[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47433-47435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22735]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 27782]
RIN 2120-AF90
Proposed Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: On September 8, 1995, the Department of Transportation and the
Federal Aviation Administration published a supplemental notice of a
proposed policy statement in the Federal Register with respect to fair
and reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory airport rates and
charges and announced that at least two meetings for oral views would
be held. The proposed policy statement sets forth DOT/FAA policy
regarding airport practices that DOT/FAA would consider to be
consistent with Federal requirements for airport rates and charges for
aeronautical uses. This notice announces the date, time, location and
procedures for the first meeting. A separate notice will be published
about additional meetings.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on September 20, 1995, starting
at 10 a.m. Pursuant to the September 8, 1995 Supplemental Notice,
written comments are also invited and must be received on or before
October 23, 1995.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Worthington Hotel,
200 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Overnight accommodations are
available at the hotel, at the government rate of $71.00 per night.
Reservations may be made by phoning 1-800-433-5677 and referring to the
FAA public hearing. Persons unable to attend the meeting may mail their
comments in quadruplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office
of Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket (AGC-200),
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Dockets No. 27782, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests to participate in public meeting should be directed to Mayte
Agosto at (202) 267-8972 or Kevin Hehir at (202) 267-8224, Federal
Aviation Administration, Airport Safety and Compliance Branch, AAS-311,
800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591.
Questions concerning the subject matter of the meeting may be
directed to Barry Molar, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Law
Branch, AGC-610, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-3473.
The full text of the Supplemental Notice is also available on the
Office of Airport Safety and Standards Electronic Bulletin Board.
Persons with a computer and modem, and communications software, can
access the bulletin board by setting the modem parameters to match
those of the bulletin board before dialing. Upon connection with the
bulletin board for the first time, users are required to register by
answering a short questionnaire. The bulletin board is menu-driven, and
detailed instructions for downloading files are provided. The
Supplemental Notice cannot be read on-line, but can be easily
downloaded and saved.
The bulletin board parameters are as follows:
Telephone number: (202) 267-5205, or 1-800-224-6287 via FAA Corporate
Bulletin Board
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Baud rate: 300/1200/2400/9600/14400
System operator: Jeff Rapol, AAS-200 (202) 267-7474
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Participation at the Meeting
Requests from persons who wish to participate at the public meeting
should be received by the FAA no later than September 15, 1995. Such
requests should be submitted to Mayte Agosto as listed in the section
title FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and should include a statement of
the interest represented by the speaker, e.g., as a representative of
an airport proprietor, an air carrier, a foreign air carrier, or other
aeronautical user. Requests received after the date specified above
will be scheduled if they can be accommodated, but in view of the
format for presentation, as discussed below, accommodation of late
requests cannot be assured. The FAA will prepare an agenda of speakers
that will be available at the time of the meeting.
Background
On September 8, 1995, the DOT and FAA jointly published in the
Federal Register a supplemental notice of proposed policy regarding
fair and reasonable nondiscriminatory airport rates and charges.
Specifically, the supplemental notice of proposed policy sets forth
proposed revisions to the interim final policy on airport rates and
charges published jointly by the DOT and FAA on February 3, 1995 (60 FR
6906). In the February 3 publication, DOT/FAA requested comments on the
interim policy, and the supplemental notice reflects DOT/FAA
consideration of the comments received. DOT/FAA have published the
supplemental notice of proposed policy for comment and are conducting
public meetings to assure that any modifications in the interim policy
are based on as full an understanding of the industry practices as
possible and to provide a full opportunity for industry input into the
policy. The meetings will be structured to permit informal discussion
among the various interested parties rather than simply delivery of
prepared comments for the record.
Meeting Procedures
The following procedures are established to facilitate the meeting:
(1) There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend or to
participate in the meeting. The meeting will be open to all persons who
have requested in advance to participate. Registration will be
available on the day of the meeting (between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.).
However, in view of the format of the meetings, there is no assurance
that persons who register on the day of the meeting will have the
opportunity to fully participate.
(2) There will be a morning and afternoon break as well as a break
for lunch.
(3) The meeting may adjourn early if scheduled panels of speakers
complete their presentations in less time than is scheduled for the
meeting.
(4) DOT/FAA will try to accommodate all speakers in the context of
the format for this public meeting. However, the FAA reserves the right
to exclude some speakers if necessary to assure that all panels
represent a balance of viewpoints and concerns.
(5) Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the
meeting, as well as an assistive listening device, if requested at the
above number by September 15, 1995.
(6) Representatives of the FAA will preside over the meeting. A
panel of DOT and FAA personnel will hear comments and question other
participants. Presentations by commenters will be made on panels of up
to 5 persons, rather than individually. The Department will assign
interested persons to panels before the meeting, and will attempt to
have each panel representative of different segments of the industry.
At a minimum, each panel should include both airline and airport
representatives.
(7) Each participant on a panel may make a brief opening statement
and submit written materials for the record. After completion of the
statements by all members of the panel, agency personnel will question
commenters on their statements and views, and may inquire into
commenters' experience with specific industry practices. Appropriate
questions may be directed by one panel member to another, through the
agency moderator. Questions and comments from the floor will be taken
if time permits.
(8) Opening statements will be limited to 2 minutes. Each panel
will be limited to no more than one hour. The meeting will include as
many panels as are necessary to accommodate all interested commenters.
(9) The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter. A transcript
of the meeting and any material accepted by the panel during the
meeting will be included in the public docket. Any person who is
interested in purchasing a copy of the transcript should contact the
court reporter directly. This information will be available at the
meeting.
(10) The DOT/FAA will review and consider all material presented by
participants at the meeting. Position papers or material presenting
views or information related to the proposed policy statement may be
accepted at the discretion of the presiding officer and subsequently
placed in the public docket. The FAA requests that persons
participating in the meeting provide 10 copies of all materials to be
presented for distribution to the panel members; other copies may be
provided to the audience at the discretion of the participant.
(11) Statements made by members of the meeting panel are intended
to facilitate discussion of the issues or to clarify issues. Any
statement made during the meeting by a member of the panel is not
intended to be, and should not be construed as, a position of the FAA.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 1995.
Cynthia Rich,
Assistant Administrator for Airports.
[FR Doc. 95-22735 Filed 9-11-95; 8:45 am]
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