[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 191 (Monday, October 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53763-53766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25729]


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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 August 
1999, there were nine applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on two applications,

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approved in July 1999, inadvertently left off the July 1999 notice. 
Additionally, 12 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: South Jersey Transportation Authority, Atlantic City, 
New Jersey

    Application Number: 99-01-C-00-ACY.
    Application Type: Impose and Use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $7,224.348.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 1999.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2004.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and enplaning less than 
500 passengers annually.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Atlantic City International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Master plan study/environmental assessment/Part 150 noise study.
Secure area systems.
Terminal expansion--phases I-VI.
Improvements to airport access road--phases I and II.
Purchase of aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Aircraft fueling access road.
Master plan study--environmental impact statement.
Purchase snow removal equipment and high speed runway broom vehicle.
Aircraft deicing facilities--design.
Improvements to airport security system.
Rehabilitation of runway 13/31.
Terminal exit road.
Improvements to terminal baggage conveyor system.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection Only:
Air Surveillance Radar-9 relocation.
Terminal apron expansion.
Taxiway H relocation.
Snow removal equipment building.

    Decision Date: July 27, 1999.

for further information contact: Dan Vornea, New York Airports District 
Office, (516) 227-3812.

Public Agency: Potomac Highlands Airport Authority, Cumberland, West 
Virginia

    Application Number: 97-02-U-00-CBE.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $150,000.
    Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1994.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2001.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change from 
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Rehabilitate runway 
5/23--phase I (preliminary design only).
    Decision Date: July 30, 1999.

for further information contact: Arthur Winder, Washington Airports 
District Office, (703) 661-1363.

Public Agency: Jackson Hole Airport Board, Jackson, Wyoming

    Application Number: 99-06-U-00-JAC.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $1,850,000.
    Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change from 
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Overlay runway and 
safety areas.
    Decision Date: August 10, 1999.

for further information contact: Christopher Schaffer, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 342-1258.

Public Agency: City of Lebanon, New Hampshire

    Application Number: 99-03-C-00-LEB.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $181,075.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2000.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 1, 2002.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use:

Reconstruct runway 18/36.
Replace seven hilltop obstruction beacons.
Airport master plan update air service study.
PFC administration.
    Decision Date: August 11, 1999.

for further information contact: Priscilla Scott, New England Region 
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.

Public Agency: Cedar Rapids Airport Commission, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Application Number: 99-02-C-00-CID.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $4,210,583.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2000.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2004.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi 
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at The Eastern Iowa Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Replace snow removal multipurpose unit broom, snow blower, and 
snowplow.
Replace two snow plow trucks.
Acquire high rise turret.
Disabled passenger lift.
Install multiple user flight information display system.
Renovate terminal.
Construct loading bridge.

    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Construct snow removal equipment and deicing material storage 
building.
    Determination: Partially approved. The FAA has determined that only 
25,300 square feet (57.5 percent) of the 44,000 square foot building is 
eligible. The approved amount is limited to the cost of the eligible 
portion of the building. Therefore, the approved amount was reduced 
from the amount requested.
    Decision Date: August 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorna Sandridge, Central Region 
Airports Division, (816) 426-4730:

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Public Agency: Meridian Airport Authority, Meridian, Mississippi

    Application Number: 99-06-C-00-MEI.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $148,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2004.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 

Rehabilitate beacon.
Rehabilitate security fencing.
Emergency access road.
Rehabilitate runway 1/19 high intensity runway lights and taxiway B 
medium intensity taxiway light.
Replace terminal seating.
Rehabilitate general aviation ramp.
Update master plan.

    Decision Date: August 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Shumate, Jackson Airports 
District Office, (601) 965-4628.

Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, New 
York

    Application Number: 97-04-C-EWR, 97-04-C-00-JFK, and 97-04-C-00-
LGA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $823,000,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2001.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2009.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's at Each 
Airport: Air Taxis, except commuter air carriers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's applications, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Newark International Airport (EWR), John F. Kennedy International 
Airport (JFK), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Use at JFK: 
Howard Beach Light Rail System (LRS) component.
    Determination: Partially approved for use of PFC revenue. The 
operations, maintenance, and storage facility is generally ineligible 
under paragraphs 301(a)(3) and 501, as well as item 11 of Appendix 2 of 
FAA order 5100.38A, Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook (October 
24, 1989), with the exception of equipment needed to provide 
operational control of the ``opening day'' system. Therefore, the use 
of PFC revenue for the following elements of the maintenance facility, 
at a minimum, are not eligible: spare parts or spare equipment; any 
equipment required to perform any maintenance, whether that maintenance 
be on rail cars, structural elements, operations systems, or other 
components; administrative offices; any build-up of operational 
equipment in order to accommodate future expansion of the system; and 
the track necessary to access this facility (assuming that the system 
is built so that only unoccupied trains bound for maintenance enter 
this facility). Also, any equipment needed for fare collections, 
whether for LRS fares or for the connecting system (New York City 
transit (NYCT) subway, are not eligible for use of PFC revenues. In 
addition, the FAA is aware that the public agency may, in the future, 
be interested in use of the LRS by NYCT subway cars transiting from the 
NYCT system to the LRS. Since this potential use is speculative at this 
time, and has not been evaluated from technical and environmental 
standpoints, the component cost of over-design to accommodate this 
potential use is not eligible for PFC funding. Items to be examined 
include, but are not limited to: station length; structural strength; 
additional controls or control system components needed to accommodate 
both ``on airport'' and ``off airport'' users; and any connecting track 
at Howard Beach to permit cars to move from the NYCT subway to the LRS.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection at 
EWR, JFK, and LGA and Use at JFK: Central Terminal Area LRS component.
    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use of PFC 
revenue. Any equipment needed for fare collections, whether for LRS 
fares or for the connecting system (NYCT subway or Long Island Railroad 
(LIRR)), are not eligible for the collection and use of PFC revenues. 
In addition, the FAA is aware that the public agency may, in the 
future, be interested in use of the LRS by NYCT subway cars and/or LIRR 
trains transiting from their respective systems to the LRS. Since this 
potential use is speculative at this time, and has not been evaluated 
from technical and environmental standpoints, the component cost of 
over-design to accommodate this potential use is not eligible for PFC 
funding. Items to be examined include, but are not limited to: station 
length; structural strength; and additional controls or control system 
components needed to accommodate both ``on airport'' and ``off 
airport'' users. Jamaica-JFK LRS component.
    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use of PFC 
revenue. Any equipment needed for fare collections, whether for LRS 
fares or for the connecting system (LIRR trains or NYCT subway), are 
not eligible for the collection or use of PFC revenues. In addition, 
the FAA is aware that the public agency may, in the future, be 
interested in use of the LRS by LIRR trains and/or NYCT subway cars 
transiting from the NYCT system to the LRS. Since this potential use is 
speculative at this time, and has not been evaluated from technical and 
environmental standpoints, the component cost of over-design to 
accommodate this potential use is not eligible for PFC funding. Items 
to be examined include, but are not limited to: station length; 
structural strength; additional controls or control system components 
needed to accommodate both ``on airport'' and ``off airport'' users; 
and any connecting track at Jamaica Station to permit cars to move from 
the LIRR and/or NYCT subway to the LRS.
    Decision Date: August 16, 1999.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Felix, Eastern Region 
Airports Division, (718) 553-3335.

Public Agency: Birmingham Airport Authority, Birmingham, Alabama

    Application Number: 99-02-C-00-BHM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $4,232,094.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2000.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2001.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Part 135 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 approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Birmingham International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Taxiway/holding apron improvements.
Culvert rehabilitation.
Water hydrant system.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Reconstruct/
rehabilitate runway 5/23.

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    Decision Date: August 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keafur Grimes, Jackson Airports 
District Office, (601) 965-4628.

Public Agency: City of Cortez, Colorado

    Application Number: 99-01-C-00-CEZ.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $200,078.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 1999.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2008.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved For Collection and Use:
Distance remaining signs.
Reconstruct commercial ramp.
Purchase of snowplow.
Construct taxiway B.
Construction of south half of parallel taxiway A.
Land acquisition (parcels 21 and 22).
Acquire Index A fire truck.

    Decision Date: August 18, 1999.

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

Public Agency: Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority, 
Charlottesville, Virginia

    Application Number: 99-13-U-00-CHO.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $1,005,500.
    Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2005.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: (1) Air 
taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31; and (2) charters.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Construct air 
carrier terminal access road.
    Decision Date: August 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Winder, Washington Airports 
District Office, (703) 661-1363.

Public Agency: State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, 
Bureau of Aviation and Ports, Windsor Locks, Connecticut

    Application Number: 99-09-I-00-BDL.
    Application Type: Impose a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $4,400,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 1999.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: On-demand 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 Bradley International Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection Only: 
Reconstruction of the east end of taxiway ``S''.
    Decision Date: August 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region 
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.

Amendments to PFC Approvals

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                                                                                     Original         Amended
                                     Amendment       Original         Amended        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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94-01-C-02-MLI, Moline, IL......        07/15/99     $11,551,645      $9,058,187        11/01/08        11/01/08
98-02-C-01-MLI, Moline, IL......        07/15/99       5,128,404       8,226,127        01/01/26        07/01/09
94-02-C-01-BRD, Brainerd, MN....        07/28/99         271,345         266,345        08/01/01        07/01/01
92-01-C-02-CMX, Hancock, MI.....        08/09/99         171,224         164,920        08/01/01        07/01/01
94-02-U-01-CMX, Hancock, MI.....        08/09/99              NA              NA        08/01/01        07/01/01
95-03-U-01-CMX, Hancock, MI.....        08/09/99              NA              NA        08/01/01        07/01/01
95-02-C-03-BGM, Binghamton, NY..        08/16/99         971,843       1,021,843        08/01/05        04/01/06
92-01-C-01-JHW, Jamestown, NY...        08/16/99         434,822         449,624        02/01/00        02/01/00
98-05-C-01-BNA, Nashville, TN...        08/18/99       1,655,000       2,355,000        07/01/01        08/01/01
96-01-C-01-TRI, Bristol, TN.....        08/19/99       8,476,249       5,859,025        02/01/09        11/01/05
96-04-C-01-SMF, Sacramento, CA..        08/20/99      96,224,000      78,993,780        07/01/06        08/01/06
98-07-I-01-PHL, Philadelphia, PA        08/27/99     666,098,000     672,000,000        07/01/11        07/01/11
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    Issued in Washington, DC on September 28, 1999.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 99-25729 Filed 10-1-99; 8:45 am]
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