[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54894-54895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27963]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent to Rule on Application Impose and Use the 
Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Fresno Yosemite 
International Airport, Fresno, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on Application.

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SUMMARY: The FAA to rule and invites public comment on the application 
to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Fresno Yosemite 
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) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 21, 1997.

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. Terry O. 
Cooper, Director of Transportation, city of Fresno, at the following 
address: 2401 N. Ashley Way, Fresno, CA 93727-1504. Air carriers and 
foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously 
provided to the city of Fresno under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlys Vandervelde, Airports Program Specialist, 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 
Fresno Yosemite 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 3, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the city of Fresno 
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 January 2, 1998. The following is a brief 
overview of the impose and use application number 97-02-C-00-FAT.
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: February 1, 1998.
    Proposed charge expiration date: May 1, 2028.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $58,910,388.
    Brief description of proposed impose and use projects: Baggage 
Claim Expansion, Terminal Lobby and Ticket Counter Areas, Exterior 
Improvements (Terminal Entryway Reconfiguration), Concourse Expansion, 
Building Utility Systems, Entrance Road Construction, Storm Water 
Retention Basin Expansion and Improvement, Ramp Reconstruction/Taxiway 
Relocation (Taxiway ``A''), Additional Portland Cement Concrete Parking 
Stands, Terminal Ramp Drainage and Oil-Water Separator Improvements, 
and Terminal Ramp Pavement Markings and Reconstruction of Concourse 
Ramp Sections.
    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 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 city of 
Fresno.


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    Issued in Hawthrone, California, on October 9, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27963 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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