Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 84 / Monday, May 2, 2022 / Notices 25691 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0345] 

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

Grant Assurances 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of modification of 

Airport Improvement Program grant 

assurances. 

SUMMARY: On April 4, 2022, the FAA 

issued a notice of proposed 

modification of the Airport 

Improvement Program Grant Assurances 

in the Federal Register and provided an 

opportunity for public comment. In this 

notice, the FAA adopts without change 

the proposed grant assurance 

modifications. Additionally, the FAA 

responds to three comments received 

during the comment period. 

DATES: The FAA implements these 

modified grant assurances upon 

publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Cushing, Manager, Airports 

Financial Assistance Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–8827; 

fax: (202) 267–5302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A sponsor 

(applicant) seeking financial assistance 

in the form of an AIP grant for airport 

planning, airport development, noise 

compatibility planning, or noise 

mitigation under 49 U.S.C., as amended, 

must agree to comply with certain 

assurances. These grant assurances are 

incorporated in and become part of a 

sponsor’s grant agreement for federal 

assistance. As need dictates, the FAA 

modifies these assurances to reflect new 

federal requirements. Notice of such 

modifications is published in the 

Federal Register, and an opportunity for 

public comment is provided. The 

assurances that apply to a sponsor 

depend on the type of sponsor. 

There are four types of AIP grant 

assurances: 

• Airport Sponsors (applicable for 

airport development); 

• Non-Airport Sponsors Undertaking 

Noise Compatibility Program Projects; 

• Planning Agency Sponsors; and 

• Aviation State Block Grant Program. 

Previously, the assurances were 

published on: 

• September 6, 1984, at 49 FR 35282; 

• February 3, 1988, at 53 FR 3104 and 

amended on September 6, 1988, at 53 

FR 34361; 

• August 29, 1989, at 54 FR 35748; 

• June 10, 1994, at 59 FR 30076; 

• January 4, 1995, at 60 FR 521; 

• June 2, 1997, at 62 FR 29761; 

• August 18, 1999, at 64 FR 45008; 

• August 24, 2004, at 69 FR 52057 

and amended on March 29, 2005, at 70 

FR 15980; 

• March 18, 2011, at 76 FR 15028; 

• April 13, 2012, at 77 FR 22376; 

• April 3, 2014, at 79 FR 18755; and 

• February 28, 2020, at 85 FR 12048. 

A complete list of the grant 

assurances may be viewed at: https://

www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_

assurances/. 

Comments Received 

The FAA received three comments 

during the comment period. Two 

identical comments expressed concern 

about FAA policies regarding grants 

provided to address noise and 

environmental impacts in communities. 

The FAA appreciates the commenters’ 

input but notes that this comment is 

outside the scope of this notice. The 

agency referred the comment to the FAA 

Aviation Noise Ombudsman. 

The second comment expressed 

concern about the addition of grant 

assurance 23, Exclusive Rights, to the 

list of assurances applicable to planning 

projects. The commenter 

misunderstands the purpose of the 

addition. Airport planning grants are 

considered federal financial assistance 

under 2 CFR 200.40, and thus upon 

receipt of federal funds, the recipient is 

prohibited from granting an exclusive 

right for the use of the subject airport for 

an aeronautical activity under 49 U.S.C 

40103(e) and 47107(a)(4). The FAA is 

not making any changes to grant 

assurance 23. 

Based on the foregoing, the FAA 

adopts without change the proposed 

grant assurance modifications, which 

are effective upon publication of this 

notice. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 

26, 2022. 

Authority for Grant Assurance 

Modifications 

This notice is published under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part 

B, Chapter 471, Sections 47107 and 

47122 of Title 49 United States Code 

(U.S.C.). In addition, the statutory 

authorities delegated to the Federal 

Aviation Administration are 

enumerated in Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 1.83 (‘‘Delegations to 

the Federal Aviation Administration’’). 

Robert John Craven, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09303 Filed 4–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0559; Notice of 

Availability Docket No. 22–ANE–6] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Assessment (Final EA)/ 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) 

for a New Instrument Approach 

Procedure (IAP), Referred to as the 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Runway 4 

Left (4L) Procedure, to Runway 4L at 

Boston Logan International Airport 

(BOS) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The FAA, Eastern Service 

Center, is issuing this notice to advise 

the public of the availability of the Final 

Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 

and FAA’s Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 

(ROD) to implement a new RNAV GPS 

arrival procedure to Runway 4L at BOS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veronda Johnson, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337, (404) 305–5598. Additional 

information about the FAA’s actions 

and environmental review of this 

project is available at the following 

website: FAABostonWorkshops.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EA responds to agency and public 

comments received by the FAA and it 

updates the Draft EA, issued on 

September 21, 2020. The Final EA and 

FONSI/ROD documents that the 

Proposed Action is consistent with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures and with 

existing national environmental policies 

and objectives set forth in section 101 of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA), 

Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, 

the requirements of section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

all other applicable special purpose 


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