Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Duluth International Airport and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge at Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor Airport, Duluth, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Duluth International Airport and Use the

Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge at Duluth International

Airport and Sky Harbor Airport, Duluth, MN

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (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 a PFC at Duluth International Airport and use the

revenue from a PFC at Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor

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 July 31, 1996.

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 55450-2706.

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

mailed or delivered to Mr. John C. Grinden, Executive Director, Duluth

Airport Authority, at the following address: Duluth Airport Authority,

Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN 55811.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written

comments previously provided to the Duluth Airport Authority under

section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Gordon Nelson, Program Manager, Airports District Office, 6020 28th

Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450-2706, telephone

(612) 725-4358. The application may be reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public

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comment on the application to impose a PFC at Duluth International

Airport and use the revenue from a PFC at Duluth International Airport

and Sky Harbor 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 June 17, 1996, the FAA determined that the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Duluth Airport

Authority was substantially complete with 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 October 1, 1996.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

PFC application number: 96-02-C-00-DLH

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00

Proposed charge effective date: December 1, 1996

Proposed charge expiration date: July 1, 1999

Total estimated PFC revenue: $784,268

Brief description of proposed project(s):

PFC Projects Duluth International

1. Complete Phase I construction (approximately 2,575' x 75' for

Taxiway ``B'' (previously identified as Taxiway ``K'') including

paving, marking, installation of Medium Intensity Taxiway Edge Lights,

and airport guidance signs.

2. Rehabilitate Runway 9/27 and a portion of the edge lighting

system for Runway 3/21.

3. Acquire snow removal equipment (high speed runway broom).

4. Extend Taxiway ``B'' by approximately 1,000' including grading,

paving, and extension of Medium Intensity Taxiway Edge Lighting System.

5. Rehabilitate Runway 3/21 including rout, clean, and seal

pavement cracks and seal coat.

6. Update Airport Master Plan.

7. Prepare PFC application and assist with PFC administration.

PFC Project at Sky Harbor

8. Rehabilitate Runway 14/32.

Class or classes or air carriers which the public agency has

requested not be required to collect PFCs: non-scheduled Part 135 Air

Taxi/Commercial Operators (ATCO).

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 Duluth Airport

Authority Office.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on June 25, 1996.

Benito DeLeon,

Manager, Airports Planning/Programming Branch, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 96-16739 Filed 6-28-96; 8:45 am]

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