[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45208-45209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21531]



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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 Minneapolis-St. Paul 
International Airport, Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis-St. 
Paul 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 August 29, 1995.

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. Robert Vorpahl, Minneapolis-St. Paul 
Metropolitan Airports Commission, at the following address: 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, 6040 28th Avenue 
South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan 
Airports Commission under section 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon Nelson, Program Manager, 
Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450, (612) 725-4358. 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 
Minneapolis-St. Paul International 

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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 August 21, 1995, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Minneapolis-St. 
Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission 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 November 
17, 1995.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00
Proposed charge effective date: June 1, 1998
Proposed charge expiration date: April 30, 1999
Total estimated PFC revenue: $32,700,000
Brief description of proposed project(s): Construct a Federal 
Inspection Services (FIS) facility (second on airport) to be used by 
scheduled international air carriers and located on the Gold Concourse 
at the Lindbergh Terminal. Construction of this facility requires 
construction of a southwest addition to the Lindbergh Terminal in order 
to relocate concessions and the existing Northwest Airlines World Club 
facility which will be displaced by the FIS facility. The project also 
includes relocation/replacement of parts storage/cargo transfer 
facilities displaced by the project and replacement of or modifications 
to jet loaders. 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.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission office.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 23, 1995.
Benito De Leon,
Manager, Planning/Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 95-21531 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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