{"id":26955,"date":"2023-10-21T14:41:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26955"},"modified":"2023-10-21T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:41:36","slug":"aviation-stakeholders-response-to-epa-endangerment-finding-on-leaded-avgas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/aviation-stakeholders-response-to-epa-endangerment-finding-on-leaded-avgas\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Stakeholders\u2019 Response to EPA Endangerment Finding on Leaded Avgas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A coalition of aviation stakeholder organizations, including the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), issued the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines\/regulations-lead-emissions-aircraft\">endangerment finding on lead in aviation gasoline<\/a> (avgas) issued on October 18: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are working with the Administration toward the ultimate\nelimination of lead from avgas, and this finding mirrors and reinforces our\nshared goal of, and plan for, an unleaded fuel future. This finding is another\nstep in the process, with rulemaking and other regulatory steps still to come,\nfor developing and deploying viable unleaded avgas alternatives. We remain\ncommitted to removing lead from avgas by the end of 2030 or sooner and are\nmaking considerable progress toward the introduction of market-viable\nhigh-octane unleaded replacement fuels that meet the safety performance needs\nof the entire U.S. fleet of piston aircraft.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is important that the flying community and the public\nunderstand that aviation safety depends on an orderly, nationally coordinated\ntransition to unleaded avgas. The premature removal of an essential fuel that\nmany aircraft require for safe operation, before a replacement is available,\nwould compromise the safety, efficiency and economic viability of the U.S.\nairspace and airports, the general aviation industry and transportation\ninfrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile the EPA finding is a key step in the process, the EPA is not given the authority to ban, regulate or limit aviation fuel. Instead, the EPA\u2019s finding triggers further deliberate rulemaking by FAA as the nation\u2019s aviation safety regulator to ensure the successful development and deployment of viable unleaded avgas alternatives, given the critical safety and other issues at stake.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coalition of aviation stakeholder organizations include:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>American Association of Airport Executives\n(AAAE), <\/li><li>Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), <\/li><li>American Petroleum Institute (API), <\/li><li>Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), <\/li><li>General Aviation Manufacturers Association\n(GAMA), <\/li><li>Helicopter Association International (HAI), <\/li><li>International Council of Air Shows (ICAS), <\/li><li>National Air Transportation Association (NATA), <\/li><li>National Association of State Aviation Officials\n(NASAO), <\/li><li>National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coalition of aviation stakeholder organizations, including the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), issued the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) endangerment finding on lead in aviation gasoline (avgas) issued on October 18: \u201cWe are working with the Administration toward the ultimate elimination of lead from avgas, and this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26956,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26955\/revisions\/26956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}