[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5877-5878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3069]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use a 
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Metropolitan Oakland International 
Airport, Oakland, CA

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 Metropolitan 
Oakland 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 March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA

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90261, or San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303. In addition, one copy of any comments 
submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Charles W. 
Foster, Executive Director, Port of Oakland, at the following address: 
530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607. Air carriers and foreign air 
carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to 
the Port of Oakland under Sec. 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlys Vandervelde, Airports Program 
Analyst, San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303, Telephone: (415) 876-2806. 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 
Metropolitan 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 January 27, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland was substantially 
complete within the requirements of Sec. 158.25 of part 158. The FAA 
will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no 
later than April 30, 1997.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: April 1, 1997.
    Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 1999.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $33,011,496.
    Brief description of the proposed impose and use projects: Upgrade 
of Airport Public Address and Paging System, Airfield Lighting and 
Marking Improvements, Pilot Noise Insulation Program, Baggage Claim 
Improvements in Terminals One and Two. Brief description of the 
proposed impose only project: Construct Remote Overnight Aircraft 
Parking Apron.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators (ATCO) filing FAA form 1800-31 and Commuters or Small 
Certified Air Carriers filing DOT form 298-C T1 and E1.
    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 Division located at: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In 
addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice 
and other documents germane to the application in person at the Port of 
Oakland.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on January 28, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3069 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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