[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53808-53809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21948]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No.: 2010-1052]


Airport Investment Partnership Program

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the record of decision for the 
participation of Airglades Airport, Hendry County, Clewiston, Florida 
in the Airport Investment Partnership Program.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the 
final application by Hendry County, Florida, for Airglades Airport to 
participate in the Airport Investment Partnership Program. Three 
exemptions were issued from certain provisions of Federal law. Congress 
established an Airport Privatization Pilot Program and authorizes the 
Secretary of Transportation, and through delegation, the FAA 
Administrator, to grant exemptions from certain Federal

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statutory and regulatory requirements. The Airport Privatization Pilot 
Program is now called the Airport Investment Partnership Program in 
accordance with the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Application 
Procedures require the FAA to approve the final application to permit 
exemptions after review of all documents necessary to comply with laws 
and regulations within the FAA's jurisdiction.

DATES: The Record of Decision was signed on September 30, 2019. Hendry 
County will sell Airglades Airport to Airglades LLC in accordance with 
the purchase and sale agreement.

ADDRESSES: The Record of Decision is available for public review under 
Docket Number 2010-2052, on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov, 
on the FAA's website www.faa.gov or in person at the Docket Operations 
office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The Docket Operations Office (800-647-5527) is 
located at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Willis, Director, Airport 
Compliance and Management Analysis, ACO-1, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, 
telephone (202) 267-3085.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction and Background

    Title 49 of the U.S. Code 47134 establishes the Airport Investment 
Partnership Program and authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, and 
through delegation, the FAA Administrator, to exempt a sponsor of a 
public use airport that has received Federal assistance, from certain 
Federal requirements in connection with the privatization of the 
airport by sale or lease to a private party. Specifically, per Sec.  
47134(b)(1) the Administrator may exempt the sponsor from all or part 
of the requirements to use airport revenues for airport-related 
purposes, (in the case of a non-primary airport, after the airport has 
consulted with at least 65 percent of the owners of aircraft based at 
that airport). If the exemption under Sec.  47134(b)(1) is granted, the 
Administrator shall exempt the sponsor from the obligation to pay back 
a portion of Federal grants upon the sale or lease of an airport, or to 
return airport property deeded by the Federal Government upon transfer 
of the airport. If the exemption under Sec.  47134(b)(1) is granted, 
the Administrator shall exempt the private purchaser or lessee from the 
requirement to use all airport revenues for airport-related purposes, 
to the extent necessary to permit the purchaser or lessee to earn 
compensation from the operations of the airport.
    On September 16, 1997, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a 
notice of procedures to be used in applications for exemptions under 
Airport Privatization Pilot Program (62 Federal Register (FR) 48693). 
On October 18, 2010, the FAA issued a letter accepting for review the 
Airglades Airport preliminary application (84 FR 4291, Docket Number 
2010-1052). On August 8, 2019, Hendry County filed the final 
application for the privatization of Airglades Airport. The final 
application provides for the sale of Airglades Airport to Airglades LLC 
to operate the airport as a general aviation facility and to develop a 
Perishable Cargo Complex. The privatization plan includes constructing 
a 10,000-foot runway for a Perishable Cargo Complex.
    On August 19, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration published 
in the Federal Register a Notice of Receipt of Final Application of 
Airglades Airport (2IS), Hendry County, Clewiston, Florida: 
Commencement of 30-day public view and comment period (84 FR 42977). 
The Notice made known the availability of the final application for 
Airglades Airport for public view and comment. Comments were requested 
by September 18, 2019.
    The FAA received 284 comments in response to the Notice. The FAA 
response to the comments is incorporated in the Record of Decision.
    On September 30, 2019, the FAA signed the Record of Decision 
approving the participation of Airglades Airport in the Airport 
Investment Partnership Program.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2019.
Lorraine M. Herson-Jones,
Manager, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-21948 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
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