Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property Release at the Hesler Noble Airfield Airport, Laurel, Mississippi

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 20560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07426]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property 
Release at the Hesler Noble Airfield Airport, Laurel, Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land release request.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a request from the Laurel Airport 
Authority to waive the requirement that 5.46  acres of 
airport property located at the Hesler Noble Airfield in Laurel, 
Mississippi, be used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 18, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports 
District Office Attn: Willie Davidson, Community Planner, Jackson 
Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 
39232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Davidson, Community Planner, 
Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, 
Flowood, MS 39232 (769) 268.6969. The land release request may be 
reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by the Laurel 
Airport Authority to release approximately 5.46 acres of 
airport property at Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL) under the provisions of 
Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(c). The FAA determined that the request to 
release property at Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL) submitted by the 
Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the release of the property does not and will not 
impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the 
request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the 
publication of this notice. The property will be purchased by NES 
Laurel, LLC, that is currently leasing the property. The property is 
located on the northeast quadrant of the airport property adjacent to 
Interstate 59. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i), the 
airport will receive fair market value for the property, and the net 
proceeds from the sale of this property will be used for maintenance 
and improvements at the Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL).
    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 Hesler 
Noble Airfield (LUL). Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on April 14, 2026.

William Schuller,
Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-07426 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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