[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13102-13103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05241]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Request To Abrogate the Use Restriction Covenant and 
Right of Reverter, Oak Ridge, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public 
comment on a request by The City of Oak Ridge (``The City''), TN to 
abrogate the use restriction covenant and right of reverter for 
property formerly known as Airport Tract A at Heritage Center, Parcels 
(P) ED-4A, (P) ED-13, and (P) ED-16, consisting of approximately 105.61 
acres.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be emailed to the FAA at the 
following email address: FAA/Memphis Airports District Office, Attn: 
Jamal R. Stovall, Lead Community Planner, [email protected].
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mr. Randall W. Hemann, City Manager, City of Oak 
Ridge at the following address: 200 South Tulane Avenue, Municipal 
Building, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamal R. Stovall, Lead Community 
Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis Airports District 
Office, 2600 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 38118-
2482, [email protected]. The abrogation release agreement may be 
reviewed in person at this same location, by appointment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public 
comment on the request to abrogate the use restriction covenant and 
right of reverter at the City of Oak Ridge, Municipal Building, 200 
South Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, under the provisions of 49 
U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The FAA determined that the request to abrogate the 
use restriction covenant(s) and right of reverter submitted by the 
sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation 
Administration. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, 
no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice.
    The request consists of the following:
    Pursuant to the authority of 49 U.S.C. 47153 and 40 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq., Grantor (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) conveyed the Property subject 
to use as a public airport in order to expand regional air service in 
Oak Ridge, Tennessee for which it was conveyed in perpetuity and as 
further restricted in the Use of Real Property, and that if the 
Property ceases to be used or maintained in accordance with the Use 
Restriction Covenant, all or any portion of the Property shall, in its 
then existing condition, at the option of the Government, revert to the 
Government. The City has determined it cannot proceed with the proposed 
airport aviation project in compliance with the Use Restrictive 
Covenant and has requested from the FAA to be released so that the City 
may pursue other beneficial use of the property. The City requests the 
FAA to abrogate the Use Restriction Covenant and Right of Reverter to 
allow the redevelopment of the property. The FAA has the authority 
under the Act to release Grantee from the Use Restrictive Covenant and 
Right of Reverter. The FAA has determined that abrogation of the Use 
Restriction Covenant and Right of Reverter is in the best interest of 
the United States of America.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, 
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the City 
of Oak Ridge.


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    Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 13, 2026.
Rans D. Black,
Acting Manager, Memphis Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-05241 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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