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§ 158.33 

(f) Public agency actions following 

issuance of FAA acknowledgment let-
ter. If the FAA does not object to ei-
ther a project or the notice of intent in 
its entirety, the public agency may im-
plement its PFC program. The public 
agency’s implementation must follow 
the information specified in its notice 
of intent. If the FAA objects to a 
project, the public agency may not col-
lect or use PFC revenue on that 
project. If the FAA objects to the no-
tice of intent in its entirety, the public 
agency may not implement the PFC 
program proposed in that notice. When 
implementing a PFC under this sec-
tion, except for § 158.25, a public agency 
must comply with all sections of part 
158. 

(g) 

Acknowledgment not an order. 

An 

FAA acknowledgment issued under 
this section is not considered an order 
issued by the Secretary for purposes of 
49 U.S.C. 46110 (Judicial Review). 

(h) 

Sunset provision. 

This section will 

expire May 9, 2008. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2004–17999, 70 FR 14936, Mar. 
23, 2005] 

§ 158.31 Duration of authority to im-

pose a PFC after project implemen-

tation. 

A public agency that has begun im-

plementing an approved project may 
impose a PFC until— 

(a) The charge expiration date is 

reached; 

(b) The total PFC revenue collected 

plus interest earned thereon equals the 
allowable cost of the approved project; 

(c) The authority to collect the PFC 

is terminated by the Administrator 
under subpart E of this part; or 

(d) The public agency is determined 

by the Administrator to be in violation 
of 49 U.S.C. 47524 and 47526, and the au-
thority to collect the PFC is termi-
nated under that statute’s imple-
menting regulations under this title. 

[Doc. No. 26385, 56 FR 24278, May 29, 1991, as 
amended by Amdt. 158–2, 65 FR 34542, May 30, 
2000; Amdt. 158–4, 72 FR 28849, May 23, 2007] 

§ 158.33 Duration of authority to im-

pose a PFC before project imple-

mentation. 

(a) A public agency shall not impose 

a PFC beyond the lesser of the fol-
lowing— 

(1) 2 years after approval to use PFC 

revenue on an approved project if the 
project has not been implemented, or 

(2) 5 years after the charge effective 

date; or 

(3) 5 years after the FAA’s decision 

on the application (if the charge effec-
tive date is more than 60 days after the 
decision date) if an approved project is 
not implemented. 

(b) If, in the Administrator’s judg-

ment, the public agency has not made 
sufficient progress toward implementa-
tion of an approved project within the 
times specified in paragraph (a) of this 
section, the Administrator begins ter-
mination proceedings under subpart E 
of this part. 

(c) The authority to impose a PFC 

following approval shall automatically 
expire without further action by the 
Administrator on the following dates: 

(1) 3 years after the charge effective 

date; or 3 years after the FAA’s deci-
sion on the application if the charge ef-
fective date is more than 60 days after 
the decision date unless— 

(i) The public agency has filed an ap-

plication for approval to use PFC rev-
enue for an eligible project that is 
pending before the FAA; 

(ii) An application to use PFC rev-

enue has been approved; or 

(iii) A request for extension (not to 

exceed 2 years) to submit an applica-
tion for project approval, under § 158.35, 
has been granted; or 

(2) 5 years after the charge effective 

date; or 5 years after the FAA’s deci-
sion on the application (if the charge 
effective date is more than 60 days 
after the decision date) unless the pub-
lic agency has obtained project ap-
proval. 

(d) If the authority to impose a PFC 

expires under paragraph (c) of this sec-
tion, the public agency must provide 
the FAA with a list of the air carriers 
and foreign air carriers operating at 
the airport and all other collecting car-
riers that have remitted PFC revenue 
to the public agency in the preceding 12 
months. The FAA notifies each of the 
listed carriers to terminate PFC collec-
tion no later than 30 days after the 
date of notification by the FAA. 

(e) Restriction on reauthorization to 

impose a PFC. Whenever the authority 
to impose a PFC has expired or been