[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76383-76387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29934]


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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 April 
2013, there were six applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on five applications, approved in March 2013, inadvertently 
left off the March 2013 notice. Additionally, seven approved amendments 
to previously approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC 
approvals

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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: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, 
New York.
    Application Number: 12-08-C-00-EWR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $121,393,042.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers operating at Newark Liberty International 
Airport (EWR).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at EWR.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at EWR and Use 
at La Guardia Airport (LGA) at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 
runway safety area planning, environmental, and engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
EWR for Future Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction 
phase II--construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection at 
EWR and Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level:

EWR runway 4R/22L rehabilitation.
EWR taxiway P rehabilitation including high-speed taxiways.
EWR runway 4L/22R rehabilitation.
EWR runway 11 runway safety area and relocation of Brewster Road.
EWR electrical distribution and substation improvements.

    Determination: Partially approved. Certain components in each 
project were determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
EWR for Future Use at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 
runway safety area construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at EWR for 
Future Use at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at a $4.50 
PFC Level: JFK runway 4L/22R rehabilitation.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at EWR and Use 
at JFK at a $3.00 PFC Level: JFK taxiway P rehabilitation planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at EWR and Use 
at EWR at a $3.00 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction phase II--planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at EWR and Use 
at EWR, JFK, LGA, and Stewart International Airport (SWF) at a $3.00 
PFC Level: PFC planning and program administration.
    Decision Date: March 8, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Urlass, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3803.
    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, 
New York.
    Application Number: 12-08-C-00-JFK.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $296,109,860.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers operating at JFK.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at JFK.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at JFK and Use 
at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 runway safety area 
planning, environmental, and engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
JFK for Future Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC level: EWR delay reduction 
phase II--construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection at 
JFK and Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level:

EWR runway 4R/22L rehabilitation.
EWR taxiway P rehabilitation including high-speed taxiways.
EWR runway 4L/22R rehabilitation.
EWR runway 11 runway safety area and relocation of Brewster Road.
EWR electrical distribution and substation improvements.

    Determination: Partially approved. Certain components in each 
project were determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
JFK for Future Use at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 
runway safety area construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at JFK for 
Future Use at JFK at a $4.50 PFC Level: JFK runway 4L/22R 
rehabilitation.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at JFK and Use 
at JFK at a $3.00 PFC Level: JFK taxiway P rehabilitation planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at JFK and Use 
at EWR at a $3.00 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction phase II--planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at JFK and Use 
at EWR, JFK, LGA, and SWF at a $3.00 PFC Level: PFC planning and 
program administration.
    Decision Date: March 8, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Urlass, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3803.
    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, 
New York.
    Application Number: 12-08-C-00-LGA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $150,655,394.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers operating at LGA.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at LGA.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at LGA and Use 
at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 runway safety area 
planning, environmental, and engineering.

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    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
LGA for Future Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction 
phase II--construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection at 
LGA and Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level:

 EWR runway 4R/22L rehabilitation.
EWR taxiway P rehabilitation including high-speed taxiways.
EWR runway 4L/22R rehabilitation.
EWR runway 11 runway safety area and relocation of Brewster Road.
EWR electrical distribution and substation improvements.

    Determination: Partially approved. Certain components in each 
project were determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
LGA for Future Use at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 
runway safety area construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at LGA for 
Future Use at JFK at a $4.50 PFC Level: JFK runway 4L/22R 
rehabilitation.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at LGA and Use 
at JFK at a $3.00 PFC Level: JFK taxiway P rehabilitation planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at LGA and Use 
at EWR at a $3.00 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction phase II--planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at LGA and Use 
at EWR, JFK, LGA, and SWF at a $3.00 PFC Level: PFC planning and 
program administration.
    Decision Date: March 8, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Urlass, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3803.

    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, 
New York.
    Application Number: 12-05-C-00-SWF.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,372,027.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2018.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers operating at SWF.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at SWF.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SWF and Use 
at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 runway safety area 
planning, environmental, and engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
SWF for Future Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction 
phase II--construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection at 
SWF and Use at EWR at a $4.50 PFC Level:

EWR runway 4R/22L rehabilitation.
EWR taxiway P rehabilitation including high-speed taxiways.
EWR runway 4L/22R rehabilitation.
EWR runway 11 runway safety area and relocation of Brewster Road.
EWR electrical distribution and substation improvements.

    Determination: Partially approved. Certain components in each 
project were determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at 
SWF for Future Use at LGA at a $4.50 PFC Level: LGA runways 4 and 31 
runway safety area construction.
    Determination: Partially approved. Certain project components were 
determined to be ineligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SWF for 
Future Use at JFK at a $4.50 PFC Level: JFK runway 4L/22R 
rehabilitation.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SWF and Use 
at JFK at a $3.00 PFC Level: JFK taxiway P rehabilitation planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SWF and Use 
at EWR at a $3.00 PFC Level: EWR delay reduction phase II--planning and 
engineering.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at SWF and Use 
at EWR, JFK, LGA, and SWF at a $3.00 PFC Level: PFC planning and 
program administration.
    Decision Date: March 8, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Urlass, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3803.

    Public Agency: Jackson Hole Airport Board, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Application Number: 13-13-C-00-JAC.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $14,221,770.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2026.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2041.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal baggage claim expansion and renovation.
Construct deicing (glycol) containment facility.
Install runway centerline lights.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
Improve runway safety area.
Develop wildlife management plan.
PFC administrative costs.

    Decision Date: March 28, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports District 
Office, (303) 342-1262.

    Public Agency: Ports of Douglas County and Chelan County, East 
Wenatchee, Washington.
    Application Number: 13-11-C-00-EAT.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $556,704.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Rehabilitate aircraft rescue and firefighting station.
Terminal building security improvements.
Modify terminal building (phase VI).

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Aircraft rescue and 
firefighting truck purchase.
    Decision Date: April 5, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports District 
Office, (425) 227-1662.

    Public Agency: Westmoreland County Airport Authority, Latrobe, 
Pennsylvania.
    Application Number: 13-02-C-00-LBE.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

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    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $829,690.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2014.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Master plan update.
Part 150 noise study.
Purchase snow removal equipment.
Install security/perimeter fencing.
Perimeter fence and gates.
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment.
Rehabilitate terminal apron.
Environmental assessment.
Install automated weather observing system phase III.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
Extend access taxiway.
Expand maintenance building.
Improve terminal heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Construct taxiways.
Security enhancements.
Construct T-hangar taxiway.
Improve runway 5/23 runway safety area phase I.
Remove obstructions.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
Security enhancements.
Improve runway 5/23 runway safety area phase II.
Acquire air traffic control tower equipment.
Improve runway 5/23 runway safety area phase III.
Improve airport drainage.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
Acquire land.
Construct T-hangar taxiway phase II.
Acquire passenger loading bridge.
Improve air traffic control tower.
Acquire deicing equipment.
Rehabilitate access road phase I.
Improve runway 5/23 runway safety area phase IV.
Improve terminal utilities.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
Upgrade medium intensity approach light system and runway alignment 
indicator lights.
Rehabilitate air traffic control tower.
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Rehabilitate access road phase II.
Wildlife assessment.
Rehabilitate access road phase III.
Rehabilitate runway 5/23 phase I.
Expand aircraft rescue and firefighting building.
Upgrade medium intensity approach light system and runway alignment 
indicator lights phase II.
Rehabilitate parallel taxiway phase II.
Expand aircraft rescue and firefighting building phase II.
Rehabilitate access road phase IV.
Expand terminal parking phase V.
Rehabilitate passenger loading bridge.
Rehabilitate runway 5/23 phase II.
Upgrade medium intensity approach light system and runway alignment 
indicator lights phase III.
Wildlife hazard management plan.

    Decision Date: April 17, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Ledebohm, Harrisburg Airports 
District Office, (717) 730-2835.

    Public Agency: Mobile Airport Authority, Mobile, Alabama.
    Application Number: 13-06-C-00-MOB.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,705,879.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and operating at Mobile 
Regional Airport (MOB).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at MOB.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Wildlife hazard assessment and management plan.
Noise mitigation program.
East airfield storm water detention area.
Replace airfield beacon.
Baggage conveyor chutes.
Terminal rehabilitation phase II.
Terminal road rehabilitation phase II.
Taxiway R rehabilitation.
Runway 18/36 and partial taxiway R rehabilitation.
12-foot culvert rehabilitation under runway 14/32 (design).
Master plan update.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting building rehabilitation.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting quick response vehicle.
Replace airfield signage (design).
Security lighting upgrade phase II.
Airfield drainage phase III (construction).
Security system rehabilitation (design).
Baggage information display system/flight information display system 
rehabilitation (design).
Rehabilitate 12-foot culvert under runway 14/32 (construction).
Replace airfield signage (construction).
Update security system construction.
Part 139 interactive employee training equipment and workstations.
Airfield lighting vault improvements.
Terminal rehabilitation phase III.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection: Expand apron.
    Brief Description of Disapproved Project: Security towing vehicle.
    Determination: Disapproved. This project does not meet the 
requirements of Sec.  158.15(b).
    Decision Date: April 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Linquist, Jackson Airports 
District Office, (601) 664-9893.
    Public Agency: Charleston County Aviation Authority, Charleston, 
South Carolina.
    Application Number: 13-03-C-00-CHS.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $173,506,475.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2015.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2040.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 that operate at Charleston 
International Airport (CHS).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at CHS.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: PFC 
application development and implementation.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Terminal redevelopment and improvement.
    Determination: Partially approved. Several areas of the terminal 
were determined to be revenue-producing and, thus, ineligible for PFC 
funding.
    Decision Date: April 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Rau, Atlanta Airports District 
Office, (404) 305-7004.

Public Agency: City of El Paso, Texas.
Application Number: 13-06-C-00-ELP.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $19,085,123.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2013.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2016.

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Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at El Paso International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Baggage claim units.
Baggage makeup area.
PFC implementation and administrative costs.

    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Passenger loading bridges.
    Determination: Partially approved. One of the loading bridges 
proposed for replacement was determined to still be within its useful 
life and to still be operating appropriately. Therefore, the 
replacement loading bridge for this gate was determined to be 
ineligible under Sec.  158.15(b).

Airport access control system.

    Determination: Partially approved. The public agency identified 16 
separate components in this project but the FAA determined that only 
two of the components were eligible for PFC funding.

Central plant upgrade.

    Determination: Partially approved. Two of the proposed components, 
replacement of terminal lighting and installation of terminal window 
solar film, both intended to provide efficiency improvements, did not 
meet the requirements of Sec.  158.15(b).
    Decision Date: April 23, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Nicely, Texas Airports 
Development Office, (817) 222-5650.

    Public Agency: County of Albany and City of Laramie, Laramie, 
Wyoming.
    Application Number: 13-03-C-00-LAR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $185,425.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Laramie regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Update airport master plan.
Rehabilitate apron.
Rehabilitate runway 12/30 (maintenance).
Construct access road.
Rehabilitate runway 12/30.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
PFC administration.

    Decision Date: April 24, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports District 
Office, (303) 342-1262.

                                           Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                     Original         Amended
                                     Amendment       Original         Amended        estimated       estimated
    Amendment No. city, state      approved date   approved net    approved net     charge exp.     charge exp.
                                                    PFC revenue     PFC revenue        date            date
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09-04-C-01-HNL, Honolulu, HI....        04/03/13    $105,909,130    $127,112,161        02/01/14        02/01/14
09-04-C-01-OGG, Kahului, HI.....        04/03/13      24,663,770      29,601,463        02/01/14        02/01/14
09-04-C-01-KOA, Kailua Kona, HI.        04/03/13       7,254,050       8,706,313        02/01/14        02/01/14
09-04-C-01-LIH, Lihue, HI.......        04/03/13       7,254,050       8,706,313        02/01/14        02/01/14
08-07-C-02-MOD, Modesto, CA.....        04/05/13         337,634         304,183        04/01/12        04/01/12
10-10-C-01-EAT, Wenatchee, WA...        04/05/13         881,750         381,750        08/01/14        08/01/14
08-05-C-03-AVP, Avoca, PA.......        04/09/13       5,790,104       1,518,104        08/01/17        12/01/16
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2013.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2013-29934 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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