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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 Brainerd-Crow Wing 
County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field, Brainerd, MN

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 Brainerd-Crow 
Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field 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 November 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration; Minneapolis Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue 
South, Room 102; Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Steve Sievek, Airport Manager, Brainerd-Crow 
Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field, at the following 
address: Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport Commission; 2375 
Airport Rd NE; Brainerd, Minnesota 56401-9764.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional 
Airport Commission under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Franklin D. Benson, Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, 
6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450, (612) 
725-4221. 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 
the Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field 
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 September 12, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Brainerd-Crow 
Wing County Regional Airport Commission 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 December 29, 1994.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 1995.
    Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 2002.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $310,250.
    Brief description of proposed project(s):
    1. Install deer fence.
    2. Install safety fence.
    3. Construct segmented circle.
    4. Relocate airport rotating beacon.
    5. Restructure (rout and seal) pavement cracks for the general 
aviation aircraft parking apron, airport access road, entrance road and 
non revenue parking area.
    6. Apply fuel resistant seal coat to a portion of the general 
aviation aircraft parking apron, to the remainder of the general 
aviation apron, apron edge taxiway, and remark.
    7. Construct heliport taxiway and helicopter parking apron.
    8. Construct heliport access road and vehicle parking lot.
    9. Update Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and Land Inventory Map.
    10. Administration costs (consultant services) for PFC 
applications.
    11. Install fire alarm system in the Aircraft Rescue and Fire 
Fighting (ARFF) Building, Airline Terminal Building, and the General 
Aviation Terminal Building.
    12. Prepare Environmental Assessment for Runway 5 Medium Intensity 
Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR) 
and localizer.
    13. Engineering support for Environmental Assessment related to a 
proposed new runway.
    14. Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for proposed new runway.
    15. Install Medium Intensity Taxiway Edge Lights (MITL) for 
taxiways serving Runways 5/23 & 12/30.
    16. Replace high speed snow plow.
    17. Acquire loader/bucket.
    18. Airline & General Aviation Terminal Building expansion/
remodeling.
    19. Refurbish/Expand Airline Terminal Building Class or classes of 
air carriers which the public agency has requested not be required to 
collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial Operators.
    Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 27, 1994.
Benito De Leon,
Manager, Airports Planning/Programming Branch, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 94-24958 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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