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Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78).

Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**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.

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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 should also be published for comment


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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.

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**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.

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