[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5877-5878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3069]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use a
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Metropolitan Oakland International
Airport, Oakland, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on Application.
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the
application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Metropolitan
Oakland International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation
Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and part 158 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA
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90261, or San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303. In addition, one copy of any comments
submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Charles W.
Foster, Executive Director, Port of Oakland, at the following address:
530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607. Air carriers and foreign air
carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to
the Port of Oakland under Sec. 158.23 of part 158.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlys Vandervelde, Airports Program
Analyst, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303, Telephone: (415) 876-2806. The
application may be reviewed in person at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public
comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at
Metropolitan International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation
Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and part 158 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
On January 27, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to
impose and use a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland was substantially
complete within the requirements of Sec. 158.25 of part 158. The FAA
will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no
later than April 30, 1997.
The following is a brief overview of the application.
Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
Proposed charge effective date: April 1, 1997.
Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 1999.
Total estimated PFC revenue: $33,011,496.
Brief description of the proposed impose and use projects: Upgrade
of Airport Public Address and Paging System, Airfield Lighting and
Marking Improvements, Pilot Noise Insulation Program, Baggage Claim
Improvements in Terminals One and Two. Brief description of the
proposed impose only project: Construct Remote Overnight Aircraft
Parking Apron.
Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial
Operators (ATCO) filing FAA form 1800-31 and Commuters or Small
Certified Air Carriers filing DOT form 298-C T1 and E1.
Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA
Regional Airports Division located at: Federal Aviation Administration,
Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In
addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice
and other documents germane to the application in person at the Port of
Oakland.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on January 28, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3069 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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