82 FR 15783 - Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 60 (March 30, 2017)

The FAA is considering a proposal to change 42.29 acres of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use of property located at Lake Superior College--Emergency Response Training Center, 11501 MN Highway 23, Duluth, MN 55808. The aforementioned land is not needed for aeronautical use.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 60 (Thursday, March 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15783]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06293]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with respect to land; Lake Superior 
College and City of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a proposal to change 42.29 acres of 
airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use of property 
located at Lake Superior College--Emergency Response Training Center, 
11501 MN Highway 23, Duluth, MN 55808. The aforementioned land is not 
needed for aeronautical use.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for review by appointment at the FAA 
Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, Jake Martin, Program 
Manager, 6020 South 28th Ave., Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450 
Telephone: 612-253-4634/Fax: 612-253-4611.
    Written comments on the Sponsor's request must be delivered or 
mailed to: Jake Martin, Program Manager, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, 6020 South 
28th Ave., Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450 Telephone: 612-253-4634/
Fax: 612-253-4611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Martin, Program Manager, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, 
6020 South 28th Ave., Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450 Telephone: 612-
253-4634/Fax: 612-253-4611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 47107(h) of Title 
49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the 
Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that 
requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.
    The property is located along Highway 23 on the border of Minnesota 
and Wisconsin, near the point where the St. Louis River enters Lake 
Superior. This property is used to provide aircraft rescue and 
firefighting (ARFF) training to personnel working for fire departments 
responding to crashes involving aircraft. The proposed non-aeronautical 
use is to shift focus from ARFF training to industrial firefighting of 
all types.
    The property is presently used for an ARFF training facility for 
personnel responding to emergencies involving aircraft. The land was 
purchased using Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds. Lake Superior 
College and the City of Duluth, co-sponsors for the grant, propose to 
continue to use the facility as a firefighting training facility, but 
one that focuses on emergencies and fires of all types; rather than 
aircraft specific. This is no longer needed for an aeronautical 
purpose. The property will remain under the jurisdiction of Lake 
Superior College and the Minnesota State Colleges and University 
system. Lake Superior College will repay the current Fair Market Value 
(FMV) of the property to the City of Duluth where the funds will be 
used for future airport improvement projects at the Duluth 
International Airport.
    The disposition of proceeds from the property will be in accordance 
with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, 
published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999 (64 FR 7696).
    This notice announces that the FAA is considering the release of 
the subject airport property at the Lake Superior College--Emergency 
Response Training Center, 11501 MN Highway 23, Duluth, MN 55808 from 
federal land covenants, subject to a reservation for continuing right 
of flight as well as restrictions on the released property as required 
in FAA Order 5190.6B section 22.16. Approval does not constitute a 
commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the disposal of the 
subject airport property nor a determination of eligibility for grant-
in-aid funding from the FAA.
    An irregular shaped parcel consisting of approximately 42.29 acres 
described as the south 250 feet of the NW \1/4\ of the NE \1/4\, part 
of the south 250 feet of the NE \1/4\ of the NE \1/4\, the north 480 
feet of the SW \1/4\ -of the NE \1/4\ of the former Delzotto property, 
and part of Government Lot 6 located in the SE \1/4\ of the NE \1/4\ 
all located in Section 9 of T48N-R15W

    Issued in Minneapolis, MN, on February 7, 2017.
Andrew Peek,
Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-06293 Filed 3-29-17; 8:45 am]
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