[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14872]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Land at 
Shafter Airport-Minter Field, Shafter, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release Airport Land.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and 
invites public comment on the release of approximately 34.98 acres of 
airport property at Shafter Airport-Minter Field, Shafter, California, 
from all restrictions of the surplus property agreement since the land 
is not needed for airport purposes. Sale of the property will generate 
revenue for airport development projects. Reuse of the land for 
commercial/light industrial purposes represents a compatible land use.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, Federal Register Comment, 15000 
Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261. In addition, one copy of the 
comment submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Herman 
Ruddell, General Manager, Minter Field Airport District, Shafter 
Airport, 201 Aviation Street, Shafter, CA 93263.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Garcia, Airports Compliance 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 15000 
Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-3634 
and FAX (310) 725-6849. The request to release airport property may be 
reviewed in person by appointment at this same location or at Shafter 
Airport-Minter Field, Shafter, California.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 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), this notice must be 
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the Secretary may 
waive any condition imposed on a federally obligated airport's interest 
in surplus property.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    The Minter Field Airport District requested a release from surplus 
property agreement obligations for approximately 34.98 acres of airport 
land at Shafter Airport-Minter Field, Shafter, California, originally 
acquired from the United States for airport purposes. The land is part 
of a larger parcel located east of the Friant Kern Canal in the 
southwest corner of the airport. The property is currently unused, 
undeveloped, and without structural improvements. It is located in an 
area that was once farmland but is now zoned for industrial use. The 
parcel is a considerable distance from the airfield. A water treatment 
plant lies between the parcel and the rest of the airport. The airport 
sponsor wishes to sell the land because it cannot be used for airport 
purposes. The property's redevelopment for non-aeronautical purposes 
will comply with local zoning and compatible land-use requirements. The 
parcel will be sold at fair market value based on the land's appraised 
value. The sale will provide the airport with needed revenue for 
airport improvement and development projects. The net proceeds of the 
sale will be used entirely for airport purposes, thereby providing a 
tangible and direct benefit to the airport and civil aviation.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on June 3, 2004.
John Lott,
Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, Airports Division, Western-
Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-14872 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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