[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15033-15034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6821]


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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 February 
2000, there were three applications approved. Additionally, 11 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: Greater Peoria Airport Authority, Peoria, Illinois.
    Application Number: 00-02-C-00-PIA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level : $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $5,776,324.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2001.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2009.
    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 approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Greater Peoria Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Rehabilitate runway 4/22 and connecting taxiways.
    Overlay and rehabilitation of the asphalt portions of the terminal 
entrance/Ring Road.
    Rehabilitation airport rotating beacon.
    Rehabilitation of three underground fuel storage tanks.
    Terminal expansion (two gates).
    Passenger loading bridges.
    Remove waivered obstructions from runway 31 safety area and object 
free area.
    Relocate runway 31 landing threshold.
    Relocate runway 31 glide slope, localizer, and medium intensity 
approach lighting system with runway end identification lights.
    Install flight information display system (FIDS).
    Public announcement system.
    Rehabilitate and widen portions of the runway 13/31 parallel 
taxiway system.
    Snow removal equipment replacement.
    Construct runway 13/31 exit taxiway.
    Construct runway 4/22 exit taxiway.
    Rehabilitate air carrier apron.
    Landside development for expansion of southeast air cargo park.
    Baggage system rehabilitation.
    Land reimbursement.
    Update airport layout plan (phases 1 and 2).
    Airport environmental assessment.
    Decision Date: February 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis Rewerts, Chicago Airports 
District Office, (847) 294-7195.
    Public Agency: Jacksonville Port Authority, Jacksonville, Florida.
    Application Number: 00-05-C-00-JAX.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $13,081,065.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: March 1, 2000.
    Earliest Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2000.
    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's agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Jacksonville International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and use: 
Airport master plan and airport layout plan update.
    Land acquisition parcel 1.
    Brief description of Project Approved in Part for Collection: Land 
acquisition parcel 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

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    Determination: Partially approved. The approved amount is less than 
the PFC amount requested in the application. The public agency 
requested this reduction by letter dated January 24, 2000.
    Decision Date: February 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Owen, Orlando Airports 
District Office, (407) 812-6331, ext. 19.
    Public Agency: City of Chicago, Department of Aviation, Chicago, 
Illinois.
    Application Number: 00-07-C-00-MDW.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $592,053,661.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2018.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 1, 2046.
    Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi 
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 Chicago Midway Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Reconstruct taxiway P.
    Service road reconstruction along taxiway N.
    Taxiway K rehabilitation between runway 31C and taxiway V.
    Taxiway J rehabilitation between taxiway W and runway 4L.
    Runway 31C exit taxiway rehabilitation.
    Runway 13C hold pad rehabilitation.
    Taxiway N and taxiway Q rehabilitation.
    Apron edge taxiway rehabilitation.
    Terminal apron construction.
    Additional residential insulation.
    Midway radio trunking system.
    Blast fences northeast and northwest corners.
    Land acquisition parcel #131.
    Land acquisition parcel #132.
    Concourse building.
    Terminal explosive detection system.
    Taxiway/taxilane.
    Aircraft parking apron construction.
    Parking structure blast mitigation.
    On-airport roads.
    Airline equipment (security).
    Airline equipment (FIDS).
    Brief Description of Projects Approved in Part for Collection and 
Use: Midway equipment acquisition 1998-2002.
    Determination: Partially approved. The public agency, by letter 
dated January 12, 2000, revised the scope of this project to include 
only those pieces of equipment for which a contract will be awarded by 
February 2002. Therefore, some pieces of equipment originally requested 
in the application were not included in the approved project.
    Land acquisition parcel #130.
    Determination: Partially approved. The approved amount was reduced 
from the amount requested to reflect the receipt of an Airport 
Improvement Program grant. This grant was received after the PFC 
application had been submitted.
    Airline equipment (loading bridges, public seating, and podia).
    Determination: Partially approved. The public agency withdrew two 
proposed elements of this project, baggage handling system and battery 
chargers, by letters dated January 31, 2000 and February 2, 2999. 
Therefore, the approved amount is $364,722 less than the amount 
requested for this component.
    Decision Date: February 22, 2000.

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

                                           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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98-02-C-01-JAN, Jackson, MS.....        01/28/00      $2,992,244       2,828,000        03/01/00        04/01/00
97-03-C-01-LSE, LaCrosse, WI....        02/02/00         315,000         485,000        03/01/00        09/01/00
93-01-C-05-MDW, Chicago, IL.....        02/03/00      96,294,613     131,084,161        10/01/17        07/01/18
94-02-U-01-MDW, Chicago, IL.....        02/03/00              NA              NA        10/01/17        07/01/18
95-03-C-03-MDW, Chicago, IL.....        02/03/00      69,354,783      54,021,160        10/01/17        07/01/18
96-05-C-01-MDW, Chicago, IL.....        02/03/00     163,875,000     156,353,754        10/01/17        07/01/18
98-03-C-01-DSM, Des Moines, IA..        02/10/00      27,811,427      28,211,427        03/01/06        05/01/06
93-01-C-03-MOT, Minot, ND.......        02/10/00         629,327         639,163        02/01/04        02/01/04
92-01-C-04-MCO, Orlando, FL.....        02/23/00      36,171,733      36,441,847        08/01/94        09/01/94
96-04-C-06-MCO, Orlando, FL.....        02/23/00      94,327,100      94,740,321        06/01/98        06/01/98
99-06-C-06-MCO, Orlando, FL.....        02/23/00      95,772,673      95,772,673        06/01/03        06/01/03
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    Issued in Washington, DC on March 11, 2000.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 00-6821 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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