Proposed Cuts to Air Traffic Control Towers Under Budget Sequestration : Background and Considerations for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air traffic control.

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States.

Expenditures, Public.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (11 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines FAA announced closure of 149 air traffic control towers operated by contract firms, commencing on Apr. 7, 2013, as part of 2013 sequestration cuts. Explains air traffic control tower funding, anticipates effects of planned tower closures, and considers possible technology remedies to potential safety impacts. Reviews related legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Proposed Cuts to Air Traffic Control Towers Under Budget Sequestration

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