Notice of Intent to Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Huntsville International Airport, Huntsville, AL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

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

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Huntsville

International Airport, Huntsville, AL

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 the Huntsville

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) (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 25, 1994.

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

triplicate to the FAA at the following address: FAA/Airports District

Office, 120 North Hangar Drive, suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-

2306.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. Eugene B. Conrad, Executive Director, of the

Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority at the following address:

Box 20008, 1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd., Huntsville, Alabama 35824.

All carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Huntsville-Madison County Airport

Authority under Sec. 158.23 of part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elton E. Jay, Principal Engineer, FAA Airports District Office, 120

North Hangar Drive, suite B, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-2306, telephone

number 601-965-4628. 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 Huntsville 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) (Pub. Law 101-508) and part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On March 14, 1994, the FAA determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Huntsville-

Madison County Airport Authority 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 29,

1994.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3

Actual charge effective date: June 1, 1992

Estimated charge expiration date: October 31, 2008

Total estimated net PFC revenue: $20,832,051

Estimated PFC revenues to be used on projects in this application:

$11,221,831

Brief description of proposed project(s): land acquisition, Part 107.14

security upgrades, construct airport maintenance/snow removal equipment

storage facility, airport master plan update, air carrier apron

rehabilitation, fire station expansion, runway/taxiway sign upgrade,

and acquire disabled passenger lift device

Class or classes of air carriers which the FAA has previously approved

exemption from the requirement to collect PFCs: Air taxi/commercial

operators, certified air carriers, and certified route air carriers

having fewer than 500 annual enplanements.

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 office of the

Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority.

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 15, 1994.

Troy R. Butler,

PFC Program Manager, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-6794 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]

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