[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06740]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Permanent Closure of the St. Marys Airport, St. Marys, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing this notice of a pending action required 
by statute. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 
Year 2017 requires the FAA to release the City of St. Marys, Georgia, 
from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, 
encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Marys Airport. On March 
6, 2017, the City of St. Marys provided written notice to the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) of its intent to permanently close the 
St. Marys Airport (4J6), in St. Marys, Georgia on July 14, 2017. The 
City of St. Marys provided this notice to the FAA in excess of 30 days 
before the permanent closure. The FAA hereby publishes the City of St. 
Marys' notice of permanent closure of the St. Marys Airport.

DATES: The permanent closure of the airport is effective as of July 14, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Rau, Georgia Program Manager, 
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Room 220, College 
Park, Georgia 30337-2747, (404) 305-6748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328) requires the FAA to release the City 
of St. Marys, Georgia, from all restrictions, conditions, and 
limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. 
Marys Airport (4J6). This non-towered, general aviation airport 
consists of approximately 285-acres and 15 based aircraft. Title 49 
United States Code 46319 states that a public agency (as defined in 
section 47102) may not permanently close an airport listed in the 
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems under section 47103 without 
providing written notice to the Administrator of the FAA at least 30 
days before the date of the closure. The FAA recognizes that the City 
of St. Marys met this requirement on March 6, 2017.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 28, 2017.
Larry F. Clark,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-06740 Filed 4-4-17; 8:45 am]
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