[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1877]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 03-09-C-00-CMX To Impose 
and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Houghton 
County Memorial Airport, Hancock, Michigan

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 Houghton County 
Memorial Airport under the provisions of the 48 U.S.C. 40117 and part 
158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, 
East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111. The application may 
be reviewed in person at this location.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Ms. Sandra D. LaMothe, Airport Manager, Houghton 
County Memorial Airport at the following address: Houghton County 
Memorial Airport, 23810 Airpark Boulevard, Suite 113, Hancock, Michigan 
49913.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the County of Houghton under Sec.  
158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlene B. Draper, Program Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, 
Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111 
(734-487-7282). 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 
Houghton County Memorial Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 
158).
    On January 6, 2003, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the County of 
Houghton 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, not later than May 2, 2003.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: September 1, 2005.
    Proposed charge expiration date: May 1, 2007.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $104,266.
    Brief description of proposed projects: Acquire snow removal 
equipment, access road lighting, directional and entrance road signage, 
new electrical service to Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) 
building, rehabilitate public address system in passenger terminal, 
terminal landside rehabilitation, terminal apron pavement crack 
sealing, terminal airside entrance rehabilitation, thermal imaging 
cameras for ARFF vehicles, Unicom radio procurement, electrical 
transformer screen wall, runway 13 protection zone hazard removal, 
terminal bathroom rehabilitation, PFC application reimbursement, 
security fencing with perimeter road.
    Class or classes of air carriers, which the public agency has 
requested to be required to collect PFCs: The County of Houghton has 
not requested approval to exclude a class or classes of carriers from 
the PFC collection requirements.
    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 
County of Houghton.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 15, 2003.
Mark McClardy,
Manager, Planning and Programming, Airports Division, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 03-1877 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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