[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44088-44089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17662]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Submission Deadline To Amend Slot Records for LaGuardia 
Airport

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 August 12, 2014, for requests to amend slot records (adjust slot 
times and arrival/departure designations) at New York LaGuardia Airport 
(LGA).

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no later than August 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot 
Administration Office, AGC-200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; by facsimile to: 202-267-
7277; or by email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-7143; fax number: 202-
267-7971; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scheduled operations at LGA currently are 
limited by FAA Order until a final Slot Management and Transparency 
Rule for LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and 
Newark Liberty International Airport (RIN 2120-AJ89) becomes effective 
but not later than October 29, 2016.\1\ The LGA Order permits the 
leasing or trading of slots through the expiration date of the Order, 
but this mechanism limits a carrier's ability to permanently adjust its 
slot base through trades with another carrier, as is common at Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Additionally, the Order 
permanently allocates slots, unlike the EWR and JFK Orders that 
allocate slots and permit slot retimings on a seasonal basis, subject 
to availability of slots through a transparent process generally 
following the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Worldwide 
Slot Guidelines (WSG).\2\
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    \1\ Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia Airport, 71 FR 
77854 (Dec. 27, 2006) as amended by 79 FR 17222 (Mar. 27, 2014).
    \2\ See 79 FR 16857 (Mar. 26, 2014) (EWR Order); 79 FR 16854 
(Mar. 26, 2014) (JFK Order).
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    Recently the FAA has received a number of requests to retime LGA 
slots and change arrival/departure designations. Although the FAA has 
received similar requests for slot adjustments on a seasonal basis 
since the LGA Order became effective, the FAA has noticed an increase 
in the volume of requests and the number of carriers seeking 
accommodation. Some requests have been the same season after season, 
indicating that carriers may desire adjustments that remain in effect 
until the expiration of the LGA Order. Historically, the FAA has 
evaluated and confirmed these adjustment requests, consistent with the 
LGA Order and prior FAA practice, on the basis of whether they have an 
operational benefit or a neutral effect on operations. Since 2007, many 
of these adjustments have improved LGA operational performance.
    To evaluate LGA slot adjustments for the upcoming 2014-15 winter 
IATA scheduling season in a fair and transparent manner, the FAA is 
establishing a deadline of August 12, 2014, for carriers to request 
retiming and changes to the arrival/departure designation of currently-
held slots. Carriers should provide slot information in sufficient 
detail including, at minimum, the operating carrier, slot number, 
scheduled time of arrival or departure, frequency, arrival/departure 
designation, and effective dates. Consistent with past practice, the 
FAA will evaluate requests in light of the

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overall operational impact at LGA and whether the requests improve or 
have a neutral effect on operational performance. The FAA will consider 
both short-term adjustments and adjustments through the expiration of 
the LGA Order. In addition, if the FAA receives conflicting requests 
for retiming, the FAA will give priority to new entrants and limited 
incumbents, consistent with the LGA Order and FAA practice. The terms 
of the LGA Order prevent the FAA from allocating new slots in hours at 
or above the slot limit.
    The FAA will evaluate requests received by August 12, 2014, and 
intends to respond to the requests no later than August 19, 2014. The 
FAA cannot guarantee that all requests to adjust slots will be 
confirmed. Requests received after August 12, 2014, will be evaluated 
after timely requests in the order they are received. As permitted 
under paragraph A.5 of the LGA Order, carriers are encouraged to engage 
in slot trades, when possible, to achieve desired timings.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2014.
Mark W. Bury,
Assistant Chief Counsel for International Law, Legislation, and 
Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2014-17662 Filed 7-24-14; 4:15 pm]
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