[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36728-36731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17854]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and
Disapprovals
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In May 1998,
there were eight applications approved. Additionally, seven approved
amendments to previously approved applications are listed.
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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 IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 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: City of Springfield Airport Board, Springfield,
Missouri.
Application Number: 97-03-C-00-SGF.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $6,370.614.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1998.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2005.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
Non-scheduled Part 135 air taxi commercial 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 annual enplanements
at Springfield/Branson Regional Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Terminal area master plan.
Flight information display system.
Airport snow removal equipment (SRE).
Commuter walkways.
PFC administrative costs.
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Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and
Use: Leasehold acquisition, roadway improvements, baggage claim, and
ground transportation expansion.
Determination: Partially approved. (1) The tenant relocation is not
eligible in accordance with paragraph 595(a). (2) The leasehold
acquisition is disapproved. (3) The facility areas dedicated to ground
commerce, which are determined to be the loading area occupied by the
tour buses, limousines, taxis, private shuttles, and any dedicated
roadway specifically for such ground commerce vehicles, are ineligible.
(4) The number of charter aircraft presently utilizing the airport and
forecasted for the next five years do not justify the addition of two
gates. Therefore, this element would not preserve or enhance capacity,
and thus is not approved for use of PFC funding.
Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Airport runway extension,
parallel taxiway, and secondary instrument landing system.
Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency in
its letter dated December 12, 1997. Therefore, the FAA will not rule on
this project in this decision.
Decision Date: May 1, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorna Sandridge, Central Region
Airports Division, (816) 426-4730.
Public Agency: County of Delta, Escanaba, Michigan.
Application Number: 98-05-C-00-ESC.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $196,095.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1998.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2000.
Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: Part 135 air
taxi and charter carriers.
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 annual enplanements
at Delta County Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Acquire land and remove obstructions.
Remove obstructions from runway 36 approach.
Acquire land.
Acquire land and remove obstructions.
Acquire passenger lift.
New terminal building (design only).
Construct air carrier apron.
Construct connecting taxiway.
Construct airport entrance road.
Construct vehicular parking lot (non-revenue).
Decision Date: May 12, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Gilbert, Detroit Airports District
Office, (734) 487-7281.
Public Agency: City of Burlington, Vermont.
Application Number: 98-02-C-00-BTV. .
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00 .
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $40,000.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2006.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2006.
Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: On demand air
taxi commercial operators that (1) do not enplane or deplane passengers
at the airport's main passenger terminal building and (2) enplane less
than 200 passengers per year at the airport.
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 annual enplanements
at Burlington International Airport.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:
Expand terminal/landside.
South commuter ramp expansion.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: PFC
application costs.
Decision Date: May 15, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.
Public Agency: City of Waco, Texas.
Application Number: 98-02-C-00-ACT.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $2,081,400.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: October 1, 1999.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2013.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Terminal renovation and expansion.
PFC administrative costs.
Decision Date: May 19, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region Airports
Division, (817) 222-5614.
Public Agency: MBS International Airport Commission, Saginaw,
Michigan.
Application Number: 98-02-C-00-MBS.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $812,050.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 1998.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2000.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Part 135 air
taxi/commercial 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 annual enplanements
at MBS International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Expand and rehabilitate SRE building.
Expand general aviation apron.
Rehabilitate perimeter road.
Rehabilitate SRE building apron.
Rehabilitate service road.
Acquire SRE (spreader).
Acquire SRE (snow plow).
Construct water main.
Construct aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) building (design
only).
Construct new ARFF building.
Acquire SRE (sweeper).
Airport storm drainage study.
Design of runway 5/23 and taxiway system rehabilitation.
Decision Date: May 22, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Gilbert, Detroit Airports District
Office, (734) 487-7281.
Public Agency: St. Louis Airport Authority, St. Louis, Missouri.
Application Number: 98-04-I-00-STL.
Application Type: Impose a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $135,000,000.
Earliest Permissible Charge Effective Date: June 1, 1998.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2001.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed
class
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accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection Only:
Property and business acquisition for natural Bridge Road
relocation (phase I).
Land acquisition for Natural Bridge Road relocation (phase II).
Land acquisition for new runway 12R/30L site preparation work.
Early road work.
Design fees for roads and runway (including program management
consultant/airport development program consultant fees.
Decision Date: May 22, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorna Sandridge, Central Region
Airports Division, (816) 426-4730.
Public Agency: Columbus Municipal Airport Authority, Columbus,
Ohio.
Application Number: 97-06-C-00-CMH.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $40,005,400.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2002.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2004.
Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collection PFC's; Air taxi/
commercial 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 annual enplanements
at Port Columbus International Airport (CMH).
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at CMH and
Use at CMH:
Skycap baggage improvements.
Structure removal from runway 28L building restriction line.
Digital image acquisition and identification card production
system.
Runway 10R/28L centerline improvements.
Development and enhancement study.
Tree removal.
Terminal exit doors modifications.
Multi-user flight information display system.
ARFF rapid intervention vehicle.
Terminal modernization program.
Taxiway E lighting.
International Gateway/Stelzer Road interchange justification study.
Terminal ramp aircraft parking pads.
Lane apron and connector/taxiway C-1 overlay.
Terminal apron rehabilitation (design).
International Gateway (road) improvements.
Residential soundproofing phases II-IV.
Ticket counter/baggage claim expansion study.
Addendum to 1993 Part 150 noise exposure maps and noise
compatibility plan.
Landside building program: scope definition and design standards.
Reconfigure post office on the air operations area (access control
improvements).
Terminal entrance improvements.
Public address system.
Terminal directional signage.
Runway distance measuring equipment.
Airport economic impact analysis.
Wetland delineation study.
Signage and graphics consulting services.
Airfield lighting electrical vault.
Safety and security equipment.
Relocation of taxiway G lighting.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at CMH and
use at Bolton Field:
Automated weather observation system.
Drainage improvements.
Terminal restrooms/Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Engineering and consulting services.
Runway 4 end centerline rehabilitation.
Tree removal.
Brief Description of Projects Approved in Part for Collection At
CMH and Use At CMH: North airfield improvements: extension of Bridgeway
Avenue, land acquisition, construction of apron, construction of
taxiway, sanitary sewer relocation, environmental mitigation/site work.
Determination: Partially approved. The water service upgrade
portion of the project was determined to be ineligible under paragraph
568 of FAA Order 5100.38A, Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook.
The public agency did not establish in its application that the
proposed water line, or a portion thereof, would serve eligible airport
development.
Chiller replacement/purge equipment.
Determination: Partially approved. Utility projects are eligible to
the extent they are needed to serve eligible airport development. The
allowable cost of any installation serving both eligible and ineligible
areas or facilities must be prorated. The FAA has determined that
approximately 72 percent of the total project costs are eligible.
Terminal gate alterations/consolidation.
Determination: Partially approved. Terminal building projects
involve work in both eligible and ineligible areas. PFC eligibility is
limited to public-use areas that are directly related to the movement
of passengers and baggage in air carrier and commuter service terminal
facilities within the boundaries of the airport. The FAA has determined
that approximately 72 percent of the total project costs are eligible.
West sanitary pumping station and 8-inch force main.
Determination: Partially approved. The public agency requested 100
percent PFC funding for this project. However, utility projects are
only eligible to the extent they are needed to serve eligible airport
development. The allowable cost of any installation serving both
eligible and ineligible areas or facilities will be a prorated share of
the total cost. The FAA has determined that approximately 72 percent of
the total project costs are eligible.
Runway 10L/28R navigational aids.
Determination: Partially approved. The approved amount was reduced
from the amount requested to account for the issuance of two AIP
grants.
North airfield T-hangar apron (taxilanes only).
Determination: Partially approved. PFC eligibility is limited to
the public use apron, access drive, and perimeter fencing. In addition,
the site work is eligible on a prorated basis for that portion of the
project determined to be eligible.
Concourse B renovations.
Determination: Partially approved. Certain elements of this
project, such as carpet replacement, are not eligible in accordance
with Appendix 2 of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook.
Landside building program--design and construction: terminal
expansion and entrance improvements (terminal modernization, phase IV)
and signage and graphic improvements; expansion of the terminal
curbfront and International Gateway from Sawyer Road to the terminal.
Determination: Partially approved. Certain items mentioned in the
project description, such as the parking structure site preparation and
portions of the airport roadways exlusively serving parking facilities,
rental car facilities, and other non-aeronautical facilities, are not
eligible.
East sanitary lift station replacement.
Determination: Partially approved. Utility projects are eligible to
the extent they are needed to serve eligible airport development. The
allowable cost of any installation serving both eligible and ineligible
areas or facilities will be a prorated share of the total project cost.
The FAA has determined that approximately 72 percent of the total
project costs are eligible.
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PFC application formulation expense: environmental overview;
application legal services; other application costs.
Determination: Partially approved. The environmental review is not
considered a PFC application formulation expense; however, this is
considered to be an eligible element of a planning study under AIP
criteria, paragraph 406(r) of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook. The
approved amount was reduced from the amount requested based on actual
costs as shown in the public agency's letter dated December 19, 1997.
Backflow prevention valves.
Determination: Partially approved. Utility projects are eligible to
the extent they are needed to serve eligible airport development. The
allowable cost of any installation serving both eligible and ineligible
areas or facilities will be a prorated share of the total project cost.
The FAA has determined that approximately 72 percent of the total
project costs are eligible.
Terminal heating piping replacement.
Determination: Partially approved. Terminal building projects
involve work in both eligible and ineligible areas. PFC funding is
limited to non revenue producing public-use areas that are directly
related to the movement of passengers and baggage in air commerce
within the boundaries of the airport. The FAA has determined that
approximately 72 percent of the total project costs are eligible.
Brief Description of Projects Disapproved for Collection at CMH and
Use at CMH: Satellite landing system.
Determination: Disapproved. This project has been determined to not
be justified under PFC criteria. The requested global positioning
system differential ground station equipment is not required for
precision approaches at CMH. In addition, this equipment is not yet
approved by the FAA for installation.
Signage standards manual.
Determination: Disapproved. This project does not meet the
objectives test for FPC eligibility in Sec. 158.15(a).
South ramp settlement study.
Determination: Disapproved. Paragraph 300(b) of FAA Order 5100.38A
(October 24, 1989) indicates that the separate funding of projects for
the preparation of plans and specifications is allowable if the airport
development has every expectation of beginning within 2 years. Inasmuch
as this project was completed in 1993 and a project to correct the
settlement problem has not been started and is not in this application,
the FAA has no expectation that this project will be started within 2
years, as required by Sec. 158.33(a)(1). In addition, the FAA has
determined that this project does not confirm to the eligible master
planning elements in paragraph 406 of FAA Order 5100.38A, and is not,
therefore, considered to be eligible planning work. Therefore, this
study/preliminary engineering project is being disapproved at this
time.
Bolton Field--airport layout plan and Exhibit A.
Determination: Disapproved. This project does not meet the
objective test for PFC eligibility in Sec. 158.15(a), namely it does
not preserve or enhance safety, security, or capacity; reduce noise or
mitigate noise impacts; not does it furnish opportunities for enhanced
competition.
Decision Date: May 29, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Jagiello, Detroit Airports District Office, (313) 487-7296.
Public Agency: Ports of Chelan and Douglas, Wenatchee Washington.
Application Number: 98-02-00-EAT.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $307,000.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 1998.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2000.
Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Reconstruct runway 12/30.
Property acquisition on approach runway 30.
Properry acquisition on approach runway 12.
Taxiway G lighting and signage.
Access road improvements.
Acquire passenger access lift.
Equipment storage building for SRE.
Acquire SRE.
Decision Date: May 29, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vargas, Seattle Airports District
Office, (425) 227-2660.
Amendments to PFC Approvals
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Original Amended Original Amended
Approved approved approved estimated estimated
Amendment No. city, state date net PFC net PFC charge exp. charge exp.
revenue revenue date date
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93-02-C-02-MEI, Meridian, MS................... 03/26/98 $155.223 $154,390 12/01/00 12/01/00
97-04-C-01-MEI, Meridian, MS................... 04/24/98 32,500 45,000 12/01/00 03/01/01
93-01-C-01-MRY, Monterey, CA................... 04/30/98 3,960,855 5,455,672 06/01/00 12/01/01
97-02-C-01-DSM, Des Moines, IA................. 05/08/98 3,574,928 9,713,654 07/01/99 12/01/01
95-03-C-02-GPT, Gulfport, MS................... 05/19/98 3,464,600 4,608,400 12/01/01 02/01/02
95-01-C-01-CMI, Champaign, IL.................. 05/21/98 1,154,307 1,327,400 11/01/98 05/01/99
94-01-C-01-LBE, Latrobe, PA.................... 05/29/98 187,266 1,397,687 10/01/98 05/01/13
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Issued in Washington, DC on June 26, 1998.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 98-17854 Filed 7-6-98; 8:45 am]
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