[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15449-15450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6350]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No FAA-2012-22842]
Notice of Opportunity To Participate, Criteria Requirements and
Application Procedure for Participation in the Military Airport Program
(MAP)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of criteria and application procedures for designation
or redesignation, in the Military Airport Program (MAP), for the fiscal
year 2012.
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SUMMARY: This notice supplements the Federal Register Notice of
September 22, 2011 and implements Military Airport Program (MAP)
changes in the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform
Act of 2012, Public Law 112-91, February 14, 2012. This supplementary
notice announces the criteria, application procedures, and schedule to
be applied by the Secretary of Transportation in designating or
redesignating, and funding capital development annually for up to 3
current (joint-use) or former military general aviation airports
seeking designation or redesignation to participate in the MAP. Of the
15 current (joint-use) or former MAP slots the new legislation permits
up to 3 general aviation airports to be selected for the program.
Applicants who previously submitted applications based on the September
22, 2011 Federal Register notice do not need to reapply. Their
applications will be considered for Fiscal Year 2012 MAP along with any
applications received from additional general aviation airports as a
result of this supplemental notice.
The MAP allows the Secretary to designate current (joint-use) or
former military airports to receive grants from the Airport Improvement
Program (AIP).
The Secretary is authorized to designate an airport (other than an
airport designated before August 24, 1994) only if:
(1) The airport is a former military installation closed or
realigned under the Title 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2687 (announcement of closures
of large Department of Defense installations after September 30, 1977),
or under Section 201 or 2905 of the Defense Authorization Amendments
and Base Closure and Realignment Acts; or
(2) the airport is a military installation with both military and
civil aircraft operations.
The Secretary shall consider for designation only those current or
former military airports, at least partly converted to civilian
airports as part of the national air transportation system, that will
reduce delays at airports with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays
in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings, or will enhance
airport and air traffic control system capacity in metropolitan areas,
or reduce current and projected flight delays (49 U.S.C. 47118(c)).
DATES: Applications must be received on or before April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit an original and two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424,
``Application for Federal Assistance,'' prescribed by the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-102, available at http://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/forms/media/aip_sf424_2010.pdf along with any
supporting and justifying documentation. Applicant should specifically
request to be considered for designation or redesignation as a general
aviation airport to participate in the fiscal year 2012 MAP. Submission
should be sent to the Regional FAA Airports Division or Airports
District Office that serves the airport. Applicants may find the proper
office on the FAA Web site http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/ or may contact the office below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kendall Ball
([email protected]), Airports Financial Assistance Division (APP-
500), Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591
(202) 267-7436.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Description of the Program
The MAP provides capital development assistance to civil airport
sponsors of designated current (joint-
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use) military airfields or former military airports that are included
in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
Airports designated to the MAP may obtain funds from a set-aside
(currently four percent) of AIP discretionary funds for airport
development, including certain projects not otherwise eligible for AIP
assistance. These airports are also eligible to receive grants from
other categories of AIP funding.
Additional information required for application to the MAP may be
found in the original Federal Register Notice Vol. 76, No. 184/
Thursday, September 22, 2011/Notices Pg. 58861. The original notice may
also be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-22/html/2011-24350.htm.
This notice is issued pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 47118.
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 7, 2012.
Elliott Black,
Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 2012-6350 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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