[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20010]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Intent To Rule on Application To Use the Revenue From a Passenger 
Facility Charge (PFC) at Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ

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 use the revenue from a PFC at Newark 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) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Philip Brito, Manager, 
New York Airports District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Room 446, 
Garden City, New York 11530.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Roy Pleasant, Director of Information Services 
for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, at the following 
address: Suite 2121, One World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Port Authority of New York & New 
Jersey under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Philip Brito, Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old 
Country Road, Room 446, Garden City, New York 11530 (Tel 516-227-3803). 
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 use the revenue from a PFC at Newark 
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) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).
    On April 19, 1996, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey 
submitted an application to use the revenue from a PFC for the 
construction of a monorail connecting the on airport monorail system 
with a monorail station at the North East Corridor. Due to the absence 
of a formal environmental finding for this project, the application was 
deemed not substantially complete within the requirements of section 
158.25 of Part 158. On July 18, 1996, the FAA signed a Record Of 
Decision approving the Environmental Impact Statement for the subject 
project. On July 18, 1996, the FAA determined that the PFC application 
was substantially complete. The FAA will approve or disapprove the 
application, in whole or in part, no later than November 15, 1996.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: October 1, 1995.
    Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 2001.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $255,015,000.
    Brief description of proposed projects: The PFC funds will be 
utilized to fund the construction of the monorail connecting the on 
airport monorail system with a monorail station at the North East 
Corridor.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air taxi, except commuter 
air carriers.
    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 Office located at: Fitzgerald Federal Building, John 
F. Kennedy Building, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
New York 11430.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York state on July 29, 1996.
William Degraaff,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-20010 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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