[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20298-20299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08205]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of a Non-Aeronautical Land-Use Change Effecting the 
Quitclaim Deed and Federal Grant Assurance Obligations at A.B. Won Pat 
Guam International Airport, Tamuning, Guam

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a Non-Aeronautical Land-Use Change.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to rule and 
invites public comment on the application for a non-aeronautical land-
use change of approximately 23.06 acres of airport property at A.B. Won 
Pat Guam International Airport, Tamuning, Guam from the aeronautical 
use provisions of the Quitclaim Deed and Grant Agreement Assurances 
since the land is not needed for the purpose for which it was conveyed. 
The property will be used to grant an easement to the Government of 
Guam for the construction of a roadway in exchange for which the 
Airport Authority will be fairly compensated. The project will improve 
traffic flow and better utilize the airport property to enhance 
transportation at and around the airport. The use of the land for a 
roadway represents a compatible land use that will not interfere with 
the airport or its operation, thereby protecting the interests of civil 
aviation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 12, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments on the request may be mailed 
or delivered to the FAA at the following address. Mr. Gordon Wong, Lead 
Program Manager, Federal Register Comment, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Honolulu Airports District Office, P.O. Box 50244, 
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001. In addition, one copy of the comment submitted 
to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Charles H. Ada II, 
Executive Director, Federal Register Comment, A. B. Won Pat Guam 
International Airport Authority, P.O. Box 8770, Tamuning, Guam 96931.

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 DOT Secretary may 
waive any condition imposed on a federally obligated airport by surplus 
property conveyance deeds or grant agreements.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    The Guam International Airport Authority (GIAA) requested a 
modification of the conditions in the Quitclaim Deed and Grant 
Agreement Assurances to permit non-aeronautical use of approximately 
23.06 acres of land at A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport, 
Tamuning, Guam to grant a roadway easement. The property subject to the 
easement is located northeast of the airfield and extends to the west 
side of the airport. The Government of Guam will be granted an easement 
to permit construction of the Tiyan Parkway along airport land that is 
not presently fully developed using local government and federal 
highway financing. The first phase of the project will provide an 
arterial roadway connection between Routes 8 and 10A that will improve 
airport access, create more efficient surface transportation to and 
from the airport, and ease traffic congestion around the airport. In 
addition, it will also permit Central Avenue to be permanently closed 
to eliminate the street's encroachment into the airport Runway 
Protection Zone. The second phase of the project will extend the 
Parkway eastward and occupy both on-airport and off-airport land. Phase 
2 will proceed after funding and off-airport land is acquired for the 
additional right of way. The extended easement will not be granted 
until Phase 2 is actually begun. The Airport Authority will receive 
fair compensation for the easement, which will be devoted to airport 
purposes. Use of the land for the Tiyan Parkway is a compatible land 
use that will not interfere with or impede the operations and 
development of the airport. Based on the benefits of fair compensation 
and improved traffic circulation, the interests of civil aviation will 
be properly served.


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    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on April 3, 2014.
Steven Oetzell,
Acting Manager, Safety and Standards Branch, Airports Division, 
Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-08205 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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