02-17376. Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (02-05-C-00-HDN) To Impose and To Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at The Yampa Valley Regional Airport, Submitted by The County of Routt, 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 Yampa Valley Regional Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before August 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Alan Wiechmann, 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. James C. Parker, Aviation Director, at the following address: Yampa Valley Regional Airport, P.O. Box 1060, 11005 RCR 51A, Hayden, Colorado 81639.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to the Yampa Valley Regional Airport, under section 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 (02-05-C-00-HDN) to impose and use a PFC at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On June 28, 2002, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use a PFC submitted by the County of Routt, 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 September 28, 2002.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50.

Proposed charge effective date: November 1, 2002.

Proposed charge expiration date: February 1, 2005.

Total requested for use approval: $1,052,470.00.

Brief description of proposed projects: Construction of Taxiway B, Runway 10/28 Rehabilitation, ADA Improvements, Security Upgrades, Land Acquisition, and Snow Renewal Equipment.

Class or classes of air carriers which 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, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on June 28, 2002.

David A. Field,

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