[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69356-69357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33298]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use a 
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Modesto City-County Airport--Harry 
Sham Field, Modesto, CA

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 Modesto City-County Airport--
Harry Sham Field 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 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 
90261, or San Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 
210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Howard L. Cook, Airport Manager of the 
Modesto City-County Airport--Harry Sham Field, at the following 
address: 617 Airport Way, Modesto, CA 95354. Air carriers and foreign 
air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided 
to the city of Modesto under section 158.23 of part 158.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlys Vandervelde, Airports Program Analyst, San Francisco Airports 
District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 94010-1303, 
Telephone: (650) 876-2806. 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 
Modesto City-County Airport--Harry Sham Field 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 24, 1998, the FAA determined that the application to impose 
and use a PFC submitted by the city of Modesto was substantially 
complete within the requirements of Sec. 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA 
will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no 
later than February 27, 1999.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application 
No. 99-05-C-00-MOD:
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 1999.
    Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 2003.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $223,750.
    Brief description of the proposed projects: Aircraft Rescue and 
Firefighting (ARFF) Improvements, General Aviation Entrance Road, Phase 
I--Design and Phase II--Construction, Relocate Airfield Regulators and 
Construction of a New Building to House Airfield Regulations and 
Resurface Taxiway A and B, Phase I--Design Engineering and Phase II 
Construction.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: 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 Division located at: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In 
addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice 
and other documents germane to the application in person at the city of 
Modesto.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on November 24, 1998.
Ellsworth L. Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-33298 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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