[Federal Register: October 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 60930]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Submission Deadline for International Slots for the
Summer 2005 Scheduling Season
AGENCY: Department of Transportation, FAA.
ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the deadline for submitting
requests for international slots at John F. Kennedy International
Airport for allocation under 14 CFR 93.217 is October 25, 2004.
Additionally, this notice announces that the FAA is changing the
designation of Chicago O'Hare International Airport to a Schedules
Facilitated Airport for all international arrivals for the Summer 2005
scheduling season.
DATES: Requests for international slots must be submitted no later than
October 25, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted by mail to Slot Administration
Office, AGC-220 Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202-267-7277; ARINC: DCAYAXD; e-
mail address: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorelei Peter, Air Traffic and
Operations Law Branch, Regulations Division, Office of the Chief
Counsel, Federal Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-3073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 1999, the FAA amended the
regulations governing takeoff and landing slots and slot allocation
procedures at certain high Density Traffic Airports to provide the
deadline for submission of requests for international slots will be
published in a Federal Register notice for each scheduling season. The
purpose of the amendment is for the FAA deadline for international
slots requests to coincide with the International Air Transport
Association deadline for submission of international requests. In
accordance with this amendment, the FAA announces that the deadline for
submitting requests for international slots for allocation under 14 CFR
93.217 is October 25, 2004.
In August 2004, the FAA took steps to address the congestion and
delays at O'Hare as a result of persistent overscheduling of flights at
O'Hare during peak hours. The FAA established a temporary limit on the
number of scheduled arrivals at O'Hare by domestic operators during the
peak hours of 7 a.m. through 8:59 p.m. beginning November 1, 2004,
through April 30, 2005. While the FAA order limiting these operations
did not include a limit on international flights by foreign flag
operators, the FAA believes that it is beneficial to work with
requesting carriers to accommodate their operations but to avoid
capacity problems to the greatest extent practicable. To facilitate
this process, the FAA is designating O'Hare as a Schedules Facilitated
Airport, Level 2 (SFA) for Air Traffic Control/runway movements, as
specified under the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines. (We note that IATA already lists
O'hare as an SFA/Level 2 airport for international passenger flights at
Terminal 5.) As an SFA, carriers operating to or intending to operate
to this airport should submit their proposed schedules to the FAA in
advance, so that voluntary solutions to capacity issues can be
addressed. The FAA could request carriers to consider scheduling
operations at less congested periods, as necessary. Carriers should
provide their schedules to the Slot Administration Office using one of
the various addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section above. The FAA
will review all submitted schedules and individually advise carriers
that there is capacity available to accommodate the operations or to
request the carriers to schedule in less congested time periods.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 6, 2004.
Andrew B. Steinberg,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-22948 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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