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Effective Date: The effective date
of the FAA’s determination on the noise
exposure maps is December 7, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Michelle Simmons, Federal Aviation
Administration, Los Angeles Airports
District Office, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
90261, Telephone: 310/725–3614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted
for Marana Regional Airport are in
compliance with applicable
requirements of Part 150, effective
December 7, 2007. Under 49 U.S.C.
section 47503 of the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport
operator may submit to the FAA noise
exposure maps which meet applicable
regulations and which depict noncompatible land uses as of the date of
submission of such maps, a description
of projected aircraft operations, and the
ways in which such operations will
affect such maps. The Act requires such
maps to be developed in consultation
with interested and affected parties in
the local community, government
agencies, and persons using the airport.
An airport operator who has submitted
noise exposure maps that are found by
FAA to be in compliance with the
requirements of Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR) Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may
submit a noise compatibility program
for FAA approval which sets forth the
measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation
submitted by the Town of Marana,
Arizona. The documentation that
constitutes the ‘‘Noise Exposure Maps’’
as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150
includes: ‘‘Exhibit 1–2005 Noise
Exposure Map,’’ and ‘‘Exhibit 2–2010
Noise Exposure Map.’’ The Noise
Exposure Maps contain current and
forecast information including the
depiction of the airport and its
boundaries, the runway configurations,
land uses such as residential, open
space, commercial/office, community
facilities, libraries, churches, open
space, infrastructure, vacant and
warehouse and those areas within the
Yearly Day-Night Average Sound Level
(DNL) 65, 70 and 75 noise contours.
Estimates for the number of people
within these contours for the year 2005
are shown in Table 4B. Estimates of the
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future residential population within the
2010 noise contours are shown in Table
4E. Flight tracks for the existing and the
five-year forecast Noise Exposure Maps
are found in Exhibits 3D, 3E, and 3F.
The type and frequency of aircraft
operations (including nighttime
operations) are found in Table 3C. The
FAA has determined that these noise
exposure maps and accompanying
documentation are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on December
7, 2007.
FAA’s determination on an airport
operator’s noise exposure maps is
limited to a finding that the maps were
developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in Appendix A of
FAR Part 150. Such determination does
not constitute approval of the
applicant’s data, information or plans,
or a commitment to approve a noise
compatibility program or to fund the
implementation of that program. If
questions arise concerning the precise
relationship of specific properties to
noise exposure contours depicted on a
noise exposure map submitted under
section 47503 of the Act, it should be
noted that the FAA is not involved in
any way in determining the relative
locations of specific properties with
regard to the depicted noise contours, or
in interpreting the noise exposure maps
to resolve questions concerning, for
example, which properties should be
covered by the provisions of section
47506 of the Act. These functions are
inseparable from the ultimate land use
control and planning responsibilities of
local government. These local
responsibilities are not changed in any
way under Part 150 or through FAA’s
review of noise exposure maps.
Therefore, the responsibility for the
detailed overlaying of noise exposure
contours onto the map depicting
properties on the surface rests
exclusively with the airport operator
that submitted those maps, or with
those public agencies and planning
agencies with which consultation is
required under section 47503 of the Act.
The FAA has relied on the certification
by the airport operator, under section
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the
statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure map
documentation and of the FAA’s
evaluation of the maps are available for
examination at the following locations:
Federal Aviation Administration,
Planning and Environmental Division,
APP–400, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591.
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Federal Aviation Administration,
Western-Pacific Region, Airports
Division, Room 3012, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
90261.
Federal Aviation Administration, Los
Angeles Airports District Office,
Room 3024, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
90261.
Charles Mangum, Airport Director,
Marana Regional Airport, 11700 W.
Avra Valley Road, #91, Marana,
Arizona 85633–9625.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Hawthorne, California on
December 7, 2007.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600,
Western-Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No: FAA–2008–22842]
Notice of Opportunity To Participate,
Criteria Requirements and Application
Procedure for Participation in the
Military Airport Program (MAP)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of criteria and
application procedures for designation
or redesignation, for the fiscal year 2008
MAP.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In anticipation of congress
enacting an extension of the Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) the FAA is
publishing this annual notice. This
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 15
current (joint-use) or former military
airports seeking designation or
redesignation to participate in the MAP.
While FAA currently has continuing
authority to designate or redesignate
airports, FAA does not have authority to
issue grants for fiscal year 2008 MAP,
and will not have authority until
Congress enacts legislation enabling
FAA to issue grants.
The MAP allows the Secretary to
designate current (joint-use) or former
military airports to receive grants from
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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 February 15, 2008.
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
https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
airports/regional_guidance/
northwest_mountain/
airports_resources/forms/media/
applications/application_sf_424.doc
along with any supporting and
justifying documentation. Applicant
should specifically request to be
considered for designation or
redesignation to participate in the fiscal
year 2008 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
https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
airports/regional_guidance/ or may
contact the office below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kendall Ball (Kendall.Ball@faa.gov),
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
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sponsors of designated current (jointuse) 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 setaside (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.
Number of Airports
A maximum of 15 airports per fiscal
year (FY) may participate in the MAP.
There are 7 slots available for
designation or redesignation in FY 2008.
Of the seven slots available, there is one
general aviation slot. Term of
Designation.
The maximum term is five fiscal years
following designation. The FAA can
designate airports for a period of less
than five years. The FAA will evaluate
the conversion needs of the airport in its
capital development plan to determine
the appropriate length of designation.
Redesignation
Previously designated airports may
apply for redesignation of an additional
term not to exceed five years. Those
airports must meet current eligibility
requirements in the 49 U.S.C. 47118(a)
at the beginning of each grant period
and have MAP eligible projects. The
FAA will evaluate applications for
redesignation primarily in terms of
warranted projects fundable only under
the MAP as these candidates tend to
have fewer conversion needs than new
candidates. The FAA wants MAP
airports to graduate to regular AIP
participation.
Eligible Projects
In addition to eligible AIP projects,
MAP can fund fuel farms, utility
systems, surface automobile parking
lots, hangers, and air cargo terminals up
to 50,000 square feet. Designated or
redesignated military airports can
receive not more than $7,000,000 for
each fiscal year after 2005 for projects to
construct, improve, or repair terminal
building facilities. Designated or
redesignated military airports can
receive not more than $7,000,000 for
each fiscal year after 2005 for MAP
eligible projects that include hangers,
cargo facilities, fuel farms, automobile
surface parking, and utility work.
Designation Consideration
In making designations of new
candidate airports, the Secretary of
Transportation may only designate an
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airport (other than an airport so
designated before August 24, 1994) if it
meets the following general
requirements:
(1) The airport is a former military
installation closed or realigned under:
(A) Section 2687 of Title 10;
(B) Section 201 of the Defense
Authorization Amendments and Base
Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC)
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
(C) Section 2905 of the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
(2) The airport is a military
installation with both military and civil
aircraft operations; and
(3) The airport is classified as a
commercial service or reliever airport in
the NPIAS. (See 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2)).
One of the designated airports, if
included in the NPIAS, may be a general
aviation (GA) airport (public airport
other than an air carrier airport, 49
U.S.C. 47102(1), (20)) that was a former
military installation closed or realigned
under BRAC, as amended, or 10 U.S.C.
2687. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(g)). A
general aviation airport must qualify
under (1) above.
In designating new candidate airports,
the Secretary shall consider if a grant
would:
(1) Reduced delays at an airport with
more than 20,000 hours of annual
delays in commercial passenger aircraft
takeoffs and landings; or
(2) Enhance airport and air traffic
control system capacity in a
metropolitan area or reduce current and
projected flight delays.
The application for new designations
will be evaluated in terms of how the
proposed projects would contribute to
reducing delays and/or how the airport
would enhance air traffic or airport
system capacity and provide adequate
user services.
Project Evaluation
Recently realigned or closed military
airports, as well as active military
airfields with new joint-use agreements,
have the greatest need of funding to
convert to, or to incorporate, civil
airport operations. Newly converted
airports and new joint-use locations
frequently have minimal capital
development resources and will
therefore receive priority consideration
for designation and MAP funding. The
FAA will evaluate the need for eligible
projects based upon information in the
candidate airport’s five-year Airport
Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP). These
projects need to be related to
development of that airport and/or the
air traffic control system capacity.
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1. The FAA will evaluate candidate
airports and/or the airports such
candidate airports would relieve based
on the following specific factors:
• Compatibility of airport roles and
the ability of the airport to provide an
adequate airport facility;
• The capability of the candidate
airport and its airside and landside
complex to serve aircraft that otherwise
must use the relieved airport;
• Landside surface access;
• Airport operational capability,
including peak hour and annual
capacities of the candidate airport;
• Potential of other metropolitan area
airports to relieve the congested airport;
• Ability to satisfy, relieve, or meet
air cargo demand within the
metropolitan area;
• Forecasted aircraft and passenger
levels, type of commercial service
anticipated, i.e., scheduled or charter
commercial service;
• Type and capacity of aircraft
projected to serve the airport and level
of operations at the relieved airport and
the candidate airport;
• The potential for the candidate
airport to be served by aircraft or users,
including the airlines, serving the
congested airport;
• Ability to replace an existing
commercial service or reliever airport
serving the area; and
• Any other documentation to
support the FAA designation of the
candidate airport.
2. The FAA will evaluate the
development needs that, if funded,
would make the airport a viable civil
airport that will enhance system
capacity or reduce delays.
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Application Procedures and Required
Documentation
Airport sponsors applying for
designation or redesignation must
complete and submit an SF 424,
Application for Federal Assistance, and
provide supporting documentation to
the appropriate FAA Airports regional
or district office serving that airport.
Standard Form 424:
Sponsors may obtain this fillable form
at https://www.faa.gov/
airports_airtraffic/airports/
regional_guidance/
northwest_mountain/
airports_resources/forms/media/
applications/application_sf_424.doc.
Applicants should fill this form out
completely, including the following:
• Mark Item 1, Type of Submission as
a ‘‘pre-application’’ and indicate it is for
‘‘construction’’.
• Mark Item 8, Type of Application as
‘‘new’’, and in ‘‘other’’, fill in ‘‘Military
Airport Program’’.
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• Fill in Item 11, Descriptive Title of
Applicants Project. ‘‘Designation (or
redesignation) to the Military Airport
Program’’.
• In Item 15a, Estimated Funding,
indicate the total amount of funding
requested from the MAP during the
entire term for which you are applying.
Supporting Documentation
(A) Identification as a Current or
Former Military Airport. The
application must identify the airport as
either a current or former military
airport and indicate whether it was:
(1) Closed or realigned under Section
201 of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act, and/or Section 2905 of
the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (Installations
Approved for Closure by the Defense
Base Realignment and Closure
Commission), or
(2) Closed or realigned pursuant to 10
U.S.C. 2687 as excess property (bases
announced for closure by Department of
Defense (DOD) pursuant to this title
after September 30, 1977 (this is the
date of announcement for closure and
not the date the property was deeded to
the airport sponsor)), or
(3) A military installation with both
military and civil aircraft operations. A
general aviation airport applying for the
MAP may be joint-use but must also
qualify under (1) or (2) above.
(B) Qualifications for MAP:
Submit documents for (1) through (7)
below:
(1) Documentation that the airport
meets the definition of a ‘‘public
airport’’ as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec.
47102(20).
(2) Documentation indicating the
required environmental review for civil
reuse or joint-use of the military airfield
has been completed. This
environmental review need not include
review of the individual projects to be
funded by the MAP. Rather, the
documentation should reflect that the
environmental review necessary to
convey the property, enter into a longterm lease, or finalize a joint-use
agreement has been completed. The
military department conveying or
leasing the property, or entering into a
joint-use agreement, has the lead
responsibility for this environmental
review. To meet AIP requirements the
environmental review and approvals
must indicate that the operator or owner
of the airport has good title, satisfactory
to the Secretary, or assures that good
title will be acquired.
(3) For a former military airport,
documentation that the eligible airport
sponsor holds or will hold satisfactory
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title, a long-term lease in furtherance of
conveyance of property for airport
purposes, or a long-term interim lease
for 25 years or longer to the property on
which the civil airport is being located.
Documentation that an application for
surplus or BRAC airport property has
been accepted by the Federal
Government is sufficient to indicate the
eligible airport sponsor holds or will
hold satisfactory title or a long-term
lease.
(4) For a current military airport,
documentation that the airport sponsor
has an existing joint-use agreement with
military department having jurisdiction
over the airport. For all first time
applicants a copy of the existing jointuse agreement must be submitted with
the application. This is necessary so the
FAA can legally issue grants to the
sponsor. Here and in (3) directly above,
the airport must posses the necessary
property rights in order to accept a grant
for its proposed projects during FY
2008.
(5) Documentation that the airport is
classified as a ‘‘commercial service
airport’’ or a ‘‘reliever airport’’ as
defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(7) and
47102(22), unless the airport is applying
for the general aviation slot.
(6) Documentation that the airport
owner is an eligible airport ‘‘sponsor’’ as
defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(24).
(7) Documentation that the airport has
a FAA approved airport layout plan
(ALP) and a five-year airport capital
improvement plan (ACIP) indicating all
eligible grant projects proposed to be
funded either from the MAP or other
portions of the AIP.
(C) Evaluation Factors:
Submit information on the items
below to assist in our evaluation: (1)
Information identifying the existing and
potential levels of visual or instrument
operations and aeronautical activity at
the current or former military airport
and, if applicable, the relieved airport.
Also, if applicable, information on how
the airport contributes to air traffic
system or airport system capacity. If
served by commercial air carriers, the
revenue passenger and cargo levels
should be provided.
(2) A description of the airport’s
projected civil role and development
needs for transitioning from use as a
military airfield to a civil airport.
Include how development projects
would serve to reduce delays at an
airport with more than 20,000 hours of
annual delays in commercial passenger
aircraft takeoffs and landings; or
enhance capacity in a metropolitan area
or reduce current and projected flight
delays.
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(3) A description of the existing
airspace capacity. Describe how
anticipated new operations would affect
the surrounding airspace and air traffic
flow patterns in the metropolitan area in
or near the airport. Include a discussion
of whether operations at this airport
create airspace conflicts that may cause
congestion or whether air traffic works
into the flow of other air traffic in the
area.
(4) A description of the airport’s fiveyear ACIP, including a discussion of
major projects, their priorities, projected
schedule for project accomplishment,
and estimated costs. The ACIP must
specifically identify the safety, capacity,
and conversion-related projects,
associated costs, and projected five-year
schedule of project construction,
including those requested for
consideration for MAP funding.
(5) A description of those projects that
are consistent with the role of the
airport and effectively contribute to the
joint-use or conversion of the airfield to
a civil airport. The projects can be
related to various improvement
categories depending on what is needed
to convert from military to civil airport
use, to meet required civil airport
standards, and/or to provide capacity to
the airport and/or airport system. The
projects selected (e.g., safety-related,
conversion-related, and/or capacityrelated), must be identified and fully
explained based on the airport’s
planned use. Those projects that may be
eligible under MAP, if needed for
conversion- or capacity-related
purposes, must be clearly indicated, and
include the following information:
Airside
• Modification of airport or military
airfield for safety purposes, including
airport pavement modifications (e.g.,
widening), marking, lighting,
strengthening, drainage or modifying
other structures or features in the airport
environs to meet civil standards for
airport imaginary surfaces as described
in 14 CFR part 77.
• Construction of facilities or support
facilities such as passenger terminal
gates, aprons for passenger terminals,
taxiways to new terminal facilities,
aircraft parking, and cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
• Modification of airport or military
utilities (electrical distribution systems,
communications lines, water, sewer,
storm drainage) to meet civil standards.
Also, modifications that allow utilities
on the civil airport to operate
independently, where other portions of
the base are conveyed to entities other
than the airport sponsor or retained by
the Government.
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• Purchase, rehabilitation, or
modification of airport and airport
support facilities and equipment,
including snow removal, aircraft rescue,
fire fighting buildings and equipment,
airport security, lighting vaults, and
reconfiguration or relocation of eligible
buildings for more efficient civil airport
operations.
• Modification of airport or military
airfield fuel systems and fuel farms to
accommodate civil aviation use.
• Acquisition of additional land for
runway protection zones, other
approach protection, or airport
development.
• Cargo facility requirements.
• Modifications, which will permit
the airfield to accommodate general
aviation users.
Landside
• Construction of surface parking
areas and access roads to accommodate
automobiles in the airport terminal and
air cargo areas and provide an adequate
level of access to the airport.
• Construction or relocation of access
roads to provide efficient and
convenient movement of vehicular
traffic to, on, and from the airport,
including access to passenger, air cargo,
fixed base operations, and aircraft
maintenance areas.
• Modification or construction of
facilities such as passenger terminals,
surface automobile parking lots,
hangars, air cargo terminal buildings,
and access roads to cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
(6) An evaluation of the ability of
surface transportation facilities (road,
rail, high-speed rail, maritime) to
provide intermodal connections.
(7) A description of the type and level
of aviation and community interest in
the civil use of a current or former
military airport.
(8) One copy of the FAA-approved
ALP for each copy of the application.
The ALP or supporting information
should clearly show capacity and
conversion-related projects. Other
information such as project costs,
schedule, project justification, other
maps and drawings showing the project
locations, and any other supporting
documentation that would make the
application easier to understand should
also be included. You may also provide
photos, which would further describe
the airport, projects, and otherwise
clarify certain aspects of this
application. These maps and ALPs
should be cross-referenced with the
project costs and project descriptions.
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Redesignation of Airports Previously
Designated and Applying for up to an
Additional Five Years in the Program
Airports applying for redesignation to
the Military Airport Program must
submit the same information required
by new candidate airports applying for
a new designation. On the SF 424,
Application for Federal Assistance,
prescribed by the Office of Management
and Budget Circular A–102, airports
must indicate their application is for
redesignation to the MAP. In addition to
the above information, they must
explain:
(1) Why a redesignation and
additional MAP-eligible project funding
is needed to accomplish the conversion
to meet the civil role of the airport and
the preferred time period for
redesignation not to exceed five years;
(2) Why funding of eligible work
under other categories of AIP or other
sources of funding would not
accomplish the development needs of
the airport; and
(3) Why, based on the previously
funded MAP projects, the projects and/
or funding level were insufficient to
accomplish the airport conversion needs
and development goals.
This notice is issued pursuant to Title
49 U.S.C. 47118.
Issued at Washington, DC, on December 7,
2007.
Wayne Herbeck,
Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning
and Programming.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No: FAA-2008-22842]
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, for the fiscal year 2008 MAP.
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SUMMARY: In anticipation of congress enacting an extension of the
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) the FAA is publishing this annual
notice. This 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 15 current (joint-use) or former military airports seeking
designation or redesignation to participate in the MAP. While FAA
currently has continuing authority to designate or redesignate
airports, FAA does not have authority to issue grants for fiscal year
2008 MAP, and will not have authority until Congress enacts legislation
enabling FAA to issue grants.
The MAP allows the Secretary to designate current (joint-use) or
former military airports to receive grants from
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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 February 15, 2008.
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 https://www.faa.gov/
airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/northwest_mountain/
airports_resources/forms/media/applications/application_sf_424.doc
along with any supporting and justifying documentation. Applicant
should specifically request to be considered for designation or
redesignation to participate in the fiscal year 2008 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 https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
airports/regional_guidance/ or may contact the office below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kendall Ball
(Kendall.Ball@faa.gov), 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-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.
Number of Airports
A maximum of 15 airports per fiscal year (FY) may participate in
the MAP. There are 7 slots available for designation or redesignation
in FY 2008. Of the seven slots available, there is one general aviation
slot. Term of Designation.
The maximum term is five fiscal years following designation. The
FAA can designate airports for a period of less than five years. The
FAA will evaluate the conversion needs of the airport in its capital
development plan to determine the appropriate length of designation.
Redesignation
Previously designated airports may apply for redesignation of an
additional term not to exceed five years. Those airports must meet
current eligibility requirements in the 49 U.S.C. 47118(a) at the
beginning of each grant period and have MAP eligible projects. The FAA
will evaluate applications for redesignation primarily in terms of
warranted projects fundable only under the MAP as these candidates tend
to have fewer conversion needs than new candidates. The FAA wants MAP
airports to graduate to regular AIP participation.
Eligible Projects
In addition to eligible AIP projects, MAP can fund fuel farms,
utility systems, surface automobile parking lots, hangers, and air
cargo terminals up to 50,000 square feet. Designated or redesignated
military airports can receive not more than $7,000,000 for each fiscal
year after 2005 for projects to construct, improve, or repair terminal
building facilities. Designated or redesignated military airports can
receive not more than $7,000,000 for each fiscal year after 2005 for
MAP eligible projects that include hangers, cargo facilities, fuel
farms, automobile surface parking, and utility work.
Designation Consideration
In making designations of new candidate airports, the Secretary of
Transportation may only designate an airport (other than an airport so
designated before August 24, 1994) if it meets the following general
requirements:
(1) The airport is a former military installation closed or
realigned under:
(A) Section 2687 of Title 10;
(B) Section 201 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base
Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC) (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
(C) Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
(2) The airport is a military installation with both military and
civil aircraft operations; and
(3) The airport is classified as a commercial service or reliever
airport in the NPIAS. (See 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2)). One of the
designated airports, if included in the NPIAS, may be a general
aviation (GA) airport (public airport other than an air carrier
airport, 49 U.S.C. 47102(1), (20)) that was a former military
installation closed or realigned under BRAC, as amended, or 10 U.S.C.
2687. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(g)). A general aviation airport must qualify
under (1) above.
In designating new candidate airports, the Secretary shall consider
if a grant would:
(1) Reduced delays at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of
annual delays in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings;
or
(2) Enhance airport and air traffic control system capacity in a
metropolitan area or reduce current and projected flight delays.
The application for new designations will be evaluated in terms of
how the proposed projects would contribute to reducing delays and/or
how the airport would enhance air traffic or airport system capacity
and provide adequate user services.
Project Evaluation
Recently realigned or closed military airports, as well as active
military airfields with new joint-use agreements, have the greatest
need of funding to convert to, or to incorporate, civil airport
operations. Newly converted airports and new joint-use locations
frequently have minimal capital development resources and will
therefore receive priority consideration for designation and MAP
funding. The FAA will evaluate the need for eligible projects based
upon information in the candidate airport's five-year Airport Capital
Improvement Plan (ACIP). These projects need to be related to
development of that airport and/or the air traffic control system
capacity.
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1. The FAA will evaluate candidate airports and/or the airports
such candidate airports would relieve based on the following specific
factors:
Compatibility of airport roles and the ability of the
airport to provide an adequate airport facility;
The capability of the candidate airport and its airside
and landside complex to serve aircraft that otherwise must use the
relieved airport;
Landside surface access;
Airport operational capability, including peak hour and
annual capacities of the candidate airport;
Potential of other metropolitan area airports to relieve
the congested airport;
Ability to satisfy, relieve, or meet air cargo demand
within the metropolitan area;
Forecasted aircraft and passenger levels, type of
commercial service anticipated, i.e., scheduled or charter commercial
service;
Type and capacity of aircraft projected to serve the
airport and level of operations at the relieved airport and the
candidate airport;
The potential for the candidate airport to be served by
aircraft or users, including the airlines, serving the congested
airport;
Ability to replace an existing commercial service or
reliever airport serving the area; and
Any other documentation to support the FAA designation of
the candidate airport.
2. The FAA will evaluate the development needs that, if funded,
would make the airport a viable civil airport that will enhance system
capacity or reduce delays.
Application Procedures and Required Documentation
Airport sponsors applying for designation or redesignation must
complete and submit an SF 424, Application for Federal Assistance, and
provide supporting documentation to the appropriate FAA Airports
regional or district office serving that airport.
Standard Form 424:
Sponsors may obtain this fillable form at https://www.faa.gov/
airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/northwest_mountain/
airports_resources/forms/media/applications/application_sf_424.doc.
Applicants should fill this form out completely, including the
following:
Mark Item 1, Type of Submission as a ``pre-application''
and indicate it is for ``construction''.
Mark Item 8, Type of Application as ``new'', and in
``other'', fill in ``Military Airport Program''.
Fill in Item 11, Descriptive Title of Applicants Project.
``Designation (or redesignation) to the Military Airport Program''.
In Item 15a, Estimated Funding, indicate the total amount
of funding requested from the MAP during the entire term for which you
are applying.
Supporting Documentation
(A) Identification as a Current or Former Military Airport. The
application must identify the airport as either a current or former
military airport and indicate whether it was:
(1) Closed or realigned under Section 201 of the Defense
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, and/or
Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(Installations Approved for Closure by the Defense Base Realignment and
Closure Commission), or
(2) Closed or realigned pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2687 as excess
property (bases announced for closure by Department of Defense (DOD)
pursuant to this title after September 30, 1977 (this is the date of
announcement for closure and not the date the property was deeded to
the airport sponsor)), or
(3) A military installation with both military and civil aircraft
operations. A general aviation airport applying for the MAP may be
joint-use but must also qualify under (1) or (2) above.
(B) Qualifications for MAP:
Submit documents for (1) through (7) below:
(1) Documentation that the airport meets the definition of a
``public airport'' as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47102(20).
(2) Documentation indicating the required environmental review for
civil reuse or joint-use of the military airfield has been completed.
This environmental review need not include review of the individual
projects to be funded by the MAP. Rather, the documentation should
reflect that the environmental review necessary to convey the property,
enter into a long-term lease, or finalize a joint-use agreement has
been completed. The military department conveying or leasing the
property, or entering into a joint-use agreement, has the lead
responsibility for this environmental review. To meet AIP requirements
the environmental review and approvals must indicate that the operator
or owner of the airport has good title, satisfactory to the Secretary,
or assures that good title will be acquired.
(3) For a former military airport, documentation that the eligible
airport sponsor holds or will hold satisfactory title, a long-term
lease in furtherance of conveyance of property for airport purposes, or
a long-term interim lease for 25 years or longer to the property on
which the civil airport is being located. Documentation that an
application for surplus or BRAC airport property has been accepted by
the Federal Government is sufficient to indicate the eligible airport
sponsor holds or will hold satisfactory title or a long-term lease.
(4) For a current military airport, documentation that the airport
sponsor has an existing joint-use agreement with military department
having jurisdiction over the airport. For all first time applicants a
copy of the existing joint-use agreement must be submitted with the
application. This is necessary so the FAA can legally issue grants to
the sponsor. Here and in (3) directly above, the airport must posses
the necessary property rights in order to accept a grant for its
proposed projects during FY 2008.
(5) Documentation that the airport is classified as a ``commercial
service airport'' or a ``reliever airport'' as defined in 49 U.S.C.
47102(7) and 47102(22), unless the airport is applying for the general
aviation slot.
(6) Documentation that the airport owner is an eligible airport
``sponsor'' as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(24).
(7) Documentation that the airport has a FAA approved airport
layout plan (ALP) and a five-year airport capital improvement plan
(ACIP) indicating all eligible grant projects proposed to be funded
either from the MAP or other portions of the AIP.
(C) Evaluation Factors:
Submit information on the items below to assist in our evaluation:
(1) Information identifying the existing and potential levels of visual
or instrument operations and aeronautical activity at the current or
former military airport and, if applicable, the relieved airport. Also,
if applicable, information on how the airport contributes to air
traffic system or airport system capacity. If served by commercial air
carriers, the revenue passenger and cargo levels should be provided.
(2) A description of the airport's projected civil role and
development needs for transitioning from use as a military airfield to
a civil airport. Include how development projects would serve to reduce
delays at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays in
commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings; or enhance
capacity in a metropolitan area or reduce current and projected flight
delays.
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(3) A description of the existing airspace capacity. Describe how
anticipated new operations would affect the surrounding airspace and
air traffic flow patterns in the metropolitan area in or near the
airport. Include a discussion of whether operations at this airport
create airspace conflicts that may cause congestion or whether air
traffic works into the flow of other air traffic in the area.
(4) A description of the airport's five-year ACIP, including a
discussion of major projects, their priorities, projected schedule for
project accomplishment, and estimated costs. The ACIP must specifically
identify the safety, capacity, and conversion-related projects,
associated costs, and projected five-year schedule of project
construction, including those requested for consideration for MAP
funding.
(5) A description of those projects that are consistent with the
role of the airport and effectively contribute to the joint-use or
conversion of the airfield to a civil airport. The projects can be
related to various improvement categories depending on what is needed
to convert from military to civil airport use, to meet required civil
airport standards, and/or to provide capacity to the airport and/or
airport system. The projects selected (e.g., safety-related,
conversion-related, and/or capacity-related), must be identified and
fully explained based on the airport's planned use. Those projects that
may be eligible under MAP, if needed for conversion- or capacity-
related purposes, must be clearly indicated, and include the following
information:
Airside
Modification of airport or military airfield for safety
purposes, including airport pavement modifications (e.g., widening),
marking, lighting, strengthening, drainage or modifying other
structures or features in the airport environs to meet civil standards
for airport imaginary surfaces as described in 14 CFR part 77.
Construction of facilities or support facilities such as
passenger terminal gates, aprons for passenger terminals, taxiways to
new terminal facilities, aircraft parking, and cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
Modification of airport or military utilities (electrical
distribution systems, communications lines, water, sewer, storm
drainage) to meet civil standards. Also, modifications that allow
utilities on the civil airport to operate independently, where other
portions of the base are conveyed to entities other than the airport
sponsor or retained by the Government.
Purchase, rehabilitation, or modification of airport and
airport support facilities and equipment, including snow removal,
aircraft rescue, fire fighting buildings and equipment, airport
security, lighting vaults, and reconfiguration or relocation of
eligible buildings for more efficient civil airport operations.
Modification of airport or military airfield fuel systems
and fuel farms to accommodate civil aviation use.
Acquisition of additional land for runway protection
zones, other approach protection, or airport development.
Cargo facility requirements.
Modifications, which will permit the airfield to
accommodate general aviation users.
Landside
Construction of surface parking areas and access roads to
accommodate automobiles in the airport terminal and air cargo areas and
provide an adequate level of access to the airport.
Construction or relocation of access roads to provide
efficient and convenient movement of vehicular traffic to, on, and from
the airport, including access to passenger, air cargo, fixed base
operations, and aircraft maintenance areas.
Modification or construction of facilities such as
passenger terminals, surface automobile parking lots, hangars, air
cargo terminal buildings, and access roads to cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
(6) An evaluation of the ability of surface transportation
facilities (road, rail, high-speed rail, maritime) to provide
intermodal connections.
(7) A description of the type and level of aviation and community
interest in the civil use of a current or former military airport.
(8) One copy of the FAA-approved ALP for each copy of the
application. The ALP or supporting information should clearly show
capacity and conversion-related projects. Other information such as
project costs, schedule, project justification, other maps and drawings
showing the project locations, and any other supporting documentation
that would make the application easier to understand should also be
included. You may also provide photos, which would further describe the
airport, projects, and otherwise clarify certain aspects of this
application. These maps and ALPs should be cross-referenced with the
project costs and project descriptions.
Redesignation of Airports Previously Designated and Applying for up to
an Additional Five Years in the Program
Airports applying for redesignation to the Military Airport Program
must submit the same information required by new candidate airports
applying for a new designation. On the SF 424, Application for Federal
Assistance, prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-102, airports must indicate their application is for redesignation to
the MAP. In addition to the above information, they must explain:
(1) Why a redesignation and additional MAP-eligible project funding
is needed to accomplish the conversion to meet the civil role of the
airport and the preferred time period for redesignation not to exceed
five years;
(2) Why funding of eligible work under other categories of AIP or
other sources of funding would not accomplish the development needs of
the airport; and
(3) Why, based on the previously funded MAP projects, the projects
and/or funding level were insufficient to accomplish the airport
conversion needs and development goals.
This notice is issued pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 47118.
Issued at Washington, DC, on December 7, 2007.
Wayne Herbeck,
Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
[FR Doc. 07-6068 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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