[Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)]
[Notices]               
[Page 19571-19572]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr20ap98-142]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Intent to Rule on Application (98-03-C-00-BGM) to 
Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at 
Binghamton Regional Airport, Binghamton, NY

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 Binghamton 
Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and 
Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Philip Brito, 
Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old County Road, Suite 
446, Garden City, New York 11530.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Carl G. Olson Commissioner of Aviation for 
the Broome County Department of Aviation at the following address: 
Broome County Department of Aviation, Binghamton Regional Airport/Edwin 
A. Link Field, Box 16, Johnson City, New York 13790.
    Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written 
comments previously provided to the Broome County Department of 
Aviation under section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Philip Brito, Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old 
County Road, Suite 446, Garden City, New York 11530 (Telephone 516-227-
3800). 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 
Binghamton Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety 
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law 101-508) and Part 158 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).
    On March 18, 1998, the FAA determined that the application to 
impose and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by the Broome County 
Department of Aviation was substantially complete within 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 June 26, 
1998.
    The following is a brief overview of the application:
Application number: 98-03-C-00-BGM
Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00
Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 1998
Proposed charge expiration date: December 31, 2001
Total estimated PFC revenue: $1,289,201
Brief description of proposed projects:

Impose & Use Projects

--Rehabilitate and Overlay Runway 10/28
--Purchase Snow Removal Equipment
--Passenger Terminal Refurbishment--Design Phase

Impose Only Projects

--Passenger Terminal Refurbishment--Construction Phase
--Rehabilitate Taxiway

    Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has 
requested not be required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/Commercial 
Operators (ATCO) filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    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: Fitzgerald Federal Building, John 
F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, 11430.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
offices of the Broome County Department of Aviation.


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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on April 9, 1998.
Thomas Felix,
Manager, Planning & Programming Branch, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-10304 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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