[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41295-41297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15142]


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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 April 
2002, there were six applications approved. 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) (Public Law 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: City of Morgantown, West Virginia.
    Application Number: 02-06-C-00-MGW.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $229,493.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 4, 2004.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2008.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    (1) Nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers; and (2) unscheduled Part 
121 charter operators for hire to the general public.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted 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 Morgantown Municipal Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Design and construct aircraft rescue and firefighting/snow equipment 
facility.
Acquire snow removal equipment (SRE).
Design and construct taxiway A extension.
Rotating beacon.
Safety area study, runway 18/36.
Master plan study.

    Decision Date: April 3, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Eleanor Schifflin, Eastern Region 
Airports Division, (718) 553-3354.

    Public Agency: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Application Number: 02-07-C-00-COS.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $7,566,700.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2003.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2006.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Construct taxiway C from taxiway D to runway 12/30.
Construct vehicle service road.
Maintenance (snow removal) equipment storage facility.

    Decision Date: April 3, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Christopher J. Schaffer, Denver 
Airports District Office, (303) 342-1258.

    Public Agency: Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority, Akron, 
Ohio.
    Application Number: 02-05-C-00-CAK.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $7,277,000.

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    Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2002.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2006.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted 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 Akron-Canton Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Property acquisition--Nickison.
Property acquisition--Lockhart.
Property acquisition--Tucker.
SRE--snow blower.
Passenger loading bridge.
Engine generator--backup power.
Runaway 5/23 overlay.
Entrance road rehabilitation.
SRE--high speed rotary broom.
Terminal baggage claim expansion.
Terminal expansion/rehabilitation.
Shift/extension runway 1/19 phase II: fill 19 end.
Property acquisition--Peters.
Passenger loading bridge II.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved For Use:

Relocate Mt. Pleasant and Frank Roads.
Runway 1 extension.
Runway 19 threshold relocation.

    Brief Description of Disapproved Project: Airport access 
improvement--Shuffel Road interchange.
    Determination: The FAA has determined that the scope of the project 
describes the construction of an interchange that does not exclusively 
serve airport traffic as is required by paragraph 553(a)(3) of FAA 
Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook (October 24, 1989). Therefore, this 
project does not meet the requirements of Sec. 158.15(b).
    Decision Date: April 4, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Arlene B. Draper, Detroit Airports 
District Office, (734) 487-7287.

    Public Agency: Airport Authority of Washoe County, Reno, Nevada.
    Application Number: 02-05-C-00-RNO.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $6,734,192.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2003.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Nonschedule/
on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determinated that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Reno/Tahoe International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Replacement of flight and baggage information display system.
Airfield signage standardization (guidance signs)--phase 2.
Concourse escalator replacement.
Terminal lobby modernization.
800 Megahertz radio system.
Terminal apron reconstruction--phase 5A.

    Decision Date: April 12, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, (650) 876-2806.

    Public Agency: Port of Oakland, Oakland, California.
    Application Number: 02-11-C-00-OAK.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $7,000,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 2003.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2004.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: (1) 
Nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31; and (2) 
commuters or small certificated air carriers filing Department of 
Transportation Form 298-C T1 or E1.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted 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 Oakland International Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: 
Terminal One gate improvement.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for use at a $3.00 PFC Level: 
Construct remote overnight aircraft parking apron.
    Decision Date: April 16, 2002.
    For Further Information Contact: Marlys Vendervelde, San Francisco 
Airports District Office, (650) 876-2806

    .Public Agency: City of Chicago, Department of Aviation, Chicago, 
Illinois.
    Application Number: 02-09-C-00-MDW.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $181,326,845.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 2045.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2051.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Air taxi 
operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted 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 Midway Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Federal inspection services facility.
Replace visual approach slope indicator lights with precision approach 
path indicator lights.
North triangle ramp development.
West triangle ramp development.
Residential insulation 2002-2004.
Noise barrier extensions.
Airfield operations area gate and booth rehabilitation/reconfiguration.
Equipment acquisition 2002-2004: snow removal and security equipment.

    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Obstruction removal.
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency by 
letter dated April 4, 2002. Therefore, the FAA did not rule on this 
project in this Record of Decision.
    Decision date: April 18, 2002.
    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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00-03-C-01-INL, International           03/22/02        $316,992        $316,992        08/01/06        06/01/05
 Falls, MN *....................
95-01-C-05-MKE, Milwaukee, WI...        03/26/02      22,745,277      21,780,797        04/01/99        04/01/99
95-03-C-04-MKE, Milwaukee, WI...        03/26/02      64,133,333      42,350,240        05/01/04        05/01/04

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99-04-U-01-MKE, Milwaukee, WI...        03/26/02              NA              NA        05/01/04        05/01/04
00-05-U-01-MKE, Milwaukee, WI...        03/26/02              NA              NA        05/01/04        05/01/04
00-06-C-01-MKE, Milwaukee, WI...        03/26/02      22,667,375      88,029,494        07/01/06        12/01/11
00-01-C-01-FAY, Fayetteville, NC        04/04/02         892,620       1,026,513        10/01/02        11/01/05
95-01-C-02-BFD, Lewis Run, PA...        04/08/02         285,366         288,090        05/01/03        05/01/03
99-04-C-01-bli, Bellingham, WA *        04/23/02       1,400,000       1,400,000        03/01/04        06/01/03
98-03-C-01-LAN, Lansing, MI.....        04/26/02       3,306,343       2,906,220        06/01/02        02/01/01
94-01-C-02-BUR, Burbank, CA.....        04/30/02      32,989,000      33,330,107        09/01/97        09/01/97
96-02-U-01-BUR, Burbank, CA.....        04/30/02              NA              NA        09/01/97       09/01/97
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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 International Falls, MN, this change is effective on
  June 1, 2002. For Bellingham, WA, this change is effective on July 1, 2002.


    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2002.
Barry Molar,
Manager, Airports Financial Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 02-15142 Filed 6-14-02; 8:45 am]
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