Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field, Brainerd, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Brainerd-Crow Wing

County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field, Brainerd, MN

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 Brainerd-Crow

Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field 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 November 10, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation

Administration; Minneapolis Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue

South, Room 102; Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Steve Sievek, Airport Manager, Brainerd-Crow

Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field, at the following

address: Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport Commission; 2375

Airport Rd NE; Brainerd, Minnesota 56401-9764.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional

Airport Commission under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Franklin D. Benson, Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office,

6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450, (612)

725-4221. 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 Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field

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 September 12, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Brainerd-Crow

Wing County Regional Airport Commission 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 December 29, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: March 1, 1995.

Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 2002.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $310,250.

Brief description of proposed project(s):

1. Install deer fence.

2. Install safety fence.

3. Construct segmented circle.

4. Relocate airport rotating beacon.

5. Restructure (rout and seal) pavement cracks for the general

aviation aircraft parking apron, airport access road, entrance road and

non revenue parking area.

6. Apply fuel resistant seal coat to a portion of the general

aviation aircraft parking apron, to the remainder of the general

aviation apron, apron edge taxiway, and remark.

7. Construct heliport taxiway and helicopter parking apron.

8. Construct heliport access road and vehicle parking lot.

9. Update Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and Land Inventory Map.

10. Administration costs (consultant services) for PFC

applications.

11. Install fire alarm system in the Aircraft Rescue and Fire

Fighting (ARFF) Building, Airline Terminal Building, and the General

Aviation Terminal Building.

12. Prepare Environmental Assessment for Runway 5 Medium Intensity

Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR)

and localizer.

13. Engineering support for Environmental Assessment related to a

proposed new runway.

14. Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for proposed new runway.

15. Install Medium Intensity Taxiway Edge Lights (MITL) for

taxiways serving Runways 5/23 & 12/30.

16. Replace high speed snow plow.

17. Acquire loader/bucket.

18. Airline & General Aviation Terminal Building expansion/

remodeling.

19. Refurbish/Expand Airline Terminal Building Class or classes of

air carriers which the public agency has requested not be required to

collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial Operators.

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

Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport/Walter F. Wieland Field.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 27, 1994.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Airports Planning/Programming Branch, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 94-24958 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]

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