[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15198]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport land.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to rule and 
invites public comment on the release of approximately 1.332 acres of 
land at Madera Municipal Airport, Madera, California, from all 
restrictions of the surplus property agreement. The purpose of the 
release is to permit the sale of the property located in the north east 
side of the airport and immediately adjacent to Aviation Drive to an 
individual for the construction of an aircraft hangar on land cost-
prohibitive for the City of Madera to develop.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 
90261. In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must 
be mailed or delivered to Mr. Sam Scheider, Airport Operations Manager, 
Madera Municipal Airport, 4020 Aviation Drive, Madera, CA 93637.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ellsworth Chan, Manager, Safety 
and Standards Branch, AWP-620, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 
90261, Telephone: (310) 725-3620. The request to release airport 
property may be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 2000, new authorizing 
legislation became effective. That bill, 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), requires that a 30-day public notice 
must be provided before the Secretary may waive any condition imposed 
on an interest in surplus property.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    The City of Madera requested the release of approximately 1.332 
acres of dedicated airport land at Madera Municipal Airport, Madera, 
California, from surplus property agreement obligations. The purpose of 
the release is to permit the sale of property that is cost prohibitive 
for the City of Madera to develop into any kind of aeronautical use. 
The property is an economic deterrent as the site is being at low 
elevation so as to require significant fill to bring it to grade. The 
net proceeds will be utilized for airport improvements for projects 
identified in the Airport Capital Improvement Plan.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on June 5, 2002.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-15198 Filed 6-14-02; 8:45 am]
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