[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13122-13125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5025]
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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 January
2001, there were 10 applications approved. This notice also includes
information on one application, approved in December 2000,
inadvertently left off the December 2000 notice. Additionally, 40
approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.
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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals 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: Airport Authority of Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles,
Louisiana.
Application Number: 01-01-C-00-LCH.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $4,251,977.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: March 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2001.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Part 135 on-
demand air taxi/commercial operators.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Lake Charles Regional Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Terminal improvement.
Expand terminal public parking.
Renovate aircraft rescue and firefighting facility.
Security fencing at general aviation area.
1997 terminal improvement.
Professional fees of PFC application preparation.
Decision Date: December 21, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Thomas Wade, Southwest Region
Airports Division, (817) 222-5613.
Public Agency: Savannah Airport Commission, Savannah Georgia.
Application Number: 00-04-C-00-SAV.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $4,223,048.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2011.
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Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2012.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: All air taxi/
commercial operators filing or required to file FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Savannah International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Sweeper.
Six loading bridges.
Airfield lighting control.
Extend general aviation taxiway number 2.
Cross connector taxiway.
Access road southwest quadrant.
Buildout gates 9 and 10.
Escalator number 2.
Elevator at 5A.
Cargo apron.
Terminal apron.
PFC development, implementation, and administration.
Decision Date: January 3, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Gaetan, Atlanta Airports
District Office, (404) 305-7146.
Public Agency: Port of Seattle, Seattle, Washington.
Application Number: 01-05-U-00-SEA.
Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $40,618,000.
Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2004.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2021.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from
previous decision.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:
Security system upgrade.
Airfield pavement and infrastructure improvements: taxiway pavement
replacement; transitional navigation aids and lighting system; and
apron pavement replacement.
Decision Date: January 17, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Lee-Pang, Seattle Airports
District Office, (425) 227-2654.
Public Agency: County of Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado.
Application Number: 01-03-C-00-GUC.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $480,667.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: March 1, 2004.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2006.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Land acquisition (Wilson property).
Land acquisition (Bratton property).
Perimeter fencing.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Design for group D-IV safety area standards.
Design and construction of the 1-Bar Road.
Brief Description of Projects Withdrawn:
Gold Basin road relocation.
Runway and taxiway shift (phase 1).
Wetlands mitigation.
Determination: These projects were withdrawn by the public agency
in its letter dated October 31, 2000. Therefore, the FAA did not rule
on these projects in this decision.
Decision Date: January 19, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports
District Office, (303) 342-1258.
Public Agency: County of Outagamie, Appleton, Wisconsin.
Application Number: 00-04-C-00-ATW.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $5,891,467.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2008.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Terminal building expansion.
Master plan update.
Acquire snow removal equipment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra E. DePottey, Minneapolis
Airports District Office, (612) 713-4363.
Public Agency: Jacksonville Port Authority, Jacksonville, Florida.
Application Number: 00-06-U-00-JAX.
Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $5,584,454.
Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1996.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 1999.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from
previous decision.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Taxiway improvement for runways 5/23 and 14/32.
Decision Date: January 29, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Owen, Orlando Airports
District Office, (407) 812-6331, extension 19.
Public Agency: Jacksonville Port Authority, Jacksonville, Florida.
Application Number: 01-07-C-00-JAX.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $28,181,513.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2004.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Jacksonville International Airport.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:
Renovation and expansion of landside terminal area, stage 1.
Decision Date: January 29, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Owen, Orlando Airports
District Office, (407) 812-6331, extension 19.
Public Agency: City of Stracuse Department of Aviation, Syracuse,
New York.
Application Number: 01-04-I-00-SYR.
Application Type: Impose a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,018,210.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2002.
Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Syracuse-Hancock International Airport.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection: Taxiway A
rehabilitation.
Decision Date: January 29, 2001.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Brito, New York Airports
District Office, (516) 227-3800.
Public Agency: City and County of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
Application Number: 00-02-C-00-DEN.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $211,990,000.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2030.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Dedicated air
ambulances.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Denver International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$4.50 PFC Level:
Runway 16R/34L.
Industrial waste containment facilities.
Construction of taxiway EA.
Construction of C-2 deicing pad.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use at a
$3.00 PFC Level: Terminal module 3E build out public and non-exclusive
systems.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at a $4.50
PFC Level:
Industrial waste management system--cargo area connection.
Taxiway L (AA-EA) grading, paving, lighting, and marking.
Concourse A east deicing/penalty box.
Concourse A expansion of public areas.
Automated ground transportation system (AGTS)--new cars.
Six additional gates.
Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at a $3.00 PFC
Level: Common use terminal equipment.
Brief Description of Project Disapproved: AGTS maintenance facility
expansion.
Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that maintenance
of airport facilities is not eligible under the Airport Improvements
Program (AIP), paragraph 501 and Item 10 of Appendix 2 of FAA Order
5100/38A, AIP Handbook (October 24, 1989). Therefore, buildings for the
purpose of maintaining airport facilities are not AIP eligible. Thus,
the FAA determined that this project did not meet the requirements of
Sec. 158.15(b).
Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Central terminal automation
system center--terminal automated system.
Determination: This project was withdrawn from the application by
the public agency in its letter dated January 26, 2001. Therefore, the
FAA did not rule on this project in this decision.
Decision Date: January 30, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports
District Office, (303) 342-1258.
Public Agency: Lafayette Airport Commission, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Application Number: 01-03-C-00-LFT.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $3.00.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,323,000.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2004.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Lafayette Regional Airport.
Brief Description of Projects approved for Collection and Use:
Widen and rehabilitate taxiway L.
PFC development, implementation, and administration.
Decision Date: January 30, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Thomas Wade, Southwest Region
Airports Division, (817) 222-5613.
Public Agency: Benedum Airport Authority, Bridgeport, West
Virginia.
Application Number: 01-02-C-00-CKB.
Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $162,334.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2001.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2003.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S: None.
Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Rehabilitate terminal/fixed base operator ramp and taxiway radius
widening.
Perimeter fencing.
Foreign object debris removal equipment.
Snow removal equipment.
Master plan update.
Rehabilitate taxiways A, B, C, D, and E.
Decision Date: January 30, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Clark, Beckley Airports Field
Office, (304) 252-6216.
Amendments to PFC Approvals
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Original Amended
Amendment Original approved Amended approved estimated estimated
Amendment No., city, state approved date net PFC revenue net PFC revenue charge exp. charge exp.
date date
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99-03-C-01-CLL, College Station, TX*.............................. 11/22/00 $951,400 $951,400 05/01/04 09/01/02
97-01-C-01-SBA, Santa Barbara, CA................................. 12/17/00 2,572,182 2,530,182 01/01/02 01/01/02
95-01-C-03-LFT, Lafayette, LA..................................... 12/27/00 1,491,900 1,083,024 09/01/98 09/01/98
97-03-C-01-MIA, Miami, FL......................................... 12/28/00 296,167,000 253,011,000 07/01/05 01/01/05
92-01-I-06-SRQ, Sarasota, FL...................................... 12/28/00 21,287,893 21,287,893 01/01/01 01/01/01
95-03-C-03-SRQ, Sarasota, FL...................................... 12/28/00 1,100,000 1,100,000 04/01/02 04/01/02
98-03-C-01-ATW, Appleton, WI...................................... 01/02/01 3,909,000 3,159,000 06/01/03 05/01/01
94-01-C-01-DLH, Duluth, MN........................................ 01/04/01 562,248 548,296 10/01/96 09/01/96
96-02-C-01-DLH, Duluth, MN........................................ 01/04/01 775,332 552,215 05/01/99 09/01/98
99-03-C-01-DLH, Duluth, MN........................................ 01/04/01 561,879 589,989 07/01/01 05/01/00
00-03-C-01-IDA, Idaho Falls, ID*.................................. 01/12/01 2,640,000 8,950,000 09/01/09 07/01/20
99-01-C-01-LMT, Klamath Falls, OR*................................ 01/12/01 426,374 426,374 11/01/04 05/01/03
93-01-C-02-IND, Indianapolis, IN.................................. 01/17/01 78,386,441 68,562,881 11/01/01 11/01/00
96-02-C-01-IND, Indianapolis, IN*................................. 01/17/01 36,622,175 21,275,922 06/01/04 04/01/02
92-01-C-04-MEI, Meridian, MS...................................... 01/18/01 140,875 138,669 06/01/94 06/01/94
98-01-C-01-XNA, Bentonville, AR*.................................. 01/19/01 125,775,332 125,552,215 03/01/49 06/01/40
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98-02-C-01-GUC, Gunnison, CO...................................... 01/24/01 619,631 183,754 03/01/04 04/01/01
92-01-C-01-MSP, Minneapolis, MN................................... 01/24/01 66,355,682 92,714,464 08/01/94 08/01/95
94-02-C-03-MSP, Minneapolis, MN................................... 01/24/01 126,222,000 140,778,569 01/01/00 03/01/99
93-01-C-11-ORD, Chicago, IL*...................................... 01/25/01 1,129,865,761 1,014,808,714 11/01/11 12/01/05
94-02-U-06-ORD, Chicago, IL*...................................... 01/25/01 NA NA 11/01/11 12/01/05
95-03-C-03-ORD, Chicago, IL*...................................... 01/25/01 NA NA 11/01/11 12/01/05
96-05-C-04-ORD, Chicago, IL*...................................... 01/25/01 NA NA 11/01/11 12/01/05
98-04-C-01-MSP, Minneapolis, MN*.................................. 01/25/01 55,460,000 55,471,897 06/01/01 05/01/01
00-05-C-01-LSE, La Crosse, WI*.................................... 01/25/01 689,028 689,028 04/01/03 08/01/02
94-01-C-02-BMI, Bloomington, IL*.................................. 01/26/01 6,276,132 6,276,132 12/01/10 11/01/03
97-02-C-02-BMI, Bloomington, IL*.................................. 01/26/01 21,894,432 21,808,432 12/01/10 10/01/17
00-05-C-01-MSP, Minneapolis, MN*.................................. 01/26/01 106,873,838 106,873,838 03/01/03 12/01/02
99-02-C-01-MSO, Missoula, MT*..................................... 01/26/01 1,985,000 1,985,000 08/01/03 06/01/02
99-02-C-01-MSO, Missoula, MT*..................................... 01/26/01 1,500,000 1,500,000 06/01/06 02/01/04
98-05-C-01-GFK, Grand Forks, ND*.................................. 01/26/01 1,398,163 1,398,163 09/01/04 06/01/03
99-05-C-02-MFR, Medford, OR*...................................... 01/26/01 1,672,962 1,672,962 08/01/04 02/01/03
96-02-C-01-SLC, Salt Lake City, UT*............................... 01/29/01 66,291,558 61,882,646 09/01/01 07/01/01
99-04-C-01-CPR, Casper, WY*....................................... 01/29/01 471,251 471,251 05/01/04 06/01/03
98-06-I-01-SJC, San Jose, CA*..................................... 01/30/01 35,000,000 35,000,000 02/01/01 07/01/01
99-07-C-01-SJC, San Jose, CA*..................................... 01/30/01 12,950,000 12,950,000 07/01/02 01/01/02
99-08-C-01-SJC, San Jose, CA*..................................... 01/30/01 23,598,000 23,598,000 09/01/03 11/01/02
98-07-I-02-PHL, Philadelphia, PA*................................. 01/30/01 672,000,000 672,000,000 07/01/11 07/01/07
99-08-U-01-PHL, Philadelphia, PA*................................. 01/30/01 NA NA 07/01/11 07/01/07
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Note: The amendments denoted by an asterisk (*) include a change to the PFC level charged from $3.00 per enplaned passenger to $4.50 per enplaned
passenger. For all of the locations listed above as being approved to change the charge level, this change is effective on April 1, 2001.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2001.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
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