[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66626-66627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32064]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application (99-04-C-00-BGM) To 
Impose and Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Binghamton Regional 
Airport in Binghamton New York

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 a PFC at Binghamton Regional Airport in 
Binghamton New York, 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).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 4, 1999.


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ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Phil Brito, 
Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old Country Road, 
Garden city, New York 11530.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Carl G Olsen, Commissioner of Aviation for 
the Broome County Department of Aviation, at the following address: 
Broome County Department of Aviation, Binghamton Regional Airport/Edwin 
A. Link Field, Box 16, Johnson City, New York 13790.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Broome County Department of 
Aviation under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Philip Brito, Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old 
Country 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 
Binghamton Regional 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 November 23, 1998, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use a PFC submitted by the Broome County Department of 
Aviation was substantially complete within the requirements of section 
158.25 of Part 168. The FAA will approve or disapprove the application, 
in whole or in part, no later than February 20, 1999.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Application number: 99-04-C-00-BGM.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 2002.
    Proposed charge expiration date: August 1, 2005.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $1,394,724.
    Brief description of proposed projects:
Impose Only Projects
    --Maintenance Building, Construction
Impose and Use Projects
    --Apron Expansion (West Ramp)
    --Maintenance Building, Design
    --PFC Administrative Costs-Reimbursement
Use Only Projects
    --Terminal Building Rehabilitation
    Class or classes of air carriers, which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Nonscheduled/On-Demand Air 
Carriers 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, #111, 
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamacia, 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 Broome County Department of Aviation.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on November 23, 1998.
Thomas Felix,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch, AEA-610 Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-32064 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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