[Federal Register: July 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 147)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 03-05-C-00-EUG To Impose
and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Mahlon
Sweet Field, Submitted by the City of Eugene, Mahlon Sweet Field,
Eugene, OR
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 PFC revenue at Mahlon Sweet Field under
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 2, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Mr. J. Wade Bryant,
Manager; Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-ADO; Federal Aviation
Administration; 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Suite 250, Renton, Washington
98055-4506.
In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. Robert Noble, Airport Manager, at the
following address: 28855 Lockheed Drive, Eugene, Oregon 97402.
Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written
comments previously provided to Mahlon Sweet Field, under Sec. 158.23
of part 158.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Suzanne Lee-Pang, (425) 227-2654,
Seattle Airports District Office, SEA-AD0; Federal Aviation
Administration; 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 250, Renton, Washington
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 03-05-C-00-EUG to impose and use PFC revenue
at Mahlon Sweet Field, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part
158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).
On July 25, 2003, the FAA determined that the application to impose
and use the revenue from a PFC submitted by City of Eugene, Mahlon
Sweet Field, Eugene, Oregon, 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 October
25, 2003.
The following is a brief overview of the application: Level of the
proposed PFC: $4.50. Proposed charge effective date: January 1, 2004.
Proposed charge expiration date: October 31, 2005. Total requested for
use approval: $2,032,935. Brief description of proposed project:
Parallel runway 16L/34R construction, Construct and expand apron.
Class or classes of air carriers which the public agency has
requested not be required to collect PFC's: Operations by Air Taxi/
Commercial Operators utilizing aircraft having a maximum seating
capacity of less than twenty passengers when enplaning revenue
passengers in a limited, irregular/non-scheduled, or special service
manner. Also exempted are operations by Air Taxi/Commercial Operators,
without regard to seating capacity, for revenue passengers transported
for student instruction, non-stop sightseeing flights that begin and
end at the airport and are conducted within a 25 mile radius of the
same airport, fire fighting charters, ferry or training flights, air
ambulance/medivac flights and aerial photography or survey flights.
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 315, 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
Mahlon Sweet Field.
Issued in Renton, Washington on July 25, 2003.
David A. Field,
Manager, Planning, Programming and Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain
Region.
[FR Doc. 03-19529 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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