Intent to Rule on Application to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Durango-La Plata County Airport, Durango, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Durango-La Plata County Airport,

Durango, CO

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 Durango-La

Plata 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 14 CFR part 158.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Alan E. Wiechmann,

Manager, Denver Airports District Office, DEN-ADO, Federal Aviation

Administration, 5440 Roslyn, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80216-6026.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Ron Dent, Airport Manager at the following

address: 1300 County Road 309 #1, Durango, CO 81301.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Durango-La Plata County Airport

under section 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dakota Chamberlain, Federal

Aviation Administration, Denver Airports District Office, 5440 Roslyn,

Suite 300, Denver, CO 80216-6026, (303) 286-5543. 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 Durango-La Plata County Airport under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity 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 August 23, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the City of Durango

Council and La Plata County Board of County Commissioners 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 December 1, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application:

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: February 1, 1995

Proposed charge expiration date: March 30, 1997

Total estimated PFC revenue: $569,372.00

Brief description of proposed project(s): Acquire land; install

security access control system and airport guidance signs; design and

construct ARFF/SRE building; update airport master plan; acquire

passenger lift device; relocate county road 309-A; rehabilitate Taxiway

``A'' (North).

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 Airports Office located at: Federal Aviation Administration,

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

Avenue, S.W., 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

Durango-La Plata County Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on August 23, 1994.

Matthew J. Cavanaugh,

Manager, Safety & Standards Branch, Airports Division, Northwest

Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-21529 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]

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