[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 79271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32559]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 
Application 11-09-C-00-BWI, To Impose and Use PFC Revenue at Baltimore/
Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore, MD

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 PFC revenue at Baltimore/Washington 
International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 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).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Washington Airports District Office, 23723 Air Freight 
Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, Virginia 20166. In addition, one copy of any 
comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. David 
Isquith, Senior Financial Analysis, Maryland Aviation Administration, 
at the following address: P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, Maryland 21240. 
Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to Maryland Aviation Administration under 
section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Terry J. Page, Manager, Washington 
Airports District Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, 
Virginia 20166, Telephone: (703) 661-1354. 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 PFC revenue at Baltimore/
Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport under the provisions 
of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 158). On December 14, 2011, the FAA determined that the 
application to impose and use PFC submitted by Maryland Aviation 
Administration 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 March 19, 2012.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application 
No. 11-09-C-00-BWI:
    Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 2018.
    Proposed charge expiration date: September 1, 2020.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $134,459,000.

Description of Proposed Impose and Use Project

    Terminal B/C Connector. This project will construct a 40-foot-wide 
passenger connector hallway between the secured side of Concourses B 
and C in order to allow connecting passengers the ability to move 
freely between Concourse B and C without having to exit the secure side 
of one concourse and having to be rescreened at a passenger screening 
checkpoint of the other concourse. The project will also include the 
widening of Concourse C to provide fire/life safety compliance with 
required ingress/egress of passengers. In addition, the existing 6-lane 
passenger security checkpoint for Concourse C will be relocated and 
expanded to a total of 9 passenger screening lanes to allow for more 
efficient passenger screening times during peak periods. The existing 
airline outbound baggage conveyance system will be required to be 
reconfigured to accommodate the Concourse B/C Connector project along 
with the relocation/reconfiguration of several airport concessions, 
Maryland Aviation Administration offices. Other elements include the 
reconfiguration of several emergency exit stairwells and the 
construction of a temporary passenger hallway connector between 
Concourse B and C that will be required during construction. The 
Concourse C mechanical chiller is being upgraded to accommodate the 
additional terminal square footage.
    Class or Classes of Air Carriers Which the Public Agency Has 
Requested Not To Be Required to Collect PFCS: Nonscheduled/on demand 
air carriers, filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any 
person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice and other 
documents germane to the application in person at the Maryland Aviation 
Administration.

    Issued at Dulles, Virginia, on December 14, 2011.
Terry J. Page,
Manager, Washington Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-32559 Filed 12-20-11; 8:45 am]
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