81 FR 67046 - Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the Summer 2017 Scheduling Season
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-23563 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 67046-67047] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23563] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the Summer 2017 Scheduling Season AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline of October 6, 2016, for summer 2017 flight schedules at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in accordance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). The deadline coincides with the schedule submission deadline for the IATA Slot Conference for the summer 2017 scheduling season. DATES: Schedules must be submitted no later than October 6, 2016. ADDRESSES: Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot Administration Office, AGC-200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202-267-7277; or by email to: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pfingstler, System Operations Services, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-6462; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has designated EWR, LAX, ORD, and SFO as IATA Level 2 airports and JFK as an IATA Level 3 airport. The FAA currently limits scheduled operations at JFK by Order until October 27, 2018.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as amended 81 FR 32636 (May 24, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FAA is primarily concerned about scheduled and other regularly conducted commercial operations during peak hours, but carriers may submit schedule plans for the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1200 to 0200 UTC), at LAX and SFO from 0600 to 2300 Pacific Time (1300 to 0600 UTC), and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern Time (1000 to 0300 UTC). Carriers should submit schedule information in sufficient detail, including, at minimum, the operating carrier, flight number, scheduled time of operation, frequency, and effective dates. IATA standard schedule information format and data elements (Standard Schedules Information Manual or SSIM, Chapter 6) may be used. The WSG provides additional information on schedule submissions and updates at Level 2 and Level 3 airports. The U.S. summer scheduling season for these airports is from March 26 through October 28, 2017, in recognition of the IATA northern summer period. The FAA understands there may be differences in schedule times due to different U.S. daylight saving time dates and will accommodate these differences to the extent possible. JFK will have construction in 2017 on Runway 4R/22L for rehabilitation of pavement, widening of certain taxiways, new high speed taxiways, drainage system upgrades, and electrical light [[Page 67047]] systems replacement. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the airport operator, plans to conduct the construction in three phases in order to minimize operational impacts during the busiest summer months of June through August. Phase I anticipates a full closure of Runway 4R/22L, currently scheduled from February 27 to June 1, 2017. Phase II anticipates closures nightly from 0400 to 1100 UTC from June 1 to September 4, 2017, followed by Phase III with a full Runway 4R/22L closure planned from September 5 to November 17, 2017. The FAA and the PANYNJ are working together to minimize operational disruptions to the extent possible. The FAA is also continuing to review alternative runway configurations and procedures and modeling potential capacity and delay impacts. Regular meetings are conducted with the FAA, PANYNJ, and airline station and other staff, and may be the best source of project updates and impacts. LAX will undergo construction on Runway 7L/25R for runway safety areas and rehabilitation in 2017. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the airport operator, will close the runway for approximately four months from January to May 2017. The final dates have not been determined at this time. LAWA conducts monthly meetings on construction updates with FAA local air traffic control and airline representatives. Such meetings may be the best source of project updates and impacts. The FAA will use hourly runway capacity throughput for the Level 2 airports in its schedule reviews, considering any differences associated with runway construction or other operational factors. The FAA will also review the operational performance metrics at the airports for the summer 2016 scheduling season as additional data become available. EWR is transitioning from Level 3 limitations under the FAA Order to a Level 2 designation effective with the winter 2016 scheduling season.\2\ In reviewing schedules, the FAA will consider the recent operational performance metrics, delay projections when the Level 3 scheduling limits were adopted in 2008, and the scheduled flight levels the FAA accepted under the 2008 Order. Based on current and projected demand for the summer 2017 scheduling season, the FAA anticipates the 0700 to 0859 and 1400-2059 Eastern Time (1100 to 1259 and 1800 to 0059 UTC) hours will be the highest demand periods and not all requests are likely to be accommodated during these times. Carriers should be prepared to adjust schedules to meet available capacity in order to minimize potential congestion and delay. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Operating Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 79 FR 16857 (Mar. 26, 2014). Change in Newark Liberty International Airport Designation, 81 FR 19861 (April 6, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each Level 2 airport also has a separate process adopted by the airport operator for certain types of flights, such as international passenger flights, or at particular terminals or gates. Those processes with the individual airports or terminals will continue separately from and in addition to the FAA review of schedules based on runway capacity. However, in conjunction with the schedule facilitators for terminal operations at those airports, the FAA may consider the need to harmonize terminal and runway availability in the schedule review process. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2016. Daniel E. Smiley, Vice President, System Operations Services. [FR Doc. 2016-23563 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD stay that do not involve environmental submission deadline for the IATA Slot
issues and formal expressions of intent Conference for the summer 2017
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 764X)]
to file an OFA to subsidize continued scheduling season.
CSX Transportation, Inc.— rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 2 DATES: Schedules must be submitted no
Discontinuance of Service must be filed by October 7, 2016.3 later than October 6, 2016.
Exemption—in Pike County, KY Petitions to reopen must be filed by ADDRESSES: Schedules may be
October 19, 2016, with the Surface submitted by mail to the Slot
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Administration Office, AGC–200, Office
a verified notice of exemption under 49 Washington, DC 20423–0001. of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence
CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt A copy of any petition filed with the Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
Abandonments and Discontinuances of Board should be sent to CSXT’s facsimile: 202–267–7277; or by email to:
Service to discontinue service over an representative: Louis E. Gitomer, 600 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov.
approximately 5.1-mile rail line on its Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
Northern Region, Louisville Division, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
21204.
and Coal Run Subdivision (also known If the verified notice contains false or Susan Pfingstler, System Operations
as the Winns Branch), between misleading information, the exemption Services, Air Traffic Organization,
mileposts CML 9.0 and CML 14.1, in is void ab initio. Federal Aviation Administration, 600
Pike County, KY (the Line). The Line Board decisions and notices are Independence Avenue SW.,
traverses United States Postal Service available on our Web site at Washington, DC 20591; telephone
Zip Codes 41557 and 41501. There is www.stb.dot.gov. number: 202–267–6462; email:
one station on the Line, Frozen Creek at susan.pfingstler@faa.gov.
Decided: September 26, 2016.
milepost 14 (FSAC 84185/OPSL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, has designated EWR, LAX, ORD, and
67466.08), which can be closed. Director, Office of Proceedings.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local SFO as IATA Level 2 airports and JFK
Kenyatta Clay, as an IATA Level 3 airport. The FAA
traffic has moved over the Line for at
least two years; (2) since the Line is not Clearance Clerk. currently limits scheduled operations at
a through line, no overhead traffic has [FR Doc. 2016–23535 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] JFK by Order until October 27, 2018.1
moved over the Line; (3) no formal BILLING CODE 4915–01–P The FAA is primarily concerned
complaint filed by a user of rail service about scheduled and other regularly
on the Line (or by a state or local conducted commercial operations
government entity acting on behalf of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION during peak hours, but carriers may
such user) regarding cessation of service submit schedule plans for the entire
over the Line either is pending before Federal Aviation Administration day. At ORD, the peak hours are 0700
the Surface Transportation Board or any to 2100 Central Time (1200 to 0200
Notice of Submission Deadline for UTC), at LAX and SFO from 0600 to
U.S. District Court or has been decided
Schedule Information for Chicago 2300 Pacific Time (1300 to 0600 UTC),
in favor of a complainant within the
O’Hare International Airport, John F. and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300
two-year period; and (4) the
Kennedy International Airport, Los Eastern Time (1000 to 0300 UTC).
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12
Angeles International Airport, Newark Carriers should submit schedule
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
Liberty International Airport, and San information in sufficient detail,
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
Francisco International Airport for the including, at minimum, the operating
agencies) have been met.1
As a condition to this exemption, any Summer 2017 Scheduling Season carrier, flight number, scheduled time of
employee adversely affected by the AGENCY: Department of Transportation, operation, frequency, and effective
discontinuance shall be protected under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). dates. IATA standard schedule
Oregon Short Line Railroad— ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. information format and data elements
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch (Standard Schedules Information
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA Manual or SSIM, Chapter 6) may be
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. announces the submission deadline of used. The WSG provides additional
91 (1979). To address whether this October 6, 2016, for summer 2017 flight information on schedule submissions
condition adequately protects affected schedules at Chicago O’Hare and updates at Level 2 and Level 3
employees, a petition for partial International Airport (ORD), John F. airports.
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) Kennedy International Airport (JFK), The U.S. summer scheduling season
must be filed. Los Angeles International Airport for these airports is from March 26
Provided no formal expression of (LAX), Newark Liberty International through October 28, 2017, in recognition
intent to file an offer of financial Airport (EWR), and San Francisco of the IATA northern summer period.
assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued International Airport (SFO), in The FAA understands there may be
rail service has been received, this accordance with the International Air differences in schedule times due to
exemption will become effective on Transport Association (IATA) different U.S. daylight saving time dates
October 29, 2016 (50 days after the filing Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). The and will accommodate these differences
of the exemption), unless stayed deadline coincides with the schedule to the extent possible.
pending reconsideration. Petitions to JFK will have construction in 2017 on
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2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing Runway 4R/22L for rehabilitation of
1 Section 1152.50(d)(1) requires that a railroad fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR pavement, widening of certain taxiways,
provide notice to governmental agencies 10 days 1002.2(f)(25).
new high speed taxiways, drainage
before filing a notice for discontinuance. CSXT filed 3 Because CSXT is seeking to discontinue service,
its notice with the Board on September 7, 2016, not to abandon the Line, trail use/rail banking and system upgrades, and electrical light
eight days after mailing notice of the proposed public use conditions are not appropriate. Because
discontinuance to the governmental agencies. there will be environmental review during 1 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy
Therefore, we will consider the notice to have been abandonment, this discontinuance does not require International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as
filed with the Board on September 9, 2016. an environmental review. amended 81 FR 32636 (May 24, 2016).
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systems replacement. The Port Time (1100 to 1259 and 1800 to 0059 Issued on: September 23, 2016.
Authority of New York and New Jersey UTC) hours will be the highest demand Larry W. Minor,
(PANYNJ), the airport operator, plans to periods and not all requests are likely to Associate Administrator, Office of Policy,
conduct the construction in three be accommodated during these times. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
phases in order to minimize operational Carriers should be prepared to adjust [FR Doc. 2016–23654 Filed 9–27–16; 11:15 am]
impacts during the busiest summer schedules to meet available capacity in BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
months of June through August. Phase order to minimize potential congestion
I anticipates a full closure of Runway and delay.
4R/22L, currently scheduled from Each Level 2 airport also has a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
February 27 to June 1, 2017. Phase II separate process adopted by the airport
anticipates closures nightly from 0400 operator for certain types of flights, such Federal Transit Administration
to 1100 UTC from June 1 to September as international passenger flights, or at [Docket Number: FTA–2016–0013]
4, 2017, followed by Phase III with a full particular terminals or gates. Those
Runway 4R/22L closure planned from processes with the individual airports or Notice of Final Equal Employment
September 5 to November 17, 2017. The terminals will continue separately from Opportunity Program Circular
FAA and the PANYNJ are working and in addition to the FAA review of
together to minimize operational AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
schedules based on runway capacity. DOT.
disruptions to the extent possible. The However, in conjunction with the
FAA is also continuing to review ACTION: Notice of availability of final
schedule facilitators for terminal
alternative runway configurations and Circular.
operations at those airports, the FAA
procedures and modeling potential may consider the need to harmonize SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
capacity and delay impacts. Regular terminal and runway availability in the Administration (FTA) has placed in the
meetings are conducted with the FAA, schedule review process. docket and on its Web site guidance in
PANYNJ, and airline station and other
Issued in Washington, DC, on September the form of a Circular to assist recipients
staff, and may be the best source of
23, 2016. in complying with various Equal
project updates and impacts.
LAX will undergo construction on Daniel E. Smiley, Employment Opportunity regulations
Runway 7L/25R for runway safety areas Vice President, System Operations Services. and statutes. The purpose of this
and rehabilitation in 2017. Los Angeles [FR Doc. 2016–23563 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
Circular is to provide recipients of FTA
World Airports (LAWA), the airport financial assistance with instructions
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
operator, will close the runway for and guidance necessary to carry out the
approximately four months from U.S. Department of Transportation’s
January to May 2017. The final dates DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Equal Employment Opportunity
have not been determined at this time. regulations. FTA is updating its Equal
LAWA conducts monthly meetings on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Employment Opportunity Circular to
construction updates with FAA local air Administration clarify the requirements for compliance.
traffic control and airline DATES: Effective Date: The final Circular
representatives. Such meetings may be Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier becomes effective October 31, 2016.
the best source of project updates and Registration Plan Board of Directors FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
impacts. program questions, Anita Heard, Office
AGENCY:Federal Motor Carrier Safety
The FAA will use hourly runway of Civil Rights, Federal Transit
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
capacity throughput for the Level 2 Administration, 1200 New Jersey
airports in its schedule reviews, ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier Avenue SE., Room E54–306,
considering any differences associated Registration Plan Board of Directors Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202)
with runway construction or other meeting 493–0318, or email,
operational factors. The FAA will also anita.heard@dot.gov. For legal
review the operational performance TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held questions, Bonnie Graves, Office of
metrics at the airports for the summer on October 13, 2016, from 12:00 Noon Chief Counsel, 90 Seventh Street, Suite
2016 scheduling season as additional to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 15–300, San Francisco, CA 94103,
data become available. phone: (202) 366–4011, fax: (415) 734–
EWR is transitioning from Level 3 PLACE: This meeting will be open to the
public via conference call. Any 9489, or email, bonnie.graves@dot.gov.
limitations under the FAA Order to a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Level 2 designation effective with the interested person may call 1–877–422–
1931, passcode 2855443940, to listen notice provides a summary of the final
winter 2016 scheduling season.2 In changes to the EEO Circular and
reviewing schedules, the FAA will and participate in this meeting.
responses to comments. The final
consider the recent operational STATUS: Open to the public. Circular itself is not included in this
performance metrics, delay projections MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified notice; instead, an electronic version
when the Level 3 scheduling limits were Carrier Registration Plan Board of may be found on FTA’s Web site, at
adopted in 2008, and the scheduled Directors (the Board) will continue its www.transit.dot.gov, and in the docket,
flight levels the FAA accepted under the work in developing and implementing at www.regulations.gov. Paper copies of
2008 Order. Based on current and the Unified Carrier Registration Plan the final Circular may be obtained by
projected demand for the summer 2017
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and Agreement and to that end, may contacting FTA’s Administrative
scheduling season, the FAA anticipates consider matters properly before the Services Help Desk, at (202) 366–4865.
the 0700 to 0859 and 1400–2059 Eastern
Board.
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2 Operating Limitations at Newark Liberty FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. I. Overview
International Airport, 73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008)
as amended 79 FR 16857 (Mar. 26, 2014). Change
Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified II. Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis
in Newark Liberty International Airport Carrier Registration Board of Directors at A. Chapter 1—Introduction and
Designation, 81 FR 19861 (April 6, 2016). (505) 827–4565. Applicability
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| Action | Notice of submission deadline. | |
| Dates | Schedules must be submitted no later than October 6, 2016. | |
| Contact | Susan Pfingstler, System Operations Services, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone number: 202-267-6462; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 67046 |
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