[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52615-52616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26668]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent to Rule on Application (97-02-U-00-AVP) to Use 
the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Wilkes-Barre 
Scranton International Airport, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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 the Wilkes-Barre Scranton 
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 November 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. John Carter, Acting 
Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office, 3911 Hartzdale Dr., suite 
1, Camp Hill, PA 17011.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Barri Centini, Airport Director of the 
Luzerme

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& Lackawana Counties Bi-County Board of Commissioners at the following 
address: Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, 100 Terminal 
Road, Avaco, Pennsylvania 18641.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Luzerme & Lackawana Counties Bi-
County Board of Commissioners under Sec. 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carter, Acting Manager, 
Harrisburg Airports District Office, 3911 Hartzdale Dr., suite 1, Camp 
Hill, PA 17011. 717-782-4548. 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 use the revenue from a PFC at the Wilkes-
Barre Scranton 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 October 1, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to use 
the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Luzerme & Lackawana Counties 
Bi-County Board of Commissioners 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 January 
2, 1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Application number: 97-02-U-00-AVP.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: December 1, 1993.
    Proposed charge expiration date: December 1, 1998.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $3,312,694.
    Brief description of proposed project:

--Design Passenger Terminal Building
--Design Passenger Terminal Apron
--Design ARFF Building
--Construct Parallel Taxiway--Runway 10/28
--Construct Phase I--Cargo and General Apron
--Construct ARFF Building

    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Part 135 on-demand Air Taxi/
Commercial Operators.
    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 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 
Luzerme & Lackawana Counties Bi-County Board of Commissioners.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 1, 1997.
Thomas Felix,
Grant-In-Aids Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-26668 Filed 10-7-97; 8:45 am]
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