Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals

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

1996, there were nine applications approved. 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 49 U.S.C. 40117

(Pub. L. 103-272) 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: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Nashville,

Tennessee.

Application Number: 96-02-U-00-BNA.

Application Type: Use PFC revenue.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue: $87,194,200

Charge Effective Date:

January 1, 1993.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 1999.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from

previous approval.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use: International

arrivals building, Construct concourse connector.

Decision Date: April 3, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Harris, Memphis Airports District Office, (901) 544-3495.

Public Agency: City of Pueblo, Colorado.

Application Number: 96-02-C-00-PUB.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $230,946

Estimated Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1999.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2009.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Concurrent Authority to

Impose and Use: Airport planning studies, Rehabilitate taxiway A,

Extend taxiway K--phase I, Extend taxiway K--phase II.

Decision Date: April 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Schaffer, Denver Airports District Office, (303) 286-5524.

Public Agency: Bureau of Aviation and Ports, State of Connecticut

Department of Transportation, Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Application Number: 96-04-C-00-BDL.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $2,995,000.

Estimated Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1996.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 1997.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: On-demand air

taxi/commercial operators that (1) do not enplane or deplane passengers

at the main terminal building; and, (2) enplane less than 500

passengers per year at Bradley International Airport (BDL).

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained 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 BDL.

Brief Description of Project Approved for Concurrent Authority to

Impose and use: Bradely Airport equipment acquisition.

Decision Date: April 18, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla A. Scott, New England Region

Airports Division, (617) 238-7614.

Public Agency: Yakima Air Terminal Board, Yakima, Washington.

Application Number: 96-04-C-00-YKM.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $432,000.

Estimated Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1996.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 1998.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/

commerical operators operating aircraft with less than 10 seats.

Determination: Approved. Based on information contained 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 Yakima Air Terminal.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and use: Snow

removal equipment. Expand snow removal equipment storage facility,

Terminal building renovation project--phase 2.

Decision Date: April 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cayla Morgan, Seattle Airports

District Office, (206) 227-2653.

Public Agency: City of Chicago, Department of Aviation, Chicago,

Illinois.

Application Number: 96-04-C-00-ORD.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $1,450,000.

Estimated Charge Effective Date: May 1, 1999.

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Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 1999.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi

operators.

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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at Chicago

O'Hare International Airport and Use at Gary Regional Airport: West air

cargo area site work, Apron deicing facility, East T-hangar area site

work, Perimeter fencing.

Brief Description of Disapproved Project: Fixed base operator apron

overlay/expansion.

Determination: Disapproved. The City of Chicago requested PFC funds

for the local match share of a proposed Airport Improvement Program

(AIP) discretionary fund grant. The FAA cannot commit to AIP

discretionary funding for this project at this time. Further, in

preparing the impose and use PFC application, the City of Chicago did

not provide an alternative funding plan for the project. Therefore, the

FAA is unable to determine that excess PFC revenue will not be

collected if this project is approved and the approved project is not

implemented.

Decision Date: April 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis H. Yates, Chicago Airports

District Office, (847) 294-7335.

Public Agency: Springfield Airport Authority, Springfield,

Illinois.

Application Number: 96-06-U-00-SPI.

Application Type: Use PFC revenue.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved: $4,508,030.

Charge Effective Date: February 1, 1994.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2006.

Class of Air Carriers not Required to Collect PFC's: No change from

previous approvals.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for use: Install instrument

landing system on runway 31, Parallel taxiway for runway 31.

Decision Date: April 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip M. Smithmeyer, Chicago Airports

District Office, (847) 294-7435.

Public Agency: Virgin Islands Port Authority, St. Thomas, Virgin

Islands.

Application Number: 96-04-U-00-STT.

Application Type: Use PFC revenue.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Approved Net PFC Revenue: $3,871,005.

Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1993.

Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 1995.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.

Brief Description of Project Approved for Use: Aircraft rescue and

firefighting (ARFF) facility (building).

Decision Date: April 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pablo G. Affuant, Orlando Airports

District Office, (407) 648-6582.

Public Agency: Sacramento County Department of Airports,

Sacramento, California.

Application Number: 96-04-C-00-SMF.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $96,224,000.

Estimated Charge Effective Date: March 1, 1997.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2006.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Terminal roads phase 1, Aircraft apron expansion, Terminal roads phase

2A, Terminal roads phase 2B, Rehabilitate existing roads.

Decision Date: April 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph R. Rodriguez, San Francisco

Airports District Office, (415) 876-2805.

Public Agency: Sacramento County Department of Airports,

Sacramento, California.

Application Number: 96-05-C-00-SMF.

Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.

PFC Level: $3.00.

Total Net PFC Revenue Approved in this Application: $62,823,190.

Estimated Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2006.

Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2011.

Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.

Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Sacramento area flood control agency flood control project, Terminal

roadway island widening, General aviation apron airside access road,

Earhart Driver reconstruction, Terminals 1 and 2 rehabilitation, phase

3, Security system upgrade, Airfield, terminal, tower communication

system--telephone switch, ARFF vehicles replacement, Surface movement

guidance control system, Concourse throat expansion, West terminals jet

loaders, phase 2, Aircraft noise monitoring system, Master plan update

and environmental impact assessment report, Part 150 study.

Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection and

Use: Terminals 1, 2, and 3, central public services building, and

administration building electrical system reconstruction/upgrade phase

2.

Determination: In accordance with paragraph 551(d) of FAA Order

5100.38A, revenue producing and non public-use space such as

concessions in the terminals and the central public service and

administration buildings in their entirety are not AIP eligible, thus

making utilities which serve those areas ineligible. In phase 1 of this

project, partially approved in the 95-02-C-00-SMF Record of Decision,

the public agency determined and the FAA concurred, that approximately

49 percent of the project served ineligible areas. The public agency

did not provide a new proration with submission of this project,

therefore, the FAA has used the same ratio of eligible to ineligible

areas as was used on Phase 1 of the project. The public agency has

requested 100 percent PFC funding for this project. The FAA's approval

reduced the approved amount to the prorated cost of the eligible

portion of the project. Reconstruct electrical vault and construct east

electrical vault.

Determination: In accordance with paragraph 551(d) of FAA Order

5100.38A, revenue producing and non public-use space such as

concessions in the terminals, rental car facilities, as well as airport

and airline administrative spaces are not AIP eligible, thus making

utilities which serve those areas ineligibile. Only that portion of

this project which relates to eligible facilities is eligible. In the

95-02-C-00-SMF Record of Decision, the public agency determined and the

FAA concurred, that, for a project involving the electrical vault,

approximately 52 percent of the project served ineligible areas. The

public agency did not provide a new proration with submission of this

project which involves work similar to the previous approval,

therefore, the FAA has used the same ratio of eligible to ineligible

areas as was used on the previous project. The public agency has

requested 100 percent PFC funding for this project. The FAA's approval

reduced the approved amount to the prorated cost of the eligible

portion of the project.

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Brief Description of Disapproved Projects: Air quality mitigation

compress natural gas (CNG) system.

Determination: Disapproved. Based on information available to the

FAA, the FAA has determined that the CNG fueling station is a part of

the Air Quality certificate to permit the Sacramento Metropolitan

Airport to increase the number of terminal vehicular parking spaces,

not for the 1985 runway project, as presented by the public agency in

their Attachment B for this project. In addition, the project was not

identified as a mitigation action at the time the environmental finding

was approved for the runway project. Therefore, this project must be

considered as a project to comply with Clean Air Act mandates. Section

203 of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994,

Public Law No. 103-305 (August 23, 1994) (49 U.S.C. 40017(a)(3)(F)),

expanded PFC eligibility to include Federal clean air mandate projects

imposed on an airport. However, this same legislation limited PFC

eligibility to only airside, that is, aircraft movement area, clean air

act mandate projects unless the project was also included in an AIP

grant. This proposed project is not considered an airside project and

the proposed financial plan shows only PFC funding. Therefore, the

project is not PFC eligible. Airfield support shops and facilities.

Determination: Disapproved. The justification provided by the

public agency for this project in the Attachment B indicates that these

facilities will support the airfield operations and maintenance,

buildings, and equipment. In a March 13, 1996, letter to the FAA, the

public agency clarifies that these facilities are not intended to

support ARFF or airfield lighting requirements. The FAA has determined

that these facilities will support maintenance and operations functions

at the airport. This project, therefore, is not AIP eligible in

accordance with Appendix 2, item 11, of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP

Handbook. Therefore, this project does not meet the requirements of

Sec. 158.15(b). Airfield drainage control equipment--backhoe.

Determination: Disapproved. This equipment is considered a

maintenance item and, as such, does not qualify as eligible safety,

security, or support equipment as defined by paragraphs 562, 563, 565,

and 566 of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook. Therefore, this project

does not meet the requirements of Sec. 158.15(b). Airfield sweeper.

Determination: Disapproved. This equipment is intended for use at

another airport the public agency owns, Sacramento Mather Airport, not

Sacramento Metropolitan Airport; however, information provided to the

carriers during consultation as well as the discussion of the project

in the airline consultation meeting makes no mention that this sweeper

is intended for use at an airport other than the airport where the PFC

is being imposed. Therefore, the FAA has determined that the

consultation for this project was not adequate.

Decision Date: April 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph R. Rodriguez, San Francisco

Airports District Office, (415) 876-2805.

Amendments to PFC Approvals

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Previous Amended

Amendment Amended Previous 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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94-01-C-01-FOD, Fort Dodge, IA............ 03/25/96 $150,622 $157,221 4/01/00 4/01/00

94-01-C-01-BOI, Boise, ID................. 04/03/96 9,651,628 6,857,774 10/01/98 11/01/97

93-01-C-01-EUG, Eugene, OR................ 04/03/96 4,629,888 3,729,699 11/01/98 11/01/98

95-01-C-01-ABY, Albany, GA................ 04/04/96 307,301 457,301 10/01/99 6/01/98

93-01-C-01-NGM, Agana, GU................. 4/29/96 258,408,107 258,408,107 7/01/21 7/01/21

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Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 1996.

Donna P. Taylor,

Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.

[FR Doc. 96-11934 Filed 5-10-96; 8:45 am]

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