82 FR 21871 - Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21871-21872]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09460]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property 
at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport property.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
release of land at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport under the provisions 
of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation

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Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to 
the FAA at the following address: Mr. Glenn A. Boles, Manager, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Airports Division, AR/OK 
Airports Development Office, ASW-630, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to The Honorable Charles Snapp, Mayor of Walnut 
Ridge at the following address: City of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, 300 
West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Burns, Program Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, AR/OK Airports Development Office, 
ASW-630, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177.
    The request to release property may be reviewed in person at this 
same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to release property at the Walnut Ridge Regional Airport under 
the provisions of the AIR 21.
    On May 3, 2017, the FAA determined that the request to release 
property at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport submitted by the City of 
Walnut Ridge met the procedural requirements of the Federal aviation 
Regulations, Part 155. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in 
part, no later than June 19, 2017.
    The following is a brief overview of the request: The City of 
Walnut Ridge requests the release of 15.12 acres of airport property 
valued at $90,000.00. The release of property will allow for the sale 
of the property to Custom-Pak, Inc. for the expansion of an existing 
industrial facility adjacent to the airport. The City of Walnut Ridge 
will use the $90,000.00 resulting from the sale of the 15.12 acres to 
fund the construction of Jet-A and AvGas fuel farm, the rehabilitation 
of runways and taxiway, and the rehabilitation of existing hangars and 
existing buildings on the airport.
    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 application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
Walnut Ridge Regional Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 3, 2017.
Ignacio Flores,
Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-09460 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am]
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