[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42308-42309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20758]


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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 McGhee Tyson Airport, 
Knoxville, Tennessee

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 McGhee Tyson 
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 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Memphis Airports 
District Office, 2851 Directors Cove, Suite #3, Memphis, TN 38131-0301.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Terry Igoe, Executive Director of the 
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority at the following address: P.O. 
Box 15600, Knoxville, Tennessee.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport 
Authority under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy S. Kelley, Airports Area Representative, Memphis Airports 
District Office, 2851 Directors Cove, Suite 3, Memphis, Tennessee 
38131-

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0301, 901-544-3495. The application may be reviewed in person at this 
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 
McGhee Tyson Airport under 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 August 8, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by Metropolitan 
Knoxville Airport Authority was substantially complete within the 
requirements of section 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will approve or 
disapprove the supplemented application, in whole or in part, no later 
than November 9, 1996.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    PFC application number: 96-02-C-00-TYS.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: February 1, 1997.
    Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 1997.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $530,000.
    Brief description of proposed project: Program Work Element 1 will 
reimburse the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority for replacement 
of electrical conduits, cables, equipment and fixtures for taxiway A. 
This work was necessary to support the additional electrical loads 
imposed by new airfield guidance signs.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Non Scheduled operations by 
Air Taxi/Commercial operators operating under Part 135.
    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 
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, McGhee Tyson Airport.

    Issued in Memphis, Tennessee on August 8, 1996.
LaVerne F. Reid,
Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-20758 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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