[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23892]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for O'Hare 
International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and 
Newark Liberty International Airport for the Summer 2010 Scheduling 
Season

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

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.

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SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline 
of October 15, 2009, for Summer 2010 flight schedules at Chicago's 
O'Hare International Airport (ORD), New York's John F. Kennedy 
International Airport (JFK), and Newark Liberty International Airport 
(EWR) in accordance with the International Air Transport Association 
(IATA) Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines. The deadline of October 15, 
2009, coincides with the schedule submission deadline for the IATA 
Schedules Conference for the Summer 2010 scheduling season.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has designated ORD as an IATA Level 
2, Schedules Facilitated Airport, and JFK and EWR as Level 3, 
Coordinated Airports. The scheduled operations at JFK and EWR are 
currently limited by the FAA through orders that the FAA expects will 
continue to be in effect for the Summer 2010 scheduling season.\1\
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    \1\ Order Limiting Scheduled Operations at John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, 73 FR 3,510 (Jan. 18, 2008); 73 FR 8,737 
(Feb. 14, 2008) (amendment to order). Order Limiting Scheduled 
Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 73 Fed. Reg. 
29550 (May 21, 2008).
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    The FAA is primarily concerned about planned operations during peak 
hours, but carriers may submit schedule plans for the entire day. At 
ORD, the peak hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time (1200-
0200 UTC) and at EWR and JFK from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time (1000-0300 UTC). Schedule information should include all planned 
commercial operations including passenger, charter, and cargo flights. 
Carriers must submit schedule information in sufficient detail to 
include at minimum, the operating carrier, flight number, scheduled 
time of operation, frequency, and effective dates. The FAA encourages 
the use of IATA standard schedule information format and data elements 
in the IATA Standard Schedules Information Manual.
    The U.S. summer scheduling season for these airports is from March 
28, 2010, through October 30, 2010, in recognition of the IATA 
scheduling season dates. The FAA understands there may be differences 
from other nations' schedule season dates due to different U.S. 
daylight saving time rules. The FAA will accommodate these differences 
to the extent that it is possible.
    JFK will have runway and airfield construction during the Summer 
2010 scheduling season. As a result, the primary departure runway 13R/
31L will be unavailable from March 1 until July 1, and it will not be 
fully available until mid-November. During this time, the FAA will use 
alternative runway configurations and procedures in order to reduce 
congestion and delays; however, there will be operational impacts and 
additional delays under certain conditions. During spring and early 
summer, the closure of Runway 13R/31L is expected to result in year-
over-year delay increases. Modeling suggests that peak hour spring 
delays will be similar to historic August levels. Regular meetings are 
being held to plan for the construction and mitigation efforts. These 
meetings include the FAA, the Port Authority of New York and New 
Jersey, JFK air carrier representatives, and other stakeholders.
    In light of reduced airport capacity during the Summer 2010 
scheduling season, the FAA anticipates allocating Operating 
Authorizations only for historic operations during peak hours. Carriers 
seeking to initiate new peak-hour service at JFK should consider their 
alternatives or should utilize the secondary market to obtain Operating 
Authorizations from other carriers.

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no later than October 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot 
Administration Office, AGC-240, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202-267-7277; 
ARINC: DCAYAXD; or by e-mail to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Tegtmeier, Associate Chief 
Counsel for the Air Traffic Organization, Office of the Chief Counsel, 
AGC-40, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-8323; fax number: 202-
267-7971; e-mail: [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 29, 2009.
Rebecca B. MacPherson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. E9-23892 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]
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