"Notice of Intent To Rule on PFC Application - Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD"

Thursday, May 30, 2002

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 02-04-C-00-BWI To Impose and Use
the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at
Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD
The Federal Register


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notice of Intent To Rule on Application
02-04-C-00-BWI To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility
Charge (PFC) at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore,
MD 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the
application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at
Baltimore/Washington 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)(Public Law 101-508) and Part
158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 28, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation
Administration, Washington Airport District Office, 23723 Air Freight
Ln., Suite 210, Dulles, VA 20166.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Beverly K. Swaim-Staley, Acting Executive
Director, of the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) at the following
address: P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, Baltimore, MD 21240-0766.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers may submit copies of written
comments previously provided to the MAA under section 158.23 of Part
158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eleanor Schifflin, PFC Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, AEA-610, 1 Aviation
Plaza, Jamaica 11434 at (718) 553-3354. 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
Baltimore/Washington 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) (Public Law 101-508) and Part
158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On March 26, 2002, the FAA determined that the application to impose and
use the revenue from a PFC submitted by MAA 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 July 1, 2002.

The following is a brief overview of the application.

PFC Application No.: 02-04-C-00-BWI.

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50 Proposed charge effective date: May 1,
2004.

Proposed charge expiration date: May 1, 2011.

Total estimated PFC revenue: $371,417,115.

Brief description of proposed project(s):

--Terminal Roadway Expansion and Improvement --Terminal Pedestrian
Access Expansion and Improvement --15R Parallel Taxiway and Airfield
Ramp Construction --CUTE for International Terminal Fitout --SMGCS
Equipment--Phase 1 Class or classes of air carriers which the public
agency has requested not be required to collect PFCs: On-demand air
taxi/commercial operators (ATCO) filing 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: 1 Aviation Plaza, Airports
Division, AEA-610, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New
York, 11434.

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

Eleanor Schifflin, Manager, PFC Program, Eastern Region.


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