[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 165 (Thursday, August 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51639-51640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Passenger Facility Charges; Applications, etc.: T.F. Green State 
Airport, RI

    Notice of Intent to Rule on Application to impose and use the 
revenue from a passenger facility charge (PFC) at T. F. Green State 
Airport, Warwick, Rhode Island for projects at T. F. Green State 
Airport, Warwick, Rhode Island; Block Island State Airport, New 
Shoeham, Rhode Island; North Central State Airport, Smithfield, Rhode 
Island; Quonset State Airport, North Kingstown, Rhode Island and 
Westerly State Airport, Westerly, Rhode Island.
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 T.F. Green 
State 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 September 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 12 New England Executive Park, 
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Ms. Elaine Roberts, at the following address: 
Executive Director of Airports, Rhode Island Aviation Corporation, T.F. 
Green State Airport, 2000 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation 
under section 158.23 of part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla A. Scott, PFC Program 
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, (781) 238-
7614. The application may be reviewed in person at 16 New England 
Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public 
comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at 
T. F. Green State 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 August 9, 2000, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by Rhode Island Airport 
Corporation was substantially complete within the requirements of 
section 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will approve or disapprove the 
application, in whole or in part, no later than November 27, 2000.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.

PFC Project #: 00-03-C-00-PVD
Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00
Proposed charge effective date: April 1, 2008
 Proposed charge expiration date: August 1, 2012
Total estimated PFC revenue: $41,689,000
 Brief description of proposed impose and use projects: 

T.F. Green State Airport
    Noise Mitigation Land Acquisition, North Ramp Rehabilitation, PFC 
Application Costs
Brief description of proposed impose projects: 

T.F. Green State Airport,
    New Airfield Maintenance Facility
Ticket Counter Expansion
Block Island State Airport

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    Expansion of Apron and Construct Taxiway to Runway 10
North Central State Airport
    Rehabilitation of Apron
Quonset State Airport
    Rehabilitation of Apron
Westerly State Airport
    Rehabilitation of Apron and Taxiways B and C
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested to be required to collect PFCs: On demand Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators (ATCO).
    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 
Rhode Island Airport Corporation.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on August 14, 2000.
Vincent A. Scarano,
Manager, Airports Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 00-21640 Filed 8-23-00; 8:45 am]
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