[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4888-4889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1552]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Use and To Impose and 
Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Meadows Field 
Airport, Bakersfield, 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 use and to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at 
Meadows Field 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 February 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Airports Division, 
15000 Aviation Blvd., Room 3024, Lawndale, CA 90261. In addition, one 
copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered 
to Mr. Raymond Bishop, Director of Airports of the county of Kern at 
the following address: 1401 Skyway Drive, Suite 200, Bakersfield, CA 
93308. Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of 
written comments previously provided to the county of Kern under 
section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Delshad, Airports Program 
Engineer, Standards Section, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., 
Room 3024, Lawndale, CA 90261, Telephone: (310) 725-3627. The 
application may be reviewed in person at this same location.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public 
comment on the application to use and to impose and use the revenue 
from a PFC at Meadows Field 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 December 
15, 2000, the FAA determined that the application to use and to impose 
and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the county of Kern 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 March 17, 2001. The following is a brief overview 
of the application. Project No. 1 (use project)
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Charge effective date: January 1, 2000.
    Proposed charge expiration date: May 1, 2002.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $317,000.
    Brief description of proposed project: Land acquisition for Airport 
Expansion Project No. 2 (impose and use project).
    Level of Proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Proposed charge effective date: June 1, 2001.
    Proposed charge expiration date: February 1, 2014.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $9,086,000.
    Brief description of proposed project: Construct new passenger 
terminal Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: None.
    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 Meadows Field 
Airport Administration Office.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on December 22, 2000.
Ellsworth Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-1552 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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