Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.: Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV,

[Federal Register: January 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 3)]

[Notices]

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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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV

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 Reno/Tahoe 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 5, 1998.

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. Robert C. White, Executive Director, Airport Authority of Washoe County at the following address: 2001 East Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89502. Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written comments previously provided to the Airport Authority of Washoe County under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlys Vandervelde, Airports Program Specialist, 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 Reno/ Tahoe 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 November 25, 1997, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Airport Authority of Washoe County was substantially complete within the requirements of Sec. 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, no later than February 27, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of the impose and use application number 98-03-C-00-RNO: Level of proposed PFC: $3.00. Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 1998. Estimated charge expiration date: June 30, 2000. Total estimated PFC revenue: $22,855,013. Brief description of proposed projects: Passenger Loading Bridges, Taxiway ``B'' Design and Reconstruction, Terminal Complex Schematic Design, Terminal Apron Construction--Phase I and II, North Perimeter Road Reconstruction/Overlay, Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Truck, Terminal Building Doors, Fire Sprinkler System, and Taxiway ``A'' Reconstruction Design.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial Operators (ATCO) filing FAA Form 1800-31.

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,

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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 Airport Authority of Washoe County.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on December 8, 1997. Herman C. Bliss, Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98-196Filed1-5-98; 8:45 am]

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