Document ID: FAA-2008-0468-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals
Posted Date: 2008-04-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 74)]
[Notices]               
[Page 20737-20740]
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 March 
2008, there were five applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on four applications, approved in February 2008, 
inadvertently left off the February 2008 notice. Additionally, 10 
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

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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: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, 
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
    Application Number: 08-04-C-00-CHA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,413,001.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2012.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCs: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Aircraft rescue and firefighting station.
    Taxiway H, phases I and II.
    Runway 15/33 rehabilitation.
    Taxiway A north.
    New electrical vault.
    Access control system upgrade.
    Replace runway weather information system.
    Repair commercial service ramp.
    Obstruction clearing for runway 2.
    Runway 2/20 crack seal repair.
    Master plan.
    Design, relocation, and reconstruction of taxiways A, B, and C.
    West airfield apron.
    Ground support equipment.
    PFC application development.
    PFC program administration.
    Decision Date: February 27, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Wills, Memphis Airports 
District Office, (901) 322-8190.
    Public Agency: County of Mohave, Bullhead City, Arizona.
    Application Number: 08-01-C-00-IFP.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $2.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $744,600.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2012.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCS: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Airport master plan, phases I and II.
    Terminal building rehabilitation.
    Runway 16/34 rehabilitation.
    Runway safety area improvements--runway 16.
    Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting protective clothing.
    Air traffic control tower radio equipment.
    Rehabilitate access road and parking lot.
    Rehabilitate aircraft parking apron.
    Construct taxiway D extension.
    Acquire high-speed sweeper.
    Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
    Construct aircraft rescue and firefighting station.
    Environmental assessment for land acquisition.
    Install emergency generator.
    Improve airport drainage.
    PFC administrative costs.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection: Extend runway 
16/34 (design only).
    Decision Date: February 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Darlene Williams, Los Angeles 
Airports District Office, (310) 725-3625.
    Public Agency: County of Chemung, Elmira, New York.
    Application Number: 08-02-C-00-ELM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $641,046.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2010.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCs: On demand 
commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Elmira-Corning Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Rehabilitate runway 6/24.
    Design Echo apron expansion.
    Design Alpha apron expansion.
    Environmental assessments.
    PFC application.
    Design commercial apron rehabilitation.
    Construct Alpha apron rehabilitation.
    Access road and drainage improvement.
    Construct commercial apron rehabilitation.
    Construct Echo apron expansion.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection:
    Design parallel taxiway A and taxiway L.
    Acquire easement for runway 10/28 runway protection zone.
    Acquire road right-of-way in fee simple.
    Acquire land for runway 24 runway protection zone.
    Construct parallel taxiway A and taxiway L.
    Design runway 24 and taxiway A extension.
    Construct runway 24 and taxiway A extension.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:
    Rehabilitate taxiway D.
    Runway 6 extension, phase I.
    Brief Description of Disapproved Project: Land release at 
intersection of Chambers Road and Schweizer Road.
    Determination: The project does not meet the requirements of Sec.  
158.15(a).
    Decision Date: February 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Moretto, New York Airports 
District Office, (516) 227-3806.
    Public Agency: City of Manchester, New Hampshire.
    Application Number: 08-12-U-00-MHT.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $11,401,727.
    Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2018.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2020.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCs: No change from 
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:
    Glycol collection system.
    Extension of runway 24 safety area.
    Decision Date: February 29, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region 
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.
    Public Agency: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Application Number: 08-12-C-00-COS.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,494,547.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2009.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2010.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCs: None.

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    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Rehabilitate portions of taxiways E, E1-8, G and H (phase II).
    Vehicle service road--east side perimeter (phase II).
    Jet bridge reconfiguration.
    Public roadway signage.
    Decision Date: March 20, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports 
District Office, (303) 342-1258.
    Public Agency: Missoula County Airport Authority, Missoula, 
Montana.
    Application Number: 08-07-C-00-MSO.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $8,106,363.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled 
on-demand (air taxi) carriers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Missoula International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Relocate security checkpoints.
    Relocate localizer.
    Grade object free area/runway safety area transition.
    Construct fire apparatus vehicle storage facility.
    Rehabilitate runway 11/29.
    Improve airfield lighting.
    Replace and upgrade runway pavement sensor system.
    Previous and current PFC application preparation costs.
    Update airport master plan study.
    Security phase II--perimeter gate enhancements and system upgrade.
    Terminal area safety enhancements.
    Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.
    Expand snow removal equipment storage building.
    Expand emergency operations center.
    Acquire interactive employee training system.
    Acquire liquid deicing vehicle and storage tank.
    Acquire snow removal equipment (loader with snow plow).
    Rehabilitate taxiways Delta, Alpha3, and north Golf.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Acquire one new public safety vehicle.
    Determination: The public agency had requested approval to acquire 
two public safety vehicles. However, the FAA determined that the second 
vehicle was for redundancy and exceeded known requirements. Thus, the 
FAA limited its approval to one vehicle.
    Decision Date: March 20, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Stelling, Helena Airports 
District Office, (406) 449-5271.
    Public Agency: County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, California.
    Application Number: 08-04-C-00-STS.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,594,049.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2012.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Acquire land for runway approach protection (53 acres).
    Obstruction removal.
    Security enhancements.
    Airfield vacuum sweeper.
    Terminal building modernization--security screening upgrades.
    Emergency equipment.
    Cost benefit analysis for new terminal.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Acquire two trucks, 
sweeper, and airfield inspection software.
    Date of Withdrawal: March 19, 2008.
    Decision Date: March 21, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Biaoco, San Francisco Airports 
District Office, (650) 876-2778, extension 626.
    Public Agency: County of Manistee, Manistee, Michigan.
    Application Number: 08-01-C-00-MBL.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $388,986.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2040.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFCs: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Manistee County Blacker Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Runway 09/27 surface treatment; precision approach path indicator 
lights, runway 27.
    Fuel farm construction.
    New runway 09/27 design engineering.
    Snow removal equipment plow truck/sand spreader.
    Construct and grade runway 09/27.
    Land acquisition (AM 548).
    Construction supervision.
    Instrument landing system/very high frequency omnirange/automatic 
weather observation station site preparation.
    Perimeter fencing design engineering.
    Instrument landing system/medium intensity approach lighting system 
with runway alignment indicator lights/precision approach path 
indicator lights relocations.
    Land parcels 24, 25, 26, and 27 (AM 646).
    Install perimeter fence.
    Environmental review of 41 land swap.
    Rehabilitate runway 18/36 taxiway and apron.
    Snow removal equipment building rehabilitation.
    Snow removal equipment plow truck/material spreader.
    Land reimbursement, runway 18 approach.
    Procurement documents for aircraft rescue and firefighting and snow 
removal equipment vehicles.
    Decision Date: March 21, 2008.
    For Further Information Contact: Jason Watt, Detroit Airports 
District Office, (734) 229-2906.
    Public Agency: City of Redmond, Oregon.
    Application Number: 08-06-C-00-RDM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,781,478.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2008.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2010.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators--nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers filing FAA 
Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than I percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Roberts Field.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use: 
Construction management--terminal expansion.
    Construction--terminal expansion.

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    Decision Date: March 27, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports District 
Office, (425) 227-1662.

                                           Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                          Original     Amended
                                        Amendment       Original           Amended       estimated    estimated
      Amendment No., city, state         approved     approved net      approved net    charge exp.  charge exp.
                                           date        PFC revenue       PFC revenue        date         date
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 00-03-C-02-CHA, Chattanooga, TN.....     02/13/08       $19,746,474        $5,752,115     01/01/12     08/01/10
 01-08-C-02-BNA, Nashville, TN.......     03/03/08         4,514,173         4,328,889     10/01/02     10/01/02
 92-01-C-02-GUM, Agana, CU...........     03/04/08           800,000           568,661     06/01/94     06/01/94
 95-0 1-C-03-SYR, Syracuse, NY.......     03/17/08         6,737,425         3,954,577     04/01/97     04/01/97
 94-01-C-01-LSE, LaCrosse, WI........     03/18/08           795,299           571,966     08/01/97     08/01/97
 96-02-C-03-LSE, LaCrosse, WI........     03/19/08            84,367            84,734     11/01/99     11/01/99
 97-03-C-03-LSE, LaCrosse, WI........     03/19/08           485,000           473,343     03/01/00     03/01/00
 97-04-C-01-LSE, LaCrosse, WI........     03/19/08           615,000           245,313     03/01/02     09/01/01
*03-02-C-02-LGB, Long Beach, CA......     03/21/08        62,344,903        62,344,903     05/01/17     10/01/14
06-03-C-01-LGB, Long Beach, CA.......     03/21/08         7,148,186         7,148,186     12/01/18     11/01/15
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    Notes:
    The amendment denoted by an asterisk (*) includes a change to 
the PFC level charged from $3.00 per enplaned passenger to $4.50 per 
enplaned passenger. For Long Beach, CA this change is effective on 
May 1,2008.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 8, 2008.
Myrn Rivera,
Acting Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge 
Branch.
[FR Doc. E8-8066 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]

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