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Commissioners 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 14, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application No.: 98–03–U–00–

IMT.

Level of the PFC: $3.00.

Actual charge effective date:

September 1, 1995.

Estimated charge expiration date:

December 31, 2000.

Total approved net PFC revenue:

$215,820.00.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Install sanitary sewer; rehabilitate

runway lighting; construct and light

Taxiway ‘‘H’’, GA apron and GA access

road. Class or classes of air carriers

which the public agency has requested

not be required to collect PFCs: Not

applicable.

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 Dickinson

County Board of Commissioners.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 12,

1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning/Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–16356 Filed 6–18–98; 8:45 am]

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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

Grand Forks International Airport,

Grand Forks, ND

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 the

revenue from a PFC at Grant Forks

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 July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the following address:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Bismarck Airports District Office, 2000

University Drive, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58504.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Stephen

E. Johnson, Interim Executive Director,

of the Grand Forks Regional Airport

Authority at the following address;

Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority,

2787 Airport Drive, Grand Forks, North

Dakota 58203.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Grand Forks

Regional Airport Authority under

section 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) 250–4385. 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

Grand Forks 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 June 2, 1998, the FAA determined

that the application to impose and use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the Grant Forks Regional 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

September 1, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: 98–05–C–

00–GFK.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

November 1, 1998.

Proposed change expiration date:

October 31, 2004.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$1,398,163.00.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): Expand Air Cargo Apron and

Construct Service Road.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators Filing FAA Form

1800–31.

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 Grand Forks

Regional Airport Authority offices at the

Grand Forks International Airport.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 12,

1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning and Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–16358 Filed 6–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement Salt

Lake and Davis Counties, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

is being prepared for a proposed

transportation project in Salt Lake and

Davis Counties, Utah. The initial notice

of intent was given in the Federal

Register on March 17, 1997 (Volume 62,

Number 51, Pages 12681–12682).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tom Allen, Project Development

Engineer, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, 2520 West 4700 South,

Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118,

Telephone (801) 963–0182; Byron

Parker, Utah Department of

Transportation, 2060 South 2400 West,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84104, Telephone

(801) 975–4806; or Michael Schwinn,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suite A,

1403 South 600 West, Woods Cross,

Utah 84010, Telephone (801) 295–8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes

to the original notice of intent include:

the determination of the northern

terminus, change of the southern

terminus from I–80 and 5600 West to

2100 North and I–215, change of the

length of the highway from 17 to 13

miles, and updated information on the

alternatives studied in detail and public

meetings held. A detailed description of

these changes are represented in the

following information.

The FHWA, in cooperation with the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the
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1Blue Bird is a New York corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–108531,

intrastate operating authority issued by the New

York Department of Transportation (NYDOT), the

Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission

(PAPUC), the New Jersey Department of

Transportation, and the Ohio Public Utilities

Commission (OHPUC), and authority issued by the

Province of Ontario, Canada. The carrier operates

127 motorcoaches, 21 school buses and 8 vans; and

it earned revenues of approximately $14.1 million

in Fiscal Year (FY) 1996. Prior to the transfer of its

stock into a voting trust, it had been owned by

Louis A. Magnano.

2Butler is a Pennsylvania corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–126876

and intrastate authority issued by the PAPUC. The

carrier operates 28 buses and 3 sedans; it has 68

employees; and it earned revenues of approximately

$4.7 million in FY 1996. Prior to the transfer of its

stock into a voting trust, it had been owned by

William G. Kaylor, Robert M. Kaylor and Thomas

M. Kaylor. Prior to the establishment of a voting

trust, Butler owned all of the stock of Gad-About,

which Coach is also proposing to acquire in this

transaction.

3 Gad-About is an Ohio corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–198451

and intrastate authority issued by the OHPUC. The

carrier operates 3 buses; it has 14 employees; and

it earned revenues of approximately $1.9 million in

FY 1996. Prior to the transfer of its stock into a

voting trust, it had been owned by Butler.

4P&S is a Florida corporation. It holds federally

issued operating authority in MC–255382. The

carrier operates 30 buses; it has 58 employees; and

it earned revenues of approximately $3.7 million in

FY 1996. Prior to the transfer of its stock into a

voting trust, it was owned by Daniel G. Schambon.

5PTCS is a Delaware corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–319195.

The carrier operates 400 vehicles; it has 260

employees; and, together with affiliated companies,

it earned revenues of approximately $13 million in

FY 1997. Prior to the transfer of its stock into a

voting trust, it had been owned by Tyburn Limited,

a noncarrier.

6S&O is a New York corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–117805

and intrastate authority issued by the NYDOT. The

carrier operates 14 buses; it has 26 employees; and

it earned revenues of approximately $1.7 million in

1997. Prior to the transfer of its stock into a voting

trust, it had been owned by Russell Ferdinand. The

carrier is affiliated through common ownership

with Utica-Rome.

7Tippett is a Florida corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–174043.

The carrier operates 17 buses, 3 minibuses, and 1

limousine; it has 38 employees; and it earned

revenues of approximately $4.4 million for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1997. Prior to the

transfer of its stock into a voting trust, it was owned

by Marie Louise Tippett.

8Tucker is a Florida corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–223424.

The carrier operates 7 buses; it has 24 employees;

and it earned revenues of approximately $650,000

for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1997. Prior to the

transfer of its stock into a voting trust, it was owned

by Benjamin C. Early.

9Utica-Rome is a New York corporation. It holds

federally issued operating authority in MC–7914

and intrastate operating authority issued by the

NYDOT. The carrier operates 13 buses; it has 37

employees; and it earned revenues of approximately

$1.6 million in 1997. Prior to the transfer of its

stock into a voting trust, it was owned by Russell

Ferdinand, who also owned all of the stock of S&O.

Utah Department of Transportation is

preparing an EIS for transportation

improvements in the corridor from 2100

North and I–215 in Salt Lake City, Utah

northward and eastward to the I–15/

U.S. 89 interchange in Farmington, Utah

due to transportation demand studies

identifying the need for an additional

north-south route in corridor. System

connections at each end as well as other

appropriate interchanges will be

included. The proposed improvement

involves construction of approximately

13 miles of limited access, divided

highway along a new alignment.

Alternatives considered in this study

include: (1) taking no action; (2)

transportation system management; (3)

intelligent transportation systems; (4)

investment in mass transit; (5)

reconstruction and widening of I–15

North; and (6) build alternatives.

Transportation build alternatives being

studied in detail include, but are not

limited to: three alternative alignments

with options.

Letters describing the proposed action

and soliciting comments have been sent

to appropriate Federal, State, and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in this proposal. Three public meetings

have been held. Scoping meetings were

held on April 30, 1997 and May 1, 1997.

Public meetings presenting alternatives

were held on August 20 and 21, 1997,

and public meetings presenting impacts

of alternatives were held on October 28

and 29, 1997. A public hearing will be

held after the draft EIS has been

prepared. Public notice will be given of

the time and place of the hearing. The

draft EIS will be available for public and

agency review and comment prior to the

public hearing.

Comments and suggestions are invited

from all interested parties. Comments or

questions concerning this proposed

action and the EIS should be directed to

the FHWA.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation of

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued: June 15, 1998.

Michael G. Ritchie,

Division Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–16331 Filed 6–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. MC–F–20921]

Coach USA, Inc.—Control—Blue Bird

Coach Lines, Inc.; Butler Motor Transit,

Inc.; Gad-About Tours, Inc.; P&S

Transportation, Inc.; Pittsburgh

Transportation Charter Services, Inc.;

Syracuse and Oswego Coach Lines,

Inc.; Tippett Travel, Inc., d/b/a Marie’s

Charter Bus Lines; Tucker

Transportation Co., Inc.; and UticaRome Bus Co., Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving

finance transaction.

SUMMARY: Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a

noncarrier, filed an application under

49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of

Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc. (Blue Bird),

Butler Motor Transit, Inc. (Butler), GadAbout Tours, Inc. (Gad-About), P&S

Transportation, Inc. (P&S), Pittsburgh

Transportation Charter Services, Inc.

(PTCS), Syracuse and Oswego Coach

Lines, Inc. (S&O), Tippett Travel, Inc.,

d/b/a Marie’s Charter Bus Lines

(Tippett), Tucker Transportation Co.,

Inc. (Tucker), and Utica-Rome Bus Co.,

Inc. (Utica-Rome), all motor passenger

carriers. Persons wishing to oppose the

application must follow the rules under

49 CFR part 1182, subparts B and C. The

Board has tentatively approved the

transaction, and, if no opposing

comments are timely filed, this notice

will be the final Board action.

DATES: Comments must be filed by

August 3, 1998. Applicant may file a

reply by August 24, 1998. If no

comments are filed by August 3, 1998,

this notice is effective on that date.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of comments referring to STB

Docket No. MC–F–20921 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of

comments to applicant’s

representatives: Betty Jo Christian and

David H. Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson

LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 565–1600. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coach

currently controls 45 motor passenger

carriers. In this transaction, it seeks to

acquire direct control of Blue Bird,1

Butler,2 Gad-About,3 P&S,4 PTCS,5

S&O,6 Tippett,7 Tucker,8 and UticaRome 9 by acquiring all of the

outstanding stock of these carriers.

According to applicant, the stock of