[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1180-1182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-268]


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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 November 
2000, there were five applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on two applications, approved in October 2000, 
inadvertently left off the October 2000 notice. Additionally, 21 
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: County of Del Norte, Crescent City, California.
    Application Number: 00-02-C-00-CEC.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $447,048.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2001.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2013.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Install replacement fuel system
Install security fencing--phase 1
Reconstruct and expand automobile parking lot
Airport layout plan update
Terminal building renovation
Environmental study (airport south development)
New terminal building--preliminary design and studies
Install security fencing--phase II
Acquire safety equipment (tractor and sweeper)
Fire suppression water lines
Install runway guidance system precision approach path indicator, 
runway 35

    Brief Description of Project Withdrawn: Install 50,000-gallon water 
tank.
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency from 
the application by letter dated October 23, 2000. Therefore, the FAA 
did not rule on this project in this Record of Decision.
    Discussion Date: October 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, (650) 876-2806.
    Public Agency: City of Elko, Nevada.
    Application Number: 00-02-C-00-EKO.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $6,194,920.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2001.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2018.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal building expansion, phases II-IV
Terminal access road--phase II
Master drainage study
Commercial apron and connecting taxiways
Terminal building

    Decision Date: October 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, (650) 876-2806.
    Public Agency: Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, 
Huntsville, Alabama.
    Application Number: 00-10-C-00-HSV.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $1,498,644.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2009.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2013.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: (1) air taxi/
commercial operators; (2) certified air carriers; and (3) certified 
route air carriers having fewer than 500 annual passenger enplanements 
at Huntsville International Airport (HSV).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at HSV.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Security vehicle 2000 and body armor
Taxiway C crossfield connector
Air cargo expansion III
Bag Claim expansion/terminal renovation
Air carrier apron rehabilitation
Access road rehabilitation

    Decision Date: November 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roderick T. Nicholson, Jackson 
Airports District Office, (601) 664-9884.
    Public Agency: Duluth Airport Authority, Duluth, Minnesota.
    Application Number: 00-04-C-00-DLH.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $577,702.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2000.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2002.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Non-scheduled 
Part 135 air taxi/commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on the information 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 
Duluth International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Purchase snowblower (snow removal equipment).
Purchase runway sander (snow removal equipment).
Security upgrade to terminal building.
PFC consultation fees.

    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Runway 9/27 centerline and touchdown zone lighting (design and 
phase I construction).
    Determination: The approved amount is less than that requested 
because the total cost listed in the application included costs for 
elements of work not included in the PFC project description. The 
approved amount was limited to costs associated with the approved 
project elements.
    Install runway 9/27 centerline and touchdown lighting.
    Determination: The approved amount is less than that requested 
because the

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total cost listed in the application included costs for elements of 
work not included in the PFC project description. The approved amount 
was limited to costs associated with the approved project elements.
    Brief Description of Disapproved Project: Design Category II 
instrument landing system.
    Determination: The FAA has determined that activity levels under 
Category II conditions at Duluth International Airport do not meet the 
criteria for FAA establishment of a Category II instrument landing 
system for runway 9. Therefore, this project is disapproved.
    Decision Date: November 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon Nelson, Minneapolis Airports 
District Office, (612) 713-4358.
    Public Agency: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, 
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
    Application Number: 00-03-C-00-CHA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $23,427,223.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2005.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: (1) Air 
carriers operating under part 135 on an on-demand, non-scheduled, whole 
plane charter basis, and not selling tickets to individual passengers; 
(2) air carriers operating under part 298 on an on-demand, non-
scheduled, whole plane charter basis, and not selling tickets to 
individual passengers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on the information in the public 
agency's application, the FAA has determined each of the approved 
classes accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual 
enplanements at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Land acquisition--Honest Street.
Airside site work and development.
Land acquisition--Chickamauga.
Relocation of taxiway A.
Target property.
Access road--west airfield development.
Obstruction removal.
Levee improvements.
Part 150 program.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection: Roadway 
improvements.
    Decision Date: November 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cager Swauncy, Memphis Airports 
District Office, (901) 544-3495.
    Public Agency: Rhode Island Airport Corporation, Warwick, Rhode 
Island.
    Application Number: 00-03-C-00-PVD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $41,689,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 1, 2012.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi.
    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 T.F. Green State Airport (PVD).
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD and Use 
at PVD:

Noise mitigation land acquisition.
North ramp rehabilitation.
PFC application.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD for 
Future Use at PVD:

New airfield maintenance facilities.
Ticket counter expansion.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD for 
Future Use at Westerly State Airport: Rehabilitation of apron and 
taxiways B and C.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD for 
Future Use at Block Island State Airport: Expansion of apron and 
construct taxiway to runway 10.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD for 
Future Use at North Central State Airport: Rehabilitation of apron.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PVD for 
Future Use at Quonset State Airport: Rehabilitation of apron.
    Decision Date: November 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region 
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.
    Public Agency: Port of Friday Harbor, Friday Harbor, Washington.
    Application Number: 00-01-C-00-FRD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved In This Decision: $226,806.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2001.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2005.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Purchase airport land (parcels 44, 46, and 50).
Purchase airport land (parcel 37).
Purchase airport land (parcels 47 and 49).
Storm water handling system improvements.
Runway overlay (design only).
Runway safety area improvements, runway 16/34.
Taxiway lighting and signage.
Purchase snow removal equipment.
Interactive personnel training system.
Rehabilitate runway, taxiway, and aprons.
Security fencing.

    Decision Date: November 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Lee-Pang, Seattle Airports 
District Office, (425) 227-2654.

                                           Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                     Original        Amendment
                                     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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92-01-1-06-HSV, Huntsville, AL..        09/13/00     $19,930,558     $15,353,674        01/01/03        01/01/03
97-07-U-01-HSV, Huntsville, AL..        09/13/00              NA              NA              NA              NA
99-09-C-01-HSV, Huntsville, AL..        09/13/00         557,969         777,615        11-01/03        11/01/03
99-04-C-01-BGM, Binghamton, NY..        01/06/00       4,694,436       4,714,684        04/01/06        04/01/06
00-02-C-01-SWF, Newburgh, NY....        10/10/00       4,558,000       6,308,000        12/01/00        02/01/05
93-01-C-02-JAX, Jacksonville, FL        10/19/00      12,309,429      11,541,949        07/01/97        08/01/96
96-02-C-02-JAX, Jacksonville, FL        10/19/00      17,758,250      18,503,092        09/01/00        06/01/99
93-01-C-01-PVD, Warwick, RI.....        11/09/00     103,885,286     104,397,014        08/01/13        11/01/07

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98-03-C-03-CRW. Charleston, WV..        11/14/00         662,687         665,222        03/01/99        03/01/99
98-04-C-01-CRW. Charleston, WV..        11/14/00       1,257,285       1,253,835        01/01/01        01/01/01
98-05-U-02-CRW, Charleston, WV..        11/14/00              NA              NA              NA              NA
00-06-C-01-CRW, Charleston, WV..        11/14/00         992,810       1,051,081        08/01/02        08/01/02
98-02-C-01-FLL, Fort Lauderdale,        11/15/00     190,129,976     191,105,272        11/01/07        11/01/07
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97-01-C-01-SDF. Louisville, KY..        11/15/00      40,000,000      90,600,000        05/01/07        01/01/15
*97-03-C-01-EGE, Eagle, CO......        11/17/00       8,132,130       8,132,130        03-01-12        06-01-09
95-03-C-01-SYE, Syracuse, NY....        11/12/00       6,239,050       6,737,425        04/01/97        04/01/97
96-02-C-01-SYR, Syracuse, NY....        11/21/00       7,887,547       8,019,927        02/01/01        02/01/01
98-03-U-01-SYR, Syracuse, NY....        11/21/00              NA              NA              NA              NA
*93-01-C-02-CHA, Chattanooga, TN        11/21/00       8,568,925       9,550,221        07/01/05        11/01/04
*99-03-C-01-ALO, Waterloo, IA...        11/27/00         763,830         763,830        11/01/03        05/01/03
*99-03-C-01-DUJ, Du Bois, PA....        11/29/00         172,710         160,109        06/01/03        2/01/03
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(Note: The amendments denoted by an asterisk (*) include a change to the PFC level charged from $3.00 per
  enplaned passenger to $4.50 per enplaned passenger. For Eagle, CO, Chattanooga, TN, and Du Bois, PN, this
  change is effective on April 1, 2001. For Waterloo, IA, this change is effective on July 1, 2001.)


    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 28, 2000.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 01-268 Filed 1-4-01; 8:45 am]
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