[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16142-16144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8149]


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

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 
2002, there were five applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on one application, approved in October, 2000, 
inadvertently left off the October 2000 notice. Additionally, 19 
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: Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, Sarasota, 
Florida.
    Application Number: 00-04-C-00-SRQ.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $36,126,915.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2015.
    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 Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: 
Airport terminal development.
    Decision Date: October 3, 2000.
    For Further Information Contact: Vernon P. Rupinta, Orlando 
Airports District Office, (407) 812-6331, ext. 24.

    Public Agency: Palm Beach County Department of Airports, West Palm 
Beach, Florida.
    Application Number: 02-06-U-00-PBI.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue to Be Used in this Decision: $64,684,000.
    Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2000.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2005.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from 
previous approval.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:

Construct taxiway A extension and canal relocation.
Construct perimeter road.
    Decision Date: February 12, 2002.

    For Further Information Contact: Vernon P. Rupinta, Orlando 
Airports District Office, (407) 812-6331, ext. 24.

    Public Agency: City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
    Application Number: 01-03-C-00-LYH.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.

[[Page 16143]]

    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $844,951.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2005.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand 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 Lynchburg Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Acquire snow removal equipment.
PFC development and administration costs.
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Design and install airfield guidance signs.
Design and install precision approach path indicator for runway 3.
Design and install security access control system.
Rehabilitate general aviation apron.
Expand general aviation apron.
Rehabilitate and light access road.
Acquire land for development.
Rehabilitate high intensity runway lights for runway 3/21.
Rehabilitate medium intensity taxiway lights for taxiway B.
Acquire land for runway 21 runway protection zone.
Obstruction removal.
Rehabilitate runway 17/35 (design).
Rehabilitate runway 3/21 (design).
Construct snow equipment/maintenance building.
Acquire passenger lift design.

    Brief Description of Disapproved Projects:
Acquire friction measuring equipment.
    Acquire security equipment.
    Update airport layout plan.
    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that the 
addition of these projects by letter dated September 4, 2001, after the 
airline consultation meeting on May 8, 2001, is in violation of 
Sec. 158.23.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Rehabilitate runways 3/21 
and 17/35.
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency by 
letter dated September 24, 2001. Therefore, the FAA did not rule on 
this project in this decision.
    Decision Date: February 12, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Arthur Winder, Washington Airports 
District Office, (703) 661-1363.

    Public Agency: County Commissioners of Washington County, 
Hagerstown, Maryland.
    Application Number: 02-02-U-00-HGR.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $206,000.
    Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1999.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2005.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from 
previous approval.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use:
Construct snow equipment and maintenance building.
    Decision Date: February 21, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Arthur Winder, Washington Airports 
District Office, (703) 661-1363.

    Public Agency: City of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Application Number: 02-02-C-00-ABQ.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $44,483,079.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2007.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators operating under Part 135 and filing FAA Form 1800-
31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained on 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 Albuquerque International Support (ABQ).
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at ABQ and Use 
at ABQ:
1993 master plan update.
Taxiway E reconstruction.
Taxiways A and B improvements.
Terminal appron expansion.
Runway 3/21 extension and upgrade.
Runway 12/30 extension and reconstruction.
Construct access road.
Construct Support Boulevard.
Expand air cargo apron.
PFC application administration costs.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at ABQ and Use 
at Double Eagle II Airport:
Apron expansion.
Taxiway improvements.
Runway improvements.
    Decision Date: February 27, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: G. Thomas Wade, Southwest Region 
Airports Division, ((817) 222-5613.

    Public Agency: Salt Lake City Corporation, Department of Airports, 
Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Application Number: 01-04-C-00-SLC.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $28,887,570.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: All air taxi/
commercial operators filing or required to file 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at 
SLC at a $4.50 PFC Level:
Computerized access security system (CASS) upgrade, phase, I.
CASS upgrade, phase II.
Security enhancements.
Security fence upgrade, phase III.
Airfield replacement equipment.
Runway 16L/34R storm drainage improvements.
Concourse A passenger boarding bridge modifications.
Category III and approach lighting system will sequence flashers--II, 
runway 16R (now runway 16L).
North cargo apron expansion, phase II.
Taxiway H reconstruction--phase III.
Land acquisition.
Schematic design study.
Terminal 1 south expansion.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at 
SLC at a $3.00 PFC Level:
Continuous pavement friction test vehicle.
Snow and ice control chemical storage facility.
Owner controlled insurance program professional liability coverage.
Bus access plaza south of TU-1.
Terminal roadway capacity improvements.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SLC and Use 
at Airport II at a $3.00 PFC Level: Security fence.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at SLC and 
Use at Tooele Valley Airport (TVY) At at $3.00 PFC Level:
Navigational upgrades.
Land acquisition.

    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use at SLC

[[Page 16144]]

at a $3.00 PFC Level: Deicing and anti-icing chemical storage facility.
    Determination: Partially approved. The storage tank for the deicing 
fluids is not Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and PFC eligible in 
accordance with Program Guidance Letter 93-1. 4. Therefore, the 
approval is limited to the costs associated with the storage building.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
SLC and Use at TVY at a $3.00 PFC Level: Water system.
    Determination: Partially approved. Based on information presented 
to the carriers at the airline consultation meeting, a portion of this 
project will supply potable water to private airport buildings, which 
is ineligible under both the PFC and AIP programs. Therefore, the 
approval was limited to the portion of the system needed for fire 
suppression.
    Brief Description of Disapproved Projects: Emergency power to 
jetways.
    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that this 
project does not meet the requirements for emergency power in 
accordance with paragraph 530a of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook 
(October 24, 2989).
    Incinerator replacement.
    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that this 
project is not AIP or PFC eligible and does not meet the requirement of 
Sec. 158.15(b). In addition, the project does not meet any PFC 
objective and, this, does not meet the requirements of Sec. 158.15(a).
    Decision Date: February 28, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Christopher J. Schaffer, Denver 
Airports District Office, (303) 342-1258.

Amendments to PFC Approvals

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                        Original       Amended
                                              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-03-SJT, San Angelo, TX............      11/07/01      $766,009      $655,769      05/01/06      12/01/05
96-02-U-01-SJT, San Angelo, TX............      11/07/01            NA            NA      05/01/06      12/01/05
96-02-C-01-CAK, Akron, OH.................      12/20/01     1,764,490     1,681,810      10/01/99      03/01/98
98-03-C-01-CAK, Akron, OH.................      12/21/01     2,481,900     1,748,860      02/01/03      09/01/99
93-01-C-06-MDW, Chicago, IL...............      01/10/02   131,084,161   118,930,037      11/01/44      10/01/45
96-05-C-02-MDW, Chicago, IL...............      01/10/02   156,538,543   178,087,493      11/01/44      10/01/45
00-07-C-01-MDW, Chicago, IL...............      01/10/02   592,053,661   611,521,327      11/01/44      10/01/45
99-04-C-03-BGM, Binghamton, NY............      01/29/02     1,567,748     1,572,978      04/01/06      04/01/02
*01-03-C-01-LFT, Lafayette, LA............      02/14/02     2,323,000     2,323,000      04/01/04      10/01/03
*00-04-C-01-SRQ, Sarasota, FL.............      02/22/02    36,126,915    38,495,063      10/01/15      02/01/14
92-01-I-03-SPI, Springfield, IL...........      02/27/02       576,026       639,231      02/01/94      02/01/94
93-02-U-01-SPI, Springfield, IL...........      02/27/02            NA            NA      02/01/94      02/01/94
95-05-U-01-SPI, Springfield, IL...........      02/27/02            NA            NA      02/01/94      02/01/94
*93-03-I-05-SPI, Springfield, IL..........      02/27/02     3,941,493     3,971,208      02/01/06      10/01/07
*97-08-C-02-SPI, Springfield, IL..........      02/27/02       212,000       375,000      05/01/07      08/01/08
00-05-C-02-MSP, Minneapolis, MN...........      02/27/02   106,873,838   122,873,838      12/01/02      07/01/03
94-02-C-02-JAC, Jackson, WY...............      02/27/02     1,145,500     1,146,830      10/01/97      10/01/97
97-03-C-02-02-JAC, Jackson, WY............      02/27/02       304,000       304,000      08/01/98      08/01/98
99-03-C-01-DRO, Durango, CO...............      02/28/02       699,627       730,634      06/01/03      09/01/02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    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 Lafayette, LA, this change is effective 
on April 1, 2002. For Sarasota, FL and Springfield, IL, this change 
is effective on May 1, 2002.


    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2002.
Barry Molar,
Manager, Airports Financial Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 02-8149 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M