[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51963-51964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18670]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Program; Draft FAA Order 5500.1B

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a request for comments on the draft FAA 
Order 5500.1B, Passenger Facility Charge. When finalized, this Order 
will replace Order 5500.1, Passenger Facility Charge, issued on August 
9, 2001. This revised Order clarifies and updates statutory and 
regulatory requirements, including those affected by changes to the PFC 
statute from multiple FAA reauthorizations.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of draft FAA Order 5500.1B, and comment 
form, is available after August 4, 2016, through the Internet at the 
FAA Airports Web site at http://www.faa.gov/airports/ airports/. You may submit 
comments using the Draft PFC Order 5500.1B Comment Form available at 
the same

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web address, using any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Facsimile: (202) 267-5302.
     Mail: FAA Office of Airports, Office of Airport Planning 
and Programming, Financial Analysis and PFC Branch (APP-510), Room 
619E, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    For more information on the notice and comment process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Privacy:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Hebert, Manager, Financial 
Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch, APP-510, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20591, telephone (202) 267-8375; facsimile (202) 267-5302, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents

    You can get an electronic copy of this notice and the Draft PFC 
Order 5500.1B by visiting the FAA's Airports Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports/ after August 1, 2016.

Background

    The Passenger Facility Charge Program (PFC) is an airport capital 
funding program, established by the Airport Safety and Capacity 
Expansion Act of 1990 as amended, 49 U.S.C. 40117 et seq. Order 5500.1, 
Passenger Facility Charge, issued August 9, 2001, provides instructions 
and sets forth policy and procedures used in the administration of PFC 
Program. The PFC Program allows the collection and use of fees up to 
$4.50 per enplaned passenger at commercial airports controlled by 
public agencies.
    The primary audience for this order is all FAA employees with 
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) responsibilities. The secondary 
audience includes Public Agencies and Air Carriers involved with 
collecting, using, and reporting PFC revenues. This Order, once 
finalized, is intended to replace the above referenced 2001 PFC Order 
with updated information that reflects current legislation, regulation, 
and policy. The Office of Airports reorganized and revised this Order 
to clarify what is required by law and policy and to incorporate PFC 
Updates 35-02 (dated October 5, 2001) though 69-12 (dated September 14, 
2012).
    Since 2001, there have been substantial changes to the laws, 
regulation, and policies relating to PFCs.
    To incorporate these changes and provide the most useful and 
current program guidance to agency employees, the Office of Airport 
Planning and Programming, Financial Assistance Division has drafted an 
updated version to revise the Order to maximize its clarity. This 
update is a fundamental rewrite of FAA Order 5500.1, the current 
version of the PFC Order. The update clarifies the different 
responsibilities of the FAA Office of Airports staff and those of 
public agencies applying to collect and use PFCs. The update also 
clarifies the responsibilities of air carriers collecting, handling, 
and remitting PFCs to public agencies. This updated version of the 
Order includes the requirements for all PFC funded projects and can be 
used as a ready-reference for project-specific requirements.

Invitation for Public Comment

    While the FAA generally does not request public comment on internal 
orders, the agency is offering this opportunity for public comment in 
recognition of the interest of multiple stakeholders of the aviation 
industry in PFCs. The agency will consider all comments received by the 
closing date of the comment period in finalizing this Order. Comments 
received after that date may be considered if consideration will not 
delay agency action on the Order.
    Comments should be submitted on the Draft PFC Order 5500.1B Comment 
Form, which is available for downloading at http://www.faa.gov/airports/. Comments that are not submitted on the Draft PFC Order 
5500.1B Comment Form may be considered only if consideration will not 
delay agency action on the Order.

     Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2016.
Elliott Black,
Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 2016-18670 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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