[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11263]


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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 Chico Municipal 
Airport, Chico, 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 Chico Municipal 
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 June 4, 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., 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. Robert A. 
Grierson, Airport Manager of the Chico Municipal Airport, at the 
following address: City of Chico, P.O. Box 3420, Chico, CA 95927. Air 
carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments 
previously provided to the city of Chico 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 PFC at 
Chico Municipal 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 April 4, 2001, the 
FAA determined that the application to impose and use a PFC submitted 
by the city of Chico 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 July 3, 2001.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application 
No. 01-04-C-00-CIC:
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: November 1, 2001.
    Proposed charge expiration date: September 1, 2006.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $536,747.
    Brief description of the proposed projects: Access road and 
drainage facilities between Fortress Street and aircraft parking apron 
development including complete engineering design and construction; 
Rehabilitate underground electrical duct and cable system-electrical 
vault to terminal to airport traffic control tower to apron edge; 
Runway 13L/31R pavement rehabilitation; Fortress Street overlay and 
reconstruction; Commercial road development-road construction and gate 
controls-Boeing Avenue, Convair Court, Fairchild Court, Lockheed Court, 
Piper Court, and Alley Road; New airfield sweeper: Replace airfield 
guidance signs-3 and noise abatement signs-2; Overlay runway 13R/31L 
and taxiways B, D, E & F between parallel runways; Expand T-hangar area 
taxiway and connect T-hangar taxiway to taxiway A; Acquire insulation 
suits for aircraft fire and rescue personnel; Airport master plan 
study; infield grading; Extend security fence ditch crossings; Improve 
emergency access and service road to west side of airport; and 
Installation of automated weather observation system.
    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 
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 city of 
Chico.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on April 4, 2001.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-11263 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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