[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20515-20516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9885]


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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 Pago Pago 
International Airport, Pago Pago, American Samoa

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 Pago Pago 
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 23, 2001.

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., Room 3024, 
Lawndale, CA 90261, or Honolulu Airports District Office, Federal 
Building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 7-128, Honolulu, HI, 96813. In 
addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed 
or delivered to Mr. Abe Malae, Director, Department of Port 
Administration, American Samoa Government, at the following address: 
P.O. Box 639, Pago Pago, American Samoa, 96799. Air carriers and 
foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously 
provided to the Department of Port Administration, American Samoa 
Government under section 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Wong, Project Engineer, 
Honolulu Airports District Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 7-128, 
Honolulu, HI, 96813, Telephone: (808) 541-1225. 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 
Pago Pago 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 March 28, 2001, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the American Samoa 
Government 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 June 28, 2001.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application 
number 01-02-C-00-PPG:
    Level of proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Charge effective date: September 1, 2001.
    Proposed charge expiration date: June 1, 2003.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $765,000.
    Brief description of the proposed project: Terminal Improvements.
    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 and at the FAA

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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 
Department of Port Administration in American Samoa.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on March 29, 2001.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-9885 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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