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Mr . J . Randolp h Babbitt , Administrato r Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Dear Administrato r

Babbitt : O n Septembe r

8 , 2008 , th e undersigne d(hereinafter , "petitioners" ) filedth e origina l an dtw o courtes y copie s o f

th e enclose dwritte n Petitio n for Rulemaking ' with th e Administrato r o f tli e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n unde r th e ibllowin g authorities , inte r alia : Hac hagenc y shal l giv e a

n intereste dperso n tii e righ t t o petitio n fo

r th e issuance , amendment , o r repea l o f arule . 5 U.S.C . § 553(e) . Promp t notic e shal l b e give n o f

th e denia l i n whol e o r

i n part o f awritte n * * * petitio n * * * o f an intereste dperso n mad e i n connectio n with an y agenc y proceeding^ . * * * [T]h e notic e shal l b e accompanie db y abrie f statemen t

o f th e ground s for

denial . 5 U.S.C . § 555(e) . Th e Administrato r

shal l ac t upo n al l petition s for

rulemakin g n o late r

tha n 6 month s afte

r tli e dat e suc h petition s are filed * * * . 4 9 U.S.C . § 106(f)(3)(A) . A cop y o f

th e Unite dState s Posta l Servic e (hereinafter , ''USPS" ) Certifie dMai l Receip t (P S f on n 3800 ) 700 7 149 0 000 1 148 8 1135 , addiesse dt o th e Administrator , bearin g a"Se p 8 2008 " USP S postmark

stamp , i s enclosed , Exhibi t 1 , in/ra , a s evidenc e sai dpetitio n wa s maile dt o th e Administrato r

Septembe r

8 , 2008 . A cop y o f

th e officia

l USP S 700 7 149 0 000 1 148 8 113 5 deli

very recor di s als o enclosed . Exhibi t 2 , infra , a s evidenc e sai dpetitio n wa s receive db y th e Ad

ministrato r

"09/10/2008. " DEMAN D Th e petitioner s reasonabl y deman dth e Administrato r ac t o n thei r Septembe r

200 8 writte n Petitio n for

Rulemaking , describe dabove , withi n 3 0 day s fromth e dat e o f thi s letter .

' Petitio n seek s (1 ) repea l o f an agenc y rule , an d(2 ) th e issuanc e o r formulatio n o f

tw o agenc y rule s o f particular

applicabihty t o th e Aviatio n Safet y an dCapacity Expansio n Ac t an dth e Free

do mo f Informatio n Act . ^ "[A]genc y proceeding " mean s "a n agenc y proces s a s define db y [paragraph ] (5 ) * * * . " 5 U.S.C . § 551(12) . Paragrap h (5 ) read s " 'rul e making ' means agenc y proces s fo r fomiulating , amending , o r

repealin g arule. " 5 U.S.C . § 551(5) .

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i s clea r ove r " 6 months, " 4 9 U.S.C . § 106(f)(3)(A) , supra , hav e passe dsinc e sai d writte n petitio n wa s filedwit h th e Administrator , th e petitioner s hav e no t receive dadetermina

tio n i n respec t

theret o o r

any "notice " o f

a"denia l in whol e or

i n part " o f

sai dpetitio n witha ''statemen t

o f th e ground s for

denial. " 5 U.S.C . § 555(e) , supra . Th e petitioner s believ e tha t the y hav e alega l right

to agenc y actio n o n sai dpetitio n under th e statutoi ^ authorities , supra , an dunde r theii * constitutiona l Fift

h Amendmen t

righ t t o procedura l du e proces s o f law . Petition

er s alleg e n o lega l basi s exist s for th e Administrator' s inactio n o n sai dpetition , an dthat th e Ad

ministrator' s conduc t

i n th e discharg e o f

dutie s impose dupo n hi mb y la w i s wronglul , withou t lawfu l reaso n o r

excuse , an dthat

petitioner s hav e suffere dacompensabl e injur y to aconstitu

tionall y protecte dinterest^ . CONCLUSIO N I f th e Administrato r

doe s no t ac t o n th e Septembe r

200 8 writte n Petitio n fo r Rulemakin g withi n 3 0 day s fi'omth e dat e o f thi s letter , petitioner s wil l pursu e thei r rights throug h al l legall y availabl e means . Sincerely , Gu y Heic 88 1 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , M N 5512 0 Voice : 651-^4-744 0

ichae l A . Kose l 88 9 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , M N 5512 0 Voice ; 651-456-951 2 )uan e Taylo r

/ / 2338KressinAve n Mendot aHeights . M N 5512 0 Voice : 651-452-117 2 Enclosures : Cop y o f Petitio n fo

r Rulemaking , September

8 , 200 8 Exhibi t 1 : USP S Certifie dMai l Receip t (P S Fon n 3800 ) 700 7 149 0 000 1 148 8 113 5 Exliibi t 2 : USP S Delivei y Record , Certifie dMai l Ite m700 7 149 0 000 1 148 8 113 5 C f But z V . Economou , 43 8 U.S . 47 8 (1978 ) a t 504 .

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1 ' No w come th e petitioner s an dsho w th e Administrato r o f th e Federa l Avia

tio n Administration (hereinafter , "FAA"^ ) th e name , addres s an dtelephon e numbe r o f petitioners : Gu y Heide ^ 88 1 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , Minnesot a5512 0 Voice : 651-454-744 0 Michael A . Kose l 88 9 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , M N 5512 0 Voice : 651-456-951 2 Duan e Taylo r 233 8 Kressi n Avenu e Mendot aHeights , M N 5512 0 Voice : 651-452-1172 . Glossary o f

abbreviation s an dacronyms : AD O Airport s Distric t Offic e Alle s Jer i Alles , Manager-Airport s Division , FA A ASCE A Aviatio n Safet y an dCapacit y Expansion Act , 4 9 US C § 4011 7 ANR C Airport

Nois e Reductio n Committe e AP A Administrativ e Procedur e Ac t CF RCod e o f

Federal Regulation s Coope r Barry D . Cooper , Regiona l Administrato r Great Lake s Region , FA A FA A Federa l Aviatio n Administration FOI A Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 US C § 55 2 MA C Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n MS P Minneapolis-St . Pau l Internationa l Airport Par t 15 8 1 4 CF RPart

15 8 PF C Passenge r

facilit y charg e

• ^ Lea dpetitione r

for purpose s o f

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th e Airport

Nois e Reductio n Committee , anonprofi t as sociation . 

## I . REQUESTE D RULEMAKIN G 2

- Petitioner s see k

(1 ) repea l o f

an agenc y rule^ , an d(2 ) th e issuanc e o r formu

latio n o f tw o agenc y rule s o f

particular

applicability t o th e Aviatio n Safet y an dCa

pacit y Expansio n Ac t

(hereinafter , "ASCEA" ) an dth e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t (hereinafter , "FOIA")

- 

## II . DUTY AN

D RESPONSIBILIT Y O FFAA ADMINISTRATO R 3 Th e Administrativ e Procedur e Ac t (hereinafter , "APA" ) provides : Eac h agenc y shal l giv e a n intereste dperso n th e righ t t o petitio n for

th e issu

ance , amendment , o r

repea l o f arule . 5 US C § 553(e) . Promp t notic e shal l b e give n o f

th e denia l i n whol e o r

i n part o f awritte n * * * petitio n * * * o f

a n intereste dperso n mad e i n connectio n wit han y agenc y pro ceeding'* . * * * [T]h e notic e shal l b e accompanie dby abrie f statemen t

o f th e ground s for

denial . 5 US C § 555(e) . ^ "[R]ule " means : th e whol e o r

apart o f an agenc y statemen t

o f genera l o r

particular

applica

bility an dfuture effec t

designe dt o implement , interpret , o r prescrib e la w o r polic y o r describin g th e organization , procedure , o r practic e requirement s o f an agenc y an dinclude s th e aipprova l o r prescriptio n fo

r th e future o f

rates , wages , corporat e o r

financial structure s o r

reorganization s thereof

, prices , facilities , appliances , service s o r allowance s therefo r

o r o f valuations , costs , o r accounting , o r

practice s be;aring o n any o f th e foregoing . 5 US C § 551(4) .

" * "[AJgenc y proceeding " mean s "gi n agenc y proces s a s define db y [paragraph ] (5 ) + * * . " 5 US C § 551(12) . Paragrap h(5 ) read s " 'rul e making ' mean s agenc y proces s for

formulating , amending , or repealin g arule. " 5 US C § 551(5) . - 2 -

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### 4 Th e FA A Administrato r i s required : [To ] ac t upo n al l petition s fo

r rulemakin g n o late r

tha n 6 month s after

th e dat e suc h petition s ar e filed * * * . 4 9 US C § 106(f)(3)(A) . 

## III . STATEMEN T O FFACT S 5

- Concemin g congressional inten t i n enactin g th e FOIA , Pub . L . 104-23 1 § 2(a ) provided : (1 ) th e purpos e o f

sectio n 55 2 o f

titl e 5 , Unite dState s Code , popularl y know n a s th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , i s t o requir e agencie s o f th e Federa l Gov

ernmen t t o make certai n agenc y informatio n availabl e for publi c inspectio n an d copyin g an dt o establis han denabl e enforcement o f th e righ t o f any perso n t o obtai n acces s t o th e record s o f suc hagencies , subjec t

t o statutor

y exemptions , fo r any publi c o r

privat e purpose ; (2 ) sinc e th e enactmen t

o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

i n 1966 , an dth e amendment s enacte di n 197 4 an d1986 , th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

ha s bee n avaluabl e mean s througj i whic hany perso n can learn ho w th e Federal Governmen t

operates ; (3 ) th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

ha s le dt o th e disclosur e o f waste , firaud, abuse , an dwrongdoin g i n th e Federa l Government . 6 - Th e ASCE A amende dth e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t o f 195 8 t o authoriz e th e Secretar y o f Transportatio n t o gran t

apubli c agenc y whic hcontrol s acommercial servic e airport

authority t o asses s afee fo r enplanin g passenger s a

t suc hairpor

t t o finance airport-relate dprojects . 1 4 CFRPart 15 8 (hereinafter , "Part

158" ) imple

ment s th e ASCEA . Federa l Register , Vol . 56 , No . 10 3 at 24254 . ^

- Minneapolis-St . Pau l Internationa l Airport (hereinafter , "MSP" ) i s a "[cjommercia l servic e airport, " "[cjovere dairport, " an d"[mjediu mo r larg e hu b airport " a s define dat

1 4 CF R§ 158.3 . - 3 -

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- MS P i s owne dan doperate db y th e Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n (he

reinafter , "MAC") . MA C i s a"[pjubli c agency " a s define dat 1 4 CF R§ 158.3 . 9

- Fo r purpose s o f

1 4 CF R§ 158.43(d) , "th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office " fo r MS P i s th e Airport s Distric t Offic e (hereinafter , "ADO" ) at 602 0 28" " Avenu e South(Roo m102 ) i n Minneapolis , Minnesota . AD O ha s th e delegate dduty an d responsibility o f

renderin g al l th e service s require dt o make th e regulatory syste m accomplis hth e statutory objective s o f th e ASCEA . DO T Orde r 5500. 1 § 5-6. c (Augus t 9 , 2001) . 10 . O n Ma y 13 , 1994 , th e FAi^ ^ approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n fo r $113,064,00 0 wit haFebruary 28 , 1998 , expiratio n date , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r 94-02-C-OO-MSP . 11

- O n Septembe r

19 , 1996 , thi

e FA A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Apphca

tio n Amendmen t

No . 1 for

($5,688,000 ) les s dollars— aTyp e A amendment^ , as signe dcontro l numbe r

94-02-C-Ol-MSP . 12 . O n Decembe r

29 , 1997 , thi

e FA A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applica

tio n Amendmen t

No . 2 fo r $18,846,00 0 additional dollars—^aTyp e B amendment ^ assigne dcontro l numbe r

94-02-C-02-MSP .

^ "Typ e A " meanin g authorize dunde r 1 4 CF R§ 158.37(a) . DO T Orde r 5500. 1 § 11- 6 (Augus t

9,2001) . ^ "Typ e B " meanin g authorize dunde r 1 4 CFR§ 158.37(b) . DO T Orde r 5500. 1 § 12- 6 (Augus t

9 , 2001) .

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### ' 3 MA C reporte dcollectin g Secon dPF C Applicatio n revenue s totalin g

$37,365,260.6 3 fo

r th e twelv e month s endin g January 31 , 1999—abou t $3. 1 mil

lio n eac h month o n average . I'*

- O n Novembe r

26 , 2007 , th e Airport

Nois e Reductio n Committe e (hereinaf

ter , "ANRC" ) Secretary submitte daFOI A reques t (reporte da s Exhibi t

A , infra ) for tw o agenc y record s , inte r alia , viz. : MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollar s (94-02-C-Ol-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 fo r $18,846,00 0 additional dollar s (94-02-C-02-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) . 1 5 Jeri Alles , Manager-Airport s Divisio n (hereinafter , "Alles" ) i n aDecembe r 21 , 2007 , FA A lette r

(reporte da s Exhibi t

B , infra ) issue do r

formulate dth e follow

in g agenc y rul e t o justif

y denyin g copie s o f

MAC' S notic e t o carrier s fo r Amend

men t Nos . 1 an d2 (94-02-C-01-M:S P

### an d94-02-C-02-MSP ) unde r th e FOLA. : [P]ubli c agencie s are no t

require dt o provid e [copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date ] t o [FAA ] for amendments . Alle s use dth e mai l t o deliver thi s December

21 , 2007 , letter . 16

- Th e ANR C i n aJanuar y 10 , 2008 , lette r

t o Alle s (reporte da s Exhibi t C , in

fra ) complaine do f

agenc y rule :

^ Style dreques t

No . 2 an dNo . 3 , respectively .

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### FA A defend s non-productio n o f [Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 an dAmendmen t

No . 2 notic e t o carrier s o f chang e i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date ] b y claimin g "publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e [copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date ] t o [FAA ] for

amendments " * * * . ANR C respectfiill y disagrees withthi s lega l position . Secon dPF C Applicatio n initia l charg e expiratio n dat e wa s February 28 , 1998 . I n 1998 , MS P montiil y PF C revenue s range dfrom$ 3 millio n t o $ 4 million . Wherefore , Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . I' s ($5,688,000 ) reductio n woul dreasonabl y chang e PF C charg e exph^tio n date , supra , b y on e month(at aminimum) . Similarly , Secon dPF C Applica

tion Amendmen t

No . 2' s $18,846,00 0 increas e wouldreasonabl y chang e PF C charg e expiratio n date , supra , b y five month s (at aminimum) . Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n (MAC ) i s MS P "publi c agency, " withi n meanin g o f

Part 15 8 PF C regulations . MA C certifie dcomplianc e "witi i al l provision s o f

1 4 CF Rpar t

158. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Appendi x A a t B,2 . Sinc e Part

15 8 clearl y mandate s "publi c agency " mus t "notif y carrier s * * * o f change s i n th e [PFC ] charg e expiratio n date " an d"provid e acop y o f th e [PFC ] notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office, " MA C ha d clear , nondiscretionary lega l dut y t o notif y ai r carrier s o f

PF C charg e expira

tio n dat e change s flowing firomSecon dPF C Applicatio n amendment s an d ''cop/ ' FA A o n thes e notices . 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c)(d ) (emphasi s added) . Sinc e lega l procedure , supra , mandate dMA C "copy " FA A o n al l PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice s an dsinc e FA A ha s lega l duty o f care t o enforc e al l PF C regulation s a t MSP , FA A shoul dreasonabl y produc e [Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 an dAmendmen t

No . 2 notic e t o carrier s o f

chang e i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date] . Exhibi t C , infr aat 6 o f 24 . 1 7 Barr y D . Cooper , Regiona l Administrato r Great Lake s Regio n (hereinafter , "Cooper" ) i n aJanuary 25 , 2008 , FA A lette r (reporte da s Exhibi t

D , infra ) sup porte ddenial , repeate dagenc y rul e justifyin g FOI A denial (viz. , "publi c agencie s Seen . 3 . - 6 -

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require dt o provid e [copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date ] t o [FAA ] for amendments") , an dsupplie d"th e require d appeal s process. " Coope r use d h e mai l t o delive r

thi s January 25 , 2008 , letter . 18

- Th e ANR C i n aFebruary 21 , 2008 , lette r t o Assistan t

Administrato r

for Region s & Cente r

Operation s (reporte da s Exhibi t E , infra ) appeale ddenial o f th e Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 an dAmendmen t

No , 2 notic e t o carri

er s o f chang e i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date , requestin g an dalleging : A s t o [Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 an dAmendmen t

No . 2 notic e t o carrier s o f

chang e i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date] , ANR C re quest s FA A com e int o {complianc e wit h1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d 158,43(d) , an dmak e th e tijv o reasonabl y describe dfederal record s "promptl y available. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii) . A s t o [Titl e 18 ] allegation s i n paragrap h17 , t o hol dfederal official s ac countabl e unde r

th e law , ANR C respectfiill y request s Secretary o f Transpor

tatio n expeditiousl y relate i thi s informatio n allegin g potentia l violation s o f federal crimina l la w t o th ^ Attorne y General fo r investigatio n an dpossibl e crimina l charges . Exhibi t 3 , infraat

1 3 o f 24 . 1^

- I n repl y t o ANRC' s appea l o f thi s FOI A denial , RuthLeverenz , Assistan t Administrato r

for Region s & Cente r

Operations , i n aMarc h11 , 2008 , FA A lette r (reporte da s Exhibi t

F , infra ) supporte dAlles ' an dCooper' s denial asserting : Th e FOI A i s no t

avehicl e disciplin e it s employees . Ejxhibi t F , infraat

1 t o compe l an agenc y t o performit s missio n o r t o

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## IV . STATEJMEN T O FLA W I .

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- Th e ASCE A empowere dth e Secretar y o f Transportatio n t o authoriz e "a n eligibl e agenc y t o impos e apassenge r facilit y fee " o n enplanin g passenger s "a t a n airpor t th e agenc y contirols, " mandatin g th e Secretar y "prescrib e regulation s neces sary " t o implemen t

th e statutor y scheme . 4 9 US C § § 40117(b)(1) , 40117(i) . 

### 21

- I n tiie May 29,1991 , Federa l Register , th e FA A publishe dPart 158 , whic h se t fort hlegal procedure s unde r

th e ASCE A for

publi c agenc y applications for au thorit y t o impos e apassenge r facilit y charg e (hereinafter , "PFC") , fo r FA A proc essin g o f suc happlications , fo

r collection , handling , an dremittanc e o f PFC' s b y ai r carriers , for

recordkeepin g an dauditin g b y ai r carrier s an dpubli c agencies , fo r terminatin g PF C authority , an dfo r reducin g Federa l grant

fund s apportione dt o larg e an dmediu mhu b airport s imposin g aPFC . 22 . T o obtai n authorit y t o impos e aPFC , apubli c agenc y mus t certif y compli

anc e "witi i al l provision s o f 1 4 CF Rpar t

158. " 1 4 CF RPar t

15 8 Appendi x A — Assurance s a t

§ B. 2 23 . A t al l times relevan t

t o th e petition , Par t

15 8 requiredtha t

apubli c agenc y notif y carrier s o f

"change s i n tiie [PFC ] charg e expiratio n date " an dprovid e a

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sai dnotificatio n t o "th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office. " 1 4 CF R§ § 158.43(c)' , (d)' ^ 24 . A t al l times relevan t

t o th e petition , Par t

15 8 require dtha t

apubli c agenc y mak e achange dPF C charg e expiratio n dat e fi-om aTyp e A amendmen t "effectiv e o n th e first

da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fr^o

mth e tim e th e publi c agen c y notifie s tiie carriers. " 1 4 C.F,R . § 158.37(a)" . 25 . A t al l time s relevan t

t o th e petition . Par t

15 8 require dtha t

apubli c agenc y "notif y th e carrier s o f

th e effectiv e dat e o f

an y chang e t o th e approve dPF C result

in g fi-om tiie [Typ e B ] amendment , subjec t t o th e limitatio n tha t

th e effectiv e dat e o f an y ne w charg e shal l b e n o earlie r tha n th e firs t

da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t

^ 1 4 CF R§ 158.43(c ) the n provide d(emphasi s added) : Th e publi c agenc y shal l notif y carrier s require dt o collec t PFC' s a t it s airpor t o f change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date . Eac hnotifie dcarrie r shal l notif

y it s agents , includin g othe r issuin g carriers , o f

suc hchanges .

" ^ 1 4 CF R§ 158.43(d ) provide s (emphasi s added) : Th e publi c agenc y shal l provid e acop y o f th e notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office .

' ' 1 4 CF R§ 158.37(a ) tiien provide d(emphasi s added) : A publi c agenc y ma y * * * institut e [specifie ddecrease s o r increases ] o f

1 5 percen t o r less . Th e publi c agenc y shal l notif y tiie collectin g carrier s an dth e FAA i n writin g o f

thes e changes . An y ne w charg e wil l b e effectiv e o n th e firs t da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fro mth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers .

P Q 39y d 9NI>1W3in yJ O 3DIJJ 0 9L2Q13ZZ2 Z LZ-Z l 212Z/LI/Z 2

### 6 0 day s fro mth e time th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers. " 1 4 CFR§

158.37(b)(l)' l 

# n . 26

- Renderin g al l th e governmen t service s require dt o mak e th e regulatory sys te mpu t i n place " t o accomplis h wha t Congres s intende di n enactin g th e FOI A (pa

ragrap h 5 i s incoiporate db y reference ) an dASCEA' s statutory schem e i s amatte r withi n government' s executiv e branc hjurisdiction . Wherefore , FA A officer s an d employee s renderin g thos e service s ar e accountabl e fo r thei r statements , represen tations , makin g o f

document s an dus e o f

document s unde r

th e Fals e Statement s Accountability Act , whic hprovide s (emphasi s added) : Excep t a s otherwis e provide di n thi s section , whoever , i n an y matte r withi n th e jurisdictio n o f

tiie executiv e • * * branc h o f th e Governmen t

o f th e Unite d States , knowingl y an dwillfull y -

'^ ^ 1 4 CFR§ 158,37(b)(l ) tiien provide d(emphasi s added) : I n th e even t

o f n o carrie r

disagreemen t

withachang e propose dunde r para grap h(b ) o f

thi s section , th e publi c agenc y may institut e th e propose d amendmen t

* + * . Th e publi c agenc y shal l notif y th e carrier s o f

th e effec

tiv e dat e o f

an y chang e t o th e approve dPF C resultin g fro mth e amendment , subjec t t o th e limitatio n that

th e effectiv e dat e o f

any ne w charg e shal l b e n o earlie r tha n th e first

da y o f amonthwhic h i s at

leas t 6 0 da.y s fro mth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers . And , 1 4 CF R§ 158.37(b)(2 ) tiien provide di n relevan t part (emphasi s added) : * * * I f th e amendmen t

i s approve d[despit e carrie r disagreement ] th e Ad

ministrato r

advise s th e pubUc agenc y an dnotificatio n t o th e carrier s wil l h e a s provide dunde r

paragrap h(b)(1 ) o f

thi s section .

' ^ Reporte din , respectively , 4 9 CF RPart 7 an dPart

158 . -10

-

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### (1 ) falsifies , conceals , o r cover s u p b y an y trick , scheme , o r devic e amate ria l fact ; (2 ) make s an y materiall y false , fictitious, o r fiaudulent

statemen t

o r repre sentation ; or (3 ) make s o r

use s any fals e writin g or documen t

knowin g th e sam e t o con tai n an y materiall y false , fictitious o r fraudulent

statemen t o r entry ; shal l b e finedunde r

thi s titl e o r

imprisone dno t

mor e tha n 5 years , o r

both . 1 8 US C § 1001(a) . III . 27

- FA A officer s an demployee s renderin g al l th e governmen t service s re quire dt o mak e th e regulatory syste mpu t i n plac e t o accomplis hwha t Congres s in

tende di n enactin g th e FOI A (paragrap h5 i s incorporate db y reference ) an dAS

CEA' s statutory schem e ar e accountabl e fo r consciousl y failin g t o rende r "hones t services " unde r

U.S . Cod e Titl e 18 , Chapte r 6 3 (Mai l Fraud) , whic hprovide s (em

phasi s added) ; Fo r th e purpose s o f

thi s chapter , th e ter

m"schem e o r

artific e t o defi-aud " in

clude s aschem e o r

artific e t o depriv e anothe r o f th e intangibl e righ t

o f hones t services . 1 8 US C § 1346 . An dreadin g § 1346 , supra , with§ 134 1 provide s th e followin g prohibitio n (em

phasi s added) : Whoever , havin g devise do r intendin g t o devis e an y [schem e o r artific e t o de

priv e anothe r

o f th e intangibl e righ t

o f hones t services] , * * * for

th e purpos e o f executin g suc h schem e o r artific e o r

attemptin g s o t o do , place s i n an y pos t of

fice o r authorize ddepository/s r mai l matter , any matte r

o r thin g whateve r

t o b e sen t o r delivere dby th e Posta l Service , or deposit s o r

cause s t o b e deposite dan y matte r o r thin g whateve r

t o b e sen t

or delivere db y an y privat e o r commercia l interstat e carrier , o r

take s o r receive s therefrom , an y suc hmatte r o r thing , o r knowingl y cause s t o b e delivere db y mai l o r suc hcarrie r

accordin g t o th e direc

tion thereon , or

a t th e plac e at

whic hi t i s directe dt o b e delivere db y th e perso n 1 1

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### t o who mi t i s addressed , an y suc hmatte r o r thing , shal l b e finedunde r thi s titl e o r imprisone dno t

mor e tha n 2 0 years , o r

both . 1 8 US C § § 1341 , 1346 , 28 . 1 8 US C § 1346 , supra , wa s enacte db y Congres s t o revers e aholdin g i n McNall y v . Unite dStates^ \48 3 U.S . 35 0 (Sup . a . 1987) , viz. , "[t]h e mai l fi-aud statut e clearl y protect s property rights , bu t doe s no t refer t o th e intangibl e righ t

o f th e citizenry t o goo dgovernment. " Id. , at 356 . I n interpretin g "t o defrau dth e Unite dStates, " McNall y relie do n th e lega l principle s i n Hammerschmid t v . Unite d States , 26 5 U.S . 18 2 (1924 ) (emphasi s added) : [T]h e word s "t o defiraud " commonl y refe r "t o wrongin g on e i n hi s propert y right s b y dishones t

method s o r

schemes, " an d"usuall y signif y th e deprivatio n o f somethin g o f

valu e b y trick , deceit , chican e o r overreaching. " Ibid , a

t 35 8 (Hammerschmid t

citation s omitted) . Hammerschmid t

indicates , i n regar d["t

o defraud" ] that

whil e "[t] o conspir e t o defrau dth e Unite dState s mean s primaril y t o cheat th e Governmen t

ou t o f property or

money , * * * 

### i t

als o mean s t o interfer e witho r obstruc t on e o f it s lawfu l governmenta l function s b y deceit , craf t o r trickery , o r

at leas t b y means tha t ar e dishonest. " Ibid , a

t 358- 9 n . 8 . 29 . U. S V

. Brumley , 11 6 F.3 d72 8 (5 * Cir . 1997 ) reviewe d§ 134 6 a s applie d t o govenmien t

employee s decidin g (emphasi s added) :

'' ^ Se e U.S . V

. Defries , 85 8 F.Supp . 1 (D.D.C . 1994) : I n 1988 , i n reactio n t o th e McNall y decision . Congres s enacte d§ 1346 , add

in g "tii e intangibl e right

o f hones t services " t o th e otherwis e unenumerate d "property " right s i t

wa s acrim e t o depriv e anotiie r o f b y aschem e o r

artific e t o defi-au dusin g th e mails . Ibid , at 4 . -12

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### [A ] governmen t entity [i.e. , FAA ] qualifie s a s "another " withi n th e meanin g o f § 134 6 [and ] "hones t

services " can includ e "hones t an dimpartia l government. " Ibi dat 731 . Th e statut e [ § 1346 ] contemplate s tha t ther e mus t

firs t b e abreac ho f

a[gov

ernment ] dufy . Ibid , a t

734 . "[H]ones t services " contemplate s that i n renderin g som e particular servic e o r services , th e defendan t

wa s consciou s o f

th e fac t tha t hi s action s wer e some thin g les s tha n i n th e bes t interest s o f

th e employe r

***.[ ] I f

th e employe e render s al l th e service s hi s positio n call s for , an di f thes e an dal l othe r

service s rendere db y hi mar e jus t th e service s whic h woul db e rendere dby atotall y faithfu l employee , an di f th e scheme doe s no t

contemplat e otherwise , ther e ha s bee n n o deprivatio n o f

hones t services . Ibid , a t

734 , 2< ^ FA A officer s an demployee s entruste dwithth e dut y an dresponsibilif

y o f renderin g al l th e governmen t service s require dt o mak e th e regulatory syste mpu t i n plac e t o accomplis hwha t Congres s intende di n enactin g th e FOI A (paragrap h5 i s incoiporate db y reference ) an dASCEA' s statutory schem e hav e bee n clearl y en truste dwithaproperty interest , i.e. , "somethin g o f value"* ^ t o bothagovernmen t entity an daparty with titl e t o thos e hones t services . FA A officer s o r employee s consciousl y devisin g aschem e or artific e usin g "dishonest " mean s (i.e. , means that ar e "les s tha n i n th e bes t

interest s o f

th e [FAA], " no t

"th e service s whic hwoul db e rendere db y atotall y faithfu l [FAA ] employee" ) t o "interfer e witho r obstruc t on e o f [FAA'S ] 

### lawful governmenta l fiinctions, " an dusin g th e mail , o r causin g th e

McNally , supr aa

t 35 8 (citin g Hammerschmidt) .

-13

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### mai l t o b e s o used , fo r th e purpos e o f

executin g o r

intendin g t o execut e that schem e o r artific e ar e accountabl e unde r 1 8 US C § § 1341 , 1346*^ . 

## V . REQUESTE D RULEMAKIN G 31

- Petitioner s respectfull y request : RUL E NO . 1 Repea l o f th e agenc y rul e issue do r formulate db y Alle s an dCoope r tha t publi c agencie s ar e no t

require dt o provid e copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n dat e t o FA A fo r amendment s (paragraph s 1 5 an d1 7 ar e incorporate db y reference) . RUL E NO . 2 Issuanc e o r

formulatio n o f

a n agenc y rul e requirin g AD O t o promptl y obtai n copie s o f MAC' s notice s t o carrier s o f change s i n PF C charg e expiratio n dat e for Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 (code d94-01-C-02-MSP ) an d fo r Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 (code d94-02-C-02-MSP ) an d t o promptl y notif

y Gu y Heide , infra , s o tha t ANR C can mak e promp t reques t unde r th e FOI A fo

r thei r production. RUL E NO . 3 Issuanc e o r

formulatio n o f

an agenc y rul e t o U.S , Attorne y General relatin g in

formatio n i n paragraphs 40-4 9 o f probabl e caus e Alle s an dCoope r violate d1 8 US C §§100 1 an d1341,134 6 fo r investigatio n an dpossibl e crimina l charges . 

## VI . REASON S WH Y REQUESTE D RULE S SHOULD ISSUE CAS E FO RRUL E NO . 1

A . 32 . Alles ' an dCooper' s unpublishe dagenc y rul e holdin g publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e

' ^ Citatio n for

"dishonest " an d"interfer e witho r obstruc t on e o f lawful govem menta l functions " i s McNally , supr aa t 358- 9 n . 8 (citin g Hammerschmidt) . Cita

tion for "les s tha n i n th e bes t

interest s o f

th e * * * " an dno t

"th e service s whic h woul db e rendere db y atotall y faithfu l employee " i s Brumley , supr aat 734 . 1 4

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### expiratio n dat e t o FA A fo r amendment s (se e paragraph s 1 5 an d17 ) shoul db e re peale dfor

bein g "arbitrary , capricious " o r "otherwis e no t

i n accordanc e withlaw, " 5 US C § 706(2)(A) . B . 33

- Th e plai n languag e a

t 1 4 CF R§ § 158.43(c) , (d ) clearl y require s tha t apub

li e agenc y authorize dt o impos e aPF C mus t ("shall" ) a s amatte r

o f la w notif

y carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n dat e an d"provid e acop y o f th e notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office " (paragrap h2 3 i s incorporate d b y reference) . 3'» . DO T Orde r

5500. 1 plainl y an dunambiguousl y support s thi s readin g o f Part 15 8 (a s requirin g publi c agencie s t o cop y FA A o n eac han devery PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notification ) whe n explainin g "notic e [o f ane w Typ e A amendmen t

charg e expiratio n date ] shal l b e sen t to * * * th e appropriat e FA A Air

port s office,' ' an d"i t

[th e publi c agency ] shal l notif y * * * th e appropriat e FA A airport s offic e o f

an y ne w [Typ e B amendment ] charg e effectiv e and/o r expiratio n date,^ * an d"th e publi c agenc y wil l notif y * * * th e appropriat e FA A Airport s offic e o f th e effectiv e and/o r

expiratio n dat e o f

an y ne w [Typ e B amendment ] charge.^' '

^ ^ Se e Kin g v . Nationa l Transp . Safet y Bd , 36 2 F,3 d43 9 (8ti i Cir . 2004) : I n carryin g ou t

tha t [statutory ] mandat e th e FA A ha s authority t o promulgate legislativ e rule s tha t

carry th e forc e o f

law . Ibid , at

441 . -15 -

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### DO T Orde r 5500. 1 § § 11-7,(3) , 12-12 , 12-17^ ^ (Augus t 9 , 2001 ) (al l emphasi s added) . 35

- Alle s an dCoope r

i n issuin g or

formulatin g an agenc y rul e tha t violate s a clear Part 15 8 procedura l prerequisit e acte darbitraril y o r capriciously . Wherefore , Alles ' an dCooper' s agenc y rul e shoul db e repeale dan dRul e No . 1 , supra , shoul d issu e fo r "a n agency' s failure t o appl y arul e i n asituatio n t o whic hth e rul e obvi

ousl y pertain s [work s aviolatio n o f th e arbitrary-and-capriciou s standard] . See , e.g . Ne w Yor

k Stat e Energ y Researc h & Developmen t Authority v . FERC , 74 6 F.2 d 64 , 66-6 9 (D.C . Cir . 1984). " Federa l Electio n Com' n v . Rose , 80 6 F,2 d1081 , 108 9 (D.C . Cir . 1986) . C . 3^

- Alles ' an dCooper' s unpublishe dagenc y rule , supra , adversel y affecte dpe titioner s whe n denyin g petitioner s "somethin g o f value " o r

interferin g wit ho r

ob

structin g "lawfu l governmenta l fimctions " (se e McNally , paragrap h28 , supra ) whe n use dt o den y petitioners ' lawfu l FOI A reques t fo r reasonabl y describe dgov ernmen t records . 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii)^ ^ 4 9 CFR§ 7.11 ,

^ * § § 12-1 2 an d12-1 7 both concern Typ e B amendments , th e differenc e bein g whethe r amendmen t

issue s withou t

o r withcarrie r

disagreement .

' ^ Whic h statut e require s "[eac h agenc y upo n any reques t for reasonabl y describe d record s i n accordanc e with publishe drules ] shal l make th e record s promptl y avail

abl e t o an y person. " -16

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### 3

7 I n issuin g o r

formulatin g a n agenc y rul e tha t deprive dpetitioner s o f

a statutory righ t

o r entitlemen t

t o th e productio n o f

governmen t

records , thereb y learnin g ho w th e FA A "operates " (paragrap h5 i s incorporate dby reference) , Alles ' an dCooper' s action s wer e "otherwis e no t i n accordanc e witi i law. " 5 US C § 706(2)(A) . Wherefore , Alles ' an dCooper' s agenc y rul e shoul db e repeale dan d Rul e No . 1 , supra , shoul dissu e for th e statut e a

t 5 US C § 552(a)(l)^ ° "clearl y pro vide s tha t n o administrativ e actio n take n pursuan t t o unpublishe dprocedure s can b e allowe dt o stan dagains t aperso n adversel y affecte dthereby, " Norther n Cali

forni aPowe r

Agenc y v . Morton , 39 6 ¥,Supp . 1187 , 118 8 (D.D.C . 1975) .

CAS E FO RRUL E NO . 2

A . 38

- Th e FA A i s reasonabl y boun dt o enforc e it s ow n rule s an dregulations . "Implici t i n th e authority t o issu e [FAA ] regulation s i s th e responsibility t o enforc e tiiem." Federa l Register , Vol . 44 , No . 21 5 a t 63720 . Departin g firomth e plai n meanin g o f

apublishe drul e (viz. , 1 4 CF R§ § 158.43(c) , (d) ; paragraph s 2 3 an d33

- 3 4 ar e incorporate db y reference ) withou t an adequat e explanatio n create s an un dergroun dbod y o f

la w goo dfo

r on e plac e an dtim e only . Suc han agenc y ap -

^ ^ Whic h statute s provide s " aperso n ma y no t i n an y maime r

• * * b e adversel y affecte dby , amatte r

require dt o b e publishe di n th e Federa l Registe r an dno t s o published. " 5 US C § 552(a)(1)(D) . 1 7

2 0 39y d 9Ni>iyw3"in aJ O BOIJJ O 9i09i9220 2 Li'-Z l 0T02/iI/£ 0

### proac h woul db e justl y deeme dan approac ht o arbitrary power^ \t o th e exercis e o f

mer e discretion , an dt o th e abandonmen t o f al l legal check s upo n FA A authority . B . 39. A remed y mus t

b e fashione dt o provid e relief^ ^ whic hadequatel y redresse s injur y t o petitioner s firomAlles ' an dCooper' s us e o f aspeciou s pretex t

tha t faile d t o compl y withaspecifi c regulatory directio n (paragraph s 32-3 5 ar e incorporate d b y reference ) t o justif

y th e denial o f

alawfu l FOI A reques t

i n breac ho f

FAA' s sta tutor y duty (paragraph s 3 2 an d36-3 7 ar e incoiporate db y reference) . Wherefore , Rul e No . 2 , supra , shoul dissu e requirin g AD O t o enforc e 1 4 CF R§ § 158.43(c) , (d ) b y promptl y obtainin g th e require dcopie s o f MAC' s notice s t o carrier s o f change s i n PF C charg e expiratio n dat e for Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 (code d94-01-C-02-MSP ) an dfor Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No .

^ * Se e Pontchartrai n Broadcastin g Co. , Inc . v . FCC , 1 5 F.3 d18 3 (D.C . Cir , 1994) : [A] n unexplaine ddepartur e fromCommissio n preceden t woul dhav e t o b e overturne da s arbitrary an dcapricious . Se e Crosthwai t v . FCC , 58 4 F.2 d550 , 55 6 (D.C.Cir.l978) ; se e als o Unite dFoo d& Commercia l Worker s Loca l 250- A v . NLRB , 88 0 F.2 d1422,1434-3 9 (D,C.Cir.l989) . Ibi dat 185 . ^" "[Rjelie f

include s th e whol e o r

apar t o f an agency — (A ) grant o f money , assistance , license , authority , exemption , exception , privilege , o r

remedy ; (B ) recognitio n o f

aclaim , right, immunity , privilege , exemption , o r excep tion; o r (C ) takin g o f

othe r actio n o n th e applicatio n o r petitio n of

, an dbeneficial to , aperson . 5 US C § 551(11) . -18 -

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### 2 (code d94-02-C-02-MSP ) an dnotifyin g Guy Heide , infr-a, s o tha t ANR C can make promp t

reques t unde r th e FOI A fo

r thei r production . CAS E FO RRULE NO . 3

A . 40

- O n o r abou t Decembe r

21 , 2007 , an dJanuary 25 , 2008 , i n o r abou t Chi

cago , Illinois , i t

i s allege dAlle s (paragrap h1 5 i s incorporate db y reference ) an d late r Coope r (paragrap h1 7 i s incorporate db y reference ) knowingl y an dwillfiill y mad e an duse dadocumen t tha t containe damateriall y false , fictitious, o rfraudulen t statement , an dthereafte r use dth e sam e t o bloc k

o r thwart areques t unde r th e FOI A fo r reasonabl y describe dgovernmen t records— aviolatio n o f

1 8 U.S.C . § 100 1 (paragrap h2 6 i s incorporate db y reference) . Th e document s i n questio n ar e bot h letters , receive di n th e mail , whic hletter s specificall y stat e petitioner s ma y no t hav e tw o reasonabl y describe dgovernmen t record s for

th e sol e reaso n that "[w] e [FAA ] d o no t

hav e copie s * • * publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e [copie s o f

notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e expiratio n date ] t o [FAA ] fo r amendment s (emphasi s added), " thereb y removin g tw o requeste dgov ernmen t record s fromth e FOIA' s purview , disablin g th e FOIA . (Th e document s ar e reporte da s Exhibit s B an dD , infra. ) •^i

- I t i s allege dAlles ' an dCooper' s statement s ar e material i n tha t statement s disable dth e FOI A fromfunctionin g a s Congres s intende dfor , absen t thi s state 19

-

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### ment , th e FA A ha dalega l dut y t o produc e th e tw o reasonabl y describe dgovern men t records . '^2 . I t i s further

allege dAlles ' an dCooper' s materia l statements , supra , ar e fals e for th e reason s se t

fort h withparticularity an dth e support o f publishe drule s i n paragraph s 32-3 5 (incorporate db y reference) . . 43 . I t i s further allege dAlles ' an dCooper' s materiall y fals e statements , supra , wer e knowingl y mad e a s th e applicabl e statut e an drule s wer e known^^ t o Alle s an dSingleto n at

th e time , for

Alle s an dCoope r

eac hha dth e responsibility t o fa

miliariz e tiiemselves witi i 1 4 CF RPart 15 8 an d4 9 CF RPar t

7 (paragrap h2 6 i s in

cotporate db y reference ) t o adequatel y performth e lega l dutie s impose dupo n them . I t shoul db e note dthat

Alle s an dCoope r

ha dconstructiv e knowledg e o f th e applicabl e statut e an drule s a s th e FOI A reques t specificall y include dan drefer

ence dthe m(se e Exhibi t

A , infr aat

1-3 o f 24 ; als o se e Exhibi t

C , infraat

6 o f 24) , 44

- I t i s further allege dAlles ' an dCooper' s materiall y fals e statements , supra , wer e willfull y made . Alle s an dCoope r i n makin g reasonabl y describe drecord s availabl e unde r

th e FOI A were d e fact o governmen t officers^ * performin g alega l duty . A s governmen t

officers , i t

mus t b e presume deac hwel l kne w thei r lega l dut y Ignoranc e o f

th e la w o r

amistak e o f

la w i s "n o defens e t o criminal prosecution " fo r "th e la w i s definite an dknowable , th e commo n la w presume dthat every perso n kne w th e law. " Cheekv . Unite dStates , 49 8 U.S . 192,19 9 (Sup . Ct . 1990) . 20 -

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### unde r

th e ASCE A an dth e FOI A upo n enterin g thei r office . Fo r

purpose s o f

Titi e 18 , willfu l conduc t

ha s bee n defme da s th e voluntary , intentiona l violatio n o f a know n lega l duty^^ . T o thi s point , Alles ' an dCooper' s statement s appea r i n th e re cor da s voluntary , intentiona l act s o f free will , deliberatel y mad e ove r ANRC' s remonstration s (se e Exhibit s C an dE , ir^a) . I n th e record , i t shoul db e note dtha t Alles ' an dCooper' s materiall y fals e statements , supra , transcen dpoo r judgmen t an dar e no t

reasonabl y attributabl e t o misunderstanding . I t i s allege dtha t

th e ioTC^om g prim afaci e evidenc e i s sufficient t o findprobabl e caus e Alle s an dCoo

pe r violate d1 8 U.S.C . § 1001 . B . 45 . O n o r

abou t Decembe r

11 , 2007 , an dJanuary 25 , 2008 , i n o r abou t Chi

cago , Illinois , i t

i s allege dAlle s (paragrap h1 5 i s incorporate db y reference ) an d Coope r (paragrap h1 7 i s incorporate db y reference ) constructe daschem e o r arti

fice t o defrau dth e governmen t o f th e intangibl e righ t

o f hones t services , an duse d th e mai l o r

cause dth e mai l t o b e s o use d(t o thi s poin t se e paragraphs 1 5 an d17 ) for th e purpos e o f

executin g th e schem e o r artifice—^aviolatio n o f

1 8 US C § § 1341 , 134 6 (se e paragraph s 27-30) . 2 4 u 'j^ojfficer ' include s any perso n authorize db y la w t o performth e dutie s o f th e office. " 1USC§1 . ^ ^ "[W]illfull y mean s th e 'voluntary , intentiona l violatio n o f aknow n legal duty , [citation s omitted]. ' " Cheek , supr aa t 201 . -21

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. Alle s an dCoope r

ha dimpose do n the mth e dut y an dresponsibility t o ren de r al l th e governmen t

service s require dt o mak e th e regulatory syste mpu t i n plac e t o accomplis h what

Congres s intende di n enactin g th e FOI A (psuragrap h5 i s incor

porate db y reference ) an dASCEA' s statutory scheme . I t i s allege dAlle s an dCoo

pe r eac h consciousl y constructe dFOI A denial s i n breac ho f thi s governmen t

duty a s aschem e o r

artific e tha t

woul ddepriv e th e governmen t an dth e ANR C o f

th e service s Congres s require do f FA A employee s unde r

th e FOIA , specificall y 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii)^^ . I t i s specificall y allege dtiiat, fo r tiie purpos e o f

con structin g sai dschem e o r

artifice , Alle s an dCoope r knowingl y mad e afals e state ment , wel l calculate dt o mislead , whe n statin g petitioner s coul dno t hav e tw o rea sonabl y describe dgovernmen t record s fo r

th e sol e reaso n that

"[w] e [FAA ] d o no t hav e copie s * * * publi c agencie s ar e no t require di o provid e [copie s o f notice s t o carrier s o f

change s i n th e PF C charg e ejqjiratio n date ] t o [FAA ] fo r amendment s (emphasi s added). " Exhibit s B an dD , infra . 47 . A t al l relevan t

times , i t i s allege dAlle s an dCoope r consciousl y denie dth e petitioner s o f

"somethin g o f

value, " interfere do r

obstructe da"lawfu l [FAA ] gov ernmen t function, " acte di n "les s tha n i n th e bes t interest s o f

th e [FAA], " an d faile dt o rende r

th e service s "whic hwoul db e rendere db y atotall y faithfu l [FAA ] employee " (citation s ar e Hammerschmid t an dBrumle y standard s fo r "t o defiraud "

2 6 ITir , "arr»nM 7 * * • 

### Viz. , "agenc y * * * shal l mak e th e record s prompti y availabl e t o an y person. ' -22

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### an ddeprivatio n o f "hones t services, " se e paragraph s 27-30) , thereb y denyin g th e governmen t

o r th e ANR C th e intangibl e righ t o f "hones t services, " I n th e record , i t shoul db e note dtha t

Alles " an dCooper' s materiall y fals e statements , supra , d o no t appear t o b e innocen t

mistak e o r

error . I t

i s allege dtha t

th e foregoing/?rz>«< 3 faci e evidenc e i s sufficien t t o findprobabl e caus e Alle s an dCoope r violate d1 8 U.S.C . § § 1341,1346 . C . 48

- A Statut e o r

rul e canno t

substitut e fo r

individua l integrity , Alles ' an dCoo

per' s allege dpas t

mistake s o r

error s ar e arguabl y suc h a s undermin e th e public' s genera l confidenc e i n member s o f th e federa l agencie s an dth e syste mthe y wor k in . Fo r thi s syste mt o functio n a s i t should , th e publi c mus t trus t i n member s o f federa l agencies , confiden t suc h ar e providin g "hones t services. " 49

- I f on e accepts , arguendo , tha t Alle s an dCoope r

knowingl y an dwillfull y faile di n thei r

dut y an dresponsibilit y t o rende r al l th e hones t

governmen t

service s require dt o accomplis h wha t Congres s intende di n enactin g th e FOI A an dASCEA , the n th e threa t

o r likelihoo do f

recurrenc e i s substantia l fo r Alle s an dCoope r

d o no t appea r t o recogniz e an y wrongdoing , "I t ha s lon g bee n recognize dtha t th e li

kelihoo do f

recurrenc e o f

challenge dactivit y i s mor e substantia l whe n th e cessa tio n i s no t

base dupo n recognitio n o f th e initia l illegalit y o f tha t conduct. " Armste r V , Unite dState s Dis t

Court , 80 6 F.2 d1347 , 135 9 (9^^ Cir . 1986) . "[P]as t wrong s 

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### ar e evidenc e bearin g o n whethe r ther e i s area l an dimmediat e threat o f repeate d injury. " O'She av . Littleton , 41 4 U.S . 488 , 49 6 (Sup . Q . 1973) . 50

- A remed y mus t

b e fashione dt o provid e relie f whic hadequatel y redresse s bot hAlles ' an dCooper' s allege dpas t an<a ? potentia l futur e violation s o f 1 8 US C § § 100 1 an d1341 , 1346 . Wherefore , Rul e No . 3 , supra , shoul dissu e requirin g th e informatio n i n paragraph s 40-49 , supra , allegin g Alle s an dCoope r violate d1 8 US C § § 100 1 an d1341 , 134 6 b e referre do r relate dt o th e U.S . Attorne y Genera l fo r investigatio n an dpossibl e crimina l charges . 

## VII . CONCLUSIO N 51

- Petitioner s reques t

th e Administrato r

repea l th e agenc y rule , an dissu e o r fonmulat e th e tw o agenc y rule s o f particular

applicability t o th e ASCE A an dth e FOI A substantiall y a s se t fort hi n paragrap h31 , supra . 

## VIII . CERTIFICAT E O FPETITIONER S 52. Petitioner s certif

y that , t o th e bes t

o f thei r knowledge , th e statement s i n th e abov e petitio n for

rulemakin g are true . Respectfull y submitte dSeptembe r 8,2008 .

Gu y Heid e ^ 88 1 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , Minnesot a5512 0 Voice : 651-454-744 0

-24 .

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88 9 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , M

N 5512 0 Voice : 651-456-951 2 

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### Duan e Taylo r 233 8 Kressi n Avenu e Mendot aHeights , M

N 5512 0 Voice : 651-452-117 2

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I hereb y certif

y tha t I cause dth e original cop y o f th e Petitio n fo

r Rulemakin g date dSeptembe r

8,2008 , alon g withtw o courtes y copies , t o b e deposite dwithth e Unite dState s Posta l Servic e ("USPS" ) o n Septembe r 8 . 2008 , for

servic e b y certi

fiedFirs t Clas s o r Priority Mail , postag e prepaid , upo n th e followin g part y at th e las t addres s know n t o petitioners , a s note dbelow ; Administrato r

Robert A . Sturgel l (Acting ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D C 2059 1



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# INDE X OFEXHIBIT S A . Lette r

fromGu y Heid e (ANRC ) t o Mary Kay Hewlet t (FAA) , Novembe r

26 , 200 7 B . Lette r

fromJer i Alle s (FAA ) t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) , Decembe r 21,200 7 C . Lette r

fromGu y Heid e (ANRC ) t o Jer i Alle s (FAA) , January 10,200 8 D . Lette r

fromBarry D . Coope r

(FAA ) t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) , January 25 , 200 8 E . Lette r

fromGu y Heid e (ANRC ) t o Assistan t Administrato r

for Region s & Cente r Operation s (FAA) , February 21 , 200 8 F . Lette r

fromAssistan t

Administrato r

fo r Region s an dCente r

Operation s (FAA ) t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) . Marc h11.200 8

2 0 39y d 9NI>iyW3nn d J O 30IJJ 0 Si09i9220 2 L^-Z \2l2ZfL\fZ 2Novembe r 26 , 2007 Gu y Heide , Secretar

y Airpor t Nois e Reduction Commince 88 1 Bluebill Driv e Mendot aHeigJits,MN 55120 Phone : 651-454-7440 (Home) Phone ; 952-548-592 5 (Work ) Fax : 952-548-593 0 Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

(FOIA ) Reques t VI A FACSIMIL

E SERVIC

E T O 847-294-7184 & FIRS T CLAS S U.S . MAI L Ms . Maiy Ka

y Howlet t Federa l Aviation Admlmsiratio a Grea t Lake s Region 2300 Eas t Devon Avenue DesPlaijjes,I L 6001 8 Dea r Ms . Howlett W e mak e th e following reques t

fo r govemme minformatio

n pursuan t t o th e Freedomo f

Information Ac

t C^FOL^") , whic

h require s reasonably describedrecord s t o be mad e "promptl y availabl e t o an

y person " [5U.S.C.§5S2(aX3XAXii)] . Format : Pape

r Fe e category: . Othe

r requestor Max . fe e abl e t o pay : Fe e waiver :

Describ e request : $50.00 (althoug h w e believe thi s informatio n shoul dbe furnishe

dat n o charge , see infra

) While thi s FOI

A reques t offer s t o pa y amaximu

mfe e of $50,00 , sinc e th e public

- interes t an d benefi t in producing the reasonabl

y describedgovernmen

t record s i s likely t o contribut e significantl y t o publi c understanding o f the passenge

r facilit y charg e <'TFC" ) progra

ma t Minneapolis-St . Paul Internationa l Airpor t ("MSP") , w e believ e th e reasonably described govemmen

t record s shouldb e produceda t "a t no chaise, " pursuan

t t o ihe FOIA' s "publi c interest " fee exemption ' a

t 5 U.S.C . § S52(aX4XA)(iii) . The 1 4 CFJl . Par

t 15 8 regulation s set

fort h the relevan

t lega l procedure s governing FAA

administeredPF

C programs . MS P i s a"commercia

l servic e airpoit,' * "coveredairport, " an d"mediu mor larg e hu b airport " a s define da t 1 4 C J.R . § 158.3 . MS P i s ownedan doperatedb

y th e Metropolita

n Airport s Commission ("MAC") . MA C i s a"publi c agency " a s defme da t 1 4 C f .R . § 158.3 . I

n applying fo

r authorit y t o collect an dus e PFC revenues , MA

C certifiedcomplianc e wit

h "Assurances " in 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Appendix A . I n additio n t o th e "publi c interest " fe e exemption , n o fe

e ma y b e charged"i f

th e cost s of

routine collection an dprocessing o f

th e fe e ar e likely t o equa

l o r exceedth e amoun

t of th e fee " or "fo r th e firs t tw o hours of

searc h tim e o r fo r th e firs t on e hundredpage s o f

duplication, " [ 5 U.S.C . § § 552(aX4XA)(iv)(D , 552(aX4XA)(iv)(ID] . 

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Novembe r

26 , 200 7 O n Ma y 13 , 1994 , FA A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n fo r S I 13,064,000 , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r

94-02-C-OO-MSP . O n Septembe r

19,1996 , FAA approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollars , assignin g FA A contro l number 94-02-C-Ol.MSP . O n Decembe r

29,1997 , FAA approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 for $18,846,00 0 additiona l dollars , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r 94-02-C-02-MSP . O n Januar y 24,2001 , FA A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 3 for $14,556,56 9 additiona l dollars , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r 94-02-C-03-MSP . Lega l procedur e require dMA C giv e ai r carrier s writte n notic e o f

initia l impositio n o f

Secon d PF C Apphcation , whic hnotic e mus t contai n "a t

aminimum " th e followin g information : "[t]h e leve l o f PF C t o b e imposed, " "[t]h 8 tota l revenu e t o b e collected, " "[l]h e charg e effectiv e dat e whic hwil l b e th e firs t

day o f amont hwhic hi s at

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e dal e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " "Wh e propose dcharg e expiratio n date,* * "[a ] cop y o f th e Administrator' s notic e ofapproval, " an d"[t]h e addres s Mjer e remittance s an dreport s ar e t o b e filed." 1 4 CJR.R . § 158.43(a) , (b) . Legal procedur e als o requiredMA C provid e FA A Airport s offic e " a cop y o f th e [Secon dPF C Application ] notification " t o ai r carrier s imposin g $113,064,000 . 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(d) . Thereafter , then-curren t

legal procedtir e require dMA C notif y ai r carrier s an dFA A "i n writing " o f 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.37(a ) amendment s ("changes" ) imilaterall y implemente db y MAC , subjec t t o th e limitatio n "[a]n y ne w charg e wil l b e effectiv e o n th e first day o f amont hwhic hi s at

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " an dinclud e "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 14CJ. R§ § 158.37(a) ; 158-43(c),(d) . Suchlega l procedure require dMA C notif y ai r carrier s andFA A o f

th e "eflfective date " o f

1 4 C.F.R

- § 158,37(b ) amendments , subjec t t o th e limitatio n "an y ne w charg e shal l b e n o earlie r tha n th e firs t

da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 d^ s fromth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " andinclud e "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.37(b)^- , 158.43(c) , (d) . Base do n th e foregoing , FA A Airport s offic e shoul dhav e on file MAC' S Secon dPF C Applicatio n notic e t o ai r

carrier s imposin g $113,064,00 0 an dMAC' s ai r carrie r notice s o f Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendment s Nos . 1-3 . Wherefore , w e respectfull y reques t productio n o f th e followin g reasonably-describe drecords : 1 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n imposin g $113,064,00 0 (94-02-C-OO-MSP ) containin g "a t aminimum " th e foUowm g information : "[t]h e leve l o f PF C t o b e imposed, " "[t]h e tota l revenu e t o b e collected, " "[t]h e charg e effectiv e dat e whic hwil l b e th e firs t

day o f amonthwhic hi s at

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e date th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " "[tjh e propose dcharg e ej^iratio n date, " "[a ] cop y o f th e Admim'strator' s notic e o f approval^ " an d"[tJh e addres s wher e remittance s andreport s ar e t o b e filed." 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(a) , (b) ;

^ Regulatio

n revision effective Jun

e 29,2000 , re-worked , but

di dno t substantivel

y change , lega

l procedur e supra .

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Novembe r 26 , 200 7 2 . MAC' S writte

n notic e to air

carrier s o f Secon dPF C Application Amendmen

t No . 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollar s (94-02-C-Ol-MSP) containing , inte r alia , "change s i

n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; 3 . MAC' s written notic e t

o air carrier s of Secon dPF C Application Amendmen

t No . 2 fo r $18,846,000 additiona

l dollar s (94-02-C-02-MSP) containing , inte r alia , "change s i

n th e charg e eiipiration dale. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; 4 . MAC' S written notic e t o air carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Application Amendmen

t No . 3 fo r $14,556,56 9 additiona

l dollar s (94-02-C-03-MSP) containing , inter alia , "change s i

n th e charg e expiration date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) . " Repository : W

e believ e th e requestedrecord s shouldb e o n file with : Mr . Rober t A . Huber, Manage r - Airport s Distric t

Office Federa l Aviation Administration 602 0 28"' " Avenue Sout

h (Roo m102 ) Minneapolis , M

N 55450-270 6 Sincerely , 

## ^ioui^^^^M ^ Gu y Heide Secretar y

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U.S . Departmen t O f Transportatio n Fed«ra l Aviatio n Admlnistratto n Grea t Lake s Regio n 23Q 0 E . Devo n Avenu a De s Raines . Illinoi s 6001 B 

## il)E€Sl2DS 7 CERTIFIE D MAI L Mr . Gu y Heide , Secretar

y Airpor t Nois e Reductio n Committee 88 1 Bluebi U Drive Mendot aHeights , Minnesot

a5512 0 Freedo mof Mbimatio n Request Documen t No . 2008-001086G

L Dea r Mr . Heide : Pursuan t to you r lette r o f Novembe r 26,200 7 conceming th e Metropolita n Aiiport s Commission (MAC ) written notic e to ai r carrier s fo r the secondPF

C applicatio n (94-02-C-OO-MSP

) an dAmendments Nos . 1,2 , an d3 , enclose dar

e copie s totalin g 2 9 page s tha t respondto you

r request . Thi s PF

C application wa s closedon Septembe r 8,2006 , a t whic h tim e the Minneapoli s Airport s District 0£5c e foun

dth e a^licatio n t

o b e physicall y and financially complete . The record s w e ar e providing include MAC' s written notic e t o th e carriers , date dAugus t

31,1994 , for

PF C Application 94-02-C-OO-MSP, andMAC' s written notic e t o th e carriers , datedJanuar

y 2 9 an d31,2001 , fo

r Amendmen

t No . 3 (94-02-C-O3

- MSP) . W e d o not hav e copie s o

f MAC' s notic e t

o carrier s fo

r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 and2 (94

- 02-C-Ol-MS P an

d94-02-C-02-MSP) ; publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provide thes e t

o u s fo r amendments . W

e ar e enclosing copie s o

f ou r approva l fo r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 an d2 . A s th e documentation yo

u are seekin

g wa s generatedb y fltie Metropolita n Airport s Commission , i n the fiitur

e w e encourage you t

o reques t suchdocumentation directly firom them . Unde r Par t 7 o f the Departmen

t o f Transportation Regulations , there i s n o charg e fo r thes e documents .

pp^-^eri AlJe s Manage r Aiiport s Divisio n Enclosure s 

# GAS D 90 3Dy d 9Ni>iyw3-in a j o 30IJJ O PETITIONERS ' EXHIBI T

Si0SZ.9220 2 Z.9:E I 0I02/Z.T/E 0Januar y 10 , 200 8 Gu y Heide , Secretai y Airpor t Nois e Reductio n Committe e 88 1 Bluebil l Driv e Mendot aHeights , M N 5512 0 Phone : 651-454-744 0 I n r e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

Respons e 200S-001086G L

VI A FACSIMIL E SERVIC E T O 847-294-703 6 & CERTIFIE D FIRS T CLAS S U. S MAI L i Jer i AUes , Manager-Airport s Ejivisio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratioi n Grea t Lake s Regio n i 230 0 Eas t

Devo n j De s Plaines , I L6001 8 | Dea r Divisio n Manage r

AUes : : Thi s i s i n respons e t o FAJA' S Decembe r 21 , 2007 , Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

{"FOIA" ] response , give n ove r

you r nam e (Exhibi t

1 , injra] . I FOI A REQUES T O n Novembe r

26 , 2007 , Airpor t

Nois e Reductio n Committe e (ANRC ) requeste dfollowin g reasonably-describe drecords: ; 1 . MAC's i writte n notic e t o s ^ carrier s o f Secon dPP C Applicatio n imposin g $113,064,00 0 (94

- 02-C-OO-MSP ) containin g Ta t aminimum " th e followin g information : *[t]h e leve l o f PF C t o b e imposed, " "(tlh e tota l revepu e t o b e collected, " 'Itjh e charg e effectiv e dat e whic hwil l b e th e first da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fro mth e dat e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e car riers, " "(t]h e propose dchg|rg e expiratio n date, " "[a j cop y of th e Administrator' s notic e o f ap proval, " an d"[tlh e addres s wher e remittaxice s an dreport s ar e t o b e filed. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(a) , (b) : ' 2 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o .ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No , 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollar s {^4-02-C-Ol-MSP ) containing , inte r aUa , ^change s i n th e charg e ex piratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15a.43(c) ; 3 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o jai r carrier s of

Secon dPP C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 fo r $18,846,00 0 additiona l d,bllar s (94-02-C-02-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; 4 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o lai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 3 fo r $14,556,56 9 additiona l djoUar s (94-02-C-03-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e ejipiratio n date, " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) . 1 'MAC " stand s fo r

Metropolitaj n Airport s Commission , 'publi c agency " a t Minneapolis-St . Pau l Internationa l Airpor t

(MSP) underiPassenge r Facilit y Charg e (PFC ) statut e a t 4 9 U.S.C . § 4011 7 an d PF C regulation s a t

1 4 C.F.R . Par t

ps . 

# ^*t^ ^ PETITIONERS ' EXHIBI T 

# O I 1 2 39y d9NI>iyW3nn dJ O 3DIJJ 0 5^05^9220 2 IS'-Z l 2\2ZIL\IZ 2Pag e Tw o

Januar y 10 , 200 8 I FA A RESPONS E FA A assigne dANRC' s FOL ^ reques t contro l numbe r

2008-001086G Lan dresponde do n Decembe r

21 , 2007 . FA

A resj^ons e di dno t

includ e POIA request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C AppKcatio n charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices) . Se e Exhibi t 1 , infra . _>^LLEGE D FA A NONFEASANC E FA A defend s non-productio n of FOI A request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supra , b y claimin g "pubU c agencie s ar e no t

require dt o provid e thes e [PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s fo r amendments " (Exhibi t 1 , infra) . ANR

C respectfull y disagree s wit h thi s lega l position . Secon dPP C Applicatio n initia l charg e expiratio n dat e wa s Februar y 28 , 1998 . I n 1998 , MS P monthl y PF C revenue s r^ge dfrom$ 3 roLllio n t o $ 4 million . Wherefore , Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . |l' s ($5,688,000 ) reductio n woul dreasonabl y chang e PF C charg e expiratio n date , supra , b y on e mont h (a t aminimum) . Similarly , Secon dPF C Appli

catio n Amendmen t

No . 2* s $18J846,00 0 increas e woul dreasonabl y chang e PF C charg e expi

ratio n date , supra , b y five monljh s (a t aminimum) . Metropolita n Airport s Corcfmissio n (MAC ) i s MS P "publi c agency, " withi n meanin g of Par t 15 8 PF C regulations . MAC oertiiie dcomplianc e "wit h al l provision s o f 1 4 CF Rpar t , 158. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Appendijs : A a t B.2 . Sinc e Par t

15 8 clearl y mandate s 'publi c agency " mus t "notif y carrier s * * * o f

change s i n th e [PFC ] charg e expiratio n date " an d"provid e a cop y o f th e [PFC ] notificatio n t p th e appropriat e FA A Airport s ofQce, " MA

C ha dclear , non discretionar y lega l dut y t o notif y ai r carrier s of

PF C charg e expiratio n dat e change s flowin g fro mSecon dPF C Applicatio n amendment s an d'copx f FA A o n thes e notices . 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c)(d ) (emphasi s added) , j Sinc e lega l procedure , sxjpx^a , mandate dMA

C "copy " FA

A o n al l PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice s an dsinc e FA A ha s lega l dut y of

car e t o enforc e al l PF C regulation s a t MSP , FA A shoul dreasonabl y ppoduc e FOIA request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C Applicatio n charg e ejqpiratio n dat e chang e notices) . I CONCLUSIO N FOIA mandate s reasonablypdescribe dFA A record s b e mad e "prompti y availabl e t o an y person. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(.^)(ii) . Wherefore , ANR C respectfull y request s FA A prompti y produc e FOI A request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C AppKcatio n charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices) . FA A legfi l positio n {viz. , publi c agencie s ar e "no t reqxiired ' t o cop y FA A o n PF C charg e expiratio n c^at e chang e notices ) i s arguabl y bu t apretext . A promp t

respons e t o m y attentio n a t th e addres s sapr awoul db e appreciated . Sincerely , i Gu y Heia e ; Enclosure : I Exhibi t 1 - Lette r

t o Guy Heide (ANRC

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respons e date dDecembe r 21,200 7 t o includ e th e require dappeal s proces s paragraph . Th e enclosure s (2 9 pages ) wer e provide dwit h th e initia l response . i Pursuan t t o you r lette r o f Novembe r

26,200 7 concemin g th e Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n (MAC ) writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s for

th e secon dPF C applicatio n (94-02-C-OO

MSP ) an dAmendment s Nos ' 1,2 , an d3 , enclose dar e copie s totalin g 2 9 page s tha t respon dt o you r request . Thi s PF C applicatio n wa s close do n Septembe r 8 , 2006 , at

whic h tim e th e Minneapoli s Airport s Distric t Offic e foun dth e applicatio n t o b e physicall y an dfinancially complete . Th e record s w e ai[ e providin g includ e MAC' s writte n notic e t o th e carriers , date d Augus t 31,1994 , fo r

PF C Applicatio n 94-02-C-OO-MSP , an dMAC' s writte n notic e t o th e canriers , date dJanuar y 2 9 anf i 31,2001 , for

Amendmen t

No . 3 (94-02-C-03-MSP) . W e d o no t

hav e copie s o f

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Nos . 1 an d2 (94-02-C-Ol-MS P an d94-0:^-C-02-MSP) ; pubh c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e thes e t o u s for amendments . W e ar e enclosin g copie s o f ou r approva l fo

r Amendmen t

Nos . 1 an d2 . ! A s th e documentatio n yo u ar e seekin g was generate db y th e Metropolita n Aiiport s Commission , i n th e futur

e w e encourag e yo u t o reques t suc h documentatio n directi y firom them . i Unde r Part 7 o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Regulations , ther e i s n o charg e for thes e documents . i Yo u may reques t

reconsideration o f

thi s detemiinatio n b y writin g th e Assistan t Administrato r fo r Regio n an dCente r

Operajtions , ARC-1 , Federa l Aviatio n Administration , 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e SW , Washington , DC , 20591 . 

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# i^ s I I 39yd 9Ni>iyw3"in a J O JOIJJ O 5Z.0Si9220 2 iS:E I 0I02/iI/£ 0Februar y 21,200 8 Gu y Heide , Secretar y Airpor t Nois e Reductio n Committe e 88 1 Bluebi U Driv e Mendot aHeights , M

N 5512 0 Phone : 651-454-744 0 VI A CERTIFIE D U.S . MAI L Assistan t

Administrato r fo r Region s & Cente r

Operation s (ARC-1 ) Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Wasliington , D C 2059 1 Dea r Assistan t

Administrator : 1

- Thi s i s a n appea l o f

adenia l b y Bair y D . Coope r (hereinafter , "Cooper" ) fo r pro ductio n o f

th e followin g tw o federa l record s o n areques t founde dupo n th e Freedo mo f InformaxionAc t

(FOIA) :

• MAC' S writte n notic e to ai r

carrier s o

f Secon dPFC Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollar s (94-02-C-Ol-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ;

• MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r

carrier s o

f Secon dPF

C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 fo r $18,846,00 0 additiona l dollar s (94-02-C-02-MSP) containing , inte r alia , 'change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; 2

- Denia l i s reporte da s Exhibi t 1 , irifra . Cooper' s denia l i s substantiall y simila r t o earlie r FOI A denia l b y Jei i AUe s (hereinafter , "AUes") . reporte da s Exhibi t 2 , infra . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 C.F.R . § § 7.21(c) , 7.21(d) , thes e "n o records " determination s ar e ap pealed , an dinformatio n an dargument s reHe dupo n ar e submitte dinfra . ISSU E O N APPEA

L ^

- Whethe r

Alle s o r Coope r abuse ddiscretio n o r

acte dcontrar y t o la w i n refusin g t o produc e reasonabl y describe dfedera l record s unde r th e FOLA . STATEMENT O FFACT S •*

- I n retur n fo r

authorit y t o collec t

apassenge r

facilit y charg e (PFC) , publi c agenc y mus t certif y complianc e "wit h al l provision s o f 1 4 CF Rpar t

158. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Ap

pendi x A a t

B.2 . 5

- MiimeapoUs-St . Pau l Internationa l Airpor t (MSP ) receive dapprova l t o imple

men t th e Secon dPF C Application , Thereafter , Amendmen t No . 1 and , later . Amend

men t No . 2 eac h substantiall y change dSecon dPFC' s charg e expiratio n date . Esdubi t

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2 pax . 3 . Eac h Secon dPF C expiratio n dat e chang e triggere d1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d) , whic h la w mandate s pubh c agenc y giv e notic e o f achange d PF C charg e expiratio n dat e t o ai r carrier s wit h " acop y o f th e notificatio n t o th e appro priat e FA

A Airport s office. " O n Novembe r 26 , 2007 , Airpor t

Nois e Reductio n Commit

te e (ANRC) submitte dFOI A reques t

fo r thes e tw o federa l records , viz. , ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice s relatin g t o Amendmen t Nos . 1 , 2 supra . Exhibi t 3 , infix L 6- I n Decembe r

21 , 2007 , lette r

t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) , AUe s refuse dt o produc e thes e tw o federa l record s fo r th e sol e reaso n "publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o pro vid e thes e [ai r

carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments. " Exhibi t 2 , infra . 7

- I n Januar y 10 , 2008 , lette r t o Alles , ANRC sough t productio n o f

thes e tw o rea sonabl y describe dfedera l record s citinj g 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d) : Sinc e lega l procedure , supra , mandate d[publi c agency ) "copy * FA A o n al l PFC charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice s an dsinc e FA A ha s legal dut y o

f car e t o enforc e a

H PF C regu lation s a t MSP , FA A shoul dreasonabl y produc e FOI A request s [th e tw o denie drequest s i n paragrap h 1] . Exhibi t

4 , inJr aa t

2 par . 5 . 8

- I n Januar y 25 , 2008 ^ lette r t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) , Cooper , reiteratin g "publi c agencie s ar e no t

require dt o provid e thes e [ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments, " affirme dFOIA deiaial , addin g appeal s proces s language . Exhibi t 1 , infra . STATEMENT O FLA

W 9

- La w mandate s publi c agenc y mus t "notif y carrier s "

* * * o f change s i n th e [PFC ] charg e expiratio n date " an d"provid e acop y o f th e [PFC ] noti/icatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office. ' 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d ) (emphasi s added) . 10

- Discretio n i s " arang e o f choice " an d"abus e of discretion " occur s "^vhe n arele

van t facto r tha t shoul dhav e bee n give n significan t weigh t i s no t considere d[or] whe n a n irrelevan t

o r imprope r

facto r i s considere dan dgive n significan t weight. " Ke mv . TX O Productio n Corp. , 73 8 F.2 d968 , 97 0 (8 * Cir . 1984) . 1^-Mandamu s lie s wher e federa l official s ar e "abusin g thei r discretio n o r

actin g contrar y t o la w [citatio n omitted]. " Jeno' s v . Commissione r o f Patent s & Trademarks , 49 8 F.Supp . 472 , 47 6 (U.S.D.C , D.MN . 1980) . Mandamu s als o lie s whe n federa l offi

cial s hav e "statutoi y obligation s owin g t o plaintiffs. " Anduja r v . Weinberger , 6 9 F.R.D . 690 , 69 4 (U.S.D.C , S.D.N.Y . 1976) . 12

- Unde r Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , reasonabl y describe drecord s mus t b e mad e "promptl y availabl e t o an y person. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii) . 13

- Unde r Fak e Statemjent s Accountabilit y Act , "(wjhoever , i n an y matte r withi n th e jurisdictio n o f

th e executiv e * * * branc h of th e Govemmen t

o f th e Unite dStates , kno

wingl y an dwillfuUy —(1 ) falsifies , conceals , o r cover s u p b y an y trick , scheme , o r de

vic e amateria l fact ; (2 ) make s an y materiaU y false , fictitious, o r fraudulen t

statemen tPag e Thre e

Februar y 21 , 200 8 o r representatio n * * * shal l b e fine dunde r thi s titie o r

imprisone dno t

mor e tha n 5 years , o r both. " 1 8 U.S.C . § 1001 . ARGUMEN T 14 . AUes ' an dCooper' s FOI A denial s bot h rel y o n identica l factor , fiz. , "pubh c agen cie s ar e no t

require dt o provid e thes e [ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA

] fo r amendments"—se e paragraph s 6,8 . 15

- AUes ' an dCooper' s relianc e i s clearl y misplaced . PubU c agencie s ar e legaU y re quire dt o "copy " FA

A Airport s offic e o n eac h an dever y ai r carrie r PF C charg e expira

tion dat e chang e notice—se e paragrap h 9 . Wherefor e AUe s an dCoope r abuse ddiscre

tion i n givin g sigrdfican t weigh t t o a n "imprope r

facto f {viz. , th e fals e finding tha t "pub

U c agencie s ar e no t

reqiaire dt o provid e thes e [ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments") , an drvo t gimn g 'significan t

weight ' t o a relevan t facto r (viz. , lega l requiremen t a t 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158-43(d ) tha t no tice o f change dPF C charg e expiratio n date s mus t b e give n ai r

carrier s wit h " acop y o f th e notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s ofBce") . Se e Ke mpreceden t i n para grap h10 . 16 . AUes ' an dCooper' s FOIA denial s ar e contrar y t o la w i n tha t th e plai n languag e o f 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d ) dearl y require s tha t FA A Airport s offic e receive copie s o f eac h an dever y ai r

carrie r PP C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice . AUes ' an dCooper' s interpretatio n o f 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d ) woul dmak e thi s la w meanin^ess—se e paragrap h 9 . 1 "7

- I t i s furthe r

aUege dAUe s o r

Coope r acte dcontrar y t o la w i n workin g violation s o f Fals e Statement s Accountabilit y Act . Concernin g Alles , i t

i s firs t allege dtha t

o n December

21 , 2007 , i n o r

abou t th e cit y o f De s Plaines , Illinois , Alle s knowingl y an dwillfull y use daFOI

A denia l a s a"device " t o concea l a materia l fac t

concemin g amatte r

withi n th e jiirisdictio n o f th e executiv e branc h o f th e Unite dState s govemment . AUe s reasonabl y ha dknowledg e tha t publi c agencie s jnus t

giv e ai r carrier s notic e o

f change dPF

C charg e expiratio n date s with " acopy o f th e notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA

A Airport s office. " 1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d) , Wherefore , i t i s aUegedAUes , whe n statin g "pubUc agencie s are no t require dt o provid e thes e [air carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments " i n aFOI

A denia l (se e paragrap h 6) , use dtha t FOI A denia l a s a"device " t o conceal amateria l fact , viz. , alegal dut y o f car e entruste dt o Alle s unde r 1 4 C.F. R§ § 158,43(c ) an d158.43( da s FA A Manager

Airport s Division , thereb y workin g aviolatio n o f 1 8 U.S.C . § 1001(a)—see paragrap h13 . Evidenc e documentin g allegatio n i s infr aa s Exhibi t 2 . Concemin g AUes , i t

i s furthe r

aUege dtha t o n December

21 , 2007 , i n o r

abou t th e cit y o f De s Plaines , Illinois , AUe s kno-sringl

y an dwiUfuU

y mad e amateriaUy fals e statemen t con cemin g amatte r

withi n th e jurisdictio n o f th e executiv e branc h o

f th e Unite dState s gov ernment . AUe

s reasonabl y ha dknowledg e tha t pubUc agencie s mus t

giv e ai r carrier s no tice o f change dPF

C charg e expiratio n date s wit h " acop y o

f th e notificatio n t o th e appropri

at e FA A Airport s office. " 1 4 C.F. R§ § 158.43(c ) an d158,43(d) . Wherefore , i t i s aUege d AUes , whe n statin g "pubh c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e thes e (air carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments " mad e amateriaUy fals e statemen t tha t worke daviolatio n o

f 1 8 U.S.C . § 1001(a)—see paragrap h 13 . Evidenc e documentin g aUegatio n i s infraa s Exhibi t 2 .

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Februar y 21 , 200 8 Concemin g Cooper , i t

i s firs t aUege dtha t

o n Januar y 25 , 2008 , i n o r abou t th e cit y o f

De s Plaines , Illinois , Coope r knowingl y an dwillfuUy use daFOI A denia l a s a"device " t o concea l amateria l fac t

concemin g amatte r

withi n th e jurisdictio n of th e executiv e branc hof th e Unite dState s government . Coope r reasonabl y ha dknowledg e tha t pubU c agencie s mus t giv e ai r carrier s notic e o

f change dPF C charg e expiratio n date s wit h' acop y of th e notifica

tio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office. " 1 4 C.P.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d) . Where

fore , i t i s aUege dCooper , whe n statin g "publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e thes e [ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments " i n a FOIA denia l (se e paragrap h8) , use dtha t FOI A denia l a s a"device " t o conces damateria l fact , viz. , alega l dut y of car e entruste dt o Coope r unde r 1 4 C.F.R . g § 158.43(c ) an d 158.43( da s FA

A Regiona l Administrator , theret y workin g aviolatio n o f 1 8 U.S.C . § 1001(a)—se e paragrap h13 . Evidenc e documentin g aUegatio n i s infr aa s Exhibi t 1 . Concemin g Cooper , i t

i s furthe r

aUege dtha t

o n Januar y 25 , 2008 , i n o r abou t th e cit y o f De s Plaines , Illinois , Coope r knowingl y an dwiUfall y mad e amateriaU y fals e statemen t con cernin g amatte r

withi n th e jurisdictio n o f th e executiv e branc ho f th e Unite dState s gov ernment . Coope r

reasonabl y ha dknowledg e tha t pubU c agencie s mus t

giv e ai r carrier s no tic e o f change dPF C charg e expiratio n date s wit h" acop y o f th e notificatio n t o th e appropri

at e FA A Airport s office. " 1 4 C.F.R . § § 15S.43(c ) an d158.43(d) . Wherefore , i t i s aUege d Cooper , whe n statin g "publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provid e thes e [ai r carrie r PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s [FAA ] fo r amendments " mad e amateriaU y fals e statemen t

tha t worke daviolatio n o f 1 8 U.S.C . § 1001(a)—se e paragrap h13 . Evidenc e documentin g aUegatio n i s infr aa s Exhibi t 1 . REOUESTE D RELIE F 18

- A s t o FOI A denial s a t Exhibit s 1 , 2 infra , ANR C request s FA A com e int o comph

anc e wit h1 4 C.F.R . § § 158.43(c ) an d158.43(d) , an dmak e th e tw o reasonabl y de

- scribe dfedera l record s "prompti y available. " 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii) . ^^

- A s t o aUegation s i n paragrap h17 , t o hol dfedera l official s accountabl e unde r th e law , ANR C respectfuU y request s Secretai y o f Transportatio n expeditiousl y relat e thi s informatio n aUegin g potentia l violation s o f federa l crimina l la w t o th e Attorne y Genera l fo r

investigatio n an dpossibl e crimina l charges . Sincerely , 

# ^^l^eijle^ ^ Gu y Heid e Exhibi t 1 - Lette r

t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) fro mBarr y D . Coope r (FAA) , Januar y 25 , 200 8 Exhibi t 2 - Lette r

t o Gu y Heid e (ANRC) fro mJer i AUe s (FAA) , Decembe r 21 , 200 7 Exhibi t 3 - Lette r

t o Mar y Kay Hewlet t

(FAA ) fro mGu y Heid e (ANRC) , Novembe r 26 , 200 7 Exhibi t 4 - Lette r

t o Jer i AUe s (FAA

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### Administratio

n JA N% 5 200 8 CERTIFIE D MAI L Mr . Gu y Heide , Secretar

y Airpor t Nois e Reduction Committee 8S 1 Bluebi U Drive Mendot aHeights , Minnesota5512 0

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t No . 2008-001086G

L Dea r Mr , Heide : Thi s i s arevisio n t

o ou r respons e daledDecembe

r 21,200 7 to include th e require dappeal s proces s paragraph . Th

e enclosure s (2

9 pages ) wer

e provide dwit

hth e initial response . Pursuan t t o you r lette r o f Novembe r 26,200 7 conceming th e Metropolita n Airport s Commission (MA Q written notic e t o air carrier s fo r th e secondPF

C applicatio n (94-02-C-OO

MSP) an dAmendments Nos . 1 , 2 , an d3 , enclosedar

e copie s totaling 1 9 page s tha t respondt o you r request . Thi s PF C application wa s closedon Septembe r 8,2006 > a t whic htime the Minneapoli s Airport s District Offic e foim dthe application t

o b e physically an

dfinanciaUy complete . Th

e record s w e ar

e providing include MAC' s i^Titte n notic e to th e carriers , dated August 31,1994 , fo

r PF C Application 94-02-C-OO-MSP , an dMAC' s written notic e t

o tiie carriers , datedJanuar

y 29 an d31 , 2001 , fo

r Amendmen

t No . 3 (94-02-C-03-MSP) . W e d o not hav e copie s o f

MAC' s notic e t

o carrier s fo

r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 and2 (94-02-C-Ol-MS P and94-02-C-02-MSP) ; publi c agencie s are no t require dt o provide thes e t o u s fo r amendments . We ar

e enclosing copie s of

ou r approva l fo r Amendmen

t Nos . I an d2 . A s the documentation yo

u ar e seeking was generatedb y flie Metropolita n Aiiport s CommissiorL

, i n th e futur e we encourag e yo

u to reques t

suchdocumentation directiy fi-om them . Unde r Par t 7 of th e Departmen

t o f Transportation Regulations , there i s n o charg e fo r thes e documents . Yo u ma y reques t reconsideration o

f thi s determination b y writin g the Assistan t Administrator fo r Regio n andCente

r Operations , ARC-1 , Federa l Aviation Administration , 80 0 Independenc e Avenue SW , Washington , DC , 20591 . FOI A REQUESTOR' S 

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mad e unde r

th e FOIA . Th e envelop e containin g th e appea l shoul db e marke d'FOIA" . Sincerely ,

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### CERiltlE D MAI L Mr , Gu y Heide , Secretaiy Airpor t Nois e Reduction Committe e 88 1 Bluebi U Driv e Mendot aHeights , Minnesot

a5512 0 Freedo mo f loformation Reques t Documen t No . 2008-001086G

L Dea r Mr . Heide : Pursuant t o your lette r o f Novembe r 26,200 7 concemia

g th e Metropolita

n Airport s Commission (MAC ) writte

n notic e t o ai r carrier s fo r tiie secondPFC applicatio n (94-02-C-OO-MSP

) an dAmendments Nos . 1,2 , an d3 , enclosedare copie s totalin g 2 9 page s tha t respondt o you

x request . Thi s PFC applicatio n was closedon Septembe r 8 , 2006 , a t which tim e th e Minneapoli s Airports Distric t OfBc e foun dihe applicatio n to b e physicall y and financially complete . The record s w e ar e providing includ

e MAC' s written notic e to th e caniers , datedAugus t

31,1994 , fo

r PFC Application 94-02-C-OO-MSP, andMAC' s written notic e t o th

e earners , date

dJanuary2 9 an

d31,2001 , fo

r Amendmen

t No . 3 (94-02-C-03

- MSP) . W e d o not hav e copie s o

f MAC' s notic e to carrier s fo r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 and2 (94

- 02-C-Ol-MS P an

d94-02-C-02'.MSP) ; publi c agencie s ar e no t require dto provide thes e t o u s fo r amendments . W

e ar e enclosing copie s o f

ou r approva l fo r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 an

d2 , A s the documentation yo

u ar e seeldng wa s generatedb y th e Metropolita n Aiiport s Commission , i n th e futur

e w e encourag e yo

u t o reques t suc hdocumentation directiy froin them . Unde r Par t 7 o f the Departmen

t o f Transportation Regulations , there i s n o charg e fo r thes e documents . Sincerely , ff f 

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EXHIBI T 

# ^ 3 Novembe r 26,200 7 Gu y Heide , Secretary Aiipo n Nois e Reductio n Committe e 88 1 Bluebil l Driv e MoDdot aHeists . M N 5512 0 Phone ! 651-454-744 0 (Home ) Fbone : 952-54S-592 5 (Work) Fax ; 952-548-593 0 Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

(FOIA ) Reques t VI A FACSIMIL E SERVIC E T O 847-294-718 4 & FIRS T CLAS S U.S . MAI L Ms . Mary Ka

y Howler t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Grea t Lake s Regio n 230 0 Eas t Devo n Avenu e De s Plaines , I L 6001 8 DearMs . Howlet t W e make th e foUowiag reques t for govenunen t

inforaiatio n pursuan t

t o th e Freedo moflnformatia n Ac t ('TOlA") , whic hrequire s reasonabl y describe drecord s t o b e mad e "promptl y availabl e t o an y perBoo " [ 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(3XA)(ii)] . Format ; Pape r Fe e category : Othe r

requesto r Max . fe e abl e t o pay : Fe e waive r

Describ e request : $50.0 0 (althoug hw e believ e thi s infonnatio n shoul db e furnishe dat n o charge , se e infra ) Whil e thi s FOIA reques t

oflfer s t o pa y amaadmumfe e o f

$50.00 , sinc e th e publi c interes t an d beneti t i n producin g th e reasonabl y describe dgovemmen t record s i s likel y t o contribut e significantl y t o publi c uoderstandm g o f th e passenge r

facilit y charg e ("PFC" ) progra ma t Minneapolis-S t

Pau l Intemanona l Airport ("MSP* ^ w e believ e th e reasonabl y describe d' govemmen t

record s shoul db e produce dat "a t n o charge,* " pursuan t

t o th e FOIA' s "publi c interest " fe e exemption^ at 5 U.S.C . § 552(a)(4XA)(iii) . Tb e 1 4 C.F.R . Par t

1 5 S regulation s se t

fort hth e relevan t

lega l procedure s governin g FAA

administere dPF C programs . MS P i s a"commercial servic e airport, " "covere dairport, " an d'Mediu mo r larg e hu b airpor T a s define dat

1 4 CJ.R . § Ibt^.'i . MS P i s owne dandoperate db y th e Metropolita n Aiiport s Commissio n ('MAC") . MA C i s a"publi c agency " a s define dat 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.3 . I n applyin g fo r

authority t o collec t

an dus e PF C reveoues , MA C certifie dcoir^lianc e with "Assurances " i n 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Appendi x A .

' I n addino n t o th e '^ubh c iuteresf' fe e exemption , n o fe e ma y b e charge d"i f

th e cost s o f

routin e collectio n an dprocessin g o f

th e fe e ar e likel y t o equal o r excee dth e amoun t

o f th e fee " o r

"fo r th e first tw o hour s o f

searc h time o r for th e first on e hundre dpage s o f

dupUcation. " [ 5 U.S.C . § § 552(aX4XA)(iv)(I) , 552(aX4)(A)(ivXII)3 .

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Novembe r

26 , 200 7 O n May 13 , 1994 , FAA approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n fo r $115,064,000 , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r

94-02-C-OO-MSP . On S^tembe r

19 , 1996 , FA

A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 1 fo r ($5,688,000 ) les s dollars , assignin g FA A contro l numbe r

94-02-C-Ol-MSP . O n Decembe r

29 , 1997 , FAA approve dMAC' S Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 for $18,846,00 0 additional dollars , assignin g FAA contro l numbe r 94-02-C-02-MSP . O n January 24,2001 , FA A approve dMAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 3 fo r $14,556,56 9 additional dollars , assignin g FAA confro l numbe r 94-02-C-03-MSP . Lega l procedur e require dMA C giv e ai r carrier s writte n notic e o f

initia l impositio n o f

Secon d PF C Application , whic hnotic e mus t contai n "a t

aminimuiD " di e followin g infonnation : "[tJh e leve l o f PF C t o b e imposed, " "Mh e total revenu e t o b e collected, " "[t]h e charg e effectiv e dat e whic hwil l b e tb. e first

da y o f amonthwbic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e dat e d»

e publi c agenc y notificB ti e caniers, " "[t]h e propose dcharg e expiratio n date, " "[& ] cop y o f th e Administrator' s notic e o f approval, " an d"[t]h e addres s where remittance s an dreport s ar e t o b e filed." 1 4 C.F.R . § 158,43(a) , (b) . L^a l procedur e als o require dMA C provid e FA A Airport s offic e " a cop y o f th e [Secon dPF C Application ] notification " t o ai r carrier s imposin g $113,064,000 , 1 4 CJJ L§ 158.43(d) . Thereafter , then-curren t

legal procedur e require dMA C notif y ai r carrier s an dFA A "i n writing " o f 1 4 CJJR , § 158.37(a ) amendment s C'changes" ) unilaterall y implemente db y MAC , subjec t t o th e limitatio n "[a]n y ne w charg e wil l b e efifective o n th e first da y o f amon ^ whic hi s at

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " an dinclud e "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n dale. " 1 4 C.F-R . § § 15S.37(B) ; 158.43(c) , (d) . Suc hlegal procedur e require dMA C notii y air carrier s an dFA A o f

th e "effectiv e date " o f

1 4 C.F.R , § 158,37(b ) amendments , subjec t t o th e limitatio n "an y ne w charg e shal l b e n o earlier tha n di e firs t

da y o f amont hwhic hi s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e tim e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carriers, " an dinclud e "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.IL § § 158.37(b)^ ; 158.43(c) , (d) . Base do n th e foregoiag , FA A Airport s offic e shoul dhav e o n file MAC' s Secon dPF C Applicatjo n notic e t o ai r

carrier s imposin g $113,064,00 0 an dMAC' s ai r carrie r notice s o f Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendment s Nos . 1-3 . 'Wherefore , w e respectfull y reques t productio n o f th e foIlovkTn

g reasonably-describe drecords : 1 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o air carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n imposin g $113,064,00 0 (94-02-C-DO-MSP) containin g "at aminimum " th e foUowing information : "[i]b e leve l o f PF C t o b e imposed, " "[t]h e tota l revenu e t o b e collected, " "[t]h e charg e effectiv e dat e whic hwil l b e th e first

da y o f amont hwhic hi s at

leas t 6 0 da>' S fromth e dat e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e carries, " "[t]h e propose dcharg e expiratio n date, " "[a ] cop y o f th e Administrator' s notic e o f

^proval, " an d"[t)h e addres s wher e remittance s an dreport s are t o b e filed." 1 4 C.F.R , § 158.43(e) , (b) ;

' Regulatio

B revision effectiv

e Jun o 25* , 2000 . re-worked , bu

t di dnot substantivel

y chaagt , lega

l procedur e supra .

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Koveniber26,200 7

2 . MAC' S writte n nodc e t o air carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No , 1 fo r (£5,688,000 ) les s dollar s C94-02-C-01-MSP ) conUining , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date, " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) ; 3 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o air carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 2 fo r $18,846,00 0 additiona l dollar s (94-02-C-02-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15S.43(c) ; 4 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 3 for $14,556,56 9 additiona l dollar s (94-02-C-03-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 CFJ t § 158,43(c) . • Repositorj " W e believ e th e requeste drecord s shoul db e on file with :

Mr . Robert

A . Huber , Manage r - Airport s Distric t

Offic e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 602 0 28" ^ Avenu e Sout

h(Roo m102 ) Minneapolis , M N 55450-270 6 Sincerely , Gu y Heid e Secretary



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N 5512 0 Phone : 651-454-744 0 I n r e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

Respons e 3008-00lOSSGr L

VI A FACSIMILE SERVIC E T O 847-294-703 6 S B CERTIFIE D FIRS T CLAS S U.S . MAI L Jer i AUes , Manager-Airport s Divisio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Grea t Lake s Regio n 230 0 Eas t

Devo n De s Plaines , IL6001 8 Dea r Divisio n Manage r

Alles : Thi s i s i n respons e t o FAA' s Decembe r 21 , 2007 , Freedo mo f Informatio n A d("FOIA" ) response , gbe n ove r

you r nam e (Exhibi t

1 , infra) . FOI A REQUES T O n Novembe r

26 , 2007 , Airpor t

Nois e Reductio n Committe e (ANRC) requeste dfollowin g reasonably-describe drecords : 1 . MAC'si writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o

f Secon dPF

C Applicatio n imposin g $113,064,00 0 (94

- 02-C-OO-MSP

) containin g 'a t

amiiumTim " th e following information : "[t]he leve l o f PP C t o b e imposed, " 'ItJh e tota l revenu e t o b e collected, " "[tjb e cbarg e effective dat e whic h wi U b e th e first da y o f amont h whic h i s a t

leas t 6 0 day s fromth e dat e th e publi c agenc y notifie s th e car riers, " "[t]he propose dcharg e escpiratio n date, " '[a ] cop y o f th e Administrator' s notic e o f ap proval, " an d"[tJhe addres s wher e remittance s an dreport s ar e t o b e filed. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(a) . (b) ; 2 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r

carrier s o

f Secon dPPC Applicatio n Amendmen t No . I for . ($5,688,000 ) les s doUar s (94-02-C-Ol-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , 'change s i n th e charg e ex piratio n date. " 1 4 C,P.R . § 158.43(c) ; 3 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r

carrier s o

f Secon dPP C AppUcatio n Amendmen t No . 2 fo

r $18,846,00 0 additiona l dollar s (94-02-C-02-MSP ) containing , inte r alia , "change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R , § lS8.43(c) ; 4 . MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r

carrier s o

f Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendmen t No . 3 fo

r $14,556,56 9 additiona l dollar s (94-02-C-03-MSP | containing , inie r alia , 'change s i n th e charg e expiratio n date. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c) . 1 *MAC" stand s fo

r Metropolitan Airport s Commission , "publi c agency " a t Miru:ieapolis-St . Pau l Intematiana l Airport

(MSP ) unde r Passenge r

Facilit y Charg e (PFC

) statut e a t

4 9 U.S.C . § 4011 7 an d PFC regulation s a t

1 4 C.F.R . Par t

158 . 

## FOI AREQUESTOR' S EXHIBI T 

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Januar y 10 , 200 8 FA A RESPONS E FA A assigne dANRC' s FOI A reques t contro l numbe r

2008-001086G Lan dresponde do n Decembe r

21 , 2007 . FA

A respons e di dno t

includ e FOI

A request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C Applicatio n charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices) . Se e Exhibi t 1 , infra . • ALLEGED FA

A NONFEASANC E FA A defend s non-productio n o f POI A request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supra , b y claimin g "pubh c agencie s ar e no t

require dt o provid e thes e [PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ] t o u s fo r amendments " (Exhibi t 1 , irfrd) . ANR

C respectfull y disagree s wit h thi s lega l position . Secon dPF C Applicatio n initia l charg e expiratio n dat e wa s Februar y 28 , 1998 , I n 1998 , MS P monthl y PF C revenue s range dfrom$ 3 millio n t o $ 4 million . Wherefore , Secon dPP C Apphcalio n Amendmen t No . I' s ($5,688,000 ) reductio n woul dreasonabl y chang e PP C charg e ea^iratio n date , supra , b y on e mont h (a t aminimum) . Similarly , Secon dPF C Appli

catio n Amendmen t

No , 2' s $18,846,00 0 increas e woul dreasonabl y chang e PF C charg e expi

ratio n date , supra , b y five month s (a t amirn'mTim) . Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n (MAC ) i s MS P "pubh c agency, " withi n meanin g of Par t 15 8 PP C regulations . MA C certifie dcomplianc e Vit h al l provision s o f 1 4 CF Rpar t 158. " 1 4 C.F.R . § 15 8 Appendi x A a t B.2 . Sinc e Par t

15 8 clearl y mandate s "pubh c agency " mus t "notif y carrier s * * * o f

change s i n th e [PFC ] charg e expiratio n date " an d"provid e a cop y o f th e [PFC ] notificatio n t o th e appropriat e FA A Airport s office, " MA

C ha dclear , non discretionar y lega l dut y t o notif y ai r carrier s of

PF C charg e expiratio n dat e change s flovidng fromSecon dPF C Applicatio n amendment s an d"copT f FA A o n thes e notices . 1 4 C.F.R . § 158.43(c)(d ) (emphasi s added) . Sinc e lega l procedure , supra , mandate dMA C "copy " FA

A o n al l PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notice s an dsinc e FA A ha s lega l dut y of

car e t o enforc e al l PF C regulation s a t MSP , FA A shoul dreasonabl y produc e FOI A request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C Applicatio n chais e eacpiratio n dat e chang e notices) . CONCLUSIO N FOI A mandate s reasonably-describe dFA A record s b e mad e "promptl y availabl e t o an y person. " 5 U.S.C , § 552(a)(3)(A)(ii) . Wherefore , ANR C respectfiill y request s FA A promptl y produc e FOIA request s Nos . 2 an d3 , supr a(tw o Secon dPF C Applicatio n charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices) . FA A lega l positio n {viz. , publi c agencie s ar e "no t required " t o cop y FA A o n PF C charg e expiratio n dat e chang e notices ) i s arguabf y bu t apretext . A promp t

respons e t o m y attentio n a t th e addres s supr awoul db e appreciated . Sincerely , 

### Gu y Heik e Enclosure : Exhibi t I - Lette r

t o Guy Heide (ANRC

) fromJer i Alle s (FAA), Decembe r 21 , 200 7 

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## iOE € 21,206 7 CERTIFIE D MAI L Mr . Gu y Heide , Secretar

y Airpor t Nois e Reduction Comniittee 88 1 Bluebill Drive MendotaHeights , Minnesota5512 0 Freedomo f Infonnation Reques t Documen t No , 2008-001086G

L Dea r Mr . Heide : Pursuan t to you r lette r o f Novembe r 26,200 7 conceming fh

e Metropolita

n Airport s Commission (MAC ) wiitte o notic e t o air carrier s fo r th e secondPF

C applicatio n (94-02-C-OO-MSP

) an dAmendments Nos . 1,2 , an d3 , enclosedar

e copie s totalin g 2 9 page s (ha t respondt o your request . Thi s PF C application wa s closedo n Septembe

r 8,2006 , a t which time th e Minneapoli s Aiiport s District Offic e foun dth e applicatio n to b e physicall y an d financially complete . Th

e record s w e are providing include MAC' s written notic e t o th e earners , date dAugus t

31,1994 , fo

r PFC Application 94-02-C-OO-MSP, an dMAC' S written notic e t o th e carriers , datedJanuar

y 2 9 an d31,2001 , fo

r Amendmen

t No . 3 (94-02-C-03

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r Amendmen

t Nos . 1 and2 (94

- 02-C-Ol-MS P an

d94-02-C-02-MSP) ; publi c agencie s ar e no t require dt o provide thes e to u s fo r amendments . W

e ar e enclosing copie s of

ou r approva l fo r Amendmen

t Nos . I an d2 . A s Ih e documentatioii yo

u ar e seeking wa s generatedb y the Metropolita n Airport s Commission , i n th e futur

e w e encourag e yo

u t o reques t suchdocumentatio n directly from them . Unde r Par t 7 o f th e Departmen

t oflYansportatio n Regulations , there i s n o charg e fo r thes e documents .

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an o record s determinatio n mad e b y th e Regiona l Administrato r for th e Great Lake s Regio n for

record s relatin g t o Passenge r

Facility Charg e (PFC ) application s firomth e Metropolita n Airport s Commissio n (MAC) . Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) provide d2 9 page s o f records , i n respons e t o your reques t However , FAA wa s no t

abl e t o locat e MAC' s writte n notic e t o ai r

carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendment s Nos . 1 an d2 an dissue dan o record s respons e fo r

tha t portio n o f

your request . Yo u appeale dtha t

determinatio n o n February 21 , 2008 . O n appea l yo u rais e man y issxie s tha t canno t b e addresse dunder

th e FOIA . Pleas e b e advise dtha t th e FOI A allow s acces s t o record s hel db y federa l agencies . Th e FOI A i s not avehicl e t o compe l a n agenc y t o perform it s missio n o r

t o disciplin e it s employees . Th e issu e o n appea l i s whethe r th e agenc y ha s performe dareasonabl e searc h calculate dt o findth e requeste drecords . Your reques t was for MAC' S writte n notic e t o ai r carrier s o f Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendment s Nos . 1 an d2 for th e Miuneapolis-St . Pau l Internationa l Airport . Thos e PF C files are store di n th e FAA' s Minneapoli s Airport s Distric t Office . Th e manage r

o f tha t offic e searche dboth th e file s associate dwith th e specifi c PFC , an dgenera l files maintaine dfor al l PFC s a t

Minne^olis-S t

Pau l Internationa l Airport . MAC' s notic e t o ai r carrier s o f

Secon dPF C Applicatio n Amendment s Nos . 1 an d2 wer e no t located . I believ e apruden t

searc h ha s bee n conducte dan dfliere ar e n o othe r place s withi n th e FA A wher e responsiv e record s are likel y t o b e found . I believe , therefore , tha t agenc y personne l hav e mad e th e reasonabl e searc h fo r responsiv e record s require db y law . Se e e.g. , Odesb v v . Departmen t

o f th e Armv . 92 0 F,2 d5 7 (D.C , Cir . 1990) . I a mth e perso n responsibl e fo r thi s decision . Thi s i s th e fina l administrativ e actio n tha t wil l b e take n o n your

appeal . I f

yo u ar e not

satisfie dwith thi s decision , you ma y appeal i t t o th e Unite dState s district

cour t for th e distric t

i n whic h yo u resid e o r

hav e you r

principa l plac e PETITIONERS ' EXHIBI T 

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business , th e distric t

i n whic h th e record s ar e kept , o r fo r th e Distric t

o f Columbia . Thi s actio n ha s th e categorical concurrenc e o f th e Genera l Counse l o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation . Sincerely ,

I J Assistan t

Administrato r

fo r Region s an dCenter

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