[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28441-28442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13748]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent to Rule on Application (98-03-C-00-HTS) to 
impose and use the revenue from a passenger facility charge (PFC) at 
Tri-State Airport, Huntington, West Virginia

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 Tri-State 
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 June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address:
    Mr. Elonza Turner, Beckley Airports Field Office, Main Terminal 
building, 176 Airport Circle, Beaver, West Virginia 25813-9350.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Larry G. Salyers, Airport Director of the 
Tri-State Airport Authority at the following address:
    Tri-State Airport Authority, 1449 Airport Road, Unit 1, Box, 
Huntington, West Virginia 26505.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Tri-State Airport Authority under 
section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Elonza Turner, Beckley Airports Field Office, Main Terminal 
Building 176 Airport Circle, Beaver, West Virginia 25813-9350 (Tel. 
304-252-6216). 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 
Tri-State 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 April 10, 1998, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Tri-State 
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 8, 1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application.
    Application number: 98-03-C-00-HTS.
    Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.
    Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 1998.
    Proposed charge expiration date: August 1, 2000.
    Total estimated PFC revenue: $365,138.
    Brief description of proposed projects: The PFC funds will be 
utilized to fund the local share of the following proposed AIP project.

--Design Snow Removal Equipment Building
--Acquire Aircraft Deicing Truck
--Acquire 4-Wheel Drive Pick-up With Snow Plow
--Acquire Security Vehicle
--Acquire Self Propelled Passenger Access Lift
--Construct Snow Equipment Building
--Conduct Drainage/Deicing study
--Reseal/Rehabilitate Airline Ramp

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--Drainage Rehabilitation

    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Non-Scheduled Part 135 and 
Part 121 charter 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 office located at:
    Fitzgerald Federal Building, John F. Kennedy International Airport, 
Jamaica, New York, 11430.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Tri-State Airport Authority.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 15, 1998.
Thomas Felix,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-13748 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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