[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37125-37127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17748]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and 
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In June 1995, 
there were 10 applications approved. Additionally, one approved 
amendment to a previously approved application is listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC 
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 
(Pub. L. 103-272) 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: Albany-Dougherty Aviation Commission, Albany, 
Georgia.
    Application Number: 95-01-C-00-ABY.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $457,301.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 1999.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Preparation of PFC application, Passenger lift device, Stormwater 
pollution prevention plan, Airport interactive training program, 
Airport/aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) communications 
equipment, Master plan update, Resurface terminal entrance and exit 
road, Replace two security gates.
    Brief Description of Project Approved in Part for Collection and 
Use: Bunker gear suits and proximity suits.
    Determination: Approved in part. The public agency requested the 
acquisition of 10 bunker gear suits and 10 proximity suits. Airport 
Improvement Program (AIP) eligibility for protective suits at ABY is 
limited to 10 suits total. Since the proximity suits provide more 
protection for ARFF personnel than do bunker suits, this approval is 
limited to 10 proximity suits; the bunker gear suits are not eligible. 
The approved amount was reduced from that requested by the cost of the 
bunker suits.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection Only: 
Rehabilitate general aviation apron.
    Brief Description of Project Disapproved: Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA) signage--terminal building.
    Determination: Disapproved. Section 203 of Pub. L. 103-305 (August 
23, 1994), 49 U.S.C. 40117(a)(3)(F) states that stand-alone ADA 
projects are PFC-eligible if the project is located on the air side of 
the airport. The proposed project does not meet that criteria since it 
is located within the terminal building which is considered the land 
side of the airport. While modifying signs in the terminal to improve 
the movement of passengers is generally AIP eligible, for this project 
the only modifications or additions are to meet ADA requirements. 
Therefore, this project must be considered a stand-alone land side ADA 
project and as such is not eligible for PFC funding.
    Decision Date: June 14, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Walter Bauer, Atlanta Airports 
District Office, (404) 305-7142.

    Public Agency: Town of Mammoth Lakes, California.
    Application Number: 95-01-C-00-MMH.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $166,632.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2002.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Mammoth Lakes Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Environmental assessment study and property boundary surveys, Airport 
masterplan update, 1993 development program.
    Decision Date: June 20, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Joseph R. Rodriguez, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, (415) 876-2805.

    Public Agency: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Application Number: 95-02-C-00-COS.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $7,445,625.
    Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1996.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Airport service road improvements, Taxiway improvement project.
    Decision Date: June 20, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 286-5525.

    Public Agency: Bert Mooney Airport Authority, Butte, Montana.
    Application Number: 95-02-U-00-BTM.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $410,202.
    Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1994.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: The Bert 
Mooney Airport Authority has previously been approved to exclude a 
class of carriers in the April 17, 1994, Record of Decision.
    Determination: No change from previously approved application.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use of PFC Revenue: 
Purchase new ARFF vehicle, Expand ARFF garage and update maintenance 

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building (ARFF building) improvements.
    Decision Date: June 20, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: David P. Gabbert, Helena Airports 
District Office, (406) 449-5271.

    Public Agency: Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland, Colorado.
    Application Number: 95-02-C-00-FNL.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $397,201.
    Charge Effective Date: October 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 1999.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Acquire an Index A ARFF vehicle, Extend taxiway D, Rehabilitate runway 
15/33, Acquire passenger lift device.
    Decision Date: June 21, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 286-5525.

    Public Agency: City of Spencer, Iowa.
    Application Number: 95-01-C-00-SPW.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $240,000.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2005.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Expand auto parking and install precision approach path indicators 
(PAPI's) and runway end identifier lights (REIL's), Taxiways A and B 
overlay and airport guidance signs--phases 1 and 2, Terminal building 
expansion/ remodeling.
    Decision Date: June 21, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Ellie Anderson, Central Region 
Airports Division, (816) 426-4728.

    Public Agency: Lafayette Airport Commission, Lafayette, Louisiana.
    Application Number: 95-01-C-00-LFT.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $1,646,300.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 1999.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Lafayette Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Airside air carrier access act lifting device, PFC development, 
implementation, and administration, Perimeter road rehabilitation.
    Brief Description of Project Approved in Part for Collection: 
Rehabilitation of runway 11/29.
    Determination: Approved in part. The public agency requested the 
rehabilitation of the existing full width of runway 11/29 to 150 feet. 
Current design standards limit the eligibility for this runway to 100 
feet in width. Therefore, this approval is limited to the cost 
associated with rehabilitating the runway to a width of 100 feet.
    Brief Description of Project Disapproved: Terminal improvements and 
reimbursement.
    Determination: Disapproved. While the Lafayette Airport Commission 
is asking for PFC revenue to be used to fund only those costs incurred 
for this project since November 5, 1990, the FAA has determined that a 
notice to proceed was issued or physical construction started for the 
proposed project prior to November 5, 1990; therefore, the project is 
not PFC eligible. The FAA cannot approve a project which was 
implemented prior to the enactment of the PFC statute, November 5, 
1990.
    For Further Information Contact: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region 
Airports Division, (817) 222-5614.

    Public Agency: County of Dickinson, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
    Application Number: 95-01-C-00-IMT.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $215,820.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1995.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2001.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: 
Rehabilitate taxiways C, D, and E; extend runway 31 safety area, 
Acquire ARFF vehicle; Americans with Disabilities Act passenger lift.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection Only: Install 
sanitary sewer, Rehabilitate runway 1/19; rehabilitate lighting and 
signage, runway 1/19; PAPI's and REIL's, runway 19, Construct and light 
taxiway H, general aviation apron; and general aviation access road.
    Decision Date: June 23, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Jon B. Gilbert, Detroit Airports 
District Office, (313) 487-7281.

    Public Agency: Jackson County Airport Authority, Medford, Oregon.
    Application Number: 95-02-U-00-MFR.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $882,999.
    Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1993.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 1995.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: The Jackson 
County Airport Authority has previously been approved to exclude a 
class of carriers in the April 23, 1993, Record of Decision.
    Determination: No change from previously approved application.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use of PFC Revenue: Pave 
perimeter roadway inside airport operations area, Pavement evaluation 
and management plan.
    Decision Date: June 26, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Jerry Trujillo, Seattle Airports 
District Office, (206) 227-2629.

    Public Agency: City of Chicago, Department of Aviation, Chicago, 
Illinois.
    Application Number: 95-03-C-00-ORD.
    Application Type: Impose and use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $531,187,544.
    Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1993.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 1999.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi 
operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use of PFC Revenue: 

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    Runway 9R/27L rehabilitation, Taxiway-hangar alley rehabilitation, 
Roadway-hangar area lighting, Concourse E/F upgrade, Concourse G 
upgrade.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Shoulder rehabilitation runways 4R/22L and 9L/27R, Airport transit 
system (ATS) remote parking lot station, Purchase two new ATS cars, 
Cargo tunnel structural repairs.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved in Part for Collection and 
Use: Military site acquisition formulation.
    Determination: Approved in part. The public agency requested 
funding for feasibility, pre-engineering, and related studies necessary 
for the transfer of 350 acres of real property (land and buildings) 
from the Department of Defense to the City of Chicago. Of the study 
tasks listed by the City of Chicago, the FAA has determined that only 
the following tasks are PFC-eligible: a level I and II environmental 
audit; a soils and drainage impact analysis; a roadway analysis; a 
demolition engineering study; and appraisal and appraisal reviews. The 
approval is limited to the costs associated with these tasks.
    Oil separators 1, 2, and 3 rehabilitation.
    Determination: Approved in part. Costs associated with general 
maintenance work, such as the repair of lake erosion, are not AIP 
eligible and, therefore, not PFC eligible. The approval is limited to 
the costs associated with PFC-eligible work.
    Brief Description of Project Withdrawn: Voluntary acquisition (75 
LDN).
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the City of Chicago by 
letter to the FAA dated March 22, 1995. Therefore, the FAA will not 
rule on this project in this decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Disapproved: Perimeter security 
system.
    Determination: Disapproved. This project does not meet the Airport 
Improvement Program (AIP) eligibility criteria, paragraph 563 of FAA 
Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook. The proposed security fence improvements 
are in excess of those needed to meet Part 107 requirements and, 
therefore, this project is not AIP or PFC eligible.
    Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) dedicated cars--study.
    Determination: Disapproved. The disapproval of this study is based 
upon the underlying eligibility of the primary element of the study, 
dedicated CTA cars. The FAA has determined that the rehabilitation of 
existing CTA cars for airport passenger dedicated use is not eligible 
under AIP criteria, paragraph 303 of FAA Order 5100.38A. Accordingly, 
the FAA has determined that this project does not meet the requirements 
of section 158.15(b)(1). The proposed dedicated cars and the associated 
control and switching facilities would not be under the ownership or 
control of the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.
    Decision Date: June 29, 1995.
    For Further Information Contact: Louis H. Yates, Chicago Airports 
District Office, (708) 294-7335.
    Amendments to PFC Approvals

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                                                                                     Original         Amended   
                                   Amendment        Amended          Original        estimated       estimated  
   Amendment No. city, state     approved date    approved net     approved net     charge exp.     charge exp. 
                                                  PFC revenue      PFC revenue         date            date     
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93-01-C-01-MDW Chicago, IL....        06/27/95      $73,235,112      $79,920,958        08/01/01        05/01/00
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    Issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 1995.
Sheryl Scarborough,
Acting Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 95-17748 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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