[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64986-64988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31375]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 October 
1998, there were 10 applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on one application, approved in September 1998, 
inadvertently left off the September 1998 notice. Additionally, nine 
approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: Lafayette Airport Commission, Lafayette, Louisiana.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-02-U-00-LFT.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE TO BE USED IN THIS DECISION: $150,000.
    CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1995.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: September 1, 1998.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: No change from 
previous decision.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT APPROVED FOR USE: Rehabilitate runway 
11/29.
    DECISION DATE: September 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ben Guttery, Southwest Region Airports Division, (817) 222-5614.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: Savannah Airport Commission, Savannah, Georgia.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-03-C-00-SAV.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $1,111,931.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2016.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: November 1, 2016.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    DETERMINATION: Approved. Based on information 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 
Savannah International Airport.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: 
Extend taxiway E; Construct fire station; Reconstruct east end taxiway 
C; Runway 18/36 replace keel section; Extend taxiway A to runway 36; 
General aviation taxiway; PFC development, implementation, and 
administration.
    DECISION DATE: October 2, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gaetan, Atlanta Airports 
District Office, (404) 305-7146.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: County of Victoria, Victoria, Texas.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-02-C-00-VCT.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $188,872.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1999.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: January 1, 2002.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: None.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: 
Airfield drainage improvements (phase 1) and upgrade airfield guidance 
sign system; Airport master plan; Drainage improvements (phase 2); 
Airport entrance road and terminal access road; Joint seal/pavement 
repair/mark runways 12L/30R and 17/35 and taxiways A, B, C, and F; 
Rehabilitate runway lighting runway 12L/35R and apron pavement repair.
    DECISION DATE: October 2, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region Airports 
Division, (817) 222-5614.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: City of Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago, 
Illinois.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-09-C-00-ORD.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $1,540,000.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2017.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: October 1, 2017.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: Air taxi 
operators.
    DETERMINATION: Approved. Based on information 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 COLLECTION AND USE: 
Phase II airport master plan; Terminal apron expansion; Snow removal 
equipment.

[[Page 64987]]

    DECISION DATE: October 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip M. Smithmeyer, Chicago Airports 
District Office, (847) 294-7335.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: Monterey Peninsula Airport District, Monterey, 
California.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 96-03-U-00-MRY.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE TO BE USED IN THIS DECISION: $459,905.
    CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1994.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: July 1, 2002.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: No change from 
previous decision.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR USE: Environmental 
assessment/environmental impact report for airport road extension; 
Airport road extension; Airport road realignment; Sky Park Way 
connection to Garden Road.
    DECISION DATE: October 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco Airports District Office, (650) 876-
2806.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-05-C-00-COS.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $9,029,906.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2003.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: April 1, 2005.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: None.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: 
Glycol pretreatment, outfall system, and new glycol pond; Airport storm 
drainage improvements; Runway 17L/35R centerline and touchdown zone 
lighting; Install runway end identifier lights on runway 12/30; Snow 
removal equipment; Terminal canopy improvements; Construct taxiway B 
extension from taxiway B5 to taxiway E; Construct taxiway C north to 
taxiway D.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT DISAPPROVED: Apron roadway, glycol 
tank, and ground equipment storage area.
    DETERMINATION: Disapproved. This project does not meet Airport 
Improvement Program (AIP) eligibility requirements as identified in 
paragraphs 524 and 553(b)(2) of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook 
(October 24, 1989). The FAA has determined that the proposed apron is 
not a public use apron and that the service road is not required for 
the operation and maintenance of the airport. Therefore, this project 
does not meet the requirements of Sec. 158.15(b).
    DECISION DATE: October 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Schaffer, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 342-1258.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: Port of Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 97-02-U-00-ALW.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE TO BE USED IN THIS DECISION: $1,187,280.
    CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 1993.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: November 1, 2014.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: None.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT APPROVED FOR USE: Terminal facilities 
development.
    DECISION DATE: October 15, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Vargas, Seattle Airports District 
Office, (425) 227-2660.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, 
Huntsville, Alabama.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-08-C-00-HSV.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $588,935.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2008.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: January 1, 2009.
    CLASSES OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: (1) Air 
taxi/commercial operator, (2) certificated air carrier, and (3) 
certified route air carriers operating at Huntsville International 
Airport (HSV) and having fewer than 500 annual enplanements at HSV.
    DETERMINATION: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at HSV.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: 
Security/access control system upgrade; Expand air cargo apron; 
Rotating beacon refurbishment; Airfield sweeper/vacuum; Aircraft rescue 
and firefighting (ARFF) building renovations; Rehabilitate and expand 
general aviation apron; Security vehicle; Pick-up for snow plow usage; 
Communications center relocation and upgrade study; Lanier property.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT APPROVED IN PART FOR COLLECTION AND 
USE: Snow removal equipment.
    DETERMINATION: Approved in part. The public agency has elected to 
acquire one tractor snow broom sweeper and one vacuum sweeper in lieu 
of two tractor snow broom sweepers to meet its snow removal and foreign 
object and debris removal requirements under part 139. Therefore, the 
second tractor snow broom sweeper is not eligible for AIP or PFC 
funding until the public agency can demonstrate that the airport 
qualifies for additional power broom sweeper equipment under Advisory 
Circular 150/5220-20.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT DISAPPROVED: Western land acquisition.
    DETERMINATION: Disapproved. On the basis of information contained 
in the PFC application, the FAA has determined that this land 
acquisition (requested as five separate projects) does not meet the 
objectives of Sec. 158.15(a); namely that the proposed land acquisition 
does not preserve or enhance safety, security, or capacity of the 
national air transportation system, reduce noise or mitigate noise 
impacts resulting from aircraft operations at HSV, or furnish 
opportunities for enhanced competition between or among air carriers. 
In addition, the FAA has determined that the proposed land acquisition 
is not eligible under AIP criteria in accordance with paragraph 603(b) 
of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook (October 24, 1989).
    DECISION DATE: October 19, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roderick T. Nicholson, Jackson 
Airports District Office, (601) 965-4628.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: City of Des Moines, Iowa.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-03-C-00-DSM.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $7,399,744.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2001.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: January 1, 2005.
    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

[[Page 64988]]

agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed class 
accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at 
Des Moines International Airport.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: 
Terminal restroom renovation; Terminal passenger skywalk; Terminal 
passenger skywalk lobby; Terminal capacity enhancement--phase II 
(terminal passenger holdroom expansion); Terminal ticket counter 
reconfiguration and replacement.
    DECISION DATE: October 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lorna Sandridge, Central Region Airports Division, (816) 426-4730.
    PUBLIC AGENCY: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Nashville, 
Tennessee.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-05-C-00-BNA.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $1,655,000.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2001.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: July 1, 2001.
    CLASS OF AIR CARRIERS NOT REQUIRED TO COLLECT PFC'S: Part 135 air 
taxi 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 
enplancements at Nashville International Airport.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION AND USE: ARFF 
facility expansion; Outbound baggage conveyor system; Moving sidewalk, 
Concourse A.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT DISAPPROVED: Perimeter fence--phase 
II.
    DETERMINATION: Disapproved. On the basis of the information 
contained in the public agency's application, the FAA has determined 
that this project does not meet the objectives of Sec. 158.15(a). 
Furthermore, the FAA has concluded that this project is not adequately 
justified since there is currently no aeronautical use of the land to 
be fenced.
    DECISION DATE: October 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael L. Thompson, Memphis Airports District Office, (901) 544-3495.

    PUBLIC AGENCY: City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    APPLICATION NUMBER: 98-07-I-00-PHL.
    APPLICATION TYPE: Impose of PFC.
    PFC LEVEL: $3.00.
    TOTAL PFC REVENUE APPROVED IN THIS DECISION: $666,098,000.
    EARLIEST CHARGE EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1999.
    ESTIMATED CHARGE EXPIRATION DATE: July 1, 2011.
    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 accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Philadelphia International Airport.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS APPROVED FOR COLLECTION ONLY: 
Terminal One building (new international terminal), including 
associated renovations; Terminal F building (new commuter terminal); 
Aircraft parking apron for Terminal One; Aircraft parking apron for 
Terminal F; Airport roadway modifications--phase II (revised); 
Acquisition of property--west side of Terminal One; Planning and design 
of new highway access ramps from I-95.
    DECISION DATE: October 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Sullivan, Harrisburg Airports District Office, (717) 730-2832.

                                           Amendments to PFC Approvals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          Original    Amendment
                                            Amendment      Original         Amended      estimated    estimated
        Amendment No. city, state            approved    approved net    approved net   charge exp.  charge exp.
                                               date       PFC revenue     PFC revenue       date         date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
93-01-C-02-GUC, Gunnison, CO.............     09/24/98        $807,453        $909,962     04/01/99     12/01/99
92-01-C-04-MSO, Missoula, MT.............     09/25/98       2,905,937       3,125,404     01/01/99     05/01/99
97-06-I-01-BDL, Windsor Locks, CT........     10/01/98      12,602,000      14,360,000     04/01/99     01/01/99
97-04-C-01-LAX, Los Angeles, CA..........     10/02/98     150,000,000     440,000,000     05/01/00     02/01/04
92-01-C-02-MGW, Morgantown, WV...........     10/07/98          59,509          63,034     01/01/94     01/01/94
94-02-C-04-MGW, Morgantown, WV...........     10/07/98         200,194         180,394     11/01/00     07/01/01
96-03-C-01-MGW, Morgantown, WV...........     10/07/98          18,450          18,450     07/01/01     07/01/01
94-02-C-05-MGW, Morgantown, WV...........     10/15/98         180,394         130,894     07/01/01     10/01/99
92-01-C-02-HLN, Helena, MT...............     10/29/98         962,829       1,877,003     09/01/99     09/01/04
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Issued in Washington, DC. on November 18, 1998.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 98-31375 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M