[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66886-66887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33286]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (98-05-C-00-PHL) To 
Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at 
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA

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 Philadelphia 
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 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Oscar Sanchez, 
Project 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. Dennis Bouey, Director of Aviation for the 
City of Philadelphia at the following address: Philadelphia 
International Airport, Terminal E, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the City of Philadelphia Department of 
Aviation under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Oscar Sanchez, Project 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 impose and use the revenue from a PFC at 
Philadelphia 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) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).
    On December 10, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the City of 
Philadelphia 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 April 9, 1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Application number: 98-05-C-00-PHL.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: April 1, 1998.
    Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 1999.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $26,150,000.

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    Brief description of proposed projects:

--Install Security Controlled Access--Phase III
--Airport Roadway System Modifications
--Rehabilitate Aircraft Parking Apron on East Side of Terminal E
--Construct Airport High Speed Line Platforms
--Install Taxiway Edge Lights
--Terminal A International Passenger Capacity Enhancements
--Reconstruct Taxiway J
--Purchase Passenger Transfer Vehicle

    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators 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 
City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on December 10, 1997.
Thomas Felix,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch, Airports Division, Eastern 
Region.
[FR Doc. 97-33286 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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