[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15449-15450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6350]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No FAA-2012-22842]


Notice of Opportunity To Participate, Criteria Requirements and 
Application Procedure for Participation in the Military Airport Program 
(MAP)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of criteria and application procedures for designation 
or redesignation, in the Military Airport Program (MAP), for the fiscal 
year 2012.

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SUMMARY: This notice supplements the Federal Register Notice of 
September 22, 2011 and implements Military Airport Program (MAP) 
changes in the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012, Public Law 112-91, February 14, 2012. This supplementary 
notice announces the criteria, application procedures, and schedule to 
be applied by the Secretary of Transportation in designating or 
redesignating, and funding capital development annually for up to 3 
current (joint-use) or former military general aviation airports 
seeking designation or redesignation to participate in the MAP. Of the 
15 current (joint-use) or former MAP slots the new legislation permits 
up to 3 general aviation airports to be selected for the program. 
Applicants who previously submitted applications based on the September 
22, 2011 Federal Register notice do not need to reapply. Their 
applications will be considered for Fiscal Year 2012 MAP along with any 
applications received from additional general aviation airports as a 
result of this supplemental notice.
    The MAP allows the Secretary to designate current (joint-use) or 
former military airports to receive grants from the Airport Improvement 
Program (AIP).
    The Secretary is authorized to designate an airport (other than an 
airport designated before August 24, 1994) only if:
    (1) The airport is a former military installation closed or 
realigned under the Title 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2687 (announcement of closures 
of large Department of Defense installations after September 30, 1977), 
or under Section 201 or 2905 of the Defense Authorization Amendments 
and Base Closure and Realignment Acts; or
    (2) the airport is a military installation with both military and 
civil aircraft operations.
    The Secretary shall consider for designation only those current or 
former military airports, at least partly converted to civilian 
airports as part of the national air transportation system, that will 
reduce delays at airports with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays 
in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings, or will enhance 
airport and air traffic control system capacity in metropolitan areas, 
or reduce current and projected flight delays (49 U.S.C. 47118(c)).

DATES: Applications must be received on or before April 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit an original and two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424, 
``Application for Federal Assistance,'' prescribed by the Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-102, available at http://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/forms/media/aip_sf424_2010.pdf along with any 
supporting and justifying documentation. Applicant should specifically 
request to be considered for designation or redesignation as a general 
aviation airport to participate in the fiscal year 2012 MAP. Submission 
should be sent to the Regional FAA Airports Division or Airports 
District Office that serves the airport. Applicants may find the proper 
office on the FAA Web site http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/ or may contact the office below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kendall Ball 
([email protected]), Airports Financial Assistance Division (APP-
500), Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 
(202) 267-7436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

General Description of the Program

    The MAP provides capital development assistance to civil airport 
sponsors of designated current (joint-

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use) military airfields or former military airports that are included 
in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). 
Airports designated to the MAP may obtain funds from a set-aside 
(currently four percent) of AIP discretionary funds for airport 
development, including certain projects not otherwise eligible for AIP 
assistance. These airports are also eligible to receive grants from 
other categories of AIP funding.
    Additional information required for application to the MAP may be 
found in the original Federal Register Notice Vol. 76, No. 184/
Thursday, September 22, 2011/Notices Pg. 58861. The original notice may 
also be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-22/html/2011-24350.htm.
    This notice is issued pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 47118.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 7, 2012.
Elliott Black,
Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 2012-6350 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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