[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70834-70835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33856]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[FAA Docket No. 29303]
RIN 2120AG58
Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges, Request for Comments
AGENCY: United States Department of Transportation, Office of the
Secretary, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
ACTION: Notice extending comment period.
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SUMMARY: On Wednesday, August 12, 1998, the Department of
Transportation opened a public docket to receive information and
comments from interested parties on the replacement provisions of the
Department of Transportation's Policy Regarding Airport Rates and
Charges (Policy Statement) issued June 21, 1996, and vacated in part by
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit. By this notice, the Department is extending the time period
for public comment from December 30, 1998, until January 31, 1999. The
due date for reply comments is extended to March 1, 1999.
DATES: Comments should be submitted by January 31, 1999. Reply comments
will be accepted and must be submitted on or before March 1, 1999.
Comments that are received after that date will be considered only to
the extent possible.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice must be delivered or mailed, in
quadruplicate, to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Chief
Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket (AGC-10), Docket No. 29303, 800
Independence Ave, SW, Room 915G, Washington, DC 20591. All comments
must be marked ``Docket No. 29303.'' Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments must include a preaddressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 29303.'' The postcard will be date stamped and mailed to
the commenter. Comments on this Notice may be delivered or examined in
room 915G on weekdays, except on Federal holidays, between 8:30 am and
5:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Barry Molar, Manager (AAS-400), (202) 267-3187; or Mr. Wayne
Heibeck, Compliance Specialist (AAS-400), (202) 267-8726, Airport
Compliance Division, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20591.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 1998, the Department published
an advance notice of proposed policy on airport rates and charges
requesting public comments (63 FR 43228). In that request, we asked
parties to provide us with suggestions for replacement provisions for
the portions of the Department of Transportation's Policy Regarding
Airport Rates and Charges (Policy Statement) issued June 21, 1996, that
were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit. The notice provided for comments to be submitted by
October 13, 1998. Reply comments were to be submitted on or before
October 26, 1998.
Based on a September 4 petition of the Air Transport Association of
America (ATA), and a September 10 petition jointly filed by the
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and the American
Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), we extended the comment
period on the proposed policy to December 30, 1998.
The Department now understands that industry commenters are
attempting to respond to the Secretary's initiative on airport
competitive practices by December 31, 1998, and need more time to
respond to the August 12 advance notice. Consequently, we have
determined that a further extension of time is warranted on the advance
notice in order to assure that the common issues in the proceeding in
Docket No. OST 98-4025 and this proceeding are fully addressed in the
comments.
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Accordingly
1. The date by which comments to Docket No. 29303 are due is
extended to January 31, 1999;
2. Reply comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 1999.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 16, 1998.
Susan L. Kurland,
Associate Administrator for Airports, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-33856 Filed 12-21-98; 8:45 am]
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