2022-27967

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 93 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notification of limited waiver of the slot usage requirement. SUMMARY: This action grants a limited, conditional waiver of the minimum slot usage requirements at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) due ( printed page 79246) to runway construction and closures at the airport in 2023 and for impacted flights between DCA and slot-controlled airports John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA). In addition, the FAA will provide similar limited, conditional relief at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) under the FAA's Level 2 schedule facilitation process. DATES: The usage waiver and policies in this notification are effective on December 27, 2022 and apply from April 1, 2023, through November 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted by mail to the Slot Administration Office, System Operations Services, AJR-0, Room 300W, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by email to: 7-awa-slotadmin@faa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this notification contact: Al Meilus, Slot Administration and Capacity Analysis, FAA ATO System Operations Services, AJR-G5, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone 202-264-0568; email al.meilus@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) plans airfield and runway construction at DCA beginning in 2023 and continuing into 2024. The main Runway 1-19 will be closed nightly from approximately May 1, 2023, through October 15, 2023, from 11:00 p.m. to 5:59 a.m. Eastern Time on weekdays and potentially on weekends depending on the construction project's progress. Runway 4-22 will be closed nightly and open for Runway 4 daytime departures only for the duration of the construction project. Runway 15-33 will have nightly closures in late April 2023 and again in mid-June to late July 2023, including the intersection with Runway 1-19. Associated taxiways will also be rehabilitated during the project. The FAA limits the number of arrivals and departures at DCA through the implementation of the High Density Rule (HDR).[1] The HDR hourly limits at DCA are 37 air carrier slots, 11 commuter slots, and 12 reservations available for other operations.[2] The “Other” class of users is limited to unscheduled operations such as general aviation, charters, military, and non-passenger flights and is not intended for scheduled flight or other regularly conducted commercial operations. The FAA limits the number of arrivals and departures at JFK and LGA by FAA Order.[3] At DCA, JFK, and LGA, each slot must be used a minimum of 80 percent of the time.[4] At DCA and LGA, any slot not used at least 80 percent of the time over a two-month period will be recalled by the FAA.[5] At JFK, usage is calculated seasonally, slots not meeting th…

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