(a) Each air carrier and commuter operator holding a permanent slot on
December 16, 1985, as evidenced by the records of the air carrier and
commuter operator scheduling committees, shall be allocated those slots
subject to withdrawal under the provisions of this subpart. The Chief
Counsel of the FAA shall be the final decisionmaker for initial allocation
determinations.
(b) Any permanent slot whose use on December 16, 1985 is divided among
different operators, by day of the week, or otherwise, as evidenced by
records of the scheduling committees, shall be allocated in conformity
with those records. The Chief Counsel of the FAA shall be the final
decisionmaker for these determinations.
(c) A carrier may permanently designate a slot it holds at Kennedy
International Airport as a seasonal slot, to be held by the carrier only
during the corresponding season in future years, if it notifies the FAA
(at the address specified in §93.225(e)), in writing, the preceding winter
seasons or by October 15 of the preceding year for summer seasons.
(d) Within 30 days after December 16, 1985, each U.S. air carrier and
commuter operator must notify the office specified in §93.221(a)(1), in
writing, of those slots used for operations described in §93.217(a)(1) on
December 16, 1985.
(e) Any slot not held by an operator on December 16, 1985 shall be
allocated in accordance with the provisions of §93.217, 93.219 or 93.225
of this subpart.