Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY

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 Long Island

MacArthur 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 July 20, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Philip Brito,

Manager New York Airports District Office, 181 South Franklin Avenue,

room 305, Valley Stream, New York 11581.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be

mailed or delivered to Alfred E. Werner, Commissioner of Aviation for

the Town of Islip, at the following address: Long Island MacArthur

Airport, 100 arrival Avenue, Airline Terminal Building, Ronkonkoma, New

York 11779.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Town of Islip under section 158.23

of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Mr. Philip Brito, Manager of the New

York Airports District Office, 181 South Franklin Avenue, room 305,

Valley Stream, New York 11581, tel. (718) 553-1818. 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 revenues from a PFC at

Long Island Mac Arthur 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 May 26, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to impose

and use a PFC submitted by the Town of Islip 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 16, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: October 1, 1994

Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2006

Total estimated PFC revenue: $20,972,531

Brief description of proposed projects:

--Perimeter Fence & Gate Installation

--Overlay of South Taxiway

--Installation of Airport Security System

--Bayport Aerodrome Runway Widening

--Purchase ARFF Vehicle

--Crack Repair & Surface Treatment Runway 10-28

--Completion of Runway 6-24 Extension

--Overlay East Taxiway & Taxiway F Construction

--Terminal Apron Expansion (Phase II)

--Extension of Runway 6/24 (Phase II)

--Part 150 Program

--Terminal Renovation and Expansion

--Snow Removal

--Purchase Halstead property

--Snow Removal equipment

--Parallel Taxiway to Runway 24 (Phase II)

--Environmental assessment of Runway 33L extension

--ADA Improvements

--West Taxiway Rehabilitation

--Two Security Vehicles

--Parallel Taxiway to Runway 15R

--West Side Road Improvement

--Runway 33L Extension (1500')

--Runway 6-24 Cat II ILS Study

--Concourse Expansion (Phase I)

--ARFF Training Facility (Impose Only)

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 office located at: Fitzgerald Federal Building, John

F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.

In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application,

notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the

Town of Islip.

Issued in Jamaica, New York State on June 10, 1994.

A.H. DeGraw,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-14942 Filed 6-17-94; 8:45 am]

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