Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport, OH,

[Federal Register: April 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 65)]

[Notices]

[Page 16776-16777]

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[DOCID:fr06ap99-138]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application to Impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and to Use the Revenue at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio

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 a PFC at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and to use the revenue at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront 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).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Solomon F. Balraj, Director of the Department of Port Control at the following address: Department of Port Control, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3193.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to the Department of Port Control under section 158.23 of Part 158.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert L. Conrad, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Detroit Airports District Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111 (734-487-7295). 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 a PFC at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and to use the revenue at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront 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 March 1, 1999, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by City of Cleveland 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 May 29, 1999.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

PFC Application No.: 99-06-C-00-CLE Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00 Proposed charge effective date: June 1, 1999 Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 2008 Total estimated PFC revenue: $185,919,856.00 Brief description of proposed projects:

Proposed Impose and Use Projects

Cleveland Hopkins

Brook Park Land Transfer; Residential Sound Insulation; Expand Baggage Claim; Reconstruct Tug Road; Extend Runway 5R/Preliminary Engineering; New Federal Inspection Services Facility/Design; Commuter Ramp; Concourse D Ramp.

Burke Lakefront Airport

Overlay Runway 6L/24R; Install ILS.

Impose Only Projects

Cleveland Hopkins

Extend Runway 5R/Design and Construct; Federal Inspection Services Facility/Construct; Analex Office Building/Demolish.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 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 Department of Port Control, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 1999. Eric Gabler, Manager, Passenger Facility Charge Branch.

[FR Doc. 99-8420Filed4-5-99; 8:45 am]

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