[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 64040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31699]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (97-03-C-00-BUF) To 
Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at 
Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY

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 Buffalo Niagara 
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 January 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Philip Brito, 
Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old County Road, Suite 
446, Garden City, New York 11530.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Ms. Carol J. Sampson, Senior Grants Specialist, 
for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority at the following 
address: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, 181 Ellicott 
Street, Buffalo, New York 14203.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Niagara Frontier Transportation 
Authority under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Philip Brito, Manager, New York 
Airports District Office, 600 Old County Road, Suite 446, Garden City, 
New York 11530 (Telephone 516-227-3800). 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 
Buffalo Niagara 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 November 20, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Niagara Frontier 
Transportation 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 
6, 1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Application number: 97-03-C-00-BUF.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 2006.
    Proposed charge expiration date: March 31, 2011.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $6,509,194.
    Brief description of proposed projects:

Use Only Projects

--Purchase One (1) Front End Loader
--Strengthen Pavement
--Taxiway C & Perimeter Road
--Overlay Taxiways D&F
--Conduct Pavement Study
--Rehabilitate and Overlay Runway 14/32

Impose & Use Projects

--Relocate Airport Beacon
--Construct Aircraft & Glycol Storage Facility
--Rehabilitate Aircraft Deicing Area
--Renovate Common-Use Gate Positions and Holdrooms
--Rehabilitate Storm Drain
--Purchase Snow Removal, Safety, Police and Aircraft Rescue and Fire 
Fighting (ARFF) Emergency Equipment
    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.
    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 
offices of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on November 25, 1997.
Thomas Felix,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-31699 Filed 12-2-97; 8:45 am]
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