Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 740 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY › Title 740 CMR 27.00 - Boston-logan International Airport - Peak Period Surcharge On Aircraft Operations › Section 27.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Authority
shall mean the Massachusetts
				Port Authority.
BOS
shall mean Boston-Logan
				International Airport.
Capacity
shall mean the number of
				landing and takeoff operations per hour in Civil Aircraft that can be
				accommodated without incurring unacceptable levels of delay under visual flight
				rule (VFR) conditions.
Chief Executive Officer
shall mean the
				person holding the position of Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of
				the Massachusetts Port Authority or such other person as may be designated by
				the Members of the Massachusetts Port Authority to fulfill the responsibilities
				of the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director under
				740 CMR 27.00, or such person
				as may be delegated responsibility by the Chief Executive Officer/Executive
				Director for administering pertinent provisions of
				740 CMR 27.00.
Civil Aircraft
shall have the meaning
				set forth in
				49
				U.S.C. §
									40102(a)(16).
Computer Simulation Delay Analysis
shall mean the results obtained through use of a computer software model that
				will be used when Monitoring Program activity indicates that hourly flight
				levels are approaching or exceeding Capacity. The model, identified in
				consultation with FAA, will estimate the levels of runway-related delays that
				will occur during VFR conditions based on the forecast levels of monthly,
				daily, and hourly flight activity at BOS. The simulation will incorporate
				factors such as forecast levels of hourly flight demand, a measure of BOS's
				normal VFR capacity, and a delay algorithm based on queuing theory.
Demand
shall mean the total number of
				landings and takeoffs in Civil Aircraft that occur, or are projected to occur
				under the Monitoring Program, during each hour at BOS.
EAS
shall mean the federal Essential
				Air Service program established under
				49
				USC §
									41731.
Extra Sections
shall mean commercial
				service flight operations added by an Operator to supplement a specific
				published schedule Operation to accommodate excessive demand for such
				Operation.
FAA
shall mean the Federal Aviation
				Administration.
Fixed Base Operator
shall mean those
				businesses at BOS that are authorized by the Authority to provide aeronautical
				services and are required by the Authority to collect landing fees on the
				Authority's behalf.
Hub Airport
shall have the meaning set
				forth in
				49
				USC §
									41731(a).
Monitoring Program
shall mean a
				program developed and maintained by the Authority that:
(a) monitors and projects Demand based upon published schedules
				and other information obtained by the Authority with respect to scheduled and
				unscheduled prospective operations; (b) projects, based upon the Computer
				Simulation Delay Analysis, levels of delay for current and future periods based
				upon Demand and Capacity levels for the relevant period; and
(c) develops and submits information to the Authority in a
				timely manner that will allow the Authority to provide, to the scheduled
				airlines operating at BOS, the FAA, and general aviation, notice up to six
				months in advance of the declaration of Peak Period conditions to allow
				Operators and the FAA, if FAA elects to participate in such process, an
				opportunity on a voluntary basis to adjust flight activities to an extent that
				will avoid Peak Period conditions at BOS.
Operation
shall mean a landing or
				takeoff in Civil Aircraft conducted at BOS, whether pursuant to a published
				schedule or otherwise.
Operator
shall mean the person or
				entity conducting or authorizing the conduct of an Operation.
Over scheduling
shall mean conditions
				in which Demand exceeds Capacity.
Peak Period
shall mean any period of
				three or more consecutive hours within which the projected average number of
				minutes of delay per Operation during VFR conditions exceeds, or is expected
				(based upon the Monitoring Program and any other relevant information) to
				exceed, an average of 15 minutes (or such other level as may be established by
				the FAA as its standard for measuring delay). For purposes of 740 CMR 27.02:
Peak Period
, average delay shall be calculated by
				dividing the total time (in minutes) of delay incurred, or expected to be
				incurred, by the total number of all projected Operations (with allowance for
				Extra Sections) conducted over a period of at least three consecutive
				hours.
Runway Facilities
shall mean the
				system of runways at BOS.
Small Hub Airport
shall have the
				meaning as set forth in
				49
				USC §
									41731 (a).
USDOT
shall mean the United States
				Department of Transportation.
VFR
shall mean visual flight rule
				conditions as established by the FAA.