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NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on application.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 04-05-C-00-BUF To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 30, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Buffalo Niagara International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

SUMMARY: Buffalo Niagara International Airport, NY,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Buffalo Niagara International Airport under the provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On December 16, 2003, the FAA determined that the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC
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submitted by Niagara Frontier Transportation 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 February 25, 2004.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

Proposed charge effective date: May 1, 2009.

Proposed charge expiration date: April 1, 2010.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $7,045,262.

Brief description of proposed project(s):

1. Design and Construction, Extension of Runway 14/32;

2. Design and Construction, Extension, Widening and Rehabilitation of Taxiway D;

3. Design and Construction, Extension and Rehabilitation of Runway 5/23;

4. Design and construction, Extension and Rehabilitation of Taxiway A;

5. Design and Construction, Overhead Canopies for Pedestrian Walkways.

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 180031.

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, Airports Division, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 114344809.

In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

Issued in Garden City, New York on December 16, 2003. Philip Brito,
Manager, New York Airports District Office, Eastern Region. [FR Doc. 0332090 Filed 123003; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Philip Brito, Manager, New York Airports District Office, 600 Old Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, New York, 11530, (516) 2273800. The application may be reviewed in person at this same location.