[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 31675-31676] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-14853] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 29088] Airport Privatization Pilot Program; Public Meeting
Agency
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
Action
Notice of extension of comment period for final application of Stewart International Airport, Newburgh, New York; Notice of Public Meeting.
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Summary
On April 8, 1999, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice in the Federal Register (64 FR 17208) seeking information and comments from interested parties on the final application by the State of New York for participation of Stewart International Airport (SWF) in the Airport Privatization, Pilot Program. The deadline for submitting comments was June 7, 1999. The comment period has now been extended until June 28, 1999 to allow the public more time to examine and comment on the final application. A public meeting will be held on June 12, 1999.
Dates
Comments must be received by June 28, 1999. The public meeting will be held on Saturday, June 12, 1999 from 11am to 3pm.
Addresses
The public meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Little Britain Elementary School, 1160 Little Britain Road, New Windsor, New York, (914) 496-2301. The SWF final application is available for public review in the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Chief Counsel, 800 Independence Avenue, SW--Room 915G., Washington, DC 20591. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the airport sponsor, has also made as copy of the application available at the following locations:
Town Clerk's Office, Town of New Windsor, Town Hall 555 Union Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553. Town Clerk's Office, Town of Newburgh, Town Hall, 20-26 Union Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550. Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand Street, City of Newburgh, Newburgh, NY 12550. Orange County Planning Department, 124 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924. Airport Director's Office, Airport Administration Building, 1035 First Street, Stewart International Airport, New Windsor, NY 12553.
Comments on the SWF final application must be delivered or mailed, in quadruplicate, to the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Chief Counsel (AGC-200), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, Attention: Docket No. 29088. All comments must be marked ``Docket No. 29088''. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments must include a preaddressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. 29088.'' The
postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter. Comments on this Notice may be delivered to or examined in the aforementioned FAA Office of Chief Counsel (Room 915G) on weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.
For Further Information Contact
Kevin C. Willis, Compliance Officer, (202-267-8741), Airport Compliance Division (AAS-400), Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591.
Supplementary Information
Section 149 of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 1996, Public Law 104-264 (October 9, 1996), added a new section 47134 to Title 49 of the U.S. Code, Section 47134 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation and, through delegation, the FAA Administrator to exempt a sponsor of a public use airport that has received Federal assistance from certain Federal requirements in connection with the privatization of the airport by sale or lease to a private party. Specifically, the Administrator may exempt the sponsor from all or part of the requirements to use airport revenues for airport-related purposes, to pay back a portion of Federal grants upon the sale of an airport, and to return airport property deeded by the Federal Government upon transfer of the airport. Such exemption will require approval of 65 percent of the air carriers serving the airport and having 65 percent of the landed weight. The Administrator is also authorized to exempt a private purchaser or lessee from the requirement to use all airport revenues for airport- related purposes, to the extent necessary to permit the purchaser or lessee to earn compensation from the operations of the airport. No air carrier approval is necessary for the latter exemption. On January 10, 1999, NYSDOT filed a final application for SWF. The FAA determined that the application is substantially complete. As part of its review of the SWF final application on April 8, 1999, the FAA requested comments and information submitted by interested parties during the 60-day comment period ending June 7, 1999. This notice extends the comment period until June 28, 1999. The public meeting scheduled for June 12, 1999, will consist of two parts. The first part of the meeting will accept public comments on the SWF final application for inclusion in Docket No. 29088. The second part of the meeting will be an informal session for the FAA to answer general questions on the Airport Privatization Pilot Program and how FAA requirements will apply to private airport operators generally. Because the SWF final application is presently before the agency for a decision, the FAA will not be able to discuss the application or the pending agency decision. Issued in Washington, DC on June 7, 1999. David L. Bennett, Director, Office of Airport Safety and Standards. [FR Doc. 99-14853 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M