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[Federal Register: August 10, 1994]


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Part VII





Department of Transportation





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Federal Aviation Administration



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14 CFR Parts 13 and 16



Practice and Procedure: Federally Assisted Airport Enforcement 
Proceedings; Proposed Rule
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 13 and 16

[Docket No. 27783; Notice No. 94-18]
RIN 2120-AF-43

 

Rules of Practice for Federally Assisted Airport Proceedings

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rule (NPRM); extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces an extension of the comment period on 
Notice 92-18, entitled, ``Rules of Practice for Federally Assisted 
Airport Proceedings,'' Docket No. 27783 (59 FR 29880, June 9, 1994). 
The notice provided a comment period extending until August 8, 1994. 
The comment period for the notice 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 and rules.

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), Docket No. 27783, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591. All comments must be marked: ``Docket No. 
27783.'' 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 
proprietor can charge to aeronautical users of the airport. (59 FR 
29874). 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.
    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 notices 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 periods 
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. 94-19555 Filed 8-5-94; 4:26 pm]
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