[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30213]


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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 Greater Rockford 
Airport, Rockford, IL

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 Greater 
Rockford 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 December 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: FAA Great Lakes Region, 
Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. James W. Loomis, Executive Director, of the 
Greater Rockford Airport Authority at the following address: Greater 
Rockford Airport Authority, 60 Airport Drive, Rockford, Illinois 61109.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority 
under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard A. Pur, Airports Engineer, FAA Great Lakes Region, Chicago 
Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, 847/294-7527. 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 
Great Rockford 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 November 12, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Greater Rockford 
Airport Authority 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 February 26, 1997.
    The following is a brief overview of the application:
    PFC Application Number: 97-04-C-00-RFD.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 1997.
    Proposed charge expiration date: June 1, 2018.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $6,387,352.
    Brief description of proposed project(s): Overlay South Parallel 
Taxiway to Runway 1/19; Acquire Snow Removal Equipment; Construct 
Parallel Taxiway to Runway 7/25; Reconstruct Runway 19 Parallel 
Taxiway; Overlay Taxiway G; PFC Program Administration; Acquire ARFF 
Equipment. Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFC's: None
    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 
Greater Rockford Airport Authority.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 19, 1996.
Benito De Leon,
Manager, Planning and Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great 
Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30213 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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