[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18066-18067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9136]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the 
Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Metropolitan Oakland 
International Airport, Oakland, 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 the revenue from a PFC at Metropolitan 
Oakland 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 May 13, 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. Steven J. 
Grossman, Director of Aviation of the Port of Oakland, at the following 
address: 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94604. Air carriers and foreign 
air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided 
to the Port of Oakland under section 158.23 of Part 158.

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 
Metropolitan Oakland 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 February 
4, 1999, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the 
revenue from a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland was not 
substantially completed within the requirements of section 158.25 of 
Part 158. The following items are required to complete the application: 
where applicable, all projects included in the application for 
authority to impose and use a PFC must be shown on the approved Airport 
Layout Plan, all environmental requirements must be completed, and all 
the FAA airspace determinations must be completed; the Airport Capital 
Improvement Plan (ACIP) submitted with the application must be 
consistent with the information provided in the Attachment B.

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    On February 18, 1999, the Port of Oakland submitted supplemental 
information for this application. The FAA will approve or disapprove 
the application, in whole or in part, no later than June 18, 1999. The 
following is a brief overview of the impose and use application No. 99-
08-C-00-OAK:
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00
    Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 1999
    Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 2001
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $22,122,844
    Brief description of the proposed projects: Year 2000 Compliance 
Program, Multi-User System Equipment/Common Use Terminal Equipment, 
Airport Comprehensive Management System, Upgrade Security Access 
System, Rehabilitate Apron at Building L820 and a Portion of Taxiway 
``D'', Construct Concrete Apron South East of Building L812, Threshold 
Improvement of Runway 11/29, Overlay Taxiway ``R'', Airport Facilities 
Complex and Noise Insulation Program.
    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 and Commuters or Small Certificated 
Air Carriers filing DOT Form 298-C T1 or E1.
    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 Port of 
Oakland.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on March 12, 1999.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9136 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am]
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