Federal Aviation Administration October 2, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the abandonment of the Tatum Airport, Tatum, NM, under provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47107(h) and to release the State of New Mexico as airport sponsor from the Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement Grant Assurances, and to change forever the lands of the Tatum Airport from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use. The State of New Mexico will transfer Tatum's grant obligations associated with AIP Grant Number 3- 35-0044-001-2002 obligations to Navajo Lake Airport, Navajo Dam NM by investing the grant funds of $27,362 for fencing at Tatum to a fencing project at Navajo Lake Airport.

On October 5, 2007, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed performance requirements for certain avionics equipment on aircraft operating in specified classes of airspace within the United States National Airspace System. The comment period closed on March 3, 2008. The FAA is reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days to give the public an opportunity to comment on recommendations received from an Aviation Rulemaking Committee established by the Administrator on July 15, 2007.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of the sale of vacant, much of which is farmed or vacant, containing trees, streams, and scattered wetland areas owned by the City of Mansfield. The Miller Farm Parcel 50 is approximately 100.521 acres. The land was acquired under FAA Project No(s): AIP-90-2-3-39-0049-099l (Contract No. AlP FA91-GL-l806). There are no impacts to the airport by allowing the airport to dispose of the property. The proposed land for release is vacant, not required for future development, safety, or compatible land use. The intended land use is infrastructure development, including roads, utilities, and industrial development. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the disposal of the subject airport property nor a determination of eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The disposition of proceeds from the disposal of the airport property will be in accordance with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999. In accordance with section 47107(h) of title 49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.