[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 178 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54326-54327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Land at 
Banning Municipal Airport, Banning, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport land.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and 
invites public comment on the release of the City of Banning from the 
conditions contained in applicable grant agreements with the United 
States for approximately 20 acres of undeveloped airport land obligated 
for airport purposes at Banning Municipal Airport, Banning, California, 
and which is not needed for airport purposes. The parcel will be sold 
at its fair market value and redeveloped for commercial purposes, which 
are compatible with the airport. The City of Banning County will use 
the sale proceeds for eligible airport improvements, which will provide 
a benefit to the airport and civil aviation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, Federal Register Comment, 15000 
Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In addition, one copy of any 
comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed to Mr. Owen Carder, 
Airport Manager, City of Banning, P.O. Box 998, Banning, CA 92220-0998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Garcia, Airports Compliance 
Specialist, Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 
Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone (310) 725-3634, and fax 
(310) 725-6849. For airport-specific information regarding the release, 
contact Mr. Owen Carder, Airport Manager, Banning Municipal Airport at 
the address above or telephone (951) 922-3291.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Wendell H. Ford 
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21), 
Public Law 10-181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this notice must be 
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the Secretary of 
Transportation may waive any condition imposed on a federally obligated 
airport by the assurances in grant agreements.

Brief Overview of the Request

    The City of Banning requested a release from the conditions and 
restrictions in applicable grant agreements with the United States for 
approximately 20 acres of undeveloped airport land obligated for 
airport purposes at Banning Municipal Airport, Banning, California. The 
20-acre parcel is not being used for airport purposes and is not needed 
for future airport development. The land is located on the south side 
of the airport and is separated from the developed area on the west 
side of the airport. The parcel was acquired with an Airport 
Improvement Grant in September 1983. The property has remained vacant 
and undeveloped since its acquisition. It has been determined that the 
property will not be used for airport development and is, therefore, 
not needed for airport purposes. In accordance with Assurance 31, 
Disposal of Land, land that was acquired with a grant for airport 
development will be disposed of at fair market value when the land is 
no longer

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needed for such a purpose. The sale price of the parcel will be based 
on an appraisal of its fair market value. The sales proceeds will be 
invested in eligible airport development projects. Following the sale, 
the property's redevelopment for non-aeronautical purposes will comply 
with local zoning and compatible land-use requirements. Use of the 
proceeds from the release will be used for airport improvements that 
will provide tangible benefits to the airport and civil aviation.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on August 9, 2006.
George Aiken,
Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, Airports Division, Western-
Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 06-7631 Filed 9-13-06; 8:45 am]
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