[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 596-597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-196]


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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.

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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 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. 98-196 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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