{"id":385891,"date":"2023-02-22T06:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=385891"},"modified":"2023-02-22T06:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:04:19","slug":"faa-concerned-about-continuity-at-cpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/faa-concerned-about-continuity-at-cpa\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA concerned about continuity at CPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal Aviation Administration has raised concerns over continuity at the Commonwealth Ports Authority, given the uncertain transition under the new administration, according to CPA chair Kimberlyn King-Hinds.<\/p>\n

She told Saipan Tribune that she recently met with FAA representatives at a conference in Hawaii this past month and, in addition to critical matters within CPA, one of the concerns raised is CPA\u2019s continuity, with the recent transition into a new administration.<\/p>\n

To allay these concerns, King-Hinds said that until such time the new administration appoints replacements to the CPA board, she will remain the CPA chairwoman to ensure that CPA fulfills its commitments to its federal regulators.<\/p>\n

King-Hinds\u2019 term on the CPA board ends in October 2023. She hopes a replacement will be appointed before then so she can ensure continuity by turning over all she has on CPA.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil such time the governor appoints replacements, we have work to do. We\u2019ve made certain commitments to our federal regulators with regards to audit and our compliance and that\u2019s what we are focused on. That commitment requires weekly check-ins, and monthly reports. As chair, I\u2019ve personally committed myself and I\u2019m a part of these weekly check-ins and monthly compliance reports. It\u2019s really about CPA\u2019s ability to qualify for supplemental funding, which are not entitlements, funds that are not guaranteed annually, these are funding that we compete for. There are a lot of funding options right now that we are going after. You have that issue going,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

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Kimberlyn King-Hinds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

King-Hinds added that it is essential that CPA maintains quorum because there is also the ongoing issue regarding funding for the agency and work needs to be done and decisions need to be made.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother issue that no one is talking about is the fact that the CPA was in austerity even before the pandemic and that\u2019s a reflection of the state of the economy. When you are only operating at 64 hours, that\u2019s all you can afford to pay your employees, that\u2019s pre-pandemic. That is an issue that needs to be addressed. At the end of this fiscal year, we would have exhausted all our federal funds from [the American Rescue Plan Act]. We\u2019ve stretched that as far as we can. Now, what we\u2019re working on is finding avenues to be able to get additional funds because if we don\u2019t do that, the methodology rates we\u2019ve adopted that focuses on cost-recovery is going to increase the cost of doing business with CPA. We\u2019re not getting revenue from the central government and we\u2019re not getting revenue from the arrivals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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