Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Five Meetings Scheduled Nationwide In January
The National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA) announced Wednesday the Transportation Security
Administration has scheduled five official public hearings in early
2009 for the business aviation community to provide the agency with
feedback on its proposed Large Aircraft Security Program
(LASP).
"We appreciate this effort by the TSA to hear from the people in
our industry whose operations stand to be greatly affected by this
proposal," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. "NBAA Members have
been understandably frustrated by the proposal because it seems to
lack a true understanding of how a general aviation airplane fits
into a company’s operations and security culture. I strongly
encourage anyone able to participate in these meetings to mark
their calendars and plan to attend."
The meetings -- which will each begin at 9 am local time -- will
be held at the following locations:
- White Plains, NY, January 6, 2009: Winchester
County Airport (HPN), Building 1 Airport Road, White Plains, NY
10604
- Atlanta, GA, January 8, 2009: Renaissance
Concourse Hotel Atlanta Airport, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway,
Atlanta, GA 30354
- Chicago, IL, January 16, 2009: Crowne Plaza
Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Convention Center, 5440 North
River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
- Burbank, CA, January 23, 2009: Burbank Airport
Marriot Hotel & Convention Center, 2500 North Hollywood Way,
Burbank, CA 91505
- Houston, TX, January 28, 2009: Hilton Houston
Hotel-North Greenspoint Conference Center, 12400 Greenspoint Drive,
Houston, TX 77060
Bolen will attend the meetings in White
Plains and Burbank, and NBAA staff will be on-hand at each of the
meetings. The Association is also exploring the feasibility of
whether a recording of one or more meetings would be possible, for
later online broadcast to NBAA Members who are unable to
attend.
"NBAA has been working in Washington to explain to TSA officials
the industry’s concerns about the LASP program," Bolen
continued. "But as with other policy proposals, it is important
that input on the TSA plan be provided by our Members, who will be
directly impacted by the government’s decisions. It is
appropriate that TSA has provided these venues for our Members, and
I trust the information provided by our Members will be
compelling."
As ANN reported, TSA unveiled the 260-page
LASP on October 9 to strong response from the business aviation
community. The plan would cover all Part 91 operations and
operators of any aircraft over 12,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight
(MTOW).
The original, 60-day period for comment on the proposal was
doubled after NBAA and other industry groups told the TSA that the
plan appeared so broad in its potential implications, and raised
such a large number of questions, that acquiring a full
understanding of the document, and providing a complete response
within the traditional 60-day period would not be feasible. Public
comment on the proposal must now be received by February 27,
2009.
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