[Federal Register: December 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 245)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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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