Transport i lotnictwo · 16.12.1997

Airport Privatization Pilot Program

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed its review of the Stewart International Airport (SWF) preliminary application for participation in the airport privatization pilot program. The preliminary application is accepted for review, with a filing date of October 23, 1997. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the airport sponsor, may select a private operator, negotiate an agreement and submit a final application to the FAA for exemption under the pilot program. 49 U.S.C. Section 47134 establishes an airport privatization pilot program and authorizes the Department of Transportation to grant exemptions from certain Federal statutory and regulatory requirements for up to five airport privatization projects. The application procedures require the FAA to publish a notice in the Federal Register after review of a preliminary application. The FAA must publish a final application in the Federal Register for public review and comment for a sixty day period. The SWF preliminary application is available for public review in the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 29088, 800 Independence Av