[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37604-37605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15960]


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

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 24, 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, 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. Tay Yoshitani, 
Executive Director, Port of Oakland, at the following address: 530 
Water Street, Oakland, CA 94607. 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

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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 28, 2003, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland 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 31, 2003. The following is a brief overview of the 
application No. 03-13-C-00-OAK:
    Level of proposed PFC: $4.50.
    Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 2004.
    Proposed charge expiration date: September 1, 2010.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $176,267,000.
    Brief description of proposed impose and use projects: Terminal Two 
Building and Security Improvements, Reconstruction of Taxiway Uniform, 
Multi-User System Equipment (MUSE) Phase 3, Security Checkpoint 
Enhancements, and Airports BART Connector Project, Phase One.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFC's: 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.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on June 13, 2003.
Mark McClardy,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-15960 Filed 6-23-03; 8:45 am]
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