Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, WI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the La Crosse

Municipal Airport, La Crosse, WI

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 La Crosse

Municipal Airport 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).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 24, 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 Duane Haataja, Airport Manager, of the City of

La Crosse at the following address: La Crosse Municipal Airport, 2850

Airport Drive, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the City of La Crosse under Sec. 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 La Crosse Municipal Airport 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 January 31, 1994 the FAA determined that the application to

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

Crosse 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 28, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 1994

Proposed charge expiration date: July 31, 1997

Total estimated PFC revenue: $795,299

Brief description of proposed projects: Conduct planning studies;

Acquire snow removal equipment; Install card access system; Construct

taxiway and runway improvements; Acquire land; Construct ARFF building.

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.

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

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

City of La Crosse.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 9, 1994.

Larry H. Ladendorf,

Acting Manager, Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 94-3890 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]

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