[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 56096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22236]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for O'Hare 
International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport 
for the Summer 2015 Scheduling Season

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

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.

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SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline 
of October 9, 2014, for summer 2015 flight schedules at Chicago's 
O'Hare International Airport (ORD), San Francisco International Airport 
(SFO), 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 Slot 
Guidelines. The deadline coincides with the schedule submission 
deadline for the IATA Slots Conference for the summer 2015 scheduling 
season.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has designated ORD as an IATA Level 
2 airport, SFO as a Level 2 airport, JFK as a Level 3 airport, and EWR 
as a Level 3 airport. The FAA currently limits scheduled operations at 
JFK and EWR by 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\
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    \1\ Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International 
Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as amended 79 FR 16854 (March 
26, 2014); Operating Limitations at Newark Liberty International 
Airport, 73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 79 FR 16857 (March 
26, 2014).
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    The FAA is primarily concerned about planned passenger and cargo 
operations during peak hours, but carriers may submit schedule plans 
for the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours are 0700 to 2100 Central 
Time (1200 to 0200 UTC), at SFO from 0600 to 2300 Pacific Time (1300 to 
0600 UTC), and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern Time (1000 to 
0300 UTC). Carriers should submit schedule information in sufficient 
detail including, at minimum, the operating carrier, flight number, 
scheduled time of operation, frequency, and effective dates. IATA 
standard schedule information format and data elements (Standard 
Schedules Information Manual or SSIM) may be used.
    The U.S. summer scheduling season for these airports is from March 
29, 2015, through October 24, 2015, in recognition of the IATA northern 
summer period. The FAA understands there may be differences in slot 
times due to different U.S. daylight saving time dates and will 
accommodate these differences to the extent possible.
    At JFK, there will be runway construction in summer 2015 that will 
impact airport operations and runway capacity. Runway 13L/31R will be 
closed from March 1 through April 9, 2015, and Runway 4L/22R will be 
closed from April 10 through September 21, 2015. Modeling suggests that 
delay impacts may be significant at the typical demand levels, 
especially when available runways or adverse weather conditions limit 
capacity. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the FAA, and 
stakeholders have been meeting to determine ways to improve operations 
and mitigate delays to the extent possible. The FAA has issued a 
limited waiver of the minimum slot usage requirement to encourage 
carriers to temporarily reduce operations without losing historical 
precedence for slots.\2\ The FAA will work with carriers to potentially 
retime flights to less congested periods. Slots for new flights will be 
limited to off-peak times to avoid adding to congestion during the 
construction.
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    \2\ 79 FR 30925 (May 29, 2014).

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DATES: Schedules must be submitted no later than October 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot 
Administration Office, AGC-200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 
Independence Avenue 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].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2014.
Mark W. Bury,
Assistant Chief Counsel for International Law, Legislation, and 
Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2014-22236 Filed 9-17-14; 8:45 am]
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