§ 331.3 - What do the terms used in this part mean?

The following terms apply to this part:

Airport means Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; College Park Airport in College Park, Maryland; Potomac Airfield in Fort Washington, Maryland; Washington Executive/Hyde Field in Clinton, Maryland; or Washington South Capitol Street Heliport in Washington, DC.

Closed or closure means the period of time until the first general aviation operations were generally permitted at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; until November 30, 2005 at Washington South Capitol Street Heliport; or the earliest that transient traffic was generally permitted to return to the three Maryland airports.

Department means the U.S. Department of Transportation and all its components, including the Office of the Secretary (OST) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Direct and incremental losses means losses incurred by a fixed-base general aviation operator or a provider of general aviation ground support services as a result of the Federal government's closure of an airport following the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. These losses do not include any losses that would have been incurred had the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 not occurred.

Fixed-base general aviation operator means an entity based at a particular airport that provides services to and support for general aviation activities, including the provision of fuel and oil, aircraft storage and tie-down, airframe and engine maintenance, avionics repair, baggage handling, deicing, and the provision of air charter services. The term does not include an entity that exclusively provides products for general aviation activities (e.g. a parts supplier).

Forecast or forecast data means a projection of revenue and expenses during the eligible reimbursement period had the attacks of September 11, 2001 not occurred.

Incurred means to become liable or subject to (as in “to incur a debt”).

Loss means something that is gone and cannot be recovered.

Provider of general aviation ground support services means an entity that does not qualify as a fixed-base general aviation operator but operates at a particular airport and supplies services, either exclusively or predominantly, to support general aviation activities, including flight schools or security services. The term does not include an entity that exclusively provides products for general aviation activities (e.g. a parts or equipment supplier).

You means fixed-base general aviation operators or providers of general aviation ground support services.