Action
Interim final rule.
Summary
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announces a fee that will be imposed on air carriers and foreign air carriers engaged in air transportation, foreign air transportation, and intrastate air transportation effective February 18, 2002. For purposes of this rule, the fee is described as the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee. The Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee is imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and is in addition to the September 11th Security Fee imposed on passengers pursuant to an interim final rule published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2001. The Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee is necessary to help defray TSA's costs of providing U.S. civil aviation security services. In order to assist TSA in determining the statutory cap for these fees, each air carrier and foreign air carrier who paid for passenger and property screening in calendar year 2000 must complete Appendix A to this part and submit it to TSA by May 18, 2002. The Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee imposed on each air carrier and foreign air carrier will be based on the information the carrier provides in Appendix A. The fee imposed on each air carrier and foreign air carrier for the period running from February 18 through April 30, 2002, must be remitted to TSA by May 31, 2002. Thereafter, payment must be remitted to TSA by the last calendar day of each month.