Document ID: FAA-2009-1232-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Passenger Facility Charge Approvals and Disapprovals
Posted Date: 2009-12-21T05:00Z

[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Notices]               
[Page 67949-67950]
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 November 
2009, there were two applications approved. This notice also includes 
information on one application, approved in October 2009, inadvertently 
left off the October 2009 notice. Additionally, five 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: Port of Oakland, Oakland, California.
    Application Number: 09-14-C-00-OAK.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $293,219,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: March 1, 2011.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2021.
    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 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 Metropolitan Oakland International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a 
$4.50 PFC Level:

Terminal 1 rehabilitation and retrofit program.
Passenger boarding bridges.
Runway 11/29 light collar replacement.
East apron improvements, phases I and II.
East apron improvements, phase III.
Runway safety area improvements, phases I and II.
Rehabilitate taxiway B.
Rehabilitate taxiway W.
Security enhancements at terminal 2.
Security enhancements for taxiway B overpass.
Lighting control to a new air traffic control tower.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles.
Closed circuit television program expansion--phases II and Ill.

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

Americans with Disabilities Act access improvements.
Terminal 2 roof replacement.
Perimeter airfield dike seismic enhancement study.
Airport security enhancements--security assessment study.
Noise monitoring system upgrade.
PFC administrative costs.
Owner-controlled insurance for terminal 2 improvements.

    Decision Date: October 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Kelly, San Francisco Airports 
District Office, (650) 876-2778, extension 623.
    Public Agency: Rhode Island Airport Corporation, Warwick, Rhode 
Island.
    Application Number: 09-06-C-00-PVD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC. PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $15,832,980.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 2015.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    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 I percent of the total annual enplanements 
at T. F. Green Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a 
$4.50 PFC Level:

Acquire land for noise mitigation.
Extend, mark and light taxiway M.

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

Final environmental impact statement.
Taxiway N rehabilitation.
PFC implementation and administration assistance.

    Decision Date: November 13, 2009.
    For Further Information Contact: Priscilla Scoff, New England 
Region Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.
    Public Agency: Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority, Grand Forks, 
North Dakota.
    Application Number: 10-08-C-00-GFK.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in this Decision: $2,700,456.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: February 1, 2010.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: August 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 Grand Forks International Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Construction of new passenger terminal building and air carrier 
apron.
    Determination: Partially approved for collection and use. The FAA 
determination that portions of the project were not PFC-eligible.
    Decision Date: November 19, 2009.
    For Further Information Contact: Thomas Schauer, Bismarck Airports 
District Office, (701) 323-7383.

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                                           Amendment 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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98-05-C-04-MEI, Meridian, MS....        10/30/09        $234,082        $231,037        09/01/02        09/01/02
99-06-C-03-MEI, Meridian, MS....        10/30/09         148,000         105,760        05/01/04        05/01/04
06-11-C-01-EYW, Key West, FL....        11/05/09      48,440,445      11,882,511        12/01/37        08/01/15
06-11-C-02-EYW, Key West, FL....        11/10/09       11,882,51      11,929,058        11/01/16        09/01/15
06-03-C-01-ABQ, Albuquerque, NM.        11/10/09      66,066,726      68,885,899        07/01/15        07/01/16
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2009.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. E9-30206 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]

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