Coordination and Public Involvement Program Sample Clauses

Coordination and Public Involvement Program. For less complex studies, the FAA, the airport sponsor and the consultant may be the only participants as long as they coordinate with appropriate local officials, stakeholders, and ensure citizen participation through public information sessions. These sessions may be conducted separately or in conjunction with other public meetings. Often written updates for regional or state aviation, transportation and comprehensive planning agencies will be sufficient. For complex studies, it may be necessary to organize formal policy, technical, and review committees that meet regularly and use structured communications systems, including public hearings, public information workshops, and web-based information sharing tools. The committee membership may consist of representatives of local, state, and Federal government agencies as well as airport tenants, user groups, community associations, and business organizations. In addition, the active participation of the FAA concerning airspace management, navigational aid and approach aid installation, designation of instrument runways, potential financing of planning and development, and safety and security matters is essential. The local FAA Airports office can coordinate the involvement of the FAA organizations that are interested in the development of the airport. Advice from the airlines concerning aircraft types they plan to use and other operational and financial matters will also be essential to the development of an effective plan. The airport sponsors staff probably will participate in the day-to-day activities of the planning study. A large airport sponsor will likely have a more extensive management and staff structure than the sponsors of smaller airports.