Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Jefferson County Airport, Beaumont, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Jefferson County

Airport, Beaumont, TX

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 Jefferson

County 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 April 18, 1994.

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

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

Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch, ASW-610D, 2601 Meacham Boulevard,

Forth Worth, Texas 76193-0610.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Byron Broussard, Manager, Jefferson County

Airport at the following address: Mr. Byron L. Broussard, Jefferson

County Airport, 2748 Viterbo Road, Box 9, Beaumont, Texas 77705.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of the

written comments previously provided to Jefferson County Airport under

Sec. 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Ben Guttery, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region,

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

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

The application may be reviewed in person at this 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

Jefferson County 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 February 16, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the 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 June 15, 1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: September 1, 1994.

Proposed charge expiration date: January 31, 1997.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $633,386.00.

Brief description of proposed project(s): Projects to (Imposed and

Use) PFC's; Airport Planning Studies; Land Acquisition/Easements and

Perimeter Fencing; Taxiway Safety Improvements; Runway Safety

Improvements; and Access Road Safety Improvements.

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's

regional Airports office located at: Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division, Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW-610D, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, 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

Jefferson County Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 16, 1994.

John M. Dempsey,

Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 94-5413 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]

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