Intent to Rule on Application to Impose and Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Bert Mooney Airport,

Butte, MT

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 and impose only the revenue from a PFC at

Bert Mooney 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 March 3, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: David P. Gabbert,

Manager, Helena Airports District Office, HLN-ADO, Federal Aviation

Administration, FAA Building, suite 2, 2725 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT

59601

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Rick Griffith, Airport Manager at the

following address: Bert Mooney Airport, 101 Airport Road, Butte, MT

59701.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to Bert Mooney Airport Authority under

Sec. 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. David P. Gabbert, (406) 449-5271; Helena Airports District Office,

HLN-ADO; Federal Aviation Administration; FAA Building, suite 2, 2725

Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59601. 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 and impose only the

revenue from a PFC at Bert Mooney 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 January 21, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose and use and impose only the revenue from a PFC submitted by the

Bert Mooney Airport Authority 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 April

29, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: August 1, 1994.

Proposed charge expiration date: April 30, 2000.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $410,202.00.

Brief description of proposed project(s): Impose and Use projects:

Airport layout plan update, runway 11/29 rehabilitation, taxiway C

extension, taxiway D widening, taxiway E and B rehabilitation, terminal

renovation, modify loading bridge, rehabilitate taxiway A lighting.

Impose only projects: Purchase new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting

(ARFF) vehicle, expand ARFF garage and update airport maintenance

building, air carrier apron reconstruction, runway 15/33

rehabilitation.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: On-demand, non-scheduled Air

Taxi/Commercial Operators (ATCO).

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

Bert Mooney Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on January 21, 1994.

Edward G. Tatum,

Manager, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-2211 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]

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