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Request for Comments on Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY); Extension of Comment Period

On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice seeking public comments regarding Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY). The comment period for the notice was scheduled to ...

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
  1. [Docket No. FAA-2026-8185]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice seeking public comments regarding Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY). The comment period for the notice was scheduled to end on September 8, 2026. The FAA received a request to extend the comment period. The FAA is extending the comment period for the July 24, 2026, notice by 14 days.

DATES:

The comment period for the notice published on July 24, 2026, at 91 FR 46823, is extended from September 8, 2026 to September 22, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2026-8185 using any of the following methods:

  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
  • Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, West ( printed page 56708) Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
  • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
  • Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.

Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raquel Girvin, Western-Pacific Regional Administrator, Office of National Engagement and Regional Administration, 777 S. Aviation Blvd., Suite 150, El Segundo, CA 90245 (424) 405-7000, .

Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this Notice contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this Notice, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as “PROPIN.” The FAA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public docket of this Notice. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comments regarding MDY Airport. The July 24, 2026, notice stated that the comment period would close on September 8, 2026. The FAA received a request to extend the comment period. The FAA is granting an extension of the comment period for the notice through September 22, 2026.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2026.

Rebecca S. Cointin,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Strategic Engagement.

[FR Doc. 2026-18010 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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91 FR 56707

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“Request for Comments on Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY); Extension of Comment Period,” thefederalregister.org (September 3, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18010/request-for-comments-on-midway-atoll-airport-henderson-airfield-mdy-extension-of-comment-period.