[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32473-32474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15980]



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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 Bemidji-Beltrami 
County Airport, Bemidji, 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 Bemidji-
Beltrami 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 July 24, 1996.

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 55450-2706.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Philip C. Shealy, Airport Manager, Bemidji-
Beltrami County Airport Commission, at the following address: Bemidji-
Beltrami County Airport Commission, Office of the Airport Manager, 317 
4th Street NW., Bemidji, Minnesota 56601-3116.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport 
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 55450-2706, telephone 
(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 
Bemidji-Beltrami 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 7, 1996, 
the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue 
from a PFC submitted by the Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport 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 September 6, 1996.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.

PFC application number: 96-01-C-00-BJI
Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00
Proposed charge effective date; November 1, 1996
Proposed charge expiration date: June 8, 2005
Total estimated PFC revenue: $465,072
Brief description of proposed project(s):

    1. Reimbursement for project to expand and remodel passenger 
terminal building, revise the radio control system for airfield 
lighting, relocate fencing, overlay of the airport access road, and 
acquire avigation easements.
    2. Reimbursement for project to install airfield signing, automatic 
entry doors in the passenger terminal building, and snow retention 
devices on the passenger terminal building roof.
    3. Reimbursement for project to update the airport master plan and 
airport layout plan.
    4. Reimbursement for project to rehabilitate (repair and overlay) 
Runway 7-25, Taxiways B, C, and a portion of Taxiway A.
    5. Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) application preparation costs.
    6. Pavement rehabilitation for Runway 13-31.
    7. Pavement rehabilitation for Taxiway A.
    8. Safety area upgrade for Runway 07.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators (ATCO).

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    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 Bemidji-Beltrami 
County Airport Commission Office.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 14, 1996.
Benito DeLeon,
Manager, Airports Planning/Programming Branch, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15980 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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