04-5351. Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (04-03-C-00-FNL) To Impose and To Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, Submitted by the City of Fort Collins and City of Loveland, CO

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of intent to rule on application.

SUMMARY:

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use a PFC at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 158).

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before April 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Craig Sparks, Manager; Denver Airports District Office, DEN-ADO; Federal Aviation Administration; 26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224; Denver, CO 80249-6361.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. David C. Gordon, A.A.E., at the following address: 4900 Earhart Road, Loveland, CO 80538.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, under § 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Christopher Schaffer, [phone]; Denver Airports District Office, DEN-ADO; Federal Aviation Administration; 26805 E. 68th Avenue, Suite 224; Denver, CO 80249-6361. 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 (04-03-C-00-FNL) to impose and use a PFC at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On March 3, 2004, the FAA determined that the application to impose a PFC submitted by the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland, Colorado, was substantially complete within the requirements of section 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no later than June 1, 2004.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.

Proposed charge-effective date: July 1, 2004.

Proposed charge expiration date: September 1, 2005.

Total requested for use approval: $75,778.

Brief description of proposed projects: South ramp rehabilitations; Snow Removal equipment building design; Master plan.

Class or classes of air carriers that the public agency has requested not be required to collect PFC's: None.

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 Office located at: Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Suite 315, Renton, WA 98055-4056.

In addition, in person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice, and other documents germane to the application in person at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on March 3, 2004.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain Region.