Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-0305
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Passenger Facility Charge Approvals and Disapprovals
Posted Date: 2014-01-06T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 695-697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31553]

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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 October 
2013, there were four applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on two applications, one approved in January 2012 and the 
other approved in September 2013, inadvertently left off the January 
2012 and September 2013 notices, respectively. 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: City of Burlington, Vermont.
    Application Number: 11-05-C-00-BTV.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $5,240,755.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: On-demand air 
taxi commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Burlington International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Snow removal equipment purchase.
Rehabilitate a portion of the cargo apron.
Terminal building renovation.
Land acquisition for noise abatement.
Land acquisition for development.
Reconstruct, mark and light taxiway A north.
Storm water management plan.
Security projects.

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Airport master plan and airport layout plan updates.
Runway 15-33 pavement evaluation and rehabilitate study.
North terminal and apron--phase 2 and glycol deicing system.
Noise study and noise compatibility study.
Taxiway lighting.
Reconstruct and mark runway 15/33.
Extend runway 19 and taxiway A.
PFC application costs.
Reconstruct, mark and light a portion of taxiway C.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use:

South end development projects.
    Determination: Partially approved. One of the proposed components 
of this project was also requested under a different project in this 
application. The component, acquisition of the Roberts land, was 
approved under the project titled ``land acquisition for development'' 
above and is disallowed in this project.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project:

Taxiway G extension and taxiway B reconstruction.
    Date of Withdrawal: January 20, 2012.
    Decision Date: January 31, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla Scott, New England Region 
Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.

    Public Agency: County of Campbell/Gillette-Campbell County Airport 
Board, Gillette, Wyoming.
    Application Number: 13-09-C-00-GCC.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $405,826.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Gillette-Campbell County Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Acquire snow removal equipment.
Realign airport access road.
PFC administration.
    Decision Date: September 27, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports District 
Office, (303) 342-1262.

    Public Agency: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Nashville, 
Tennessee.
    Application Number: 13-19-C-00-BNA.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $4,430,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2017.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and operating at Nashville 
International Airport (BNA).
    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 BNA.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use at a 
$4.50 PFC Level:

Reconstruct runway 13/31 west.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a 
$3.00 PFC Level:

Improve storm water collection and treatment system.
Operations 14 CFR Part 139 online training and 49 CFR Part 1542.
    Decision Date: October 3, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Wills, Memphis Airports 
District Office, (901) 322-8190.

    Public Agency: Phoenix--Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, Mesa, 
Arizona.
    Application Number: 13-03-C-00-IWA.
    Application Type: Impose and Use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $23,927,638.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2017.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2023.
    Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Environmental assessment for the northeast terminal.
Benefit cost analysis for the northeast terminal development.
Construct taxilane L extension--phase II.
Construct Alpha apron expansion--phase III.
Construct paralle taxiway C extension--phase II.
PFC administration costs.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:

Design/construct fuel farm expansion.
Design/reconstruct taxiway P.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection:

West terminal expansion--phase IV.

    Brief Description of Disapproved Project:

Conduct airport surveillance radar relocation study.

    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA determined that this study does 
not meet the requirements of Sec.  158.15(b)(2).
    Decision Date: October 11, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darlene Williams, Los Angeles Airports 
District Office, (310) 725-3625.

    Public Agency: City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, 
California.
    Application Number: 11-05-C-00-SFO.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $610,451,805.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2017.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2023.
    Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31 and operating at San 
Francisco International Airport (SFO).
    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 SFO.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal 2 and boarding area D renovations.

    Decision Date: October 11, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Kumar, San Francisco Airports 
District Office, (650) 827-7627.

    Public Agency: Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Application Number: 13-09-C-00-TUL.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $54,675,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: October 1, 2022.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2033.

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    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Tulsa International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Concourse A rehabilitation.
Terminal building chillers.
PFC consulting services.

    Decision Date: October 22, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Harris, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airports 
Development Office, (817) 222-5634.

                                           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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06-07-C-01-HDN, Hayden, CO......        09/24/13      $2,199,678      $2,021,503        12/01/11        04/01/12
99-03-C-03-BOI, Boise, ID.......        09/27/13      96,884,411      84,362,062        08/01/18        05/01/16
07-08-C-02-PHX, Phoenix, AZ.....        09/30/13     187,649,602     179,036,442        08/01/10        08/01/10
01-01-C-01-OXR, Oxnard, CA......        09/30/13         872,000         631,115        03/01/11        03/01/11
07-03-C-02-CEC, Crescent City,          09/30/13         301,745         283,357        07/01/13        07/01/13
 CA.............................
07-03-C-01-RDD, Redding, CA.....        09/30/13         809,295         670,755        09/01/11        09/01/11
08-04-C-01-STS, Santa Rosa, CA..        09/30/13       1,594,049       1,319,049        04/01/13        04/01/13
07-05-C-02-PIH, Pocatello, ID...        10/15/13         419,295         240,192        02/01/10        12/01/08
94-01-C-07-ISP, Ronkonkoma, NY..        10/16/13      22,382,626      22,305,857        07/01/04        07/01/04
96-02-C-02-ISP, Ronkonkoma, NY..        10/16/13       4,497,958       4,496,961        03/01/05        03/01/05
06-06-C-03-LBB, Lubbock, TX.....        10/23/13      12,451,441      12,419,871        12/01/13        11/01/12
10-07-C-01-LBB, Lubbock, TX.....        10/23/13      13,101,351       7,164,045        07/01/19        09/01/16
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 30, 2013.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2013-31553 Filed 1-3-14; 8:45 am]
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