[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27634]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Request To Release Airport Property

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on Request to Release Airport Property 
at the Halifax County Airport (RZZ), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
release of land at the Halifax County Airport (RZZ), Roanoke Rapids, NC 
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to 
the FAA at the following address: Larry F. Clark, Assistant Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 
Columbia Ave., Campus Building, Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to: Tony N. Brown, Halifax County Manager, 10 North 
King Street, Halifax, NC 27839.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry F. Clark, Assistant Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, Campus Building, Suite 2-260, College Park, GA 30337.
    The request to release property may be reviewed, by appointment, in 
person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to release approximately 292 acres of property known as the 
Halifax County Airport (RZZ) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
47107(h)(2). In May, 2009, the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport 
Authority opened the new Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (IXA) as 
a replacement for the Halifax County Airport (RZZ). On April 20, 2010, 
the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Halifax County and the 
Mayor of Roanoke Rapids notified the FAA that because of the opening of 
the new Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport and the subsequent 
decommissioning of RZZ that they were officially requesting a full 
release of the affected property from federal obligations. All 
operations at RZZ have ceased. The FAA has determined that the request 
to release property at RZZ submitted by the airport sponsors meets the 
procedural requirements of the FAA. The release of this property does 
not and will not impact future aviation needs in the region. The FAA 
may approve the request in whole no sooner than 30 days after 
publication of this notice.

The Following Is a Brief Overview of the Request

    The Airport Sponsors are proposing the release of the entire 
airport property and associated facilities. The release of land is 
necessary to comply with FAA Grant Assurances that do not allow 
federally acquired airport property to be used for non-aviation 
purposes. The permanent abandonment of the subject property will result 
in the lands of RZZ being changed from aeronautical to nonaeronautical 
use and release of the lands from the conditions of the AIP Grant 
Agreement Grant Assurances. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 
47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the Airport Sponsor has reinvested an 
amount equal to the fair market value of RZZ in the recently-
constructed IXA.
    Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at 
the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon appointment and request, inspect 
the application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be 
related to the application in person at the Halifax County Manager's 
Office, 10 North King Street, Halifax, NC.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia on October 12, 2011.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, FAA Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-27634 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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