[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30553-30557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14885]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and 
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In April 
1998, there were 13 applications approved. Additionally, two approved 
amendments to previously approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC 
approvals and disapprovals 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). This notice is 
published pursuant to paragraph d of section 158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

    Public Agency: New Hanover County Airport Authority, Wilmington, 
North Carolina.
    Application Number: 98-03-C-00-ILM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $8,179,319.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2014.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    (1) Air taxi/commercial operators and (2) large certificated route 
air carriers filing Research and Special Programs Administration Form 
T-100 having less than 1,000 annual enplanements at Wilmington 
International Airport.
    Determination: Approved. Based on the information contained in the 
public agency's application and a January 30, 1998, letter, the FAA has 
determined that each proposed class accounts for less than 1 percent of 
the total annual enplanements at Wilmington International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Construct new equipment building.
    Airfield drainage system rehabilitation.
    Develop daylight/limited use taxiway.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Land acquisition.
    Determination: Partially approved. The land acquisition in the 
approaches to runways 17 and 24 is not PFC eligible at this time. The 
runway extensions which would necessitate additional approach land 
acquisitions have not been adequately justified. In addition, all 
environmental reviews for these acquisitions have not been completed. 
Therefore, the public agency cannot certify compliance with 
Sec. 158.25(c)(1)(ii)(B) for these elements.
    Establish a 1,000-foot safety area at 35 end of current instrument 
landing system runway 17/35.
    Determination: Partially approved. The design and construction of 
the safety area were not approved as all environmental reviews of those 
elements have not been completed yet. Therefore, the public agency 
cannot certify compliance with Sec. 158.25(c)(1)(ii)(B) for these 
elements.
    Decision Date: April 2, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Terry R. Washington, Atlanta 
Airports District Office, (404) 305-7143.

    Public Agency: Craven Regional Airport Authority, New Bern, North 
Carolina.
    Application Number: 98-02-U-00-EWN.
    Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue To Be Used in This Decision: $10,303,898.
    Charge Effective Date: February 1, 1997.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2022.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S: No change from 
previous decision.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Terminal development--phase II.
    Air carrier apron.
    Access road.
    Decision Date: April 3, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Terry Washington, Atlanta Airports 
District Office, (404) 305-7143.

    Public Agency: City of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    Application Number: 98-03-C-00-ORH.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $393,556.
    Charge Effective Date: October 1, 1992.
    Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 1997.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and use:
    Runway 11/29 drainage improvements and permanent erosion control 
measures.
    Purchase snow removal equipment.
    Professional services.
    Decision Date: April 8, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Priscilla Scott, New England 
Regional Airports Division, (781) 238-7614.

    Public Agency: Reading Regional Airport Authority, Reading, 
Pennsylvania.
    Application Number: 97-03-C-00-RDG.
    Application Type: Impose and use of a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,300,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2008.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC'S:
    Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Reading Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Renovate and expand airport terminal building.
    Acquire land for runway 13 runway protection zone.
    Decision Date: April 8, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Sharon Daboin, Harrisburg Airports 
District Office, (717) 782-4548.

    Public Agency: Wichita Airport Authority, Wichita, Kansas.
    Application Number: 98-03-C-00-ICT.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $9,014,292.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

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    General aviation apron repair and seal.
    Runway 1L/19R and taxiway D shoulder repair and seal.
    Repair of airside pavements.
    Repair and reconstruction of taxiway A.
    Bypass taxiway AAA.
    Access taxiways on east side.
    PFC administration costs.
    Terminal re-roof.
    Acquisition of loading bridges.
    Emergency Stand-by generator.
    Replacement of deteriorated cable of high voltage system.
    Replacement doors.
    Concourse modifications.
    Visual fire alarm.
    Visual paging.
    Ramp modification.
    Storm water pollution prevention plan.
    Replace 1L/19R in-pavement lights.
    Replace air carrier ramp lights.
    Install surface movement guidance and control system field hardware 
and supporting hardware.
    Airfield service road relocation.
    Runway sensor system.
    Runway friction equipment.
    Airfield deicing materials storage facility.
    Snow removal equipment.
    Supporting infrastructure [runway sensors].
    Acquisition of land for runway protection.
    Remodel and expand safety building.
    Reconstruct fire pit.
    Brief Description of Projects Disapproved:
    Aircraft deicing fluids storage facility.
    Determination: Disapproved. Reflecting statutory language, Program 
Guidance Letter (PGL) 93-1.4 specifically states that airplane deicing 
fluids and storage facilities for such equipment and fluids are not 
eligible under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Therefore, this 
project does not meet the requirements of Sec. 158.15(b) and is 
disapproved.
    Safety division facility underground storage tanks.
    Fire pit underground storage tanks replacement.
    Determination: Disapproved. PGL 90-1.2 states in part that the cost 
of procuring an underground storage tank continues to be an unallowable 
AIP cost. Therefore, this project does not meet the requirements of 
Sec. 158.15(b) and is disapproved.
    Brief Description of Projects Withdrawn: Carpet replacement.
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency by 
letter dated March 27, 1998. Therefore, the FAA did not rule on this 
project in this decision.
    Decision Date: April 9, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Lorna Sandridge, Central Region 
Airports Division, (816) 426-4730.

    Public Agency: City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
    Application Number: 98-02-C/00-CRP.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $32,863,948.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: December 1, 2017.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    Part 135 air charter operators who operate aircraft with a seating 
capacity of less than 10 passengers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Corpus Christi International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Lighting control (energy management control system).
    Americans with Disabilities Act compliance/safety enhancement.
    Canopy expansion and enhancement.
    Structural repair to terminal building.
    Airport planning studies.
    Runway 17/35 rehabilitation.
    Runway 13/31 repairs/drainage.
    Landslide roadway system reconstruction.
    Runway 13/31 extension environmental assessment.
    Airfield drainage improvements.
    Airfield lighting monitoring and control system.
    Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) improvements.
    Commercial apron rehabilitation.
    Commercial apron expansion.
    Access control system replacement.
    Taxiway G lighting and paving and west general aviation apron.
    Taxiway F extension.
    ARFF vehicle.
    Vacuum sweeper.
    Passenger lift device.
    PFC program formulation costs.
    Environmental assessment (storm water).
    Brief Description of Projects Approved in Part for Collection and 
Use: Airfield equipment storage facility.
    Determination: Partially approved. The majority of this project, 
involving buildings to house airfield maintenance equipment, was 
determined to be ineligible under AIP criteria since AIP eligibility is 
limited to buildings needed to house eligible ARFF and snow removal 
equipment, paragraph 567 of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook (October 
24, 1989). Therefore, only that portion of the project intended for the 
maintenance of ARFF vehicles is approved.
    Brief Description of Projects Withdrawn: Land acquisition 
environmental assessment.
    Determination: This project was withdrawn by the public agency by 
letter dated March 26, 1998. Therefore, the FAA did not rule on this 
project in this decision.
    Decision Date: April 14, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region 
Airports Division, (817) 222-5614.

    Public Agency: Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Jackson, 
Mississippi.
    Application Number: 98-02-C-00-JAN.
    Application type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,828,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: June 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: All air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Jackson International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Terminal roadway roundabout.
    Rehabilitate airport roadway signage.
    Airport communication and security system update.
    Rehabilitate existing public roadways.
    Airport master plan/Part 150 update for Jackson International 
Airport and Hawkins Field.
    Decision Date: April 17, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: David Shumate, Jackson Airports 
District Office, (601) 965-4628.

    Public Agency: City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
    Application Number: 98-02-C-00-FYV.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,726,590.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 1999.

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    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: March 1, 2004.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Snow removal equipment.
    ARFF building.
    ARFF truck.
    Terminal area improvements.
    Commercial ramp rehabilitation and expansion.
    Part 107 access control system.
    PFC administrative costs.
    Decision Date: April 20, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Ben Guttery, Southwest Region 
Airports Division, (817) 222-5614.

    Public Agency: City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.
    Application Number: 98-01-C-00-JNU.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,089,272.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: (1) All air 
carriers operating between Juneau International Airport (JNU) and 
Chatham, AK; (2) all air carriers operating between JNU and Funter Bay, 
AK; (3) all air carriers operating between JNU and Petersburg, AK; (4) 
all air carriers operating between JNU and Wrangell, AK; (5) all air 
carriers operating between JNU and Takutat, AK; and (6) all air 
carriers enplaning 1,000 or less passengers annually at JNU.
    Determination: Partially approved. The first five classes listed 
above are for routes on which Essential Air Service subsidies are paid 
to one carrier. The sixth class listed above is intended to capture all 
carriers providing minimal service at JNU. A seventh requested class, 
another Essential Air Service-subsidized route described as all air 
carriers operating between JNU and Gustavus, AK, was disapproved 
because the total annual enplanements attributable to that requested 
class were more than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at JNU. 
Based on the information submitted by the public agency, the FAA has 
determined that the six classes listed above each account for less than 
1 percent of the total annual enplanements at JNU.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Acquire snow removal equipment.
    Acquire security radio communication equipment.
    Acquire refurbished airport beacon.
    Acquisition of snow removal equipment.
    Acquire ARFF vehicle.
    Acquire articulated wheel loader.
    Reconstruct taxiway A intersection with runway 8/26.
    Improve (pave) airfield access roads.
    Reconstruct airfield access roads.
    Acquire airport security equipment.
    Reconstruct taxiway B intersection.
    Improve (pave) float plane pond access road.
    Improve (pave) west general aviation apron.
    Pave west end access road.
    General aviation and air carrier ramp design.
    Airport layout plan update.
    Install airport guidance sign system.
    Preparation of Duck Creek relocation environmental assessment.
    Acquisition of vacuum sweeper truck.
    Acquire airport command vehicle.
    Terminal improvements.
    Runway lights replacement.
    Planning for airport development.
    Rehabilitate blast pads, hard stands at terminal gates 2, 3, 4, and 
5, and chip seal adjacent main ramp and associated taxiway.
    Acquire deicing equipment.
    Airport perimeter fencing design and construction, phase I.
    Acquire snow removal equipment loader.
    Rehabilitate runway 8/26--design.
    North terminal heating renovation.
    Taxiway lighting replacement.
    Runway 8/26 rehabilitation.
    Snow removal equipment--purchase plow trucks (two), phase I.
    Terminal wall and ceiling rehabilitation.
    Rehabilitate north terminal access.
    Snow removal equipment building--design.
    Install security fence.
    Snow removal equipment--purchase plow truck, phase II.
    Environmental for float pond and remote transmitter/receiver area.
    Brief Description of Project Approved in Part for Collection and 
Use: PFC application preparation costs.
    Determination: Partially approved. The FAA determined, upon review 
of the invoices submitted in support of this project, that only a 
portion of the invoices appeared to be directly related to the 
preparation of the PFC application submitted to the FAA. Therefore, 
only a portion of the requested amount was approved.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection Only: East end 
general aviation area development.
    Decision Date: April 21, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Debbie Roth, Alaska Region 
Airports Division, (907) 271-5443.

    Public Agency: County of Pitkin, Aspen, Colorado.
    Application Number: 98-02-C-00-ASE.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,020,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2000.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the 
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the proposed 
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements 
at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use: 
Rehabilitate air carrier apron.
    Decision Date: April 22, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Christopher Schaffer, Denver 
Airports District Office, (303) 342-1258.

    Public Agency: Los Angeles World Airports, Ontario, California.
    Application Number: 97-03-C-00-ONT.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $45,680,000.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: January 1, 2003.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Part 135 air 
taxi operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the 
public agency, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts 
for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at Ontario 
International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Land acquisition.
    Noise mitigation.
    Decision Date: April 28, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: John Milligan, Western Pacific 
Region Airports Division, (310) 725-3621.

    Public Agency: City of Portland, Maine.
    Application Number: 98-02-C-00-PWM.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.

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    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $6,887,241.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2002.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators with less than 200 enplaned passengers per year.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the 
public agency, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts 
for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at Portland 
International Jetport.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:
    Reconstruct aircraft parking apron.
    New passenger loading bridges.
    Flight information display system.
    Reconstruct airport access road and construct canopy.
    PFC application costs.
    Decision Date: April 29, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Priscilla Scott, New England 
Region Airports Division, (617) 238-7614.

    Public Agency: Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida.
    Application Number: 98-02-C-00-FLL.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $190,129,976.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 1998.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2007.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Part 135 air 
taxi operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information submitted by the 
public agency, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts 
for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at Fort 
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Use:
    Runway 9L/27R dual taxiway A (now called taxiway C).
    Air cargo apron and drainage.
    Noise monitoring system.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    New terminal development.
    Muck removal (unsuitable soil)--new terminal development.
    Utility corridor.
    Terminal roadway improvements.
    Electronic visual display and life safety improvements.
    ARFF facility improvements.
    Interior service road development.
    Brief Description of Projects Partially Approved for Collection and 
Use: Hard stand support facility.
    Determination: Partially approved. The FAA has determined that the 
public agency has justified a portion of this facility on the basis of 
future aircraft demand. Specifically, the public agency has provided 
evidence that there will be a shortage of aircraft gates within the 
next 10 years using enplanement growth rates, peak hour enplanement 
levels, the enplanement mix, and aircraft and gate capacities as 
analyzed in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5360-13. This 
analysis has indicated that approximately 44 percent of the facility is 
justified. Therefore, the approved amount is limited to the 44 percent 
of the project determined to be justified.
    Muck removal (unsuitable soil).
    Determination: Partially approved. The apron area in the vicinity 
of concourse B has been determined to be eligible and justified as 
overnight parking apron to meet existing and near-term demand. 
Therefore, muck removal to precede construction of that area is 
eligible. However, the additional apron and concourse A areas were 
determined to not be justified. The public agency removed the portion 
of this project associated with future concourse A by letter dated 
February 20, 1998. However, the public agency is not specifically 
reduce the proposed cost of the project. Therefore, the FAA has 
partially approved the project based on a pro-ration of the total 
project cost.
    Future phase terminal design.
    Determination: Partially approved. The FAA has determined that the 
public agency has justified a portion of the design of this facility on 
the basis of future aircraft demand. Specifically, the public agency 
has provided evidence that there will be a shortage of aircraft gates 
within the next 10 years using enplanement growth rates, peak hour 
enplanement levels, the enplanement mix, and aircraft and gate 
capacities as analyzed in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/
5360-13. This analysis has indicated that approximately 44 percent of 
the whole facility (which originally included concourse A as well as 
concourse B) is justified. Accordingly, 44 percent of the cost of the 
design of the facility is likewise justified. The public agency removed 
the portion of this project associated with future concourse A by 
letter dated February 20, 1998. However, the public agency did not 
specifically reduce the proposed cost of the project. Therefore, the 
FAA has partially approved the project based on a pro-ration of the 
total project cost.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection:
    Aviation easements.
    West side apron phases 2 and 3.
    ARFF vehicle.
    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection:
    Decommission very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (VOR).
    Determination: Partially approved. The FAA determined that the low-
level wind shear alert system adjacent to the VOR and proposed for 
relocation is not eligible in accordance with PGL 93-4.1. In addition, 
the FAA limited its approval to the in-kind relocation costs of the VOR 
as required in PGL 93-4.1. Costs in excess of the in-kind relocation 
costs for the VOR are not eligible for PFC funding.
    Brief Description of Disapproved Projects: Airport facilities 
maintenance.
    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA determined that the project is 
not an eligible airport building as defined in paragraphs 566, 567, and 
595 of FAA Order 5100.38A, AIP Handbook (October 24, 1989) and PGL 91-
8.1. Accordingly, only the costs associated with the demolition and 
removal of the building, minus any salvage value as outlined in 
paragraph 595, are eligible. Since the public agency requested funding 
under the terminal and concourse construction project for the 
demolition of this building, any additional costs are not eligible, per 
paragraph 595. Therefore, this project was disapproved for the 
imposition and use of a PFC.
    Modification of existing aircraft surveillance radar (ASR-9).
    Determination: Disapproved. The FAA has determined that this 
project is not eligible in accordance with PGL 93-4.1 since the shadow 
problem was created by a project which is not PFC or AIP eligible, 
namely the construction of a parking garage. Therefore, this project 
was disapproved.
    Brief Description of Withdrawn Projects:
    Water and sewer improvements.
    Rebuild 4th Avenue and associated noise buffer.
    Determination: These projects were withdrawn by the public agency 
by letter dated April 27, 1998. Therefore, the FAA did not rule on 
these projects in this decision.
    Decision Date: April 30, 1998.
    For Further Information Contact: Sandra Holliday, Orlando Airports 
District Office, (407) 812-6331.

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                                                               Amendments to PFC Approvals                                                              
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                                             Amendment approved     Original approved   Amended approved net   Original estimated     Amended estimated 
         Amendment No., city/state                  date             net PFC revenue         PFC revenue        charge exp. date      charge exp. date  
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93-01-C-01-PWM, Portland, ME..............              02/05/98           $12,233,751            $7,668,867              05/01/01              11/01/98
92-01-C-03-MEI, Meridian, MS..............              04/16/98               122,500               140,875              12/01/00              04/01/01
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    Issued in Washington, DC on May 27, 1998.
Eric Gabler,
Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 98-14885 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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