83_FR_15259 83 FR 15191 - Notice of Opportunity: Criteria and Application Procedures for the Military Airport Program (MAP).

83 FR 15191 - Notice of Opportunity: Criteria and Application Procedures for the Military Airport Program (MAP).

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)

Page Range15191-15194
FR Document2018-07228

This document announces the criteria, application procedures, and schedule to be applied by the Secretary of Transportation to designate a maximum of 15 joint-use or former military airports to participate in the MAP for the purposes of capital development funding assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No: FAA-2005-22842]


Notice of Opportunity: Criteria and Application Procedures for 
the Military Airport Program (MAP).

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of criteria and application procedures.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the criteria, application procedures, 
and schedule to be applied by the Secretary of Transportation to 
designate a maximum of 15 joint-use or former military airports to 
participate in the MAP for the purposes of capital development funding 
assistance.

DATES: Applications must be received no later than June 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit an original signed Standard Form (SF) 424, 
``Application for Federal Assistance'' (available at: https://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/forms/?sect=aip,payments) along with all 
supporting documentation. Airport sponsor applicants must specifically 
request consideration to participate in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 MAP. 
Submission(s) should be sent to the appropriate FAA Regional Airports 
Division or Airports District Office that serves the airport (sponsor). 
Applicants can find their local office on the FAA website at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/news_information/contact_info/regional/ or may 
contact the office listed under the section ``For Further 
Information.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan DiMartino 
([email protected]), Airports Financial Assistance Division, 
Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
(202) 267-8744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Description of the Program

    Under 49 U.S.C. 47118, the MAP provides capital development 
assistance to civilian airport sponsors of designated joint-use 
military airfields or former military airports that are included in the 
FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Airport 
sponsors designated to the MAP may receive set-aside grant funds from 
the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) (4 percent of discretionary 
funds) for airport development that will assist the airport sponsor in 
successfully transitioning the airport from military to civilian use. 
The MAP is described in detail in FAA Order 5100.38D, Airport 
Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook.

Number of Airports

    As set forth by 49 U.S.C. 47118, a maximum of 15 airports may 
participate in the MAP at any time. Three of the 15 may be general 
aviation (GA) airports; the remainder must be commercial service or 
reliever airports. In FY 2018, there are 12 slots available in the 
program; however, there are no openings available for GA airports.

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Designation Duration

    The FAA has the option to designate an airport sponsor for any 
duration between 1 and 5 fiscal years. The FAA will evaluate the 
conversion needs of the airport in its capital development plan to 
determine the appropriate length of designation.

Redesignation Duration

    Previously designated airport sponsors may apply for redesignation 
to the MAP for a period between 1 and 5 fiscal years. Those airport 
sponsors must meet the current MAP eligibility requirements of 49 
U.S.C. 47118(a), at the beginning of each grant period. The FAA will 
evaluate applications for redesignation primarily in terms of the 
remaining projects that are specifically fundable only under the MAP 
because redesignated airports generally have fewer conversion needs 
than new candidates. The FAA's goal is to gradually transition MAP 
airports to regular AIP participation by helping these airports 
successfully convert to civilian airport operations.

MAP Funding Limitations

    Designated airport sponsors may receive up to $7 million per fiscal 
year for terminal projects and up to $7 million for construction, 
improvement, or repair of fuel farms, utility systems, surface 
automobile parking lots, hangars, and air cargo terminals that are not 
larger than 50,000 square feet. Revenue generating projects that may 
not normally be AIP eligible at the airport may be considered through 
the MAP to assist in the conversion of a military joint-use or former 
military facility to civilian use.

Use of Regular AIP on a MAP Designated Airport

    MAP designated airport projects are not limited to MAP funding. 
They may also qualify for other AIP funding if they meet all AIP 
associated project eligibility and justification requirements.

Designation Requirements

    The MAP allows the Secretary of Transportation to designate 
civilian airport sponsors of joint-use or former military airports 
(other than an airport so designated before August 24, 1994) to receive 
grants from the AIP if they meet the following general requirements:
    1. The airport is a former military installation closed or 
realigned under:
    a. Section 2687 of 10 U.S.C. (announcement of closures of large 
Department of Defense (DOD) installations after September 30, 1977);
    b. Section 201 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base 
Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC) (10 U.S.C. 2687, note); or
    c. Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687, note).
    2. The airport is a military installation with both military and 
civil aircraft operations.
    3. The airport is classified as a commercial service or reliever 
airport in the NPIAS. (See 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2).)
    4. In addition, three of the designated airports may be GA airports 
that were former military installations closed or realigned under BRAC, 
as amended, or 10 U.S.C. 2687. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(g).) Therefore, a 
GA airport can only qualify under requirement 1 of this section. ``GA 
airport'' means a public airport that is located in a State that, as 
determined by the Secretary:
    a. does not have scheduled service; or
    b. has scheduled passenger service with fewer than 2,500 passenger 
boardings per year.
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47104(c), in designating new candidate 
airport sponsors, the Secretary may consider only current or former 
military airports for designation if a grant would:
    1. Reduce delays at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of 
annual delays in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings;
    2. Enhance airport and air traffic control system capacity in a 
metropolitan area or reduce current and projected flight delays; or
    3. Preserve or enhance minimum airfield infrastructure facilities 
at former military airports to support emergency diversionary 
operations for transoceanic flights. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(c)(3).)
    The FAA will evaluate applications for new MAP designations on the 
basis of how the proposed projects included in the application would 
contribute to delay reductions and/or how the airport improvements 
would enhance national and local air traffic or airport system capacity 
and provide adequate related user services.

Candidate Evaluation

    Recently realigned or closed military airports and military 
airfields with new joint-use agreements generally have the greatest 
need for funding assistance to transition to civil airport operations. 
Newly converted airports and new joint-use locations frequently have 
minimal capital development resources and therefore receive priority 
consideration for designation and MAP funding. The FAA will evaluate 
the need for eligible projects based upon information in the airport's 
5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) submitted by the airport sponsor 
and the following specific factors:
    1. Compatibility of airport roles and the ability of the airport to 
provide an adequate airport facility;
    2. The capability of the airport to serve aircraft that otherwise 
must use a congested airport;
    3. Landside surface access;
    4. Airport operational capability, including peak hour and annual 
capacities;
    5. Potential of other metropolitan area airports to relieve the 
congested airport;
    6. Ability to satisfy, relieve, or meet air cargo demand within the 
metropolitan area;
    7. Forecasted aircraft and passenger levels, type of commercial 
service anticipated, i.e., scheduled or chartered commercial service;
    8. Type and capacity of aircraft projected to serve the airport and 
level of operations at the congested airport and the candidate airport;
    9. The potential for the airport to be served by aircraft or users, 
including the airlines serving the congested airport;
    10. Ability to replace an existing commercial service or reliever 
airport serving the area; and
    11. Any other documentation to support designation of the airport 
sponsor's candidate airport.
    The FAA will evaluate proposed development projects to assess the 
potential of the airport to become a viable civilian airport that will 
enhance system capacity or reduce delays.

Application Procedures and Required Documentation

    Airport sponsors applying for designation or redesignation to the 
MAP must complete and submit an SF-424 and provide supporting 
documentation to the appropriate FAA Regional Airports Division or 
Airports District Office serving that airport. Airport sponsors may 
obtain this fillable form from https://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/forms/?sect=aip,-payments. Applicants must fill this form out 
completely and include the following:
     Item 1 (Type of Submission)--Mark as a ``preapplication'';
     Item 2 (Type of Application)--Mark as ``New'' and in 
``Other'' fill in ``Military Airport Program'';
     Item 15 (Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project)--Fill 
with ``designation (or redesignation) to the Military Airport 
Program''; and
     Item 18.a. (Estimated Funding)--Fill in the total amount 
of funding requests anticipated from the MAP over the entire term 
sought in the application.

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Supporting Documentation

    1. Identification as a joint-use or former military airport. The 
application must identify the airport sponsor's airport as either a 
joint-use or former military airport and indicate whether it was:
    a. Closed or realigned under section 201 of the BRAC and/or section 
2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(Installations Approved for Closure by the Defense Base Realignment and 
Closure Commissions);
    b. Closed or realigned pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2687 as excess 
property (bases announced for closure by the DOD pursuant to this title 
after September 30, 1977 (this is the date of announcement for 
closure)); or
    c. A military installation with both military and civil aircraft 
operations.
    2. Qualifications for the MAP. The application must include 
documentation to answer questions a. through j. below:
    a. Does the airport meet the definition of a ``public airport'' as 
defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(21)?
    b. Is the required environmental review for civil reuse or joint-
use of the military airfield completed?
     The environmental review does not need to include the 
individual projects to be funded by the MAP.
     The environmental review is necessary to convey the 
property or enter into a long-term lease, or finalize a joint-use 
agreement.
     The military department conveying or leasing the property 
or entering into a joint-use agreement should have the primary 
responsibility for the environmental review.
    c. Does the eligible airport sponsor hold or will hold satisfactory 
title or a long-term lease (25 years or longer)?
     Documentation that the Federal Government accepted an 
application for surplus or BRAC airport property is sufficient to meet 
this requirement.
    d. Does the airport sponsor have an existing joint-use agreement 
with the military department having jurisdiction over the airport?
    e. A copy of the existing joint-use agreement must be submitted 
with the application. Is the airport classified as a ``commercial 
service airport'' or a ``reliever airport'' as defined in 49 U.S.C. 
47102(7) and (23)?
    f. Is the airport sponsor an eligible airport ``sponsor,'' as 
defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(26)?
    g. Does the airport sponsor have a 5-year CIP indicating all 
eligible grant projects to be funded either from the MAP or from other 
portions of the AIP?
    h. Does the airport have an FAA-approved airport layout plan (ALP)?
    i. For commercial service airports, has a business/marketing plan 
or equivalent been completed?
    j. For reliever or GA airports, alternative planning documents may 
be submitted in lieu of a business/marketing plan.
    3. Other Factors. The application should include information on the 
items below:
    a. Identify the existing and potential levels of visual or extra 
instrument operations and aeronautical activity at the current or 
former military airport and, if applicable, the congested airport.
    b. Explain how the airport contributes to the air traffic system or 
airport system capacity.
    c. Provide the revenue passenger and air cargo levels if commercial 
air carriers serve the airport.
    d. Describe the airport's projected civil role and development 
needs for transitioning from use as a military airfield to a civil 
airport. Include how development projects would serve to reduce delays 
at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays in 
commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings, enhance capacity 
in a metropolitan area, or reduce current and projected flight delays.
    e. Describe the existing airspace capacity. Explain how anticipated 
new operations would affect the surrounding airspace, congestion, and 
air traffic flow patterns in the metropolitan area in or near the 
airport.
    f. Describe the airport sponsor's 5-year CIP. The CIP must identify 
the safety, capacity, and conversion related projects, estimated costs, 
and projected construction schedule.
    g. Describe projects that are consistent with the role of the 
airport and effectively contribute to the joint-use or civil conversion 
of the airfield. The projects selected (e.g., safety-related, 
conversion-related, and/or capacity-related) must be identified and 
fully explained based on the airport sponsor's planned airport use. 
Each project that may be eligible under MAP must be clearly indicated 
and include the following information:

Airside

     Planned safety modifications including pavement, marking, 
lighting, drainage, or other structures or features to meet civil 
standards for approach, departure, and other protected airport surfaces 
as described in 14 CFR part 77, or airport design standards set forth 
in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A;
     Planned construction of facilities, such as passenger 
terminal gates, aprons for passenger terminals, taxiways to new 
terminal facilities, aircraft parking, and cargo facilities to 
accommodate civil use;
     Planned utility upgrades serving the civilian function and 
independent operation including: electrical, mechanical, communications 
lines, water, gas, sewer, storm drainage;
     Planned acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or 
modification of facilities and equipment including: snow removal 
equipment, aircraft rescue and fire fighting facilities and equipment, 
security equipment, lighting vaults, and reconfiguration or relocation 
of eligible buildings for more efficient civil airport operations;
     Planned modifications of fuel farms to accommodate civil 
aviation use;
     Planned acquisition of additional land for runway 
protection zones, other approach protection, or airport development; 
and
     Planned modifications, which will permit the airfield to 
accommodate GA users.

Landside

     Planned construction, improvement, or repair of surface 
parking areas for passenger and air cargo terminals;
     Planned construction, improvement, or repair of access 
roads to provide efficient movement of vehicular traffic that leads 
directly to or from a passenger or air cargo terminal, fixed base 
operations, and aircraft maintenance areas; or
     Planned construction, improvement, or repair of 
facilities, such as passenger terminals, hangars, and air cargo 
terminal buildings.
    h. Evaluate the ability of surface transportation facilities (e.g., 
road, rail, high-speed rail, and/or maritime) to provide intermodal 
connections.
    i. Describe the type and level of aviation (and community) interest 
in the civil use of the current or former military airport.
    j. Provide one copy of the FAA-approved ALP with each application. 
The ALP must clearly describe capacity and conversion-related projects. 
Airport sponsors should also include other information, such as: 
Project cost(s), schedule, project justification(s), other project 
related maps and drawings showing the project location(s), and any 
other supporting documentation that would make the airport sponsor's 
application easier to understand. Airport sponsors may also include 
photos that further describe the airport, projects, and otherwise 
clarify certain aspects of the application. These maps and ALPs should 
be cross-referenced

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with the project costs and descriptions noted elsewhere in the 
application.

Redesignation Applications

    Airport sponsors applying for redesignation to the MAP must submit 
the same information required of new candidate airport sponsors. 
Airport sponsors requesting redesignation must also answer the 
following questions:
    1. Why is a redesignation and additional MAP-eligible project 
funding needed to accomplish the conversion to a civilian-use airport?
    2. What is the preferred time period for redesignation (not to 
exceed 5 years)?
    3. Why would funding of eligible work under other categories of AIP 
or other sources of funding not accomplish the development needs of the 
airport?
    4. Airport sponsors applying for redesignation must provide a 
reanalysis of their original business/marketing plans (for example, a 
plan previously funded by the DOD's Office of Economic Adjustment or 
the original master plan for the airport) and prepare an updated plan. 
If no business/marketing plan exists, a business/marketing plan or 
strategy must be developed. The report must address these questions:
    a. Is the airport sponsor continuing to work towards the goals 
established in the business/marketing plan?
    b. How do the MAP projects contained in the application contribute 
to the goals of the airport sponsor and its plans?
    c. If the business/marketing plan no longer applies to the current 
goals of the airport sponsor, how has the airport sponsor altered the 
business/marketing plan to establish a new direction for the facility 
and how do the projects contained in the MAP application aid in the 
completion of the new direction and goals and by what date does the 
airport sponsor anticipate graduating from the MAP?

    This notice is issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47118. Issued from 
Washington, DC, on April 4, 2018.
Elliott Black
Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
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                                                  Decided: April 4, 2018.                               notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can                   schedule to be applied by the Secretary
                                                  By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting              be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/                    of Transportation to designate a
                                                Director, Office of Proceedings.                        privacy.                                              maximum of 15 joint-use or former
                                                Marline Simeon,                                           Docket: Background documents or                     military airports to participate in the
                                                Clearance Clerk.                                        comments received may be read at                      MAP for the purposes of capital
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–07223 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]              http://www.regulations.gov at any time.               development funding assistance.
                                                BILLING CODE 4915–01–P                                  Follow the online instructions for                    DATES:  Applications must be received
                                                                                                        accessing the docket or go to the Docket              no later than June 8, 2018.
                                                                                                        Operations in Room W12–140 of the
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            West Building Ground Floor at 1200                    ADDRESSES:   Submit an original signed
                                                                                                        New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                    Standard Form (SF) 424, ‘‘Application
                                                Federal Aviation Administration                         DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday                 for Federal Assistance’’ (available at:
                                                                                                        through Friday, except Federal holidays.              https://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/
                                                [Summary Notice No. PE–2018–26]
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      forms/?sect=aip,payments) along with
                                                Petition for Exemption; Summary of                      Mark Forseth, AIR–673, Federal                        all supporting documentation. Airport
                                                Petition Received                                       Aviation Administration, 2200 S. 216th                sponsor applicants must specifically
                                                                                                        St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547, email                 request consideration to participate in
                                                AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                               mark.forseth@faa.gov, phone (206) 231–                the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 MAP.
                                                Administration (FAA), DOT.                              3179; or Alphonso Pendergrass, ARM–                   Submission(s) should be sent to the
                                                ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption                200, Office of Rulemaking, Federal                    appropriate FAA Regional Airports
                                                received.                                               Aviation Administration, 800                          Division or Airports District Office that
                                                                                                        Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                   serves the airport (sponsor). Applicants
                                                SUMMARY:   This notice contains a                                                                             can find their local office on the FAA
                                                                                                        DC 20591, email alphonso.pendergrass@
                                                summary of a petition seeking relief                                                                          website at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/
                                                                                                        faa.gov, phone (202) 267–4713.
                                                from specified requirements of Federal                                                                        news_information/contact_info/
                                                                                                          This notice is published pursuant to
                                                Aviation Regulations. The purpose of                                                                          regional/ or may contact the office listed
                                                                                                        14 CFR 11.85.
                                                this notice is to improve the public’s                                                                        under the section ‘‘For Further
                                                awareness of, and participation in, this                  Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 3,           Information.’’
                                                aspect of the FAA’s regulatory activities.              2018.
                                                Neither publication of this notice nor                  Victor Wicklund,                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Mr.
                                                the inclusion or omission of information                Manager, Transport Standards Branch.                  Jonathan DiMartino
                                                in the summary is intended to affect the                                                                      (jonathan.dimartino@faa.gov), Airports
                                                                                                        Petition for Exemption                                Financial Assistance Division, Office of
                                                legal status of the petition or its final
                                                disposition.                                               Docket No.: FAA–2018–0283.                         Airport Planning and Programming,
                                                                                                           Petitioner: Gulfstream Aerospace                   Federal Aviation Administration, 800
                                                DATES:  Comments on this petition must                  Corporation.                                          Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                identify the petition docket number                        Section of 14 CFR Affected:                        Washington, DC 20591, (202) 267–8744.
                                                involved and must be received on or                     § 25.1309(b); and Special Conditions
                                                before April 23, 2018.                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        Nos. 25–612–SC, 25–661–SC, 25–662–
                                                ADDRESSES: Send comments identified                     SC, 25–664–SC, 25–665–SC, and 25–                     General Description of the Program
                                                by docket number FAA–2018–0283                          667–SC.
                                                using any of the following methods:                        Description of Relief Sought: Permit                  Under 49 U.S.C. 47118, the MAP
                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   18 months for additional compliance                   provides capital development assistance
                                                http://www.regulations.gov and follow                   testing of non-rechargeable lithium-ion               to civilian airport sponsors of
                                                the online instructions for sending your                batteries for emergency-locator                       designated joint-use military airfields or
                                                comments electronically.                                transmitters on Gulfstream Model GV–                  former military airports that are
                                                  • Mail: Send comments to Docket                       SP, GVI, GVII, G150, G280, and G200                   included in the FAA’s National Plan of
                                                Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of                    airplanes.                                            Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
                                                Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey                                                                         Airport sponsors designated to the MAP
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–07142 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West                                                                                 may receive set-aside grant funds from
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
                                                Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
                                                20590–0001.                                                                                                   (4 percent of discretionary funds) for
                                                  • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                              airport development that will assist the
                                                comments to Docket Operations in                                                                              airport sponsor in successfully
                                                Room W12–140 of the West Building                       Federal Aviation Administration                       transitioning the airport from military to
                                                Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey                                                                               civilian use. The MAP is described in
                                                Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9                    [Docket No: FAA–2005–22842]                           detail in FAA Order 5100.38D, Airport
                                                a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                                                                               Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook.
                                                                                                        Notice of Opportunity: Criteria and
                                                Friday, except Federal holidays.                                                                              Number of Airports
                                                                                                        Application Procedures for the Military
                                                  • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
                                                                                                        Airport Program (MAP).
                                                Operations at 202–493–2251.                                                                                     As set forth by 49 U.S.C. 47118, a
                                                  Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.                                                                        maximum of 15 airports may participate
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                                                553(c), DOT solicits comments from the                  Administration (FAA), Department of                   in the MAP at any time. Three of the 15
                                                public to better inform its rulemaking                  Transportation (DOT).                                 may be general aviation (GA) airports;
                                                process. DOT posts these comments,                      ACTION: Notice of criteria and                        the remainder must be commercial
                                                without edit, including any personal                    application procedures.                               service or reliever airports. In FY 2018,
                                                information the commenter provides, to                                                                        there are 12 slots available in the
                                                http://www.regulations.gov, as                          SUMMARY:    This document announces the               program; however, there are no
                                                described in the system of records                      criteria, application procedures, and                 openings available for GA airports.


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                                                Designation Duration                                       b. Section 201 of the Defense                      Plan (CIP) submitted by the airport
                                                  The FAA has the option to designate                   Authorization Amendments and Base                     sponsor and the following specific
                                                an airport sponsor for any duration                     Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC)                    factors:
                                                                                                        (10 U.S.C. 2687, note); or                              1. Compatibility of airport roles and
                                                between 1 and 5 fiscal years. The FAA
                                                                                                           c. Section 2905 of the Defense Base                the ability of the airport to provide an
                                                will evaluate the conversion needs of
                                                                                                        Closure and Realignment Act of 1990                   adequate airport facility;
                                                the airport in its capital development
                                                                                                        (10 U.S.C. 2687, note).                                 2. The capability of the airport to
                                                plan to determine the appropriate length                   2. The airport is a military installation          serve aircraft that otherwise must use a
                                                of designation.                                         with both military and civil aircraft                 congested airport;
                                                Redesignation Duration                                  operations.                                             3. Landside surface access;
                                                                                                           3. The airport is classified as a                    4. Airport operational capability,
                                                   Previously designated airport                                                                              including peak hour and annual
                                                                                                        commercial service or reliever airport in
                                                sponsors may apply for redesignation to                                                                       capacities;
                                                                                                        the NPIAS. (See 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2).)
                                                the MAP for a period between 1 and 5                       4. In addition, three of the designated              5. Potential of other metropolitan area
                                                fiscal years. Those airport sponsors                    airports may be GA airports that were                 airports to relieve the congested airport;
                                                must meet the current MAP eligibility                   former military installations closed or                 6. Ability to satisfy, relieve, or meet
                                                requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47118(a), at                  realigned under BRAC, as amended, or                  air cargo demand within the
                                                the beginning of each grant period. The                 10 U.S.C. 2687. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(g).)             metropolitan area;
                                                FAA will evaluate applications for                      Therefore, a GA airport can only qualify                7. Forecasted aircraft and passenger
                                                redesignation primarily in terms of the                 under requirement 1 of this section.                  levels, type of commercial service
                                                remaining projects that are specifically                ‘‘GA airport’’ means a public airport that            anticipated, i.e., scheduled or chartered
                                                fundable only under the MAP because                     is located in a State that, as determined             commercial service;
                                                redesignated airports generally have                    by the Secretary:                                       8. Type and capacity of aircraft
                                                fewer conversion needs than new                            a. does not have scheduled service; or             projected to serve the airport and level
                                                candidates. The FAA’s goal is to                           b. has scheduled passenger service                 of operations at the congested airport
                                                gradually transition MAP airports to                    with fewer than 2,500 passenger                       and the candidate airport;
                                                regular AIP participation by helping                    boardings per year.                                     9. The potential for the airport to be
                                                these airports successfully convert to                     Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47104(c), in                 served by aircraft or users, including the
                                                civilian airport operations.                            designating new candidate airport                     airlines serving the congested airport;
                                                MAP Funding Limitations                                 sponsors, the Secretary may consider                    10. Ability to replace an existing
                                                                                                        only current or former military airports              commercial service or reliever airport
                                                  Designated airport sponsors may                       for designation if a grant would:                     serving the area; and
                                                receive up to $7 million per fiscal year                   1. Reduce delays at an airport with                  11. Any other documentation to
                                                for terminal projects and up to $7                      more than 20,000 hours of annual                      support designation of the airport
                                                million for construction, improvement,                  delays in commercial passenger aircraft               sponsor’s candidate airport.
                                                or repair of fuel farms, utility systems,               takeoffs and landings;                                  The FAA will evaluate proposed
                                                surface automobile parking lots,                           2. Enhance airport and air traffic                 development projects to assess the
                                                hangars, and air cargo terminals that are               control system capacity in a                          potential of the airport to become a
                                                not larger than 50,000 square feet.                     metropolitan area or reduce current and               viable civilian airport that will enhance
                                                Revenue generating projects that may                    projected flight delays; or                           system capacity or reduce delays.
                                                not normally be AIP eligible at the                        3. Preserve or enhance minimum
                                                airport may be considered through the                   airfield infrastructure facilities at former          Application Procedures and Required
                                                MAP to assist in the conversion of a                    military airports to support emergency                Documentation
                                                military joint-use or former military                   diversionary operations for transoceanic                 Airport sponsors applying for
                                                facility to civilian use.                               flights. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(c)(3).)                 designation or redesignation to the MAP
                                                Use of Regular AIP on a MAP                                The FAA will evaluate applications                 must complete and submit an SF–424
                                                Designated Airport                                      for new MAP designations on the basis                 and provide supporting documentation
                                                                                                        of how the proposed projects included                 to the appropriate FAA Regional
                                                   MAP designated airport projects are                  in the application would contribute to                Airports Division or Airports District
                                                not limited to MAP funding. They may                    delay reductions and/or how the airport               Office serving that airport. Airport
                                                also qualify for other AIP funding if they              improvements would enhance national                   sponsors may obtain this fillable form
                                                meet all AIP associated project                         and local air traffic or airport system               from https://www.faa.gov/airports/
                                                eligibility and justification                           capacity and provide adequate related                 resources/forms/?sect=aip,-payments.
                                                requirements.                                           user services.                                        Applicants must fill this form out
                                                Designation Requirements                                                                                      completely and include the following:
                                                                                                        Candidate Evaluation
                                                                                                                                                                 • Item 1 (Type of Submission)—Mark
                                                  The MAP allows the Secretary of                          Recently realigned or closed military              as a ‘‘preapplication’’;
                                                Transportation to designate civilian                    airports and military airfields with new                 • Item 2 (Type of Application)—Mark
                                                airport sponsors of joint-use or former                 joint-use agreements generally have the               as ‘‘New’’ and in ‘‘Other’’ fill in
                                                military airports (other than an airport                greatest need for funding assistance to               ‘‘Military Airport Program’’;
                                                so designated before August 24, 1994) to                transition to civil airport operations.                  • Item 15 (Descriptive Title of
                                                receive grants from the AIP if they meet                Newly converted airports and new joint-               Applicant’s Project)—Fill with
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                                                the following general requirements:                     use locations frequently have minimal                 ‘‘designation (or redesignation) to the
                                                  1. The airport is a former military                   capital development resources and                     Military Airport Program’’; and
                                                installation closed or realigned under:                 therefore receive priority consideration                 • Item 18.a. (Estimated Funding)—
                                                  a. Section 2687 of 10 U.S.C.                          for designation and MAP funding. The                  Fill in the total amount of funding
                                                (announcement of closures of large                      FAA will evaluate the need for eligible               requests anticipated from the MAP over
                                                Department of Defense (DOD)                             projects based upon information in the                the entire term sought in the
                                                installations after September 30, 1977);                airport’s 5-year Capital Improvement                  application.


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                                                Supporting Documentation                                   h. Does the airport have an FAA-                   for passenger terminals, taxiways to new
                                                   1. Identification as a joint-use or                  approved airport layout plan (ALP)?                   terminal facilities, aircraft parking, and
                                                former military airport. The application                   i. For commercial service airports, has            cargo facilities to accommodate civil
                                                must identify the airport sponsor’s                     a business/marketing plan or equivalent               use;
                                                                                                        been completed?                                         • Planned utility upgrades serving the
                                                airport as either a joint-use or former
                                                                                                           j. For reliever or GA airports,                    civilian function and independent
                                                military airport and indicate whether it
                                                                                                        alternative planning documents may be                 operation including: electrical,
                                                was:
                                                                                                        submitted in lieu of a business/                      mechanical, communications lines,
                                                   a. Closed or realigned under section
                                                                                                        marketing plan.                                       water, gas, sewer, storm drainage;
                                                201 of the BRAC and/or section 2905 of
                                                                                                           3. Other Factors. The application                    • Planned acquisition, construction,
                                                the Defense Base Closure and
                                                                                                        should include information on the items               rehabilitation, or modification of
                                                Realignment Act of 1990 (Installations
                                                                                                        below:                                                facilities and equipment including:
                                                Approved for Closure by the Defense                        a. Identify the existing and potential             snow removal equipment, aircraft
                                                Base Realignment and Closure                            levels of visual or extra instrument                  rescue and fire fighting facilities and
                                                Commissions);                                           operations and aeronautical activity at               equipment, security equipment, lighting
                                                   b. Closed or realigned pursuant to 10                the current or former military airport                vaults, and reconfiguration or relocation
                                                U.S.C. 2687 as excess property (bases                   and, if applicable, the congested airport.            of eligible buildings for more efficient
                                                announced for closure by the DOD                           b. Explain how the airport contributes             civil airport operations;
                                                pursuant to this title after September 30,              to the air traffic system or airport system             • Planned modifications of fuel farms
                                                1977 (this is the date of announcement                  capacity.                                             to accommodate civil aviation use;
                                                for closure)); or                                          c. Provide the revenue passenger and                 • Planned acquisition of additional
                                                   c. A military installation with both                 air cargo levels if commercial air                    land for runway protection zones, other
                                                military and civil aircraft operations.                 carriers serve the airport.                           approach protection, or airport
                                                   2. Qualifications for the MAP. The                      d. Describe the airport’s projected                development; and
                                                application must include                                civil role and development needs for                    • Planned modifications, which will
                                                documentation to answer questions a.                    transitioning from use as a military                  permit the airfield to accommodate GA
                                                through j. below:                                       airfield to a civil airport. Include how              users.
                                                   a. Does the airport meet the definition              development projects would serve to
                                                of a ‘‘public airport’’ as defined in 49                reduce delays at an airport with more                 Landside
                                                U.S.C. 47102(21)?                                       than 20,000 hours of annual delays in                    • Planned construction,
                                                   b. Is the required environmental                     commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs                improvement, or repair of surface
                                                review for civil reuse or joint-use of the              and landings, enhance capacity in a                   parking areas for passenger and air cargo
                                                military airfield completed?                            metropolitan area, or reduce current and              terminals;
                                                   • The environmental review does not                  projected flight delays.                                 • Planned construction,
                                                need to include the individual projects                    e. Describe the existing airspace                  improvement, or repair of access roads
                                                to be funded by the MAP.                                capacity. Explain how anticipated new                 to provide efficient movement of
                                                   • The environmental review is                        operations would affect the surrounding               vehicular traffic that leads directly to or
                                                necessary to convey the property or                     airspace, congestion, and air traffic flow            from a passenger or air cargo terminal,
                                                enter into a long-term lease, or finalize               patterns in the metropolitan area in or               fixed base operations, and aircraft
                                                a joint-use agreement.                                  near the airport.                                     maintenance areas; or
                                                   • The military department conveying                     f. Describe the airport sponsor’s 5-year              • Planned construction,
                                                or leasing the property or entering into                CIP. The CIP must identify the safety,                improvement, or repair of facilities,
                                                a joint-use agreement should have the                   capacity, and conversion related                      such as passenger terminals, hangars,
                                                primary responsibility for the                          projects, estimated costs, and projected              and air cargo terminal buildings.
                                                environmental review.                                   construction schedule.                                   h. Evaluate the ability of surface
                                                   c. Does the eligible airport sponsor                    g. Describe projects that are consistent           transportation facilities (e.g., road, rail,
                                                hold or will hold satisfactory title or a               with the role of the airport and                      high-speed rail, and/or maritime) to
                                                long-term lease (25 years or longer)?                   effectively contribute to the joint-use or            provide intermodal connections.
                                                   • Documentation that the Federal                     civil conversion of the airfield. The                    i. Describe the type and level of
                                                Government accepted an application for                  projects selected (e.g., safety-related,              aviation (and community) interest in the
                                                surplus or BRAC airport property is                     conversion-related, and/or capacity-                  civil use of the current or former
                                                sufficient to meet this requirement.                    related) must be identified and fully                 military airport.
                                                   d. Does the airport sponsor have an                  explained based on the airport sponsor’s                 j. Provide one copy of the FAA-
                                                existing joint-use agreement with the                   planned airport use. Each project that                approved ALP with each application.
                                                military department having jurisdiction                 may be eligible under MAP must be                     The ALP must clearly describe capacity
                                                over the airport?                                       clearly indicated and include the                     and conversion-related projects. Airport
                                                   e. A copy of the existing joint-use                  following information:                                sponsors should also include other
                                                agreement must be submitted with the                                                                          information, such as: Project cost(s),
                                                application. Is the airport classified as a             Airside                                               schedule, project justification(s), other
                                                ‘‘commercial service airport’’ or a                       • Planned safety modifications                      project related maps and drawings
                                                ‘‘reliever airport’’ as defined in 49                   including pavement, marking, lighting,                showing the project location(s), and any
                                                U.S.C. 47102(7) and (23)?                                                                                     other supporting documentation that
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                                                                                                        drainage, or other structures or features
                                                   f. Is the airport sponsor an eligible                to meet civil standards for approach,                 would make the airport sponsor’s
                                                airport ‘‘sponsor,’’ as defined in 49                   departure, and other protected airport                application easier to understand.
                                                U.S.C. 47102(26)?                                       surfaces as described in 14 CFR part 77,              Airport sponsors may also include
                                                   g. Does the airport sponsor have a 5-                or airport design standards set forth in              photos that further describe the airport,
                                                year CIP indicating all eligible grant                  FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300–13A;                   projects, and otherwise clarify certain
                                                projects to be funded either from the                     • Planned construction of facilities,               aspects of the application. These maps
                                                MAP or from other portions of the AIP?                  such as passenger terminal gates, aprons              and ALPs should be cross-referenced


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                                                with the project costs and descriptions                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          West Building Ground Floor at 1200
                                                noted elsewhere in the application.                                                                           New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
                                                                                                        Federal Aviation Administration                       DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
                                                Redesignation Applications                                                                                    through Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                                                                        [Summary Notice No. 2018–28]
                                                   Airport sponsors applying for                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                redesignation to the MAP must submit                    Petition for Exemption; Summary of                    Clarence Garden (202) 267–7489, Office
                                                the same information required of new                    Petition Received; Wittman Regional                   of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
                                                candidate airport sponsors. Airport                     Airport                                               Administration, 800 Independence
                                                sponsors requesting redesignation must                                                                        Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
                                                                                                        AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                This notice is published pursuant to
                                                also answer the following questions:                    Administration (FAA), DOT.                            14 CFR 11.85.
                                                   1. Why is a redesignation and                        ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28,
                                                additional MAP-eligible project funding                                                                       2018.
                                                needed to accomplish the conversion to                  SUMMARY:   This notice contains a
                                                                                                        summary of a petition seeking relief                  Lirio Liu,
                                                a civilian-use airport?
                                                                                                        from specified requirements of Title 14               Director, Office of Rulemaking.
                                                   2. What is the preferred time period                 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
                                                for redesignation (not to exceed 5                                                                            Petition for Exemption
                                                                                                        purpose of this notice is to improve the
                                                years)?                                                 public’s awareness of, and participation                Docket No.: FAA–2018–0191.
                                                   3. Why would funding of eligible                     in, the FAA’s exemption process.                        Petitioner: Wittman Regional Airport.
                                                                                                        Neither publication of this notice nor                  Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
                                                work under other categories of AIP or
                                                                                                        the inclusion or omission of information              § 139.101.
                                                other sources of funding not accomplish                                                                         Description of Relief Sought: Wittman
                                                the development needs of the airport?                   in the summary is intended to affect the
                                                                                                        legal status of the petition or its final             Regional Airport is requesting an
                                                   4. Airport sponsors applying for                                                                           exemption to allow certain unscheduled
                                                                                                        disposition.
                                                redesignation must provide a reanalysis                                                                       Air Carrier operations at Wittman
                                                of their original business/marketing                    DATES:  Comments on this petition must                Regional Airport (KOSH) at limited
                                                plans (for example, a plan previously                   identify the petition docket number and               times during Experimental Aircraft
                                                funded by the DOD’s Office of Economic                  must be received on or before April 30,               Association (EAA) Airventure 2018.
                                                Adjustment or the original master plan                  2018.                                                 [FR Doc. 2018–07171 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                for the airport) and prepare an updated                 ADDRESSES: Send comments identified                   BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                plan. If no business/marketing plan                     by docket number FAA–2018–0191
                                                exists, a business/marketing plan or                    using any of the following methods:
                                                strategy must be developed. The report                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                must address these questions:                           http://www.regulations.gov and follow
                                                                                                        the online instructions for sending your              Federal Aviation Administration
                                                   a. Is the airport sponsor continuing to              comments electronically.
                                                work towards the goals established in                                                                         [Summary Notice No. PE–2018–19]
                                                                                                          • Mail: Send comments to Docket
                                                the business/marketing plan?                            Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of                  Petition for Exemption; Summary of
                                                   b. How do the MAP projects                           Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey                 Petition Received
                                                contained in the application contribute                 Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
                                                to the goals of the airport sponsor and                 Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC                 AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                                                                                        20590–0001.                                           Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                its plans?
                                                                                                          • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take                    ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption
                                                   c. If the business/marketing plan no                                                                       received.
                                                                                                        comments to Docket Operations in
                                                longer applies to the current goals of the              Room W12–140 of the West Building
                                                airport sponsor, how has the airport                    Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey                       SUMMARY:   This notice contains a
                                                sponsor altered the business/marketing                  Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9                  summary of a petition seeking relief
                                                plan to establish a new direction for the               a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                       from specified requirements of Federal
                                                facility and how do the projects                        Friday, except Federal holidays.                      Aviation Regulations. The purpose of
                                                contained in the MAP application aid in                   • Fax: Fax comments to Docket                       this notice is to improve the public’s
                                                the completion of the new direction and                 Operations at 202–493–2251.                           awareness of, and participation in, this
                                                goals and by what date does the airport                   Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.                aspect of the FAA’s regulatory activities.
                                                sponsor anticipate graduating from the                  553(c), DOT solicits comments from the                Neither publication of this notice nor
                                                MAP?                                                    public to better inform its rulemaking                the inclusion or omission of information
                                                                                                        process. DOT posts these comments,                    in the summary is intended to affect the
                                                   This notice is issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C.                                                                legal status of the petition or its final
                                                47118. Issued from Washington, DC, on April             without edit, including any personal
                                                                                                        information the commenter provides, to                disposition.
                                                4, 2018.
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov, as                        DATES: Comments on this petition must
                                                Elliott Black
                                                                                                        described in the system of records                    identify the petition docket number
                                                Director, Office of Airport Planning and                notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can                   involved and must be received on or
                                                Programming.                                                                                                  before April 30, 2018.
                                                                                                        be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/
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                                                [FR Doc. 2018–07228 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        privacy.                                              ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                    Docket: Background documents or                     by docket number FAA–2018–0213
                                                                                                        comments received may be read at                      using any of the following methods:
                                                                                                        http://www.regulations.gov at any time.                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                                                                        Follow the online instructions for                    http://www.regulations.gov and follow
                                                                                                        accessing the docket or go to the Docket              the online instructions for sending your
                                                                                                        Operations in Room W12–140 of the                     comments electronically.


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Document Created: 2018-04-07 02:39:17
Document Modified: 2018-04-07 02:39:17
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of criteria and application procedures.
DatesApplications must be received no later than June 8, 2018.
ContactMr. Jonathan DiMartino ([email protected]), Airports Financial Assistance Division, Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, (202) 267-8744.
FR Citation83 FR 15191 

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