Intent to Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Boise Air Terminal, Boise, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Intent to Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Boise Air Terminal, Boise, ID

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 Boise Air

Terminal 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 April 4, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: J. Wade Bryant,

Manager, Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-ADO, Federal Aviation

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., suite 250, Renton, WA 98055-4056

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. John W. Anderson, A.A.E. at the following

address: 3201 Airport Way, Boise, ID 83705.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to Boise Air Terminal under Sec. 158.23 of

part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Sandra M. Simmons, (206) 227-2656; Seattle Airports District

Office, SEA-ADO; Federal Aviation Administration; 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

suite 250, Renton, WA 98055-4056. 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

Boise Air Terminal 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 February 18, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

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

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: August 1, 1994.

Proposed charge expiration date: September 30, 1998.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $6,907,774.00.

Brief description of proposed project(s): Planning studies, taxiway

safety improvements, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting improvements,

terminal safety improvements, air carrier capacity improvements, land

acquisition and perimeter road, snow removal equipment safety

improvements.

Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: Part 135 Air Taxi/Commercial

operators who conduct operations in air commerce carrying persons for

compensation or hire, except air taxi/commercial operators public or

private charters in aircraft with a seating capacity of 10 or more. The

application was prepared identifying Part 139; however, this was a

typographical error. A letter notifying the carriers has been

distributed and they may respond during the Federal Register comment

period indicating their agreement/disagreement.

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

Boise Air Terminal.

Issued in Renton, Washington on February 18, 1994.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 94-4876 Filed 3-2-94; 8:45 am]

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