[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10565]


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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 Fort Wayne 
International Airport, Fort Wayne, IN

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 the revenue from a PFC at Fort Wayne 
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 May 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: FAA Great Lakes Region, 
Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Lester P. Coffman Jr., Executive Director, 
of the Fort Wayne--Allen County Airport Authority at the following 
address: Fort Wayne--Allen County Airport Authority, Suite 209, Lt. 
Paul Baer Terminal, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46809.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Fort Wayne--Allen County Airport 
Authority under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard A. Pur, Airports Engineer, FAA Great Lakes Region, Chicago 
Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, 847/294-7527. 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 a PFC at Fort 
Wayne 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). On April 7, 1998, the 
FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue from 
a PFC submitted by the Fort Wayne--Allen County Airport Authority 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 July 9, 1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    PFC Application Number: 98-02-C-00-FWA.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 2015.
    Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2015.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $500,000.
    Brief description of proposed project: Master Plan Update.
    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFC's: Air taxi/commercial 
operators that (1) by federal regulation are not required to report 
passenger statistics to the federal government and (2) enplane 10 or 
fewer passengers per flight.
    Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Fort Wayne--Allen County Airport Authority.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois April 14, 1998.
Benito De Leon,
Manager, Planning and Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great 
Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 98-10565 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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