Document ID: FAA-2009-1254-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Passenger Facility Charge Approvals (PFC) and Disapprovals
Posted Date: 2010-05-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 94)]
[Notices]
[Page 27618-27620]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In April
2010, there were seven applications approved. This notice also includes
information on one application, approved in March 2010, inadvertently
left off the March 2010 notice. Additionally, 12 approved amendments to
previously approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). This notice is
published pursuant to paragraph d of Sec.  158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

    Public Agency: Birmingham Airport Authority, Birmingham, Alabama.
    Application Number: 10-08-C-00-BHM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $7,310,680.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2011.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Birmingham--Shuttlesworth International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
     Acquire noise impacted land.
     Acquire environmentally impacted land.
     Security enhancements.
     Terminal preconstruction services.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection:
    Terminal demolition.
    Decision Date: March 31, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Morgan, Jackson Airports
District Office, (601) 664-9891.
    Public Agency: City of Portland, Maine.
    Application Number: 10-05-C-00-PWM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $132,206,104.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2040.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public

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agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed class
accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at
Portland International Jetport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
     Terminal building expansion.
     Passenger boarding bridges.
     Roadway realignment.
    Decision Date: April 12, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.
    Public Agency: Monterey Peninsula Airport District, Monterey,
California.
    Application Number: 10-15-C-00-MRY.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $975,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 1, 2011.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    Nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Monterey Peninsula Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Airport access improvements--phase II.
    Flight information display system and access information
equipment--phase II.
    Wildlife hazard assessment.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection:
     Runway IOR/28L safety area design--phase I.
     Runway 1OR/28L safety area construction--phase I.
    Decision Date: April 16, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Kelly, San Francisco Airports
District Office, (650) 876-2778, extension 623.
    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York,
New York.
    Application Number: 09-06-U-00-EWR.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved for Use in This Decision: $19,733,400.
    Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2006.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2011.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change from
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use at Newark Liberty
International Airport (EWR) at a $4.50 PFC Level:
     Upgrade navigational aids, runways 22R and 22L.
     Upgrade navigational aids, runway 4L.
     Improvements to runway safety areas.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use at LaGuardia Airport
(LGA) at a $3.00 PFC Level: Central terminal building modernization
planning and engineering.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Construction of taxiway A
connector.
    Date of Withdrawal: April 16, 2010.
    Decision Date: April 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports
District Office, (516) 227-3816.
    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York,
New York.
    Application Number: 09-06-U-00-JFK.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved for Use in This Decision: $22,549,200.
    Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2006.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2011.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: No change from
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use at EWR at a $4.50
PFC Level:
     Upgrade navigational aids, runways 22R and 22L.
     Upgrade navigational aids, runway 4L.
     Improvements to runway safety areas.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use at LGA at a $3.00 PFC
Level: Central terminal building modernization planning and
engineering.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Construction of taxiway A
connector.
    Date of Withdrawal: April 16, 2010.
    Decision Date: April 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports
District Office, (516) 227-3816.
    Public Agency: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York,
New York.
    Application Number: 09-06-U-00-LGA.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved for Use in This Decision: $14,717,400.
    Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2006.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1,2011.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use at EWR at a $4.50
PFC Level:

Upgrade navigational aids, runways 22R and 22L.
Upgrade navigational aids, runway 4L.
Improvements to runway safety areas.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Use at LGA at a $3.00 Pfc
Level: Central terminal building modernization planning and
engineering.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Construction of taxiway A
connector.
    Date of Withdrawal: April 16, 2010.
    Decision Date: April 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports
District Office, (516) 227-3816.
    Public Agency: Peninsula Airport Commission, Newport News,
Virginia.
    Application Number: 10-02-C-00-PHF.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $18,910,908.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2020.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    (1) Air carriers operating under part 135 on an on-demand, non
scheduled, whole plane charter basis and not selling tickets to
individual passengers; (2) air carriers operating under part 298 on an
on-demand, non scheduled, whole plane charter basis and not selling
tickets to individual passengers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each proposed
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Runway 7/25 rehabilitation (design and construction).
Runway 25 runway safety area.
Airport signage.
Terminal concourse design/construction.
Obstruction removal.
PFC application development.
Terminal concourse jet bridges (four).
Airport master plan update.
Terminal building rehabilitation and public circulation improvements.

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Flight information display system/baggage information display system/
gate information display system.
Airside sweeper.
Wildlife mitigation.
PFC program administration.
Airfield lighting upgrade.
Operations/security vehicle.
Federal inspection services finish.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection:

Rehabilitate taxiways A, B, and C (design).
Snow removal equipment/maintenance facility (design and construction).
Rehabilitate taxiways A, B, and C (construction).

    Decision Date: April 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Breeden, Washington Airports
District Office, (703) 661-1363.
    Public Agency: Horry County Department of Airports, Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina.
    Application Number: 10-04-C-00-MYR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $104,020,700.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2032.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    Nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers, filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Myrtle Beach International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal capacity enhancement program (TCEP)--terminal facility.
     TCEP--airfield improvements.
     TCEP--airport roads.
    Decision Date: April 28, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guss, Atlanta Airports District
Office, (404) 305-7146.

                                                               Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                                                            Original         Amended
                                                                        Amendment         Original         Amended         estimated        estimated
                     Amendment No., city, state                       approved  date   approved  net    approved  net     charge  exp.     charge  exp.
                                                                                        PFC  revenue     PFC  revenue         date             date
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99-03-C-O1-CIC, Chico, CA..........................................         04/01/10          $25,000          $19,822         02/01/01         02/01/01
06-07-C-00-DBQ, Dubuque, IA........................................         04/06/10          153,046           49,761         11/01/06         11/01/06
06-08-C-02-DBQ, Dubuque, IA........................................         04/06/10          288,718          246,105         03/01/08         03/01/08
94-01-C-01-SLK, Saranac Lake, NY...................................         04/07/10          121,952          120,749         09/01/07         09/01/07
97-07-C-01-OAK, Oakland, CA........................................         04/12/10       33,011,496       23,825,854         06/01/99         06/01/99
99-08-C-01-OAK, Oakland, CA........................................         04/12/10       12,251,844       11,737,121         07/01/00         07/01/00
00-09-C-02-OAK, Oakland, CA........................................         04/12/10       33,380,000       17,394,806         02/01/03         02/01/03
01-10-C-02-OAK, Oakland, CA........................................         04/12/10       32,000,000       20,640,754         09/01/03         09/01/03
02-11-C-01-OAK, Oakland, CA........................................         04/12/10        7,000,000        5,402,257         12/01/03         12/01/03
02-06-C-09-MSY, New Orleans, LA....................................         04/15/10      271,336,494      287,977,095         09/01/18         12/01/19
09-10-C-01-MSY, New Orleans, LA....................................         04/15/10       70,531,906       52,805,580         08/01/26         06/01/26
02-02-C-01-RDD, Redding, CA........................................         04/19/10        1,251,567        1,124,987         07/10/07         04/01/07
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    Issued in Washington, DC on May 7, 2010.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2010-11470 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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