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ATO Air Traffic Services (ATS)
FAA Contract Tower (FCT)
Program Office Update
Presented to: USCTA Policy Board
By: Kim Curry, Manager, Contract
Operations Group (AJT-21)
Date: January 29, 2015
ATO Air Traffic
Services (ATS)
ATO Air Traffic Services (ATS)
Contract Operations Group (AJT-21)
Organization Chart
Legend
C = Contractor
CS = Contractor/Shared
Resource
CONTRACT OPERATIONS GROUP
MANAGER
Kim Curry
CONTRACT TOWER &
WEATHER (CTW)
OPERATIONS TEAM
Purvis Collier – LEAD
Bill Cape (C)
Micah Risher (C)
CONTRACT WEATHER
OBSERVATON (CWO)
TEAM
Ken Cunningham –
LEAD
BUSINESS AND FINANCE TEAM
Lisa Bush-Caudle – LEAD
George A. Davis (C)
Jae Choi (C)
CTWG Support
Ron Jenkins– LEAD
Ebonni Wright (C)
Mark Jones (C)
SERVICE
CENTER
CWO PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATIO
N MANAGERS
(PIMs)
John Jones (C)
Bill Jackson, ESA
Harold Thomas
(CS)
Robert Tomko,
CSA
Gary Suarez (CS)
Kent Koran, WSA
CWO PROGRAM
OFFICE
Cecelia Motzko,
Alaska POC
FAA CONTRACT TOWER
(FCT) TEAM
Priscilla Merritt – LEAD
FCT PROGRAM
OFFICE
Ricky Atkins –
LEAD
Harold Thomas
(CS)
Gary Suarez (CS)
SERVICE
CENTER FCT
PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATIO
N MANAGERS
(PIMs)
John Seliga, ESA
Abraham
Oommen, CSA
Kent Koran, WSA
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Map
WA
MT
OR
ID
NV
AREA 1 & 3 = 86 National Contractor Sites
&
1 Air National Guard Site
Contractor: Midwest ATC
WY
UT
As of January 2015
Total: 252 Towers
CO
VT
ME
Operations Lead: Purvis Collier
COR: Ricky Atkins
CA
NY
ND
AZ
MN
NJ
SD
AREA 5, 6 & 7 = 63 National
Contractor & 3 Air National Guard Sites
Contractor: Serco Management Services
Operations Lead: Purvis Collier
COR: Ricky Atkins
WI
WV
MI
IA
NE
IL
KS
RI
CT
PA
IN
OH
DE
VA
KY
MD
MO
AREA 2 & 4 = 97 National Contractor
Sites & 2 Air National Guard Site
Contractor: Robinson Aviation (RVA)
Operations Lead: Purvis Collier
COR: Ricky Atkins
AK
HI
NC
TN
SC
MS
OK
NM
AL
GA
AR
TX
FL
LA
2
VI & PR
FCT Program Vendors

252 towers currently in FCT program
• Aurora State Airport, Oregon pending
• Projected tower construction completion date – March 2015

Three National Vendors (246 Facilities)
•
Midwest Air Traffic Control Services
•
Serco Management Services Inc.
•
Robinson Aviation (RVA) Inc.

One Interagency Agreement (6 Facilities)
•
Air National Guard (ANG)

Insurance Broker
•
Marsh

Both Insurance and ATC services contracts are under re-compete
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Program Statistics
January
2015
Activity
FAA Owned
105
Sponsor Owned
147
Total FCT Facilities
252
Total Leased Facilities
23
Cost Share Facilities
16
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FCT Operations Profile
Activity
Element
Air Carrier - Itinerant
FY13 and FY14
Total
287,899
Air Taxi -Itinerant
1,792,354
General Aviation - Itinerant
6,350,295
Civil - Local
5,580,516
Military – Local and itinerant
1,325,452
Vendors’ Traffic
14,992,923
ANG’s Traffic
343,593
Total FY14: 15,336,516
Total FCT Traffic
Total FY13: 15,242,860
January 29, 2015
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New and Updated Processes
 FCT Application Process
 Benefit Cost (B/C) Information
 Tower Operating Agreement (TOA)
 Minimum Equipment List (MEL) - 7210.54
 Safety Risk Management
 FCTASAP
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FCT Application Process
 The process for participation in the FCT Program is being
updated
 Four phases will be clearly defined
• Interest Phase
• Applicant Phase
• Candidate Phase
• Participant Phase
 The Application Package will undergo revisions
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Benefit/Cost (B/C) Information
 B/C determines eligibility for program participation
 Establishes baseline status for inclusion into the cost-share
program for towers already in the FCT program
 The FAA (APO-200) is responsible for calculating benefit-to-cost
ratios
 The process is still under revision and slated for release in
December 2015
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Applicant List – B/C Pending
(Have not received a B/C rating)

Rickenbacker Int’l. Airport, OH (LCK)

Hammond Northshore Regional, LA (HDC)

Boulder City Municipal Airport, NV (BUV)

Tunica Airport, MS (UTA)

North Texas Regional Airport, TX (GYI)
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Candidate List – B/C Above 1.0
 Deland Municipal Airport, FL (DED)
 Aurora State Airport, OR (UAO)
 Greeley-Weld County Airport, CO (GXY)
 Lewis University Airport, IL (LOT)
 Destin/Ft. Walton Beach Airport, FL (DTS)
 Albert J. Ellis Airport, NC (OAJ)
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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Tower Operating Agreements (TOAs) &
Leases
 FCT Program Office revising TOAs
• Revised TOAs will focus on FAA and Airport Sponsor
responsibilities for providing ATC services
 FCT Program Office coordinating with Headquarters Real Estate
to develop new process for establishing Leases and/or
Occupancy Agreements
• Provide clarity regarding building, equipment, maintenance,
and utilities responsibilities
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7210.54 Revision

Proposed changes will address
• Equipment requirements (Minimum Equipment List)
• Lease/TOA requirements
• Provide clarity regarding building, equipment, maintenance,
and utilities responsibilities

Implementation
• Document currently undergoing AJT review and comment
phase
• Document will be provided to stakeholders for review and
comment prior to implementation
January 29, 2015
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Safety Management System (SMS)
 Air Traffic Vendors
•
•
•
Select attendees for annual SMS training
Coordinate with ATMs for issues that may generate an SRMD or
SRMDM
Report SMS activity to the CTW Operations Team monthly
 Air Traffic Manager Training in the SMS Process
•
ATM serves as subject matter experts for air traffic control
operations for the SMS processes and requirements
 Airport and Air Traffic Manager Coordination
•
•
Normally included in all phases of SMS process that affect ATC
SRMDs developed based upon input from ATMs
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCTASAP Implementation
 FAA Contract Tower Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is
being implemented into the FCT Program to provide controllers a
means of voluntary self-reporting.
 FAA Technical Training and Safety
• Coordinated development of the FCTASAP web site which
made allowances for inclusion of vendor-proprietary
information
• Coordinated development and signature of the MOUs
required to implement the program
• Provided initial and refresher Event Review Committee (ERC)
training for Vendor Analysts
• Provides a representative to participate in ERC activities
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FCTASAP Implementation
 FCTASAP Oversight
The Contract Tower and Weather Operations Team will:
• Provide normal oversight of the ERC activity
• Direct specified training based on the nature of the incidents
• Maintain data concerning FAA directed activities in response
to ERC recommendations
• Funded ERC Analysts for each of the vendors
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Process Improvements
Comprehensive Electronic Data Analysis and Reporting System
(CEDAR)
All FCTs are currently able to input operational event reporting data using
the FAA’s (CEDAR) except for:
•
•
•
Double Eagle (AEG) Albuquerque, NM
Flagler (FIN) Palm Coast, FL
Ocala (OCF) Ocala, FL
 Facilities use the CEDAR Daily Events Log to make Mandatory Event
Reporting (MOR) entries
 Facilities use CEDAR to complete Covered Event Reviews and
System Service Review
 Vendors use CEDAR to assign and record training events
 Dramatically reduces administrative time for event reports
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Process Improvements
AIS-R (Aeronautical Information System, Replacement)

As of June 2014, all facilities are using AIS-R for backup
weather reporting, Pilot Reports (PIREPs), and NOTAM retrieval
 Procedures will be included in facility SOPs
January 29, 2015
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FCT Process Improvements
Security
 Facility Security
•
•
•
FAA Security conducts security inspections at FCTs
Security compliance is based upon facility ownership (FAA vs
Sponsor)
FAA Security reports are forwarded to the CTW Operations Team
 CTW Operations Team Activity
•
•
•
Security reports for FAA-owned facilities are forwarded to FAA
TechOps through the Service Area Program Implementation
Manager
Security reports for Sponsor-owned facilities are forwarded to the
airport sponsor through the Service Area Program Implementation
Manager
The CTW Operations Team conducts follow-up to assist in resolving
identified deficiencies and provides required responses to FAA
Security regarding mitigation activity and notifications
January 29, 2015
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FCT Equipment Infrastructure Status

Equipment Oversight
•
CTW Operations Team monitors the status of tower equipment listed
in the Minimum Equipment List:
•
•
•
•

Infrastructure Oversight
•
The CTW Operations Team monitors the infrastructure status of
facilities
•

FCTs input equipment status using the FAA’s automated CEDAR system
PIM Inspections identify equipment deficiencies
Service Verifications identify equipment outages
Vendors/ATMs provide the Operations Team with real-time equipment
status
ATMs should notify the CTW Operations Team when there is an
infrastructure issue which is not being resolved including but not limited
to:
•
Significant leaks
•
Mold
•
HVAC
•
Tower Shades
Airport Sponsors are notified of outstanding, unmitigated
outages/status that may potentially affect ATC operations
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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Non-FAA Certified Weather Equipment
 FAA’s Technical Operations Group (AJW) is revising the Advisory
Circular (AC) 150/5220-16D with approved back-up weather equipment
and siting requirements
 A Weather Equipment Usage Waiver was issued 10/10/12, pending the
AC revision
 As of December 2015, the Waiver was been extended until October
2017
• Some models of backup weather equipment have been “grandfathered or
conditionally approved” by AJW
• RM Young equipment is conditionally acceptable if sited properly while RM
Young is being evaluated
• Columbia Weather Orion Systems are not approved for primary or backup
weather or for ATC Services
 Airport Sponsors have been notified of approved back-up weather
equipment and siting requirements approved by AJW
January 29, 2015
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FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program Office Update
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FCT Service Verification Status

Paradise District – Scheduled Jan 26 – 30, and Feb 23 – 27,
2015

Greater Southwest District – Tentatively Scheduled Mar 23 – 27
and April 20 – 24, 2015

The Contact Tower Weather Operations Team conducts and
documents follow-up activity for each finding

Follow-up activity is reported to the District Manager and ATC
Vendors
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