Notice of Intent to Rule on Application to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and Use PFC Revenue From Previously Approved Impose Only Projects at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and Use PFC Revenue From

Previously Approved Impose Only Projects at McCarran International

Airport, Las Vegas, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on application.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the application to impose and use PFC revenue

from a PFC and to use PFC revenue for previously approved impose only

projects at McCarran International 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.

On October 14, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by Clark County 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 January 13, 1994.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 22, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Airports Division, P.O.

Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, CA. 90009 or San

Francisco Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210,

Burlingame CA. 94010-1303. In addition, one copy of any comments

submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Robert N.

Broadbent, Director of Aviation, Clark County, Department of Aviation,

P.O. Box 1105, Las Vegas, Nevada 89111. Comments from air carriers and

foreign air carriers may be in the same form as provided to Clark

County under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph R. Rodriquez, Supervisor Planning and Programming Section,

Airports District Office, 831 Mitten Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA

94010-1303, Telephone: (415) 876-2805. 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

Las Vegas McCarran International 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 October 14, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

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

county of Clark was substantially complete within the requirements of

section 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA has deferred the review of a

portion of the September 14, 1994, PFC application at the request of

Clark County. Clark County has advised the FAA that additional

environmental documentation will be submitted to the FAA for review and

approval for four projects: Runway 1L/19R Upgrade Construction,

Concourse D Design and Construction, Automatic Transit System to

Concourse D and Construction of Runway 7R/25L Extension. Total deferred

cost of the four projects is $165,940,000. A portion of the bond

related projects has also been deferred, including bond issuance costs

debt service requirements and bond related interest expenses. Total of

the deferred costs of the debt service is $282,882,292. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application, in whole or in part, not later

than January 13, 1995.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the Proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed Charge Effective Date: April 1, 1995

Proposed Charge Expiration Date: June 30, 2025

Total Estimated PFC Revenue: $281,609,708

Total Estimated Deferred PFC Revenue: $448,822,292

Brief Description of the Proposed Projects--Impose and Use

Bond Issuance Cost, Debt Service Reserve, Design and Construct

Ticketing and Baggage Handling Facility Improvement, Bond Related

Interest Expense, On-Airport Roadways Modification and Bond Related

Project Expense. Total $215,542,708.

Projects to be Changed From Impose Only to Use

Swensen Street--Airport Ground Transportation, Portions of Park

2000, Runway 19R Protection Zone, Design--Runway 19R/1L Upgrade and CIT

Apron Expansion. Total $66,067,000.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: Carriers who file Form 1800-

31 AND carry less than 2,500 passengers per year.

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 Clark County.

Issued in Hawthorne, California, on November 15, 1994.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-28776 Filed 11-21-94; 8:45 am]

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