Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Fort Smith Regional Airport, Fort Smith, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at Fort Smith Regional Airport, Fort Smith, AR

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 a PFC at Fort Smith Regional 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 7, 1994.

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

triplicate copies to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Ben Guttery,

Planning and Programming Branch, ASW-610D, Airports Division, Southwest

Region, Fort Worth, Texas, 76193-0610.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Robert Johnson, Manager, Fort Smith Regional

Airport at the following address: Mr. Robert Johnson, Fort Smith

Regional Airport, 5600 Airport Blvd., suite 200, Fort Smith, Arkansas,

72903.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of the

written comments previously provided to the Airport under Sec. 158.23

of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Ben Guttery, Federal Aviation Administration, Planning and

Programming Branch, ASW-610D, Airports Division, Southwest Region, Fort

Worth, Texas, 76193-0610, (817) 222-5614.

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 a PFC at Fort Smith Regional

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 20, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose a PFC submitted by Fort Smith Regional Airport 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 May 18, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: June 1, 1994.

Proposed charge expiration date: June 30, 2008.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $4,708,200.00.

Brief description of proposed project(s):

Projects to Impose PFC's

PFC Reimbursable Projects:

Acquisition of Passenger Access Lift;

Acquisition of Power Sweeper;

Overlay and Mark Runway 7-25;

Overlay Taxiway B;

Overlay and Mark South End Runway 1-19;

Airport Master Plan and Terminal Area Plan;

Terminal Complex Development;

Terminal Parking Apron;

Terminal Automobile Parking Lot and Access Road;

Rehabilitate Airfield Pavement;

Install Surface Condition Scanner Runway 7-25;

Install Security Improvements;

Purchase Maintenance/Snow Removal Equipment;

Extend Runway 7-25 and Parallel Taxiway; and

Remove Hangars at Terminal Area.

Proposed class or classes of air carriers to be exempted from

collecting PFC's. 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,

Airports Division, Planning and Programming Branch, ASW-610D, 2601

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137-4298.

In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application,

notice, and other documents germane to the application in person at

Fort Smith Regional Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on January 20, 1994.

Edward N. Agnew,

Acting Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 94-2558 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]

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