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[FR Doc No: 94-19554]


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Part VIII





Department of Transportation





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Federal Aviation Administration



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Proposed Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 27782]

 
Proposed Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces an extension of the comment period on 
Notice of Proposed Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges, Docket 
No. 27782 (59 FR 29874, June 9, 1994). The notice provided a comment 
period extending until August 8, 1994. The comment period is extended 
until September 15, 1994. The extension responds to requests by the 
Airports Council International--North America (ACI-NA), the American 
Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), and the Air Transport 
Association of America (ATA). The extension will permit interested 
parties additional time to develop comments and will provide commenters 
the opportunity to consider the effects of any legislation adopted by 
Congress that may affect the proposed policy.

DATES: The comment period is being extended from August 8, 1994, to 
September 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed, in triplicate, to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules 
Docket (AGC-10), Dockets No. 27782, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591. All comments must be marked: ``Docket No. 
27782.'' Comments on this Notice may be examined in room 915G on 
weekdays, except on Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Barry Molar, Airports Law Branch (AGC-610), Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-3473.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 1994, the Office of the Secretary 
of Transportation (OST) and the FAA issued two related notices on the 
subject of Federal policy on airport rates and charges. A notice of 
proposed policy entitled ``Proposed Policy Regarding Airport Rates and 
Charges,'' listed and explained the principles that the OST and the FAA 
believe define Federal policy on the rates and fees that an airport can 
charge to aeronautical users of the airport. Notice 94-18, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking entitled ``Rules of Practice for Federally Assisted 
Airports,'' proposed detailed procedures for the filing, investigation, 
and adjudication of complaints against airports for alleged violation 
of Federal requirements involving rates and charges and other airport-
related requirements (59 FR 29880, June 9, 1994).
    By letters filed in both dockets, ACI-NA, AAAE, and ATA request an 
extension of the comment period for both notices. The commenters 
request an extension because they believe that additional time is 
needed to coordinate with members of each organization and formulate a 
position, and because legislation now under consideration by Congress 
could require DOT/FAA to make changes in one or both notices. The 
commenters request an extension of 4 weeks from the date a conference 
report is issued on the pending legislation or from the date of 
enactment of new legislation.
    In order to provide persons interested in the notice the 
opportunity to consider their positions in light of congressional 
action, and to provide additional time to prepare comments, the OST and 
the FAA find that it would be in the public interest to extend the 
comment period for a reasonable time. Accordingly, the comment period 
for the notice of proposed policy and the notice of proposed rulemaking 
are both extended from August 8 to September 15, 1994.
    In the event that legislation is enacted that requires that a final 
policy statement and final rule be issued by a certain date, the OST 
and the FAA may issue a subsequent notice shortening the comment period 
if necessary to meet the statutory deadline for a final rule. Notice of 
any further change in the comment period would be published in the 
Federal Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 1994.
Mark L. Gerchick,
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-19554 Filed 8-5-94; 4:26 pm]
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