[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20519]


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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 Metropolitan Oakland 
International Airport, Oakland, 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 Metropolitan 
Oakland 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) (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 14, 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. Steven J. 
Grossman, Director of Aviation, Port of Oakland, at the following 
address: 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94604. Air carriers and foreign 
air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided 
to the Port of Oakland 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 a PFC at 
Metropolitan Oakland 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) (Public Law 101-508) and 
Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). On July 
27, 2001, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the 
revenue from a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland 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 October 27, 2001.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use 
application.
    NO.: 01-10-C-00-OAK.
    Level of proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Proposed charge effective date: February 1. 2003.
    Proposed charge expiration date: August 1, 2004.
    Total estimated PFC revenue approved in this application: 
$69,000,000.
    Brief description of proposed impose and use projects: Terminal One 
Ticket Counter Expansion-Phase 1, Overlay Runway 11/29, Terminal One 
Gate Improvement Project, Terminal One and Two Restroom Improvements, 
and Multi-User System Equipment in Terminal One.
    Brief description of proposed use of PFC revenue project: Construct 
Remote Overnight Aircraft Parking Apron.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Nonscheduled/On-Demand Air 
Carriers filing FAA form 1800-31 and Commuters or Small Certificated 
Air Carriers filing DOT form 298-C T1 or E1.
    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 Port of 
Oakland.

    Dated: Issued in Hawthorne, California, on August 1, 2001.
Ellsworth L. Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-20519 Filed 8-14-01; 8:45 am]
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