[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2512]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger 
Facility Charge (PFC) at Sacramento Metropolitan Airport (SMF), 
Sacramento, California and Use the Revenue at SMF and Mather Airports

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 a PFC at Sacramento Metropolitan Airport (SMF) 
and use the revenue at SMF and Mather Airports 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 March 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 
90261, or San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303. In addition, one copy of any comments 
submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Thomas P. 
Engel, Director, Department of Airports, County of Sacramento, at the 
following address: 6900 Airport Boulevard, Sacramento, California 
95837. Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of 
written comments previously provided to the County of Sacramento under 
Sec. 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Joseph R. Rodriguez, Supervisor, Planning and Programming Section, 
Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 
94010-1303, Telephone: (415) 876-2805. 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 a PFC at Sacramento Metropolitan 
Airport (SMF) and use the revenue at SMF and Mather Airports 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 January 25, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the County of 
Sacramento 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 April 24, 1996.
    The following is a brief overview of the use application number 
AWP-96-05-C-00-SMF.
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Charge effective date: July 1, 1996.
    Estimated charge expiration date: June 30, 2026.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $82,867,000.
    Brief description of the impose and use projects: Air Quality 
Mitigation Compressed Natural Gas System, Airfield Support Shops and 
Facilities, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Flood Control Project, 
Airfield Drainage Control Equipment--Backhoe, Terminal Roadway Island 
Widening, GA Apron Airside Access Road, FOD Removal Equipment--Airfield 
Sweeper at Sacramento Mather Airport, Earhart Drive Reconstruction, 
Terminals 1 & 2 Rehabilitation, Phase 3, Security System Upgrade, 
Airfield, Terminal, Tower Communications System--Telephone Switch, 
Concourse Throat Expansion, West Terminals Jet Loaders, Phase 2, ARFF 
Vehicles Replacement, Surface Movement Guidance Control System, 
Aircraft Noise Monitoring System, Metro Airport Master Plan Update and 
EIR, Metro Airport Part 150 Study, Terminals 1, 2, & 3, CPS and 
Administration Buildings Electrical System Reconstruction/Upgrade Phase 
2, Reconstruct Electrical Vault and Construct East Vault, and Airport 
System Revenue Bond Issuance Costs, Debt Service Reserve Funding, Bond 
Coverage and Interest Expense for Projects in Passenger Facility Charge 
Application Number 5.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: 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 Division located at: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In 
addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice 
and other documents germane to the application in person at the County 
of Sacramento.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on January 25, 1996.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-2512 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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