[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 141 (Monday, July 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42614-42615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14586]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 05-05-C-00-JFK, EWR, LGA 
To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at 
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), NY; Newark International 
Airport (EWR), NJ; and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on application.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at John F. Kennedy 
International Airport (JFK), Newark International Airport (EWR), and 
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and 
part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, Planning and Programming Branch, 
AEA-610; 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 11430.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Paul Blanco, Chief Financial Officer of the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey at the following address: 225 Park 
Avenue South, 9th Floor; New York, New York 10003.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Port Authority of New York and New 
Jersey under section 158.23 part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eastern Region, Airports Division, 
Planning and Programming Branch, Eleanor Schifflin, Passenger Facility 
Charge Team Lead at the above FAA address (office phone (718) 553-
3354). The application may be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public 
comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at 
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark International 
Airport (EWR), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) under the provisions of the 
49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 158).
    On July 19, 2005, the FAA determined that the application to impose 
and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by Port Authority of New York 
and New Jersey was substantially complete within the requirements of 
section 158.25 of part 158. The FAA will approve or disapprove the 
application, in whole or in part, no later than November 4, 2005.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 2008.
    Proposed charge expiration date: March 2011.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $814,016,887.
    Brief Description of Projects at JFK:

Relocation and Rehabilitation of Taxiway A & Rehabilitation of 
Taxiway B;
Construction of Taxiway A Connector;
Reconstruction and Strengthening of Taxiway A and B Bridges;
Runway 13L-31R Rehabilitation Project;
Planning Project for the Rehabilitation and Widening of R/W 13R;
Perimeter Security Project;
Infrastructure Study and Preliminary Design to Accommodate a New 
Terminal;
Reimbursement for Mandated Security Costs from 9/11/01-9/30/02.

    Description of Projects at LGA:

Central Terminal Building (CTB) Modernization Feasibility Study;
Central Terminal Building (CTB) Modernization Planning & 
Engineering;
Runway Rehabilitation Project;
Perimeter Security Project;
Crisis Command Center/Police & Airfield Rescue and Firefighting 
Facility (ARFF);
Reimbursement for Mandated Security Costs from 9/11/01-9/30/02.

    Description of Projects at EWR:

Runway Extension Drainage Infrastructure;
Runway/Taxiway Pavement Rehabilitation Project;

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Airfield Expansion Project;
Perimeter Security Project;
Project to Plan for Expanded Terminal A;
Modernization of Terminal B;
Reimbursement for Mandated Security Costs from 9/11/01-9/30/02;
Vertical Circulation Improvements in Terminal A;
North Area Roadway Improvements;
Upgrade Navigational Aids R/W 22R-22L;
Upgrade Navigational Aids on R/W 4L;
Improvements to Runway Safety Areas.

    Classes of air carriers, which the public agency has requested not 
be required to collect PFCs: Nonscheduled/On-Demand Air Carriers 
(ATCO); Commuters or Small Certificated Air Carriers; and All Other 
Nonscheduled Charter Carriers.
    Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA 
Airport District office located at: 600 Old Country Road, Suite 446, 
Garden City, New York 11530.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on July 18, 2005.
Eleanor Schifflin,
PFC Team Lead, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 05-14586 Filed 7-22-05; 8:45 am]
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