Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, NC

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 Asheville Regional

Airport, Asheville, NC

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 Asheville

Regional 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 August 10, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address:

Atlanta Airports District Office, 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite

101, College Park, Georgia 30349.

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

mailed or delivered to James C. Parker, Jr., Airport Director, of the

Asheville Regional Airport Authority at the following address: 708

Airport Road, Fletcher, North Carolina 28732.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Asheville Regional Airport

Authority under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas M. Roberts, Atlanta Airports

District Office, 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 101, College Park,

Georgia 39349--telephone 404/994-5306. 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

Asheville Regional 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 June 30, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by Asheville Regional Airport

Authority 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 28, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: November 1, 1994

Proposed charge expiration date: October 31, 2000

Total estimated PFC revenue: $5,066,760

Brief description of proposed projects: Terminal Building

Expansion-Second Level; Land Acquisition (28plus-minuse> Acres for

Runway Protection Zone and 46plus-minuse> Acres Borrow Area);

Construction of Two (2) Helipads; Master Plan Update; Installation of

Runway Lights; Phase I Runway 34 Extended Runway Safety Area; Install

Security System (Part 107); Rehabilitate Aircraft Rescue and Fire

Fighting Vehicle; Phase II Runway 34 Extended Runway Safety Area; Land

Acquisition (50 Acres Borrow Area); Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting

Building Expansion; Taxiway Signage Upgrade; Widen Parallel Taxiway;

Seal Coat General Aviation Apron; Expand Equipment Storage Building;

Terminal Access Improvements; Acquire Snow Equipment; Non-Destrustive

Testing Pavement Evaluation; Resurface and Groove Runway 16/34; Replace

Concrete Slabs and Joint Seal Ramp; Resurface Taxiways, Acquire Snow

Removal Equipment; Land Acquisition (100+ Acres); Terminal Building

Expansion; Perimeter Security Road; Construct Aircraft Rescue and Fire

Fighting Road.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: air taxi/commercial

operators filing FAA 1800-31.

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 Asheville

Regional Airport Authority.

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 30, 1994.

Samuel F. Austin,

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-16679 Filed 7-8-94; 8:45 am]

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