[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22948]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Submission Deadline for International Slots for the 
Summer 2005 Scheduling Season

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, FAA.

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the deadline for submitting 
requests for international slots at John F. Kennedy International 
Airport for allocation under 14 CFR 93.217 is October 25, 2004. 
Additionally, this notice announces that the FAA is changing the 
designation of Chicago O'Hare International Airport to a Schedules 
Facilitated Airport for all international arrivals for the Summer 2005 
scheduling season.

DATES: Requests for international slots must be submitted no later than 
October 25, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted by mail to Slot Administration 
Office, AGC-220 Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202-267-7277; ARINC: DCAYAXD; e-
mail address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorelei Peter, Air Traffic and 
Operations Law Branch, Regulations Division, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Federal Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-3073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 1999, the FAA amended the 
regulations governing takeoff and landing slots and slot allocation 
procedures at certain high Density Traffic Airports to provide the 
deadline for submission of requests for international slots will be 
published in a Federal Register notice for each scheduling season. The 
purpose of the amendment is for the FAA deadline for international 
slots requests to coincide with the International Air Transport 
Association deadline for submission of international requests. In 
accordance with this amendment, the FAA announces that the deadline for 
submitting requests for international slots for allocation under 14 CFR 
93.217 is October 25, 2004.
    In August 2004, the FAA took steps to address the congestion and 
delays at O'Hare as a result of persistent overscheduling of flights at 
O'Hare during peak hours. The FAA established a temporary limit on the 
number of scheduled arrivals at O'Hare by domestic operators during the 
peak hours of 7 a.m. through 8:59 p.m. beginning November 1, 2004, 
through April 30, 2005. While the FAA order limiting these operations 
did not include a limit on international flights by foreign flag 
operators, the FAA believes that it is beneficial to work with 
requesting carriers to accommodate their operations but to avoid 
capacity problems to the greatest extent practicable. To facilitate 
this process, the FAA is designating O'Hare as a Schedules Facilitated 
Airport, Level 2 (SFA) for Air Traffic Control/runway movements, as 
specified under the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 
Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines. (We note that IATA already lists 
O'hare as an SFA/Level 2 airport for international passenger flights at 
Terminal 5.) As an SFA, carriers operating to or intending to operate 
to this airport should submit their proposed schedules to the FAA in 
advance, so that voluntary solutions to capacity issues can be 
addressed. The FAA could request carriers to consider scheduling 
operations at less congested periods, as necessary. Carriers should 
provide their schedules to the Slot Administration Office using one of 
the various addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section above. The FAA 
will review all submitted schedules and individually advise carriers 
that there is capacity available to accommodate the operations or to 
request the carriers to schedule in less congested time periods.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 6, 2004.
Andrew B. Steinberg,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-22948 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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