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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 7476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02044]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Airport Improvement Program

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.

ACTION: Invitation to comment on draft FAA Order 5100-38, Airport 
Improvement Program Handbook.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the request for comments on the draft of 
FAA Order 5100-38D, Airport Improvement Program Handbook. When 
finalized, this Order will replace Order 5100-38C, Airport Improvement 
Program Handbook, issued on June 28, 2005. This update clarifies 
statutory requirements, including changes to the AIP statute from the 
recent FAA reauthorization.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You can get an electronic copy of draft FAA Order 5100-38 
and the comment form on the FAA Airports Web site at http://www.faa.gov/airports/ after January 31, 2013.
    You can submit comments using the AIP Draft Handbook Comment Form, 
using any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submittal to the FAA: Go to http://www.faa.gov/airports/ 
and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
    Mail: FAA Office of Airports, Airport Planning and Programming, 
Routing Symbol APP-501, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 619, 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Fax: 1-202-267-5302.
    Hand Delivery: To FAA Office of Airports, Airport Planning and 
Programming, Routing Symbol APP-501, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 
619, Washington, DC 20591; between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For more information on the notice and comment process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Privacy: We will 
post all comments we receive, without change, to http://www.faa.gov/airports/, including any personal information you provide.
    Comments Received: To read comments received, go to http://www.faa.gov/airports/ at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank J. San Martin, Manager, Airport 
Financial Assistance Division, APP-500, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
telephone (202) 267-3181; facsimile: (202) 267-5302; email: 
frank.sanmartin@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents

    You can get an electronic copy of this notice, FAA Order 5100-38C, 
and the draft Order by visiting the FAA's Airports Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports/ after January 31, 2013.

Background

    The Airport Improvement Program is an airport grant program, 
established by the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 as 
amended, 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq. (AAIA). Order 5100-38C, Airport 
Improvement Program Handbook, issued June 28, 2005, contains 
instructions to FAA employees on implementing the AIP. This Order is 
widely used by airports, consultants and others. This draft Order will 
replace Order 5100-38C and supersedes most Program Guidance Letters 
(PGLs) issued through Fiscal Year 2012.
    Since 2005, there have been substantial changes to the laws and 
policies relating to the AIP, including the recent FAA reauthorization 
bill, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
    To incorporate these changes and provide the most useful and 
current program guidance to agency employees, the Office of Airport 
Planning and Programming, Financial Assistance Division has updated and 
significantly revised the Handbook to maximize its clarity. This update 
is a fundamental rewrite of FAA Order 5100-38C, the current version of 
the Airport Improvement Program Handbook. The update clarifies the 
different responsibilities of the FAA Office of Airports staff and 
those of the AIP grant sponsor. The basic Handbook includes the 
requirements for all grant projects and also includes appendices that 
can be used as a ready-reference for project-specific requirements.

Invitation for Public Comment

    While the FAA generally does not request public comment on internal 
orders, the agency is offering this opportunity for public comment in 
recognition of the interest of all segments of the airport community in 
the AIP. The agency will consider all comments received by the closing 
date of the comment period in finalizing this Order. Comments received 
after that date may be considered if consideration will not delay 
agency action on the Order.
    Comments must be submitted on the AIP Draft Handbook Comment Form, 
which is available for downloading at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/. 
Comments that are not submitted on the form may be considered only if 
consideration will not delay agency action on the Order.

     Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2013.
Frank J. San Martin,
Manager, Airports Financial Assistance Division, Office of Airport 
Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 2013-02044 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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