[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7847-7848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16227]


Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue: 
Petition of Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority To Allow Use of Airport 
Revenue for Direct Subsidy of Air Carrier Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 5, 2003, the FAA published a notice in the Federal 
Register (68 FR 62651) seeking comments from interested parties on the 
petition of Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority to allow use of airport 
revenue for direct subsidy of air carrier operations (Petition). The 
petitioner Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority is an airport operator 
subject to the provisions of the Revenue Use Policy. The petitioner 
requests that the FAA amend the Revenue Use Policy to permit certain 
airport operators to use airport revenue for the direct subsidy of 
commercial airline operations under specific and limited circumstances. 
The original comment period closed on January 5, 2004. To allow the 
public more time to comment on the proposal contained in the Petition, 
the FAA is extending the comment period to March 5, 2004.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The proposed policy amendment is available for public review 
in the Dockets Office, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 
401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. The documents 
have been filed under FAA Docket Number FAA-2003-16227. The Dockets 
Office is open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Dockets

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Office is on the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the Department 
of Transportation at the above address. Also, you, may review public 
dockets on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Comments on the proposed 
policy must be delivered or mailed, in duplicate, to: the Docket 
Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify 
the docket number ``FAA Docket No FAA-2003-16227'' at the beginning of 
your comments. Commenters wishing FAA to acknowledge receipt of their 
comments must include a preaddressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-
16227.'' The postcard will be date stamped and mailed to the commenter. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet to http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cushing, Airports Compliance 
Division, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, AAS-400, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20591, telephone (202) 267-8348.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2004.
David L. Bennett,
Director, Airport Safety and Standards.
[FR Doc. 04-3635 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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