3180 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Bismarck, North Dakota under § 158.23

of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Irene R. Porter, Manager, Bismarck

Airports District Office, 2000 University

Drive, Bismarck, North Dakota 58504,

(701) 250–4358. 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

Bismarck Municipal 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 December 19, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the City of Bismarck,

North Dakota was substantially

complete within the requirements of

§ 158.25 of part 158. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than March

21, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 98–02–C–

00–BIS.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: June 1,

1998.

Proposed charge expiration date:

March 31, 2003.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$1,474,422.00.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Impose Only: Rehabilitate Baggage

Claim Area.

Impose and Use: Rehabilitate General

Aviation Ramp; Terminal Building,

ADA Compliance; Relocation of Airway

Avenue (Yegen Road); Reconstruct,

Extend, and Widen Runway 3/21; PFC

Application Preparation; Improve

Airfield Service Road; Plans and

Specifications for Runway 13/31 and

Taxiway A; Rehabilitate Runway 13/31;

Rehabilitate Runway 13/31 Lighting;

Rehabilitate Taxiway A.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: All on demand

air taxi/commercial operators, filing

FAA Form 1800–31, that enplane fewer

than 500 passengers per year and not

having their base of operations at

Bismarck Municipal Airport and all on

demand air taxi/commercial operators,

filing FAA Form 1800–31, having their

base of operations at Bismarck

Municipal Airport.

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 Bismarck

Municipal Airport or City of Bismarck

offices.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January

8, 1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning and Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1373 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Intent to Rule on Application to Impose

and Use a Passenger Facility Charge

(PFC) at Chicago O’Hare International

Airport, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use a PFC at

Chicago O’Hare 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 February 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, 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 Ms. Mary Rose

Loney, Commissioner, of the City of

Chicago Department of Aviation at the

following address: Chicago O’Hare

International Airport, P.O. Box 66142,

Chicago, Illinois 60666.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the City of

Chicago Department of Aviation under

§ 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Philip M. Smithmeyer, Manager,

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des

Plaines, Illinois 60018, (847) 294–7335.

The application may be revised in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use a PFC at Chicago O’Hare

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 December 23, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by City of Chicago

Department of Aviation was

substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than March 25, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 98–07–C–00–

ORD.

Level of the PFC: $3.00.

Original charge effective date:

September 1, 1993.

Revised proposed charge expiration

date: July 1, 2005.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$69,189,000.00.

Brief description of proposed projects:

a. Guard Post 2 Site Improvements.

b. Runway 4R/22L Rehabilitation.

c. Runway 4L/22R Rehabilitation.

d. ATS Improvement.

e. Acquisition of 1997 Equipment.

f. Security Enhancements at Former

Military Base.

g. Additional School Soundproofing.

h. Upgrade of I/CAD to Windows NT

Platform.

i. I/CAD GPS for OCC.

j. ID Badging System Upgrade.

Class or classes of air carriers which the

public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi

operators.

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 City of

Chicago Department of Aviation.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices 3181

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January

8, 1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning/Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1372 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aircraft Portable Megaphones

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability for public

comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of and request comments on

proposed technical standard order

(TSO) pertaining to aircraft portable

megaphones. The proposed TSO

prescribes the minimum performance

standards that aircraft portable

megaphones must meet to be identified

with the marking ‘‘TSO–C137.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be

received on or before April 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the

proposed technical standard order to:

Technical Programs and Continued

Airworthiness Branch, AIR–120,

Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft

Certification Service—File No. TSO–

C137, Federal Aviation Administration,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Or deliver

comments to: Federal Aviation

Administration, Room 815, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Comments must

identify the TSO file number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Bobbie J. Smith, Technical Program

and Continued Airworthiness Branch,

AIR–120, Aircraft Engineering Division,

Aircraft Certification Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, FAX No. (202)

267–5340.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed TSO listed in

this notice by submitting such written

data, views, or arguments as they desire

to the above specified address.

Comments received on the proposed

technical standard order may be

examined, before and after the comment

closing date, in Room 815, FAA

Headquarters Building (FOB–10A), 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, weekdays

except Federal holidays, between 8:30

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments specified above will be

considered by the Director of the

Aircraft Certification Service before

issuing the final TSO.

Background

Proposed TSO–C137 establishes the

basic requirements for the design and

performance of aircraft portable

megaphones.

This TSO was designed with the

intent of being used predominately in

transport category air carrier operations.

However, the proposed TSO will be

suitable for any aircraft application.

The proposed TSO references the SAE

AS 4950 ‘‘Design and Performance

Criteria for Transport Aircraft Portable

megaphones.’’ The TSO also references

RTCA Document Number DO–160D

which sets forth the environmental test

standards for articles manufactured

under this TSO. Compliance with this

TSO is predicated, in part, on meeting

the standards set forth in these

documents, with the exception of

certain requirements in SAE AS 4950.

Specifically, this TSO substitutes

different data requirements that the

manufacturer must have available for

FAA review for those that appear in

SAE AS 4950.

In addition to marking requirements

specified in 14 CFR 21.607(d), each

separate component that is easily

removable (without hand tools), an

interchangeable element, or a separate

sub-assembly of the article must be

permanently and legibly marked with at

least the name of the manufacturer, the

manufacturer’s part number, and the

TSO number. This TSO also permits

optional marking to denote aircraftspecific installation limitations on the

article. These exceptions to SAE AS

4950 are detailed in Appendix 1 of this

TSO.

How to Obtain Copies

A copy of the proposed TSO–C137,

may be obtained via Internet (http:/

www.faa.gov/avr/air/100home.htm) or

on request from the office listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Copies of Society of Automotive

Engineers, Inc. (SAE) Aerospace

Standard (AS) AS 4950 may be

purchased from the SAE Inc.,

Department 331, 400 Commonwealth

Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096–0001.

Copies of RTCA, Inc. Document No.

160D, ‘‘Environmental Conditions and

Test Procedures for Airborne

Equipment,’’ dated July 29, 1997 may be

purchased from the RTCA, Inc., 1140

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020,

Washington, DC 20036.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 13,

1998.

Abbas A. Rizvi,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering

Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1377 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Emergency Evacuation Slides, Ramps,

and Slide/Raft Combinations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability for public

comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of and request comments on

proposed technical standard orders

(TSO’s) pertaining to emergency

evacuation slides, ramps, and slide/raft

combinations. The proposed TSO’s

prescribe the minimum performance

standards that emergency evacuation

slides, ramps, and slide/raft

combinations must meet to be identified

with the marking ‘‘TSO–C69c.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be

received on or before April 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the

proposed technical standard order to:

Technical Programs and Continued

Airworthiness Branch, AIR–120,

Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft

Certification Service—File No. TSO–

C69c, Federal Aviation Administration,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Or deliver

comments to: Federal Aviation

Administration, Room 815, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Comments must

identify the TSO file number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Bobbie J. Smith, Technical Program

and Continued Airworthiness Branch,

AIR–120, Aircraft Engineering Division,

Aircraft Certification Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, FAX No. (202)

267–5340.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed TSO listed in

this notice by submitting such written

data, views, or arguments as they desire

to the above specified address.

Comments received on the proposed