[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77887-77888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31986]


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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 November 
2011, there were five applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on one application, approved in October 2011, inadvertently 
left off the October 2011 notice. 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) (Pub. L. 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: County of Clinton, Plattsburgh, New York.
    Application Number: 12-07-C-00-PBG.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $56,170,454.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2043.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Plattsburgh International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Passenger terminal building expansion
PFC administrative costs

    Decision Date: October 27, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3816.

    Public Agency: City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
    Application Number: 12-06-C-00-LYH.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,046,338.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2022.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PEG's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Lynchburg Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Reimbursement of PFC development and administrative costs
Rehabilitate runway 3/21
General aviation terminal building, auto parking
Rehabilitate taxiway B and corporate taxilane
Rehabilitate runway 4/22 drainage--phase 2
Runway 4/22 extension, environmental assessment
Runway 4/22 design--phase 3
Extend runway 4/22, construction
Runway 4/22 extension, phase 5
Master plan update

    Decision Date: November 1, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jeffery Breeden, Washington 
Airports District Office, (703) 661-1363.

    Public Agency: Cities of Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho.
    Application Number: 12-08-C-00-PUW.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $170,350.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2014.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Non-scheduled 
air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and utilizing 
aircraft having a seating capacity of less than 20 passengers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Americans with Disabilities Act ramp/terminal access
Environmental assessment for new runway
Wildlife hazard assessment and management plan
Interactive computer training system
Service road rehabilitation
General aviation west ramp rehabilitation
PFC administration

    Decision Date: November 9, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports 
District Office, (425) 227-1662.

    Public Agency: County of Natrona Board of Trustees, Casper, 
Wyoming.
    Application Number: 12-07-C-00-CPR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $443,082.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Rehabilitate taxiway A--phase I
Rehabilitate taxiway A--phase II
Master plan update and snow removal requirements analysis
Acquire snow plow and spreader

    Decision Date: November 17, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 342-1262.

    Public Agency: City of Cody, Wyoming.
    Application Number: 11-07-C-00-COD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $284,100.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: On demand, 
non-scheduled air taxi/commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
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agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved class 
accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at 
Yellowstone Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Security enhancement 1
Security enhancement 2
Pickup mounted snow plow blade
Service road rehabilitation
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting fire suits
Replace aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment
Airport layout plan update and narrative boundary survey
PFC consulting fees
Expand aircraft rescue and firefighting building
Acquire snow removal equipment
Acquire interactive training system
Acquire snow removal equipment vehicle attachment

    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Two-inch overlay, taxiway 
A.
    Date of Withdrawal: September 7, 2011.
    Decision Date: November 17, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 342-1262.

    Public Agency: County of Knox, Rockland, Maine.
    Application Number: 12-01-C-00-RKD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $167,250.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2016.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: (1) Non-
scheduled/on-demand air carriers; (2) Passengers enplaned on a flight 
to an airport in a community that has a population of less than 10,000 
and is not connected by a land highway or vehicular way to the land-
connected National Highway System within a State.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Know County Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Snow removal equipment acquisition
Airport pavement rehabilitation
Master plan update
    Brief Description of Projects Approved For Collection:

Design and permitting for runway 13/31
Easement acquisition
Obstruction removal
Perimeter fencing
Runway 13/31 reconstruction
Rehabilitate terminal aircraft apron

    Decision Date: November 22, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Priscilla Scott, New England 
Region Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.

                                           Amendment to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                          Original     Amended
                                          Amendment       Original         Amended       estimated    estimated
       Amendment No. city, state           approved     approved net     approved net   charge exp.  charge exp.
                                             date       PFC revenue      PFC revenue       date.         date
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07-01-C-01-SIT, Sitka, AK..............     10/28/11       $1,100,000       $1,375,000     06/01/12      7/01/14
08-05-C-01-RAP Rapid Sity, SD..........     10/31/11          729,192        1,048,782     06/01/09     10/01/09
99-01-C-04-ANC, Anchorage, AK..........     11/04/11       22,000,000       21,043,173     01/01/06     01/01/06
06-17-C-01-ORD, Chicago, IL............     11/08/11       73,198,000       78,404,650     08/01/16     07/01/16
10-08-C-01-GCC, Gillette, WY...........     11/10/11          426,381          813,164     05/01/15     11/01/14
07-06-C-01-GCC, Gillette, WY...........     11/14/11          167,238           91,395     02/01/11     11/01/10
09-04-C-01-ROW, Roswell, NM............     11/15/11          510,594          627,519     12/01/13     11/01/13
10-03-C-01-DAL, Dallas, TX.............     11/15/11      345,323,728      383,636,108     03/01/22     04/01/26
08-01-C-01-IFP, Bullhead City, AZ......     11/16/11          744,600          904,132     07/01/12     10/01/12
08-17-C-03-BDL, Windsor Locks, CT......     11/16/11       11,707,591       12,135,277     07/01/21     07/01/21
09-06-C-01-HTS, Huntington, WV.........     11/17/11        1,122,712        1,208,420     09/01/13     06/01/12
08-05-C-01-SAN, San Diego, CA..........     11/23/11       26,301,763       19,031,690     12/01/09     12/01/09
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2011.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2011-31986 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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