Module 2, Objective 5, Airport Environmental Requirements and Processes

Question 1

What piece of legislation started environmental awareness in the US?

Answer 1

The national environmental policy act of 1969

it requires coordination with federal agencies before issuing any permits and public involvement in the planning and review process

Question 2

What is the FAA responsible for related to environmental (i.e. federal) actions?

Answer 2

Determining if an airport action is a categorical exclusion under NEPA

reviewing environmental assessments prepared by the airport/consultants

ensuring the environmental assessments meets FAA requirements

preparing environmental statements

Question 3

What is the airport operator responsible for relative to environmental actions?

Question 4

** What are the 3 types of ALP environmental approval?

Question 5

** What is meant by the terms; categorical exclusion, environmental assessment and environmental impact statement?

Answer 5

Categorical Exclusion: they are action that are exempt from further environmental process

Environmental Assessment:

Environmental Impact:

Question 6

• What is a FONSI?

Answer 6

a finding of no significant impact

Question 7

• Who does the EA? The EIS?

Question 8

• What is the airport priority related to environmental compliance?

Question 9

• What is meant by a good-faith-effort?

Question 10

• What is the best means for ensuring tenant and contractor compliance with environmental law?

Question 11

• What is EMS?

Question 12

• What are air quality issues related to airport operations?

Question 13

• What is a point source?

Question 14

A non-point source?

Question 15

What are the plans that help mitigate and manage water quality?

Question 16

• What is a PRP and how can someone be a PRP?

Question 17

• What is sustainability and LEEDs?