[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5878-5879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3070]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger 
Facility Charge (PFC) at San Luis Obispo County Airport McChesney 
Field, San Luis Obispo, 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 a PFC at San Luis Obispo County Airport McChesney 
Field 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 March 10, 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 comment 
submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Ms. Klaasje Nairne, 
Airport Administrative Officer of the San Luis Obispo Airport-McChesney 
Field, at the following address: County of San Luis Obispo, County 
Government Center, Room 460, San Luis Obispo, California 93408. Air 
carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments 
previously provided to the County of San Luis Obispo under Sec. 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: (415) 876-2806. The 
application may be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposed to rule and invites public 
comment on the application to impose a PFC from San Luis Obispo County 
Airport McChesney Field 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 January 15, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose a PFC submitted by the County of San Luis Obispo 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 April 18, 1997.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 1997.
    Proposed charge expiration date: April 30, 2012.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $6,820,830.
    Brief description of the proposed projects: Terminal Development 
and Construction including construction of passenger terminal building, 
addressing elements of capacity including, but not limited to lobby 
space, queuing, secure waiting, baggage claim and baggage handling 
system upgrades, additional boarding gates (2), definitive arrival and 
departure areas, terminal building entry/exit circulation and access 
improvement.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Unscheduled Part 135 Air 
Taxi Operators.
    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 San Luis Obispo.


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    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on January 28, 1997.
Robert C. Bloom,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3070 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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