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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION This notice is published pursuant to 14 using Chicago O’Hare International
CFR 11.85 and 11.91. Airport as a model. The stated purpose
Federal Aviation Administration of the simulation was to evaluate the
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17,
[Summary Notice No. PE–2005–16] 2005.
effectiveness of different delay-
avoidance strategies that may be
Anthony F. Fazio,
Petitions for Exemption; Summary of employed by the FAA and its customers
Director, Office of Rulemaking. in handling a capacity-reducing event.
Petitions Received
Petitions For Exemption The FAA scheduled the simulation
AGENCY: Federal Aviation for July 13–14, 2003, and issued a letter
Administration (FAA), DOT. Docket No.: FAA–2005–20582. of invitation to the major airlines
ACTION: Notice of petition exemption
Petitioner: John S. Ditmars. operating at O’Hare Airport, and to all
received. Section of 14 CFR Affected: § 45.21(b), major industry groups. The simulation
(c)(2) and (c)(3). was built around an actual capacity-
SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking Description of Relief Sought: To allow reducing event that occurred at O’Hare
provisions governing the application, the petitioner to use registration marks Airport on March 17, 2004, when a
processing, and disposition of petitions on a PA–60 aircraft that do not meet the ground delay program was implemented
for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code color contrast requirements of part 45. at the airport for 11 hours because of a
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this [FR Doc. 05–5759 Filed 3–22–05; 8:45 am] snowstorm. The simulation was
notice contains a summary of a certain designed to allow carriers to review
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petition seeking relief from specified their data for that date, and compare it
requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of to the results achieved during the
this notice is to improve the public’s DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION simulation.
awareness of, and participation in, this This document summarizes the
aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities. Federal Aviation Administration simulation that was conducted on July
Neither publication of this notice nor 13–14, 2004.
the inclusion or omission of information Collaborative Decisionmaking
in the summary is intended to affect the Simulation Summary
legal status of any petition or its final Participants in the simulation
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
disposition. included seven airlines, two trade
Administration (FAA), DOT.
DATES: Comments on petitions received groups, and FAA and DOT personnel.
ACTION: Summary of the simulation of a The seven airlines represented 96% of
must identify the petition docket capacity-reducing event using Chicago
number involved and must be received the flights into O’Hare Airport. The
O’Hare International Airport as a model. participants first reviewed the March
on or before April 12, 2005.
SUMMARY: This summarizes the 17th operation at O’Hare Airport before
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the
simulation of a capacity-reducing event proceeding to the simulation. In the first
petition to the Docket Management
run by the FAA on July 13–14, 2004. simulation scenario, the airlines had
System, U.S. Department of
This simulation was conducted by the entered their date 12 hours in advance,
Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400
agency in accordance with Section 423 without sharing their information with
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
of Public Law 108–176, codified at any other carriers.
20590–0001. You must identify the Based on the data entered in the
docket number FAA–2005–20582 at the section 40129 of title 49 of the United software, the carriers were able to
beginning of your comments. If you States Code.
accommodate 93% of their passengers
wish to receive confirmation that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on their own airline. A factor impacting
FAA received your comments, include a James W. Whitlow, Deputy Chief this result was the airlines’ lack of
self-addressed, stamped postcard. Counsel, Policy and Adjudication, access during the simulation to the
You may also submit comments Federal Aviation Administration, 800 passenger and planning resources
through the Internet to http:// Independence Avenue, SW., available at their Operation Centers.
dms.dot.gov. You may review the public Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) This skewed the number of non-
docket containing the petition, any 267–3773. accommodated passengers, because the
comments received, and any final SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Operation Centers have resources
disposition in person in the Dockets available to accommodate their
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Background
passengers, including busing and the
Monday through Friday, except Federal In accordance with Section 423 of use of larger aircraft.
holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone Public Law 108–176, the FAA sought to The next simulation reduced the
1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level establish a collaborative decision airport arrival rate below the actual rate
of the NASSIF Building at the making pilot program that would incurred on March 17, 2004 in order to
Department of Transportation at the facilitate certain communications explore the concept of inter-airline
above address. Also, you may review among participating carriers at a communication. Again the airlines
public dockets on the Internet at designated airport over their flight affirmed their ability to accommodate
http://dms.dot.gov. schedules if the airport experience or is passengers through mechanisms
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John expected to experience reduced capacity available today, using their existing
Linsenmeyer (202–267–5174), Office of because of a capacity-reducing event. online and interline flight interruption
Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation On March 23, 2004 (69 FR 13616), the procedures.
Administration, 800 Independence FAA published a notice in the Federal
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or Register requesting comments on the Conclusions
Susan Lender, 202–267–8029, Office of FAA’s proposed actions to implement a The simulation did identify
Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation program. In that notice, the FAA modifications to the ground delay
Administration, 800 Independence announced it was preparing a computer program software that would enhance
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. simulation of a capacity-reducing event operations, such as earlier notification

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