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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Monthly notice of PFC approvals and disapprovals. In December
1993, there were 10 applications approved.
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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (title IV of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158). This notice is
published pursuant to paragraph d of Sec. 158.29.
PFC Applications Approved
Public Agency: Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial
District, Panama City, Florida.
Application Number: 93-01-I-00-PFN.
Application Type: Impose PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $7,422,988.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: February 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2007.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled
operations by air taxi/commercial operators.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the
public agency, the FAA has determined that the proposed class accounts
for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at Panama City-Bay
County International Airport.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection Only: New
terminal, parking and access system, and related facilities.
Decision Date: December 1, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos E. Maeda, Orlando Airports
District Office, (407) 648-6583.
Public Agency: Paducah Airport Corporation, Paducah, Kentucky.
Application Number: 93-01-C-00-PAH.
Applciation Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $386,550.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 1998.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: On-demand air
taxi/commercial operators (Part 135 Operators) enplaning less than 50
passengers annually and on-demand supplemental air carriers (Part 121
Operators) enplaning less than 50 passengers annually.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the
public agency, the FAA has determined that each proposed class accounts
for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at Barkley Regional
Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Acquire property underlying runway 22 approach path,
Passenger terminal improvements,
Acquire handicapped passenger lift,
Airfield signage,
Runway 14/32 parallel taxiway and ramp extension project,
Acquire property for eventual airport expansion,
Emergency/stand-by electrical generator,
Perimeter service road.
Decision Date: December 2, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia K. Wills, Memphis Airports
District Office, (901) 544-3495.
Public Agency: County of Albany, New York.
Appliction Number: 93-01-I-00-ALB.
Application Type: Impose PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $40,726,364.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2005.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi and
charter carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the
public agency, the FAA has determined that the proposed class accounts
for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at Albany County
Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection Only:
Terminal building renovation and expansion,
Runway and taxiway improvements,
Flood management improvements,
Air traffic control tower,
Environmental remediation,
New interior roadways,
Airport studies,
Airport equipment,
New storage building.
Decision Date: December 3, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Brito, New York Airports
District Office, (718) 553-1882.
Public Agency: Puerto Rico Ports Authority, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Application Number: 93-02-U-00-SJU.
Application Type: Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $20,790.061.
Earliest Estimated Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1993.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 1997.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Construct single
crossfield taxiway.
Decision Date: December 14, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilia A. Quinones, Orlando Airports
District Office, (407) 648-6583.
Public Agency: City of Minot, North Dakota.
Application Number: 93-01-C-00-MOT.
Application Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $1,569,483.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 1999.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Unscheduled
passenger/charter services operating aircraft with a passenger capacity
of 30 seats or less.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the
public agency, the FAA has determined that the proposed class accounts
for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at Minot
International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
.Construct vault and standby power generator,
Passenger facility charge application costs,
Reconstruct west terminal apron area, phase I,
Reconstruct west terminal apron area, phase II,
Access roads to west terminal area,
Purchase rotary side delivery broom,
Reconstruct west terminal building,
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection Only:
Reconstruct and expand the air cargo ramp,
Acquire land on the east end of [runway] 8-26 and adjacent to runway
13-31,
Purchase high speed snow plow,
Construct parallel taxiway to [runway] 8-26,
Extend and strengthen runway 8-26,
Perimeter security fencing east and south side,
Construct taxilanes,
Internal access (service) road to north areas,
Construct compass rose,
Construct service road to air carrier ramp and freight ramp,
Airport master plan,
Heavy duty sand truck,
Reconstruct runway 13-31 and install porous friction course,
Runway surface ice detectors,
Automated weather (observation) system.
Decision Date: December 15, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Porter, Bismarck Airports
District Office, (701) 250-4385.
Public Agency: City of Tyler, Texas.
Application Number: 93-01-C-00-TYR.
Application Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $819,733.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 1998.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Airport planning studies,
Access road improvements,
Airport safety equipment,
Security fencing improvements,
Runway safety project.
Decision Date: December 20, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Guttery, Southwest Airports
Division, (817) 222-5614.
Public Agency: Benedum Airport Authority, Clarksburg, West
Virginia.
Application Number: 9301-C-00-CKB.
Application Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $105,256.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: April 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 1996.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Airport runway signage,
Security room, terminal building,
Snow blower,
Replace electrical cables,
Replace aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle (ARFF),
Two snow removal vehicles, sand spreader, snow plows,
Replace heating and air conditioning terminal building.
Decision Date: December 29, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Scheff, Beckley Airports
Field Office, (304) 252-6216.
Public Agency: City of Corpus Christi (City), Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Application Number: 93-01-C-00-CRP.
Application Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total Approved PFC Revenue: $5,540,745.
Estimated Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 1998.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Part 158 air
charter operators who operate aircraft with a seating capacity of less
than 10 passengers.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the
public agency, the FAA has determined that the proposed class accounts
for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at Corpus Christi
International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Guidance signs and markings,
Automatic switchgear and primary service upgrade,
High intensity runway lighting (HIRL) on runway 17-35,
Commercial apron lighting,
Commercial apron rigid pavement reconstruction,
Runway 13-31 pavement reconstruction.
Brief Description of Projects Approved-in-Part for Collection and
Use:
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) facility, communications,
training center, and burn pit relocation.
Determination: Approved in part. The FAA has determined that the
burn pit relocation/ARFF training facility portion of the project does
not enhance safety, security, or capacity, mitigate noise impacts, or
furnish opportunities for enhanced competition between or among
carriers. The FAA is currently implementing a policy of funding only
regional ARFF training facilities. Corpus Christi International Airport
(CRP) has not been designated as a regional ARFF training site by the
FAA's Southwest Region Airports Division.
Terminal reconstruction.
Determination: Approved in part. The project elements to convert
the public lobby to a USO/Chapel, construct new taxi shelters, expand
parking areas, and relocate sister city garden are not AIP eligible,
nor do they meet PFC-specific eligibility for gates and related areas.
Brief Description of Projects Disapproved:
West apron cargo improvements.
Determination: Disapproved. The City states in the application that
it is planning to finance this cargo building with local funds but
provides no further information, such as a construction schedule. Given
that the justification for this project is dependent on the cargo
building, the FAA does not have sufficient information to approve the
apron at this time.
Equipment storage facility and storage yard.
Determination: Disapproved. This project involves storage of
maintenance equipment, areas for trade shops, and a central supply yard
for airfield and building maintenance use. This facility does not meet
the requirements of section 158.15(b)(1) and, therefore, this project
is not PFC eligible.
Loop road relocation.
Determination. Disapproved. The financial plan for this project
proposes using AIP discretionary funding for a majority of the project
costs. The FAA cannot commit to this level of discretionary funding at
this time. The alternate funding plan was determined not to be a viable
plan. In addition, because the City was not required and did not
provide a listing of alternative projects to ensure that the PFC
revenue is used on approved projects. Therefore, the FAA has no
assurance that PFC revenue collected for use on the subject project
could be used on approved projects, in the event AIP discretionary
funding were not provided.
Landside roadway reconstruction.
Determination: Disapproved. Section 158.33(a)(1) requires the
public agency to begin implementation of a project no later than two
years after receiving approval to use PFC revenue on that project.
Therefore, all projects approved in this application must begin
implementation no later than November 1995. The schedule submitted with
the application shows an implementation date of June 1996 for this
project.
Brief Description of Projects Withdrawn:
Vacuum sweeper,
Handicap lift,
Taxiways L and M lighting and widening,
Purchase aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle,
Update master plan.
Determination: The City withdrew these projects by telephone on
November 15, 1993.
Cargo building.
Determination: The City withdrew this project due to airline
objections.
Determination Date: December 29, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region Airports
Division, (817) 222-5614.
Public Agency: City of Tallahassee (City), Florida.
Application Type: 93-02-U-OO-TLH.
Application Type: Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00
Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $6,715,081.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: February 1, 1993.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 1998.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:
Overlay runway 9/27 and taxiway,
Upgrade taxiway lighting,
Construct perimeter security fence, security access system,
Update airport master plan and noise study,
Overlay general aviation apron--existing ramp (south apron),
Overlay runway 18/36 and taxiways, associated projects,
Construct 10,000 square foot aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle
(ARFF) building (three bay),
Construct service road west of runway 9/27 and construct perimeter road
east and south of runway 9/27,
Purchase quick response ARFF vehicle,
Purchase 3,000 gallon ARFF vehicle.
Brief Description of Project Approved-in-Part To Use PFC Revenue:
Construct covered walkway and handicap ramp, other terminal
improvements for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.
Determination: Approved in part. Based on the description of the
project in this application, the FAA has determined that the terminal
public area ADA projects are not PFC eligible in accordance with
Program Guidance Letter 93-3.5.
PFC project formulation costs, PFC administrative costs, interest
expenses, miscellaneous expenses.
Determination: Approved in part. The miscellaneous expenses were
not specifically identified in the City's application and therefore,
are not PFC eligible.
Decision Date: December 30, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlos E. Maeda, Orlando Airports District Office, (407) 648-6583.
Public Agency: City of Long Beach, Long Beach, California.
Application Number: 93-01-C-00-LGB.
Application Type: Impose and Use PFC Revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00
Total Approved PFC Revenue: $3,533,766.
Estimated Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1994.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 1998.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators and on-demand charter operators.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total enplanements at
Long Beach Municipal Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Airfield lighting improvements,
Airfield perimeter service road,
Airport pavement management system,
Taxiway F reconstruction,
Runway 7R/25L rehabilitation,
runway 7L/25R rehabilitation,
Airfield lighting and signage improvements,
Airfield sign system/pavement markings modifications,
Taxiways J1, J2, and L5 rehabilitation,
Airfield safety area improvements,
Earth berm erosion control,
North/south taxiway A pavement reconstruction,
Airfield taxiway shoulder construction, taxiways D and K,
Airfield lighting backup generator,
Construction of tiedown facility on parcel O,
Airfield perimeter service road,
Midfield aircraft engine run-up pads,
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle (ARFF),
Airport security fences and gate improvements,
Security access control program,
Terminal building rehabilitation,
Terminal/airfield access improvements,
Airport noise monitoring system.
Brief Description of Projects Approved to Collect Only:
Airfield pavement rehabilitation/reconstruction,
Handicapped facilities.
Brief Description of Projects Approved-in-Part for Collection and
Use:
Airfield pavement slurry seal.
Determination: Approved in part. This project is eligible under
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) criteria. Sources of financing for a
portion of this project include an existing AIP grant. However, the
remainder of the project also requires AIP funding, which the FAA is
unable to commit to at this time. Also, that portion of the project
which is not included in the existing AIP grant was not included in the
description of the project provided to the air carriers during airline
consultation. The city of Long Beach has not provided evidence to
demonstrate that the carriers have had the opportunity to comment on
that portion of the project not currently under grant. Therefore, the
approved amount corresponds to that portion of the project already
under AIP grant.
Airfield pavement rehabilitation/reconstruction.
Determination: Approved in part. A portion of the project, the
reconstruction of taxiway K and service road B, was not included in the
description of the project provided to the air carriers during airline
consultation nor was it included in the description provided in the
FAA's Federal Register notice on this application. The city of Long
Beach has not provided evidence to demonstrate that the carriers have
had the opportunity to comment on the rehabilitation of taxiway K and
service road B. Therefore, those elements of the project have not been
approved.
Brief Description of Project Disapproved: ARFF training facility.
Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that this
project does not enhance safety, security, or capacity, mitigate noise
impacts, or furnish opportunities for enhanced competition between or
among carriers. Therefore, this project is not PFC eligible. The ARFF
training facility has been reviewed under AIP criteria (paragraphs 301b
and 500 of FAA Order 5100.38A), which permits projects to be reviewed
on a case-by-case basis. The FAA is currently implementing a policy of
funding only regional ARFF training facilities. Long Beach Municipal
Airport has not been designated as a regional ARFF training site by the
FAA's Western-Pacific Region Airports Division.
Decision Date: December 30, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John P. Milligan, Western Pacific
Airports Division, (301) 297-1029.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 12, 1994.
Donna Taylor,
Acting Manager, Airports Financial Assistance Division.
Cumulative List of PFC Applications Approved in the Preceding Quarter
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Estimated charge
State/application No. 1 Date approved Level of PFC Total approved net Earliest charge expiration
airport/city PFC revenue effective date date\1\
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Arizona: 93-01-C-00-YUM,
Yuma MCAS/Yuma
International, Yuma.... 9/9/1993 $3 $1,678,064 12/1/1993 6/1/2003
California:.............
93-01-C-00-CIC,
Chico Municipal,
Chico.............. 9/29/1993 3 137,043 1/1/1994 6/1/1997
93-01-C-00-MRY,
Monterey Peninsula,
Monterey........... 10/8/1993 3 3,960,855 1/1/1994 6/1/2000
Connecticut: 93-01-C-00-
HVN, Tweed-New Haven,
New Haven.............. 9/10/1993 3 2,490,450 12/1/1993 6/1/1999
Florida: 93-02-C-00-MCO,
Orlando International,
Orlando................ 9/24/1993 3 12,957,000 12/1/1993 2/1/1998
Georgia: 93-01-C-00-CSG,
Columbus Metropolitan,
Columbus............... 10/1/1993 3 534,633 1/1/1994 6/1/1995
Illinois:
93-02-U-00-RFD,
Greater Rockford,
Rockford........... 9/2/1993 3 1,168,937 12/1/1993 10/1/1996
93-03-I-00-SPI,
Capital,
Springfield........ 11/24/1993 0 0 2/1/1994 2/1/2006
Iowa: 93-01-C-00-DSM,
Des Moines Municipal,
Des Moines............. 11/29/1993 3 6,446,507 2/1/1994 4/1/1997
Louisiana:
93-02-U-00-MSY, New
Orleans
International/Moisa
nt Field, New
Orleans............ 11/16/1993 0 0 6/1/1993 4/1/2000
93-01-I-00-SHV,
Shreveport
Regional,
Shreveport......... 11/19/1993 3 33,050,278 2/1/1994 2/1/2019
Maine: 93-01-C-00-PWM,
Portland International
Jetport, Portland...... 10/29/1993 3 12,233,751 2/1/1994 5/1/2001
Mississippi:
93-02-C-00-GPT,
Gulfport-Biloxi
Regional, Gulfport-
Biloxi............. 11/2/1993 3 607,817 2/1/1994 12/1/1995
93-02-C-00-MEI, Key
Field, Meridian.... 10/19/1993 3 155,223 1/1/1994 8/1/1996
Montana: 93-01-C-00-FCA,
Glacier Park
International,
Kalispell.............. 9/29/1993 3 1,211,000 12/1/1993 11/1/1999
Nevada: 93-01-C-00-RNO,
Reno Cannon
International, Reno.... 10/29/1993 3 34,263,607 1/1/1994 5/1/1999
North Carolina: 93-01-C-
00-ILM, New Hanover
International,
Wilmington............. 11/2/1993 3 1,505,000 2/1/1994 8/1/1997
Ohio: 93-03-U-00-CMH,
Port Columbus
International, Columbus 10/27/1993 3 16,270,256 1/1/1994 9/1/1996
Oklahoma: 93-02-U-00-
TUL, Tulsa
International, Tulsa... 10/18/1993 3 9,717,000 2/1/1994 8/1/1995
Oregon: 93-01-C-00-OTH,
North Bend Municipal,
North Bend............. 11/27/1993 3 182,044 2/1/1994 1/1/1998
Pennsylvania: 93-01-C-00-
AVP, Wilkes-Barre,
Scranton International,
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.. 9/24/1993 3 2,369,566 12/1/1993 6/1/1997
Rhode Island: 93-01-C-00-
PVD, Theodore F. Green
State, Providence...... 11/30/1993 3 103,885,286 2/1/1994 8/1/2013
South Carolina: 93-01-C-
00-49J, Hilton Head,
Hilton Head Island..... 11/19/1993 3 1,542,300 2/1/1994 3/1/1999
Tennessee: 93-01-C-00-
TYS, McGhee Tyson,
Knoxville.............. 10/6/1993 3 5,681,615 1/1/1994 1/1/1997
Virginia:
93-01-C-00-CHO,
Charlottesville-
Albemarle,
Charlottesville.... 10/20/1993 0 0 9/1/1992 10/1/93
93-01-C-00-IAD,
Washington Dulles
International,
Washington, DC..... 10/18/1993 3 199,752,390 1/1/1994 11/1/2003
Washington: 93-02-C-00-
SEA, Seattle-Tacoma
International, Seattle. 10/25/1993 3 47,500,500 1/1/1994 1/1/1996
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1The estimated charge expiration date is subject to change due to the rate of collection and actual allowable
project costs.
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