[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9734-9735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use a 
Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Diego International Airport, San 
Diego, 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 San Diego 
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.

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101-508) and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 
158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 2003.

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. In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must 
be mailed or delivered to Ms. Thella Bowens, Interim Executive 
Director, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority at the following 
address: P.O. Box 82776, San Diego, CA 92138-2776. Air carriers and 
foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously 
provided to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority under 
section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Milligan, Supervisor Standards 
Section, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Room 3024, Lawndale, CA 90261, Telephone: (310) 
725-3621. 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 
San Diego 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 February 18, 
2003, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the 
revenue from a PFC submitted by the San Diego County Regional Airport 
Authority 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 10, 2003.
    The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application 
No. 03-03-C-00-SAN:
    Level of proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Proposed charge effective date: June 1, 2003.
    Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2005.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $83,975,730.
    Brief description of the proposed project: Replace ARFF Vehicle, 
Taxiway Improvements, Runway Improvements, Commuter Terminal Apron 
Improvements, Noise Mitigation, Environmental Remediation, 
Environmental Studies, Airport Security Improvements, Terminal 
Improvements, Airport Access Improvements, and Infrastructure Data 
Management System (Phase 3).
    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.
    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 San 
Diego County Regional Airport Authority.

    Issued in Lawndale, California, on February 18, 2003.
Ellsworth Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-4799 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]
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