[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19529]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 03-05-C-00-EUG To Impose 
and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Mahlon 
Sweet Field, Submitted by the City of Eugene, Mahlon Sweet Field, 
Eugene, OR

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 PFC revenue at Mahlon Sweet Field under 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 2, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. J. Wade Bryant, 
Manager; Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-ADO; Federal Aviation 
Administration; 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Suite 250, Renton, Washington 
98055-4506.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Robert Noble, Airport Manager, at the 
following address: 28855 Lockheed Drive, Eugene, Oregon 97402.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to Mahlon Sweet Field, under Sec.  158.23 
of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Suzanne Lee-Pang, (425) 227-2654, 
Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-AD0; Federal Aviation 
Administration; 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 250, Renton, Washington 
98055-4056. 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 03-05-C-00-EUG to impose and use PFC revenue 
at Mahlon Sweet Field, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 
158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
    On July 25, 2003, the FAA determined that the application to impose 
and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by City of Eugene, Mahlon 
Sweet Field, Eugene, Oregon, 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 October 
25, 2003.
    The following is a brief overview of the application: Level of the 
proposed PFC: $4.50. Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 2004. 
Proposed charge expiration date: October 31, 2005. Total requested for 
use approval: $2,032,935. Brief description of proposed project: 
Parallel runway 16L/34R construction, Construct and expand apron.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFC's: Operations by Air Taxi/
Commercial Operators utilizing aircraft having a maximum seating 
capacity of less than twenty passengers when enplaning revenue 
passengers in a limited, irregular/non-scheduled, or special service 
manner. Also exempted are operations by Air Taxi/Commercial Operators, 
without regard to seating capacity, for revenue passengers transported 
for student instruction, non-stop sightseeing flights that begin and 
end at the airport and are conducted within a 25 mile radius of the 
same airport, fire fighting charters, ferry or training flights, air 
ambulance/medivac flights and aerial photography or survey flights.
    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: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind Avenue 
SW., Suite 315, Renton, WA 98055-4056.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Mahlon Sweet Field.

    Issued in Renton, Washington on July 25, 2003.
David A. Field,
Manager, Planning, Programming and Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 03-19529 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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