H.R. 4930 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4930 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2021Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Eshoo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to continue processing the proposed SFO NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the OAK HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southbound HUSSH and NIITE Help Households Act or the SHHH Act. 2. Processing of departure transition (a) In general The Administrator shall— (1) continue processing the proposed SFO NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the OAK HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition in accordance with the recommendation of the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable (in this Act referred to as the SFO RT) and the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals; and (2) render a determination as to adoption of the proposal. (b) Collaboration (1) In general The Administrator shall work collaboratively with the SFO RT to provide technical assistance, including— (A) appropriate FAA technical staff; (B) data relating to the NIITE/HUSSH Departures; (C) the proposed southbound transition; and (D) other related or impacted flight procedures. (2) Data The data described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, AEDT noise modeling, operational data, TARGETS data, and other pertinent data. (c) Requirements (1) In general Without regard to any FAA version of a NIITE/HUSSH Southbound procedure proposed by the FAA, the Administrator may not prevent the SFO RT from initiating their own proposed NIITE Departure or HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition procedures through the IFP Gateway or other process unless the Administrator determines that blocking the public initiation is necessary for safety reasons which cannot be remedied. (2) Analysis If the Administrator makes the determination described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— (A) provide detailed analysis and provide procedure alternatives in order to solve the safety concerns, if possible; and (B) submit or process the procedure for the southbound transitions in accordance with safety considerations. (d) Processing After the NIITE Departure Southbound Transition or the HUSSH Departure Southbound Transitions has been entered into the IFP Gateway, the Administrator shall convene necessary groups and committees and take other actions pursuant to Order JO7100.41A to expeditiously process the NIITE HUSSH Southbound Transitions. (e) Implementation The Administrator shall implement the proposed addition of a southbound transition to each of the NIITE and HUSSH nighttime noise abatement departures with the same conditions as the operations of the NIITE and HUSSH existing transitions as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including operating hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. every day of the week. (f) Participation The Administrator shall permit the SFO Roundtable to send aviation technical representatives and consultants to participate in the NIITE and HUSSH PBN Implementation Process (Order JO7100.41) as members of the core working group, full working group, or other groups on the same terms and conditions as the participation by an airport, airline industry, or a procedure proponent. (g) Process The Administrator shall follow the prescribed process as specified in the FAA PBN Implementation Process (Order JO7100.41) and shall not gratuitously withhold permissions or add requirements that would block continuation to successful conclusion of the NIITE or HUSSH PBN Implementation processes. 3. Report The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report if— (1) on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition have not been entered into the IFP Gateway; (2) on the date that is 90 days after the entry of the proposed procedure into the IFP Gateway, the NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition have not completed Order JO7100.41 Phase One Preliminary Activities; (3) on the date that is 180 days after the date of entry of the proposed procedure into the IFP Gateway, the NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition have not completed Order JO7100.41 Phase Two Design Activities; and (4) on the date that is 2 years after the date of entry into the IFP Gateway, the NIITE Departure Southbound Transition and the HUSSH Departure Southbound Transition are not fully implemented by publication and use of the Southbound Transitions. 4. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the FAA. (2) AEDT The term AEDT means Aviation Environmental Design Tool. (3) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (4) Core working group The term core working group means a group of individuals listed in the PBN process that, during the Preliminary Activities— (A) documents and records baseline data used for analysis; (B) identifies and documents expected benefits for the project; (C) designs or reviews conceptual procedures or routes in TARGETS; (D) reviews applicable PBN-related knowledge databases and historical documents; and (E) identifies additional significant information and potential risks associated with the project. (5) FAA The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (6) Full working group The term full working group means a committee of participants in the PBN process most often consisting of the FAA, airlines, an airport authority, and other industry representatives. (7) IFP Gateway The term IFP Gateway means the Instrument Flight Procedures Gateway. (8) OAK The term OAK means Oakland Metropolitan Airport. (9) PBN The term PBN means performance based navigation. (10) Proponent The term proponent means the originator of a departure procedure requirement, including an individual user group, ATC, Aeronautical Information Service, or other appropriate government agency. (11) SFO The term SFO means San Francisco International Airport. (12) TARGETS The term TARGETS means Terminal Area Route Generation Evaluation and Traffic Simulation.