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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 161.505 

to defer implementation or enforce-
ment of its noise or access restriction 
until completion of the process under 
this subpart to determine compliance. 

§ 161.505

Notice of proposed termi-

nation of airport grant funds and 
passenger facility charges. 

(a) The FAA begins proceedings 

under this section to terminate an air-
port operator’s eligibility for airport 
grant funds and authority to impose or 
collect passenger facility charges only 
if the FAA determines that informal 
resolution is not successful. 

(b) The following procedures shall 

apply if an airport operator agrees in 
writing, within 20 days of receipt of the 
FAA’s notice of apparent violation 
under § 161.503, to defer implementation 
or enforcement of a noise or access re-
striction until completion of the proc-
ess under this subpart to determine 
compliance. 

(1) The FAA will issue a notice of 

proposed termination to the airport op-
erator and publish notice of the pro-
posed action in the F

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This notice will state the scope of the 
proposed termination, the basis for the 
proposed action, and the date for filing 
written comments or objections by all 
interested parties. This notice will also 
identify any corrective action the air-
port operator can take to avoid further 
proceedings. The due date for com-
ments and corrective action by the air-
port operator shall be specified in the 
notice of proposed termination and 
shall not be less than 60 days after pub-
lication of the notice. 

(2) The FAA will review the com-

ments, statements, and data supplied 
by the airport operator, and any other 
available information, to determine if 
the airport operator has provided satis-
factory evidence of compliance or has 
taken satisfactory corrective action. 
The FAA will consult with the airport 
operator to attempt resolution and 
may request additional information 
from other parties to determine com-
pliance. The review and consultation 
process shall take not less than 30 
days. If the FAA finds satisfactory evi-
dence of compliance, the FAA will no-
tify the airport operator in writing and 
publish notice of compliance in the 
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. 

(3) If the FAA determines that the 

airport operator has taken action to 
impose a noise or access restriction in 
violation of the Airport Noise and Ca-
pacity Act of 1990 or this part, the FAA 
will notify the airport operator in writ-
ing of such determination. Where ap-
propriate, the FAA may prescribe cor-
rective action, including corrective ac-
tion the airport operator may still 
need to take. Within 10 days of receipt 
of the FAA’s determination, the air-
port operator shall— 

(i) Advise the FAA in writing that it 

will complete any corrective action 
prescribed by the FAA within 30 days; 
or 

(ii) Provide the FAA with a list of 

the domestic air carriers and foreign 
air carriers operating at the airport 
and all other issuing carriers, as de-
fined in § 158.3 of this chapter, that 
have remitted passenger facility 
charge revenue to the airport in the 
preceding 12 months. 

(4) If the FAA finds that the airport 

operator has taken satisfactory correc-
tive action, the FAA will notify the 
airport operator in writing and publish 
notice of compliance in the F

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. If the FAA has determined 

that the airport operator has imposed a 
noise or access restriction in violation 
of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act 
of 1990 or this part and satisfactory 
corrective action has not been taken, 
the FAA will issue an order that— 

(i) Terminates eligibility for new air-

port grant agreements and discon-
tinues payments of airport grant funds, 
including payments of costs incurred 
prior to the notice; and 

(ii) Terminates authority to impose 

or collect a passenger facility charge 
or, if the airport operator has not re-
ceived approval to impose a passenger 
facility charge, advises the airport op-
erator that future applications for such 
approval will be denied in accordance 
with § 158.29(a)(1)(v) of this chapter. 

(5) The FAA will publish notice of the 

order in the F

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and no-

tify air carriers of the FAA’s order and 
actions to be taken to terminate or 
modify collection of passenger facility 
charges in accordance with § 158.85(f) of 
this chapter. 

(c) The following procedures shall 

apply if an airport operator does not 

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