Aircraft Noise: Status and Management of FAA's West Coast Plan
RCED-89-84
Published: May 08, 1989. Publicly Released: Jun 02, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) West Coast Plan and related environmental and management issues.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected Sort descending | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, FAA, to develop a means to facilitate and evaluate regional office adherence to FAA Order 1050.1D, particularly in preparing environmental assessments. |
Closed – Implemented
FAA has: (1) undertaken a program to improve handling of environmental actions at both headquarters and regional office levels; and (2) filled a Special Projects Officer position in the Western-Pacific region to coordinate and integrate the West Coast Plan as well as other regional projects.
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, FAA, to consider ways of ensuring coordination and integration of related airspace projects that are focused on a specific geographic part of the country or are carried out substantially by a single FAA regional office. In the case of the West Coast Plan, this might necessitate reestablishing the position of a West Coast Plan manager in the Western-Pacific region. |
Closed – Implemented
A National Airspace Capacity Staff was established to coordinate airspace changes nationwide.
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