Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenues From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Tompkins County Airport, Ithaca, NY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Revenues From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Tompkins County

Airport, Ithaca, 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 revenues from a PFC at Tompkins

County 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: New York Airports

District Office, 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 315, Valley Stream,

New York 11581.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Robert A. Nicholas, Airport Manager of the

Tompkins County Airport, at the following address: County of Tompkins,

320 North Tioga Street, Courthouse, Ithaca, NY 14850.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Tompkins County Airport under

Sec. 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Brito, Manager, New York

Airports District Office 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 315, Valley

Stream, New York, 11581. 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

Tompkins County 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 June 3, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to impose

a PFC submitted by The County of Tompkins, New York 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 28, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 1993

Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2003

Total estimated PFC revenue: $3,850,000

Brief description of proposed project(s):

--Construct New Passenger Terminal including access road, Ramp and

taxiway modifications, relocation of T-hangars, site preparation and

utilities relocation.

--Construct 800' extension to Runway 6/24 including extension of

parallel Taxiway and Distance to go signs.

--Purchase New Snow Plow

--Extend ARFF storage building

--Overlay Runway 14/32

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'' 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

County of Tompkins.

Issued in New York City, New York, on June 27, 1994.

A.H. DeGraw,

Acting Manager, Airport Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-16832 Filed 7-11-94; 8:45 am]

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