[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 39504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19223]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the
Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Albany County
Airport, Albany, New York
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 Albany County
Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity
Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 28, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Philip Brito,
Manager New York Airports District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Suite
446, Garden City, New York 11530.
In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. John C. Egan, Chief Executive Officer of the
Albany County Airport Authority, at the following address: Albany
County Airport, ARFF Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York 12211.
Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written
comments previously provided to the County of Albany under section
158.23 of Part 158.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Philip Brito, Manger of the New York Airports District Office, 600
Old Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, New York 11530, Tel. (516)
227-3803. 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
Albany County Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and
Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).
On June 24, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to impose
and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the County of Albany 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, 1996.
The following is a brief overview of the application.
Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 1994.
Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2022.
Total estimated PFC revenue: $116,894,125.
Brief description of proposed projects:
--Terminal Building Renovation and Expansion
--Runway and Taxiway Improvements
--Flood Management Improvements
--Air Traffic Control Tower
--Environmental Remediation
--New Interior Roadways
--Airport Studies
--Airport Equipment
--New Storage Building
--Terminal Ramp
--Passenger Lift Device
--Glycol Collection System
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.
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: Fitzgerald Federal Building, John
F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application,
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the
Albany County Airport.
Issued in Jamaica, New York state on July 21, 1996.
William DeGraaf,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-19223 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
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