Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC); Bellingham International Airport, Bellingham, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC); Bellingham International Airport,

Bellingham, WA

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 Bellingham

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) (Public Law 101-508) and 14 CFR part 158.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: J. Wade Bryant,

Manager, Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-ADO, Federal Aviation

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., suite 250, Renton, WA 98055-4056.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Larry Woodbury, Director of Aviation at the

following address: Port of Bellingham, Bellingham International

Airport, 4255 Mitchell Way, #2, Bellingham, WA 98226.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Port of Bellingham under section

158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Carolyn Read, Puget Sound Planner, Federal Aviation Administration,

Seattle Airports District Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., suite 250,

Renton, WA 98055-4056, (206) 227-2661. 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

the Bellingham International Airport under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity 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 June 20, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Port of Bellingham 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 October 5, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 1995

Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 1996

Total estimated PFC revenue: $732,000

Brief description of proposed project(s): Part 150 Land Acquisition

program.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: Scheduled air carrier's

operating aircraft with less than 10 seats (FAR part 135). Non-

scheduled air carrier and charter flights using aircraft with less than

10 seats (FAR part 135).

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: Federal Aviation Administration,

Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, ANM-600, 1601 Lind

Avenue, SW., suite 540, Renton, WA 98055-4056.

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

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

Bellingham International Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 20, 1994.

Sarah P. Dalton,

Acting Manager, Planning, Programming and Capacity Branch, Airports

Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-15513 Filed 6-24-94; 8:45 am]

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