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the design of user interfaces. Application number: 03–06–C–00– for less than 1 percent of the total Researches and applies user- ACV. annual enplanements at Long Beach centered interface design Application type: Impose and use a Municipal (Daugherty Field). techniques and serves as the PFC. Brief description of projects approved OEEAS expert on usability and PFC level: $4.50. for collection and use: human-computer interface issues. Total PFC revenue approved in this Rehabilitation of runway 12/30. Serves as the focal point within decision: $503,000. Rehabilitation of taxiways D, A, and OEEAS for the oversight and Earliest charge effective date: July 1, B. integration of web-based 2003. Installation of airfield lighting. information delivery and Estimated charge expiration date: Relocation of service road. presentation mechanisms for August 1, 2005. Rehabilitation of taxiways D, F, J, and OEEAS applications. Class of air carriers not required to C. 8. Performs and coordinates studies, collect PFC’S: None. Construction of apron. and researches software and Brief description of project approved Rehabilitation of access road. hardware solutions to overarching for collection at Arcata Airport (ACV) Airport security—security system OEEAS technical issues. Provides and use at Kneeland Airport: Master upgrade. high-level analytical expertise for a plan update. Installation of terminal signs and variety of complex assignments of Brief description of projects approved flight information display system. OEEAS and enterprise-wide scope, for collection Act ACV and use at ACV: Aircraft rescue and firefighting such as the technical assessment of Letz Avenue bluff repair. vehicles. Decision date: April 28, 2003. proposed IT investments for Terminal and access gate lock system, alignment with and support of video surveillance equipment, security FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SSA’s strategic plan, and advance structure. Ruben Cabalbag, Western Pacific Region planning for implementation of General aviation ramp. Airports Division, (310) 725–3630. major new systems integration Equipment purchase—runway/ Public agency: Port of Oakland, initiatives. taxiway sweeper. Oakland, California. Application number: 03–12–C–00– Dated: May 21, 2003. Replace visual glide slope indicator with precision approach path indicator. OAK. Reginald F. Wells, Application type: Impose and use a Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources. Brief description of project approved for collection at ACV and use at PFC. [FR Doc. 03–15184 Filed 6–16–03; 8:45 am] PFC level: $4.50. Rohnerville Airport, Murray Field, BILLING CODE 4191–02–P Total PFC revenue approved in this Garberville Airport, and Dinsmore decision: $7,600,000. Airport: Earliest charge effective date: Master plan update. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION December 1, 2003. Brief description of disapproved Estimated charge expiration date: Federal Aviation Administration project: March 1, 2004. Purchase pilot weather data super- Class of air carriers not required to Notice of Passenger Facility Charge unicom equipment. collect PFC’S: Nonscheduled/on- (PFC) Approval and Disapprovals Determination: this project is not demand air carriers filling FAA Form eligible in accordance with paragraph 1800–31. AGENCY: Federal Aviation 570 of FAA Order 5100.38B, Airport Administration (FAA), DOT. Determination: Approved. Based on Improvement Program Handbook (May information contained in the public ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC 31, 2003). Therefore, the project does Approvals and Disapprovals. In May agency’s application, the FAA has not met the requirements of § 158.15(b). determined that the proposed class 2003, there were six applications Decision date: April 28, 2003. approved. This notice also includes accounts for less than 1 percent of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: total annual enplanements at Oakland information on three applications, Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco approved on April 2003, inadvertently International Airport. Airports District Office, (650) 876–2806. Brief description of project approved left off the April 2003 notice. Public Agency: City of Long Beach, for collection and use: Additional Additional, seven approved California. security expenditures. amendments to previously approved Application number: 03–02–C–00– Decision date: April 28, 2003. applications are listed. LGB. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly Application type: Impose and use a Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals PFC. Airports District Office, (650) 876–2806. and disapprovals under the provisions PFC level: $3.00. Public agency: New Hanover County of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Total PFC revenue approved in this Airport Authority, Wilmington, North Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the decision: $30,306,984. Carolina. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of Earliest charge effective date: August Application number: 03–04–C–00– 1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of 1, 2003. ILM. the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 Estimated charge expiration date: Application type: Impose and use a CFR part 158). This notice is published October 1, 2009. PFC. pursuant to Regulations (14 CFR part Class of air carriers not required to PFC level: $4.50. 158). This notice is published pursuant collect PFC’S: Non-scheduled/on- Total PFC revenue approved in this to paragraph d of § 158.29. demand air carriers. decision: $12,785,647. Determination: Approved. Based on Earliest charge effective date: April 1, PFC Applications Approved information contained in the public 2007. Public agency: Country of Humboldt, agency’s application, the FAA has Estimated charge expiration date: Arcata, California. determined the proposed class accounts April 1, 2018.

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Class of air carriers not required to Replace high intensity runway Public agency: San Diego Regional collect PFC’S: lighting system. Airport Authority, San Diego, Non-scheduled/on-demand air taxi Snow removal vehicle. California. operators. Public safety vehicle. Application number: 03–03–C–00– Determination: Approved. Based on 9/11 security costs. SAN. information contained in the public Environmental assessment for runway Application type: Impose and use a agency’s application, the FAA has 6/24 extension. PFC. determined that the proposed class Construct two new passenger loading PFC level: $4.50. accounts for less than 1 percent of the bridges. Total PFC revenue approved in this total annual enplanements at Aircraft rescue and firefighting decision: $83,075,730. Wilmington International Airport. vehicle (pumper). Earliest charge effective date: August Brief description of projects approved Acquire runway friction tester 1, 2003. for collection and use: vehicle. Estimated charge expiration date: Terminal renovations. PFC administrative fee. March 1, 2006. Construct new customs facility. Brief description of projects approved Class of air carriers not required to Master plan update. for collection: collect PFC’s: Air taxis. Runway 35 clearing. Acquire land, runway 6/24 extension. Determination: Approved. Based on PFC administrative cost. Design of runway 6/24 extension. information contained in the public Paving program. Snow removal equipment (Oshkosh agency’s application, the FAA has Land acquisition. blower). determined that the proposed class Airfield retention pond. Brief description of disapproved accounts for less than 1 percent of the De-icing retention system. project: Improve/rehabilitate terminal. total annual enplanements at San Diego Brief description of project partially Determination: The public agency did International Airport. approved for collection and use: not provide sufficient description or Brief description of projects approved instrument landing system. justification for this project. Therefore, for collection and use at a $4.50 PFC Determination: The application the FAA disapproved the project as not level: requested the planning, design, and meeting the requirements of § 158.15. Replace aircraft rescue and installation of a Category I instrument Decision date: May 13, 2003. firefighting vehicle. Taxiway improvements. landing system on each end of runway FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Runway safety area improvements. 6/24. However, the FAA has a budgeted Ledebohm, Harrisburg Airports District Commuter terminal apron project to install an instrument landing Office, (717) 730–2835. improvements. system on one end of runway 6/24 Public agency: Hillsborough County Sound attenuation and noise funded with Federal Facilities and Aviation Authority, Tampa, Florida. monitoring equipment. Equipment program funds. Therefore, Application number: 03–06–C–00– Airport security improvements. this project is limited to the installation TPA. Terminal improvements. of an instrument landing system on the Application type: Impose and use a Brief description of projects approved opposite end of the runway from the PFC. for collection and use at a $3.00 PFC Facilities and Equipment program PFC level: $4.50. level: installation. Total PFC revenue approved in this Environmental study. Decision Date: May 7, 2003. decision: $298,155,400. Airport access improvements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earliest charge effective date: August Infrastructure data management Tracie D. Kleine, Atlanta Airports 1, 2006. system. District Office, (404) 305–7148. Estimated charge expiration date: Brief description of disapproved Public agency: Erie Municipal Airport September 1, 2013. project: Environmental remediation. Authority, Erie, Pennsylvania. Class of air carriers not required to Determination: This project is not Application number: 03–03–C–00– collect PFC’S: On-demand air taxi/ eligible in accordance with paragraph ERI. commercial operators. 406s of FAA Order 5100.38B, Airport Application type: Impose and use a Determination: Approved. Based on Improvement Program Handbook, (May PFC. information contained in the public 31, 2002). Therefore, this project does PFC level: $4.50. agency’s application, the FAA has not meet the requirements of Total PFC revenue approved in this determined that the proposed class § 158.15(b). decision: $1,001,183. accounts for less than 1 percent of the Decision date: May 20, 2003. total annual enplanements at Tampa Earliest charge effective date: August FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 1, 2003. International Airport. Milligan, Western Pacific Region Estimated charge expiration date: Brief description of projects approved Airports Division, (310) 725–3621. January 1, 2005. for collection and use. Public agency: County of Outagamie, Class of air carriers not required to Airside B demolition and apron Appleton, Wisconsin. collect PFC’s: None. reconstruction. Application number: 03–05–C–00– Brief description of projects approved Airside C development program. ATW. for collection and use: Engine run-up enclosure, taxiway and Application type: Impose and use a Master plan phases I and II. ramp. PFC. Site security phase II. Outbound baggage handling system PFC level: $3.00. Command vehicle. and security enhancements. Total PFC revenue approved in this Environmental assessment for master Decision date: May 16, 2003. decision: $318,170. plan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earliest charge effective date: March Airfield access road. Vernon P. Rupinta, Orlando Airports 1, 2008. Acquire Orchard Park mobile home District Office, (407) 812–6331, Estimated charge expiration date: estate. extension 24. October 1, 2008.

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Class of air carriers not required to Application type: Impose and use a Rehabilitate taxiway B and a portion collect PFC’s: None. PFC. of the general aviation apron. Brief description of projects approved PFC level: $4.50. Construct aircraft rescue and for collection and use: Acquire snow Total PFC revenue approved in this firefighting/snow removal equipment removal equipment. decision: $821,694. building. Decision date: May 23, 2003. Earliest charge effective date: August Rehabilitate a portion of general 1, 2003. aviation apron. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated charge expiration date: Rehabilitate a portion of general Sandra E. DePottey, Minneapolis October 1, 2011. aviation apron and runway 13/31. Airports District Office, (612) 713–4363. Class of air carriers not required to Extend runway 17 safety area. Public agency: County of Montrose, collect PFC’S: None. Decision date: May 30, 2003. Montrose, Colorado. Brief description of projects approved FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Application number: 03–02–C–00– for collection and use: Christopher Schaffer, Denver Airports MTJ. Construct a portion of taxiway A. District Office, (303) 342–1258.

AMENDMENTS TO PFC APPROVALS

Original es- Amended Amendment Original approved Amended ap- timated estimated Amendment number city, state approved net PFC revenue proved net PFC charge exp. charge exp. date revenue date date

01–02–C–01–SDF, Louisville, KY...... 03/18/03 $16,398,940 $15,678,940 06/01/18 04/01/18 98–03–C–03–DCA, Arlington, VA...... 03/27/03 46,823,287 53,846,780 11/01/03 02/01/04 93–01–C–04–DCA, Arlington, VA...... 04/22/03 166,739,069 166,410,356 04/01/02 04/01/02 00–04–C–01–TUL, Tulsa, OK...... 04/25/03 13,500,000 17,900,000 07/01/03 07/01/04 *97–04–C–02–LAX, Los Angeles, CA...... 04/28/03 440,000,000 700,000,000 01/01/04 12/01/05 *96–01–C–01–HIB, Hibbing, MN...... 04/29/03 338,299 338,299 10/01/04 05/01/06 96–02–C–02–IND, Indianapolis, IN...... 05/21/03 21,275,922 11,869,241 04/01/02 10/01/01

(NOTE: The amendments denoted by an asterisk (*) include a change to the PFC level charged from $3.00 per enplaned passenger to $4.50 per enplaned passenger. For Los Angeles, CA and Hibbing, MN, this change is effective on July 1, 2003.)

Issued in Washington, DC. on June 11, petition is hereinafter identified as sized passenger vans, sport-utility 2003. DP02–011. vehicles, and pickup trucks). At the Jaime Duran, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. time ODI closed the investigation, it was Acting Manager, Financial Analysis and Gregory Magno, Safety Defects Engineer, aware of 872 relevant VOQs and 39 Passenger Facility Charge Branch. Vehicle Control Division, Office of vehicle crashes, 24 of which involved [FR Doc. 03–15297 Filed 6–16–03; 8:45 am] Defects Investigation (ODI), NHTSA, an injury or death. These resulted in BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, eight deaths and 40 injuries. DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366–0139. Subsequent to the closing of PE00– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 040, the Petitioners requested that the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Petition Analysis—DP02–011 Administration (NHTSA) reopen its National Highway Traffic Safety 2 Introduction Steeltex tire investigation. According to Administration the Petitioners, a reopening was On September 29, 2000, the Office of warranted based on an overwhelming Denial of Tire Defect Petition Defects Investigation (ODI) initiated a number of complaints that had been Preliminary Evaluation (PE00–040) of AGENCY: filed on the subject tires. ODI initiated National Highway Traffic Firestone Steeltex tires manufactured by Safety Administration (NHTSA), a technical review (DP02–011) of the Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Firestone), Petition in accordance with 49 CFR part Department of Transportation. based on 169 Vehicle Owners ACTION: Denial of petition for a defect 552 on November 26, 2002. To support Questionnaires (VOQ), 167 of which this review, ODI requested that the investigation. were received in August and September 1 Petitioners furnish additional SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the of 2000. Eight crashes involving twelve documentation to substantiate their reasons for the denial of a petition injuries and two deaths related to allegations. Since that time, the submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. separation of the tread and top belt from the tire carcass (tread separation) were 30162, by Lisoni & Lisoni, Attorneys at 2 Specifically, on November 15, 2002, ODI Law, and the Law Offices of Steven E. alleged at that time. Under investigation received a document entitled ‘‘A Petition to The in that PE were all Firestone Steeltex National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Weinberger, requesting that the agency . . . Subject: Investigation of Defects Present in commence a proceeding to determine Radial R4S, R4S II, and A/T tires manufactured since 1990. Bridgestone/Firestone Steeltex tires (models: R4S, the existence of a defect related to motor R4SII, A/T)’’ (Petition). After reviewing the ODI closed PE00–040 on April 9, vehicle safety in Firestone Steeltex light document, ODI construed it as a request to reopen 2002, based upon low failure rates, truck radial tires. After a review of the PE00–040. The Petition was co-submitted by Lisoni noting that Steeltex tire lines are used & Lisoni, Attorneys at Law and the Law Offices of petition and other information, NHTSA in very severe tire applications (e.g., Steven E. Weinberger, both in Pasadena, CA has concluded that further expenditure (Petitioners). The Petitioners represent plaintiffs motorhomes, commercial trucks, full- of the agency’s investigative resources Roger Littell, Louann Pleasant, and all others similarly situated in a class action lawsuit against on the issues raised by the petition does 1 References to VOQs herein include all consumer Bridgestone/Firestone, filed on August 12, 2002, in not appear warranted. The agency complaints registered in the ODI complaint the Superior Court of California for Riverside accordingly has denied the petition. The database. County.

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