[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68224-68225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28374]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 02-04-C-00-BUF To Impose 
and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Buffalo 
Niagara International Airport, and Use Only at Niagara Falls 
International Airport, New York

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 Buffalo Niagara 
International Airport and use only at Niagara Falls 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 December 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: FAA, New York Airports 
District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, NY 
11530.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Vito J. Sportelli, of the Niagara Frontier 
Transportation Authority at the following address: 181 Ellicott Street, 
Buffalo, New York 14203.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Niagara Frontier Transportation 
Authority under Sec.  158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eleanor Schifflin, PFC Program 
Manager, Regional Office, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 11434-
4848 at (718) 553-3354. 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 
Buffalo Niagara International Airport and use at Niagara Falls 
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 October 9, 2002, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by Niagara Frontier 
Transportation Authority 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 January 
18, 2003.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    PFC Application No.: 02-04-C-00-BUF.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 2006.
    Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 2010.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $24,561,653.
    Brief description of proposed project(s) at Buffalo Niagara 
International Airport:

--Relocation of Security Checkpoints.
--Perform Runway 14-32 Safety Area Improvements.
--Purchase Safety Equipment--Air Rescue Fire Fighting Vehicles.

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--Purchase Snow Removal Equipment (for both Buffalo Niagara 
International and Niagara Falls International).
--Purchase Passenger Movement Shuttle Buses.
--Procurement of Security Vehicles.
--Upgrade Security Badging System.
--PFC Planning and Program Administration.
--Series 1999 Debt Service--East Concourse Terminal Extension, and 
Apron Expansion, and East Access Improvement.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators (ATCO) filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    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 office located at: 1 Aviation Plaza, Airports 
Division, AEA-610, Jamaica, New York, 114.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October, 2002.
Eleanor Schifflin,
PFC Program Manager, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-28374 Filed 11-06-02; 8:45 am]
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