Fees for FAA Services for Certain Flights; Extension of Comment Period

On June 6, 2000, the FAA published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) establishing fees for FAA air traffic and related services for certain aircraft that transit U.S.-controlled airspace but neither take off from, nor land in, the United States and invited comments for a 120-day period. The IFR went into effect on August 1, 2000, and the comment period was originally scheduled to close on October 4, 2000. However, the FAA is extending the comment period to October 27, 2000, to ensure that affected entities( mostly foreign) have sufficient time to comment on the contents of the docket.