frequencies to the receiving site whenever possible or establish Remote Communications Air/Ground (RCAG) outlet.
f. Determine impact to the surface area and affect on criteria in FAA Order 7400.2, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, and coordinate with the Service Center System Support Group for rulemaking actions.
g. Determine alternative to provide airport lighting consistent with FAA Order 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration (i.e., installation of Pilot Controlled Lighting, etc.).
Coordinate with the Flight Procedures Office to determine impacts to approach minimums. h.
(1) Coordinate the impact to approach minimums with all affected stakeholders, e.g., local Flight Standards, Technical Operations, users, airport owner/operator, etc.
(2) Make provisions for airport lighting and altimeter source.
(3) Determine navigational aid monitoring responsibilities.
(4) Determine adjustments to straight-in approach minimums.
i. Provide for needed changes to physical security responsibilities.
j. Determine impact on employee levels.
k. Develop high fidelity simulator training with voice recognition or other means of training to ensure controller proficiency is maintained.
Complete staff study addressing all factors necessary to execute decision. In l.
addition to this checklist, ensure the staff study includes the following elements: (1) A concise statement of issue.
(2) General overview to include: (a) Brief description of facility and services provided.
(b) User operations during hours in question (scheduled air carriers, air taxi/commuters, scheduled cargo flights, medical flights, military operations, etc.) and type of aircraft involved.
(c) Annual operations shown by category.
(d) Airport facilities, runways, navigational aids, etc.
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6/13/08 JO 7232.5G Appendix A (e) Other air traffic facilities serving the airport, TRACON, ARTCC, and LMAFSS.
(f) Results of 90-day air traffic survey.
(g) Other background information as applicable (projected traffic increases/decreases, etc.).
(3) Discussion, results, and arrangements made in consideration of each item addressed under requirements.
(4) Cost estimates (operations and facilities and equipment) for equipment.
(5) Staffing savings, if any.
(6) A concise statement of the recommended course or courses of action based upon findings of the study.
(7) Provide Safety Risk Management Document (SRMD) as needed, National SRMD or Local SRMD 4. Headquarters Validate Assessment.
(1) The degree of restriction or inconvenience imposed on aviation community.
(2) Annual savings for staffing, equipment, and operational costs.
(3) Cost of changes required to configure facility for reduction in hours and to maintain appropriate level of service to users (e.g., equipment, communications, etc.).
(4) Safety risk management analysis.
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