[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 29021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12359]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Written Re-Evaluation and Record of Decision for the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Relocation of the Panama City-
Bay County International Airport
AGENCY: FAA, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of written re-evaluation and Record of
Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the
Relocation of the Panama City-Bay County International Airport (2006)
Release and Disposal of the Panama City-Bay County International
Airport.
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SUMMARY: In September 2006, the FAA issued a Record of Decision (ROD)
for actions associated with the proposed relocation of the Panama City-
Bay County International Airport (PFN) in Bay County, Florida. The
FAA's ROD was based on information and analysis contained in the FAA's
2006 FEIS for the project. The new airport approved in the 2006 ROD was
named the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), and
began operations at the new site in May 2010. The FAA noted in the 2006
FEIS that further federal action would be necessary to decommission and
dispose of the existing airport property from aeronautical use, and
that additional environmental review would be necessary due to the
preliminary nature of the redevelopment information. In April 2010, the
Airport Sponsor requested full release of the old airport property from
federal grant obligations. Subsequent to this request, the FAA
published a notice in the Federal Register (FR) in August 2010,
regarding the intent to rule on the Panama City-Bay County Airport and
Industrial District (Airport Sponsor) request to release airport
property at PFN. The Federal Action addressed in the written
reevaluation is FAA approval of the disposal (closure) of the Panama
City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) property and release of
PFN's grant obligations. Based on the best information currently
available regarding reuse of the PFN site, the written reevaluation
assessed the continuing validity of the environmental analysis
contained in the 2006 FEIS with regard to the disposal and release
actions requested by the Airport Sponsor. After the written
reevaluation was completed and based on information contained therein,
the FAA signed a ROD environmentally approving disposal of the property
and release of grant obligations on May 5, 2011. This is not, however,
the final step in the disposal and release process. Upon FAA's final
approval of the disposal of the property, the Airport Sponsor will be
released from their grant obligations over the property known as PFN.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Lane, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando
Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
Orlando, FL 32822-5024. 407-812-6331 Ext. 129.
Issued in Orlando, Florida, on May 12, 2011.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-12359 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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