UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

WASIDNGTON, D.C. 

IN THE MATTER OF COMPLIANCE 

WITH FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS BY 

THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS 

(RESPONDENT) 

Docket No. 16-15-10 

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR NON-PARTIES TO COMMENT ON THE FAA 

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION 

This matter is before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) based on the above-referenced 

Notice of Investigation (NO I), issued August 7, 2015, to the City of Dallas (Respondent), in 

accordance with 14 CFR Part 16, FAA Rules of Practice for Federally-Assisted Airport 

Enforcement Proceedings (Rules of Practice). Respondent's response to the NOI is due 

November 23, 2015 and will, upon submission, be posted in www.regulations.gov. 

Pursuant to 14 CFR § 16.29(b )( 1 ), the FAA may, when it considers it necessary, supplement the 

submissions and pleading of the parties by conducting an informal investigation. Pursuant to this 

authority, FAA hereby provides an opportunity for Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Southwest Airlines Co.; 

United Airlines, Inc.; Virgin America, Inc.; American Airlines, Inc.; and Seaport Airlines, Inc., 

all non-parties to FAA investigation, to each submit a brief containing any information or 

argument that it believes the FAA should consider in this proceeding. Any such briefs must be 

submitted to the public docket no later than December 23,2015. 

Upon receipt by FAA, any responses to this notice will be posted in wvvw.regulations.gov. The 

responses to this request will become part of the administrative record in the NOI proceeding. In 

rendering its initial determination, FAA will rely upon the responsive pleadings of the city and 

the results of the FAA's informal investigation, which may include but are not limited to, the 
additional information sought herein. Nothing contained herein is an admission or determination 

by FAA that the non-parties named are directly and substantially affected under 14 CFR 

§ 16.21 or may disclose a substantial interest under 49 U.S.C. § 46110. 

Randall S. Fiertz 

Director, Office of Airport Compliance 

and Management Analysis 

Date 

2 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on November~, 2015, I placed in the United States mail (first 

class, postage paid), a true copy of the Notice of Opportunity for Non-Parties to Comment 

addressed to: 

Respondent/Counsel 

W. Eric Pilsk 

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP 

Counsel to the Respondent 

100 1 Connecticut A venue, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

Non-Parties to the Proceeding 

Peter Carter 

Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1 060 Delta Boulevard 

Atlanta, GA 30320 

Robert W. Kneisley 

Associate General Counsel 

Southwest Airlines Co. 

919 18th Street, N.W., Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20006 

Abby Bried 

Associate General Counsel 

United Airlines, Inc. 

233 South Wacker Drive 

Chicago, IL 60606-6462 

John Varley 

Senior Vice President & General Counsel 

Virgin America Inc. 

555 Airport Blvd., Suite 500 

Burlingame, CA 940 I 0 

Timothy F. Sieber 

Executive Vice President 

Seaport Airlines, Inc. 

7505 NE Airport Way 

Portland, NE 97218 

Will Ris, Senior Vice President 

Government Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

II 0 I I th Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Claudia Roberts 

Office of Airport Compliance and 

Management Analysis