Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.: Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, CA,

[Federal Register: April 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 70)]

[Notices]

[Page 18066-18067]

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[DOCID:fr13ap99-134]

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 Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA

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 Metropolitan Oakland 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 13, 1999.

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 comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Steven J. Grossman, Director of Aviation of the Port of Oakland, at the following address: 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA 94604. Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to the Port of Oakland under section 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: (650) 876-2806. 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 Metropolitan Oakland 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 February 4, 1999, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Port of Oakland was not substantially completed within the requirements of section 158.25 of Part 158. The following items are required to complete the application: where applicable, all projects included in the application for authority to impose and use a PFC must be shown on the approved Airport Layout Plan, all environmental requirements must be completed, and all the FAA airspace determinations must be completed; the Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) submitted with the application must be consistent with the information provided in the Attachment B.

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On February 18, 1999, the Port of Oakland submitted supplemental information for this application. The FAA will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no later than June 18, 1999. The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application No. 99- 08-C-00-OAK:

Level of proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 1999

Proposed charge expiration date: January 1, 2001

Total estimated PFC revenue: $22,122,844

Brief description of the proposed projects: Year 2000 Compliance Program, Multi-User System Equipment/Common Use Terminal Equipment, Airport Comprehensive Management System, Upgrade Security Access System, Rehabilitate Apron at Building L820 and a Portion of Taxiway ``D'', Construct Concrete Apron South East of Building L812, Threshold Improvement of Runway 11/29, Overlay Taxiway ``R'', Airport Facilities Complex and Noise Insulation Program.

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 and Commuters or Small Certificated Air Carriers filing DOT Form 298-C T1 or E1.

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 Port of Oakland.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on March 12, 1999. Herman C. Bliss, Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 99-9136Filed4-12-99; 8:45 am]

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