[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71542-71543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33041]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATI0N

Federal Aviation Administration


Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From 
a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Chicago Midway Airport, Chicago, 
Illinois

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 Chicago Midway 
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).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon 
Avenue, Room 222, Des Plaines, IL 60018.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Thomas R. Walker, Commissioner of the City 
of Chicago Department of Aviation at the following address: Chicago 
O'Hare International Airport, P.O. Box 66142, Chicago, IL 60666.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the City of Chicago Department of 
Aviation under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Philip M. Smithmeyer, Manager, 
Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 222, Des 
Plaines, IL 60018, (847) 294-7335. 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 
Chicago Midway 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 24, 1999, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the City of Chicago 
Department of Aviation was substantially complete within the 
requirements of section 158.24 of Part 158. The FAA will approve or 
disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no later than February 
23, 2000.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    PFC application number: 00-07-C-00-MDW.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Actual charge effective date: September 1, 1993.
    Revised estimated charge expiration date: January 1, 2047.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $630,948,770.00.
    Brief description of proposed projects: Reconstruct Taxiway P, 
Service Road Reconstruction Along Taxiway N, Taxiway K Rehabilitation 
Between Runway 31C and Taxiway V, Taxiway J Rehabilitation Between 
Taxiway W and Runway 4L, Runway 31C Exit Taxiway Rehabilitation, Runway 
13C Hold Pad Rehabilitation, Taxiway N and Taxiway Q Rehabilitation, 
Apron Edge Taxiway Rehabilitation, Terminal Apron Construction, 
Additional Residential Insulation, Midway Radio Trunking System, Midway 
Equipment Acquisition 1998-2003, Blast Fences Northeast and Northwest 
Corners, Land Acquisition Parcel #130, Land Acquisition Parcel #131, 
Land Acquisition Parcel #132, Concourse Building, Explosive Detection 
System, Taxiway/Taxilane, Aircraft Parking Apron Construction, Parking 
Structure Blast Mitigation, On-Airport Roads, Airline Equipment.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi operators.

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    Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
City of Chicago Department of Aviation.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 9, 1999.
Benito De Leon,
Manager, Planning/Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 99-33041 Filed 12-20-99 8:45 am]
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