35104 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 12, 2012 / Notices 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyneka Thomas ARM–105, (202) 267– 

7626, FAA, Office of Rulemaking, 800 

Independence Ave SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. This notice is published 

pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0437. 

Petitioner: Billy G. Witt. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

61.23(a)(3)(vi) and 61.39(a)(4). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

relief sought would allow Billy G. Witt 

eligibility to take a private pilot 

practical test without holding an FAA 

third-class medical certificate. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14283 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Airport 

Property at Merrill Field Airport, 

Anchorage, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is considering a 

proposal to authorize the release of 

approximately 3.37 acres of Merrill 

Field Airport (MRI) property located in 

Anchorage, Alaska. Said property will 

be replaced with 4.6 acres of land 

located adjacent to the east and north 

boundaries of the existing Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

document to Gabriel Mahns, 

Compliance Officer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Alaska Region Airports 

Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #14, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587. In 

addition, one copy of any comments 

submitted to the FAA must be mailed or 

delivered to: Michelle Colby, Real Estate 

Services Manager, DOWL HKM, 4041 B 

Street, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gabriel Mahns, Compliance Officer, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Alaska Region Airports Division, 222 W. 

7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7587, telephone 907–271–3665, 

email gabriel.mahns@faa.gov or 

Michelle Colby, Real Estate Services 

Manager, DOWL HKM, 4041 B Street, 

Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone 907– 

562–2000, email 

mcolby@dowlhkm.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 15, 2009, the State of Alaska, 

Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities (DOT&PF) presented an 

official purchase offer to the 

Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) for 

the referenced 3.37 acres of MRI and 

other Municipal lands along with a 

proposal to provide for a ‘‘Functional 

Replacement’’ of MRI lands in 

accordance with Title 23, Part 710.509 

of the Code of Federal Regulations and 

Section 6.13 of the State of Alaska Right 

of Way Manual. This purchase offer was 

predicated on DOT&PF’s need for 

additional right of way to construct 

improvements to the Glenn Highway 

adjacent to MRI in conjunction with the 

State of Alaska project known as the 

Glenn Highway, Gambell Street to 

Airport Heights Reconstruction Project 

(IM–OA1–6(35)/58800). 

Per the terms of the proposed 

exchange, the MOA MRI will dispose of 

approximately 3.37 acres of land and 

will receive title to approximately 4.6 

acres in exchange as well as monetary 

compensation in the amount of 

$4,500,000. On June 2, 2009 and June 

19, 2009, authorized representatives of 

the MOA and the DOT&PF executed a 

Land Exchange Agreement that set forth 

the terms of the purchase and exchange. 

On June 22, 2010, the Anchorage 

Assembly passed Assembly Ordinance 

No. 2010–49 which authorized the 

disposal of MOA lands and the 

acceptance of the offered additional 

monetary compensation amount of four 

million five hundred thousand dollars 

($4,500,000). 

A portion of the lands to be released 

and then disposed from MRI, containing 

approximately 8,986 square feet (SF) or 

0.206 acres, was purchased for inclusion 

into MRI utilizing FAA Airport 

Improvement (AIP) Funds. Said lands, 

described as a portion of Lot One of the 

East Fifth Avenue Subdivision, 

according to Plat 68–20, Anchorage 

Recording District (ARD), Third Judicial 

District, State of Alaska, were acquired 

in December of 1992 under AIP No. 3– 

02–0015–16. In 1997, the lands within 

the area to be disposed and the 

remainder of Lot One were replatted 

with additional lands into Tract C–1 of 

Merrill Field Replat Addition No. 4, 

according to Plat 97–26, ARD. 

In accordance with Title 49 of the 

United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 

47107(h)(2), this notice is required to be 

published in the Federal Register 30 

days before modifying the land-use 

assurance that requires the property 

described immediately above to be used 

for an aeronautical purpose. Other 

portions of the lands to be disposed 

from MRI, containing a combined area 

of 37,950 SF or 0.871 acres, were 

originally conveyed from the United 

States of America to the City of 

Anchorage in 1958 under the authority 

of Section 16 of the 1946 Federal 

Airport Act (60 Stat. 179; 49 U.S.C. 

1115). Said lands were a portion of the 

lands within Tracts 22 and 24 of the 

Fourth Addition to the Townsite of 

Anchorage, as shown on the Plat of U.S. 

Survey No. 1456, accepted June 13, 

1923, on file in the Bureau of Land 

Management, Department of the 

Interior. 

Pursuant to section 16 of the Act, the 

conveyance of said lands was subject to 

a provision that the lands conveyed 

would revert to the U.S. in the event 

that they are not developed or cease be 

used for airport purposes. Per the terms 

of the Land Exchange Agreement, these 

lands will cease to be used for airport 

purposes once conveyed; however, 

since the function of said land is being 

replaced via the exchange, the FAA has 

determined that the reversionary 

provision of the Section 16 conveyance 

will be satisfied by their concurrence to 

the exchange. In regards to the proposed 

change in use of said lands, the FAA has 

determined that the proposed change 

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via this notice before modification of the 

use provision. 

The remaining 2.293 acres of MRI 

lands to be disposed are not subject to 

specific FAA public notice 

requirements; however, since these 

lands have historically been depicted on 

the MRI FAA-approved Airport Layout 

Plan, the airport is being compensated 

for the fair market value of the airport 

lands and infrastructure that are being 

purchased by the DOT&PF and that the 

lands are being replaced in ‘‘like kind’’. 

Upon the transfer of the replacement 4.6 

acres, the aforementioned lands will no 

longer be needed for aeronautical use. 

There are no impacts to the airport by 

allowing the disposal of the property. A 

categorical exclusion for this project 

was prepared by HDR Alaska on behalf 

of the DOT&PF, issued August 19, 2005, 

and approved by the Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, on August 22, 2005. 

The following are legal descriptions of 

the property proposed to be release at 

the Merrill Field Airport: That portion 

of Lot One of the East Fifth Avenue 

Subdivision, according to Plat 68–20, 

Anchorage Recording District, Third 

Judicial District, State of Alaska, 

containing approximately 8,986 SF or 

0.206 acres, more or less, which is now 

known as a portion of Tract C–1 of 

Merrill Field Replat Addition No. 4, 

according to Plat 97–26, filed in the 

Anchorage Recording District, Third 

Judicial District, State of Alaska, and 

also designated as a portion of Parcel 

No. 19 which lies adjacent to the right 

of way lines of Project No. IM–0A1– 

6(35)/58800; and Portions of Tracts 22 

and 24 of the Fourth Addition to the 

Townsite of Anchorage, as shown on the 

Plat of U.S. Survey No. 1456, accepted 

June 13, 1923, on file in the Bureau of 

Land Management, Department of the 

Interior, containing combined area of 

37,950 SF or 0.871 acres, more or less, 

which are now known as portions of 

Tract 5, Merrill Field Replat, according 

to Plat 85–23, filed in the Anchorage 

Recording District, Third Judicial 

District, State of Alaska, and also 

designated as portions of Parcel No. 22 

which lies adjacent to the right of way 

lines of Project No. IM–0A1–6(35)/ 

58800. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 6, 

2012. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Division Manager, FAA, Alaskan Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14157 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice To Rescind the Notice of Intent 

To Develop the Environmental Impact 

Statement: Bronx County, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), United States 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice to rescind the notice of 

intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that the 

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for a proposed construction project for 

the Bruckner-Sheridan Expressway 

Interchange and for Improved Access to 

the Hunts Point Peninsula in Bronx 

County, New York is being rescinded. In 

Vol. 68, No. 34/February 20, 2003/ 

Notices, page 8327–8328 [03–4029], the 

Federal Highway Administration 

(FHWA) issued a NOI to advise the 

public that an EIS would be prepared 

for a proposed construction project for 

the Bruckner-Sheridan Expressway 

Interchange and for Improved Access to 

the Hunts Point Peninsula, in Bronx 

County, New York. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan D. McDade, Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, New York Division, Leo 

W. O’Brien Federal Building, 11A 

Clinton Avenue, Suite 719, Albany, 

New York 12207, Telephone: (518) 431– 

4127; or 

Mr. Joseph T. Brown, P.E., Acting 

Regional Director, New York State 

Department of Transportation, Hunters 

Point Plaza, 47–40 21st Street, Long 

Island City, New York 11101, 

Telephone: (718) 482–4526. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the New 

York State Department of 

Transportation (NYSDOT) intended to 

prepare an EIS on the proposal to 

improve safety and traffic flow at the 

Bruckner Expressway (I–278) at its 

interchange with the Arthur V. Sheridan 

Expressway (I–895) as well as to 

improve access in and out of the Hunts 

Points Peninsula from the Expressway 

System. 

The purpose of the project was to 

improve safety and traffic flow at the 

Bruckner Expressway (I–278) at its 

interchange with the Arthur V. Sheridan 

Expressway (I–895) and to reduce 

traffic, especially trucks from the local 

streets and to enhance commerce by 

providing a direct access from the 

expressway system to the Hunts Point 

Peninsula. 

An Expanded Project Proposal (EPP) 

was issued in 2002 and the project was 

programmed with a construction cost 

estimate of $205 million. The 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

this project (X730.39) started in 2003. 

NEPA Scoping, which was completed in 

September 2007, included four 

conceptual build alternatives, in 

addition to the No-build alternative. In 

year 2008, after the geometric design for 

the project’s alternatives were 

completed, two Design Refinements to 

the four build alternatives were 

envisioned, and with consensus from 

the stakeholders, were advanced as 

follows: 

Alternative 1E: Reconstruct the 

Bruckner Expressway at existing 

elevation over the Bronx River, remove 

the Sheridan Expressway and construct 

full ramp connections from Bruckner 

Expressway to Hunts Point at Oak Point. 

Alternative 2E: Reconstruct the 

Bruckner Expressway at existing 

elevation over the Bronx River, 

reconstruct the ramps between the 

Bruckner and Sheridan Expressways, 

and construct full ramp connections 

from the Bruckner Expressway to Hunts 

Point at Oak Point. 

It is proposed to terminate the EIS for 

the following reason: 

The Bruckner viaduct, from the RFK 

Bridge to the Sheridan Expressway, is in 

very poor condition. Several sections of 

the deck are very poorly rated; bridge 

bearings and other members need 

repair. The conditions of the viaduct 

require NYSDOT Region 11 to 

reprioritize the available funding to 

address more critical work in the 

corridor. The Region therefore will 

advance a state of good repair that will 

address the deck deterioration, steel 

members and joints repair. 

The state of good repair of the 

Bruckner Expressway remains an 

operational and safety priority for 

NYSDOT. Improvements at this location 

can be accomplished without significant 

environmental impacts. To address 

repairs at the Bruckner Expressway, 

reduced scope projects will be 

progressed. 

Issued on June 5, 2012. 

Chris Gatchell, 

Director, Office of Engineering, Federal 

Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14233 Filed 6–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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