[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62096-62097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30494]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Application to Impose a Passenger 
Facility Charge (PFC) at Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), Eureka, CA and 
Use the Revenue at ACV, Rohnerville (FOT), Murray Field (EKA) and 
Kneeland Airports (019)

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 a PFC at ACV and use at ACV, FOT, EKA and 019 
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 December 22, 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 
90621, 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. Don Raffaelli, 
Acting Public Works Director, County of Humboldt, at the following 
address: 1106 Second Street, Arcata, CA 95521. Air carriers and foreign 
air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided 
to the County of Humboldt under section 158.23 of FAR part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maryls 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 a PFC at ACV and use the revenue 
at ACV, FOT, EKA and 019 under the provisions of the Aviation Safety 
and

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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 24, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the County of 
Humboldt 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 23, 1998. The following is a 
brief overview of the impose and use application number 97-04-C-00-ACV.
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Charge effective date: March 1, 1998.
    Estimated charge expiration date: June 30, 2004.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $1,782,300.
    Brief description of impose and use projects at ACV: Emergency 
Safety Area Erosion Control, Fire Protection System Replacement, 
Taxiway ``A'' Overlay, Fire Truck Replacement, T-Hanger Taxiway 
Construction, Boarding Assistance Device, Property Purchase, Aircraft 
Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Building Improvements and Ramp Area 
Extension.
    Brief description of use project at FOT: Pavement Rehabilitation of 
Taxiway, Runway and Aprons and Entrance Road Reconstruction and 
Perimeter Fencing.
    Brief description of use project at 019: Airport Rehabilitation 
Including Reconstruction of Airport Runway, Overlay of Existing 
Aircraft Parking and Construction of Additional Parking Ramp.
    Brief description of use project at EKA: Pavement Overlay of Runway 
11-29, its Parallel Taxiway and the Main Aircraft Parking Apron.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: None.
    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 County 
of Humboldt.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on November 4, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30494 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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