[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16277-16278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9148]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent to Rule on Application to Impose and Use the 
Revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Chicago O'Hare 
International Airport, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


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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 Chicago O'Hare 
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 May 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon 
Avenue, Room 201, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. David R. Mosena, Commissioner, City of 
Chicago Department of Aviation, at the following address: O'Hare 
International Airport, P.O. Box 66142, Chicago, IL 60666.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the City of Chicago Department of 
Aviation under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Louis H. Yates, Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 
East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des Plaines, IL 60018, (847) 294-7335. 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 
Chicago O'Hare 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).

    On March 26, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the City of Chicago 
Department of Aviation 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 June 26, 
1996.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    PFC application number: 96-05-C-00-ORD.
    Level of the PFC: $3.00.
    Actual charge effective date: September 1, 1993.
    Revised estimated charge expiration date: April 1, 2004.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $423,502,711.
    Brief description of proposed projects:

Projects to Impose and Use PFC

    EPS Basement Corridors; Public Toilets Rehabilitation; Interior 
Signage; Terminal Road Signage; Additional Signage; East-West Baggage 
Roadway; Retaining Wall Replacement; Safety & Security System; Terminal 
2 Security; Guard post 11 Relocation; Relocate Road Control System; 
Cargo Taxiway Rehab; Airside Access Service Road--North; Guard post #1 
Expansion; Rehabilitation of Ditchbridge; Old Mannheim Road 
Improvements; Road Signs--Phase 4; Terminal 5 Roadway; ATS Station (T-
5); Airfield Emergency Power--South Vault; Runway Weather Sensors; R/W 
14L-32R in-Pavement Lights; Runway 14R-32 Fillet; Centerline Lights for 
R/W 27R High Speed Exit; Hold Pad Runway 27L; Runway 4R-22L Rehab; 
Taxiway Guidance Signs; Service Water System; O'Hare ALP Update; 
Terminal 3 Security; Terrazzo Floor Replacement; Fire Door Delayed 
Egress Security; EPS Pedestrian Corridors/Escalator Rehab; North-South 
Pumping Stations & Tunnels; Airfield Emergency Power--North Vault; 
Alert Hangar Demolition; In-Pavement Edge Lights; Terrazzo Floor 
Repair--Concourse E/F Stem; Underground Storage Tank Removal; Radio 
Trunking System; Noise Planning; FIMS Implementation; Ground Run-Up 
Enclosure; HTW System Improvements; R/W 14L-32R Shoulder and Edge 
lighting Reconstruction; Hangar Area Service Road Rehab; Acquisition of 
Four (4) Tow Trucks; Upgrade Airside Perimeter Road/New Guard Posts; 
Acquisition of Miscellaneous Equipment; Acquisition of 100' Tower 
Ladder Vehicle; School Soundproofing; and Residential Insulation.

Projects to Use PFC

    T/W 14L-32R Rehab; Terminal Apron Rehab; T/W North-South Rehab; 
Drainage Improvements; T/W Inner Bridge Rehab; T/W 9L-27R Rehab; T/W 
14R-32L T Rehab; T/W 4R-22L Rehab; T/W 9R-27L Rehab; Terminal #2 
Upgrade; Terminal #3 Upgrade; Terminal #2/#3 Upper Level & Elevator 
Extension; Emergency Turbine Generator; Domestic Hot Water Converter; 
Water Pressure Implementation; and Roadway--Zemke/Coleman Improvements.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi 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 
City of Chicago Department of Aviation.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 3, 1996.
Prescott Snyder,
Acting Manager, Planning/Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great 
Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 96-9148 Filed 4-11-96; 8:45 am]
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