Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Morgantown Municipal (Hart Field) Airport, Morgantown, WV

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Morgantown Municipal

(Hart Field) Airport, Morgantown, WV

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 Morgantown

Municipal (Hart Field) 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 11, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Elonza Turner,

Beckley Airports Field Office, Main Terminal building, 469 Airport

Circle, Beaver, West Virginia 25813-6216.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Bill Plutt, Airport Manager for the City of

Morgantown at the following address: Hart Field, Morgantown, West

Virginia 26505.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the City of Morgantown under

Sec. 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Elonza Turner, Project Manager, Beckley Airports Field Office, Main

Terminal building, 469 Airport Circle, Beaver, West Virginia 25813-6216

(Tel. 304-252-6216). 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

Morgantown Municipal (Hart Field) 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 25, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the City of Morgantown 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 September 13, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $2.00

Proposed charge effective date: October 1, 1994

Proposed charge expiration date: September 30, 1999

Total estimated PFC revenue: $223,000

Brief description of proposed projects: The PFC funds will be

utilized to fund the local share of the following proposed AIP

projects.

--Re-roof South Terminal

--Construct Public Facilities within North Terminal

--Purchase ARFF Vehicle

--Public Parking Expansion

--Short Terminal Parking Area

--Sealcoat to Asphalt Surface of Aircraft Parking Ramp

--Construct Baggage Handling System

--Rehabilitate Taxiway A North (Impose Only)

--Construct Parallel Taxiway for Runway 5/23 (Impose Only)

--Purchase Snow Removal Equipment (Impose Only)

--Overlay Taxiway A South (Impose Only)

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: None.

Any person may inspect the application in person at the FAA office

listed above under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' and at the FAA

regional Airport 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

City of Morgantown, West Virginia.

Issued in Jamaica, New York State on July 1, 1994.

A.H. DeGraw,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-16831 Filed 7-11-94; 8:45 am]

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