[Federal Register: September 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 178)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Intent to Rule on Request To Abandon Eunice Airport, 
Eunice, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to abandon Eunice Airport, Eunice, NM

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposed to rule and invites public comment on the 
abandonment of the Eunice Airport, Eunice, New Mexico under provisions 
of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47107 (h) and to release the state of New 
Mexico as airport owner from the Airport Improvement Program Grant 
Agreement Grant Assurances, and to change forever the lands of the 
Eunice Airport from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use. The state of 
New Mexico will reimburse the FAA for the single grant issued for this 
airport in 2002 by investing funds equal to the amortized amount in a 
project on another airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 206.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to 
the FAA at the following address: Mr. Lacey D. Spriggs, Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Airports Division, 
Louisiana/New Mexico Airports Development Office, ASW-640, 2601 Meacham 
Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0640. In addition, one copy of any 
comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. Thomas 
D. Baca, Director, Aviation Division, New Mexico Highway and 
Transportation Department, P.O. Box 1149, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-
1149.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Saupp, Program Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Louisiana/New Mexico Airports 
Development Office, ASW-640, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 
76193-0640.
    The request to release the state of New Mexico from the grant 
assurances may be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to abandon this airport and release the State of New Mexico 
from the Grant Assurances, and change the status of the lands at the 
Eunice Airport.
    The following is a brief overview of the request: The state of New 
Mexico as owner of the airport that is on state owned land filed notice 
with the FAA to permanently abandon the Eunice Airport, Eunice, New 
Mexico. As a result of this request the state will make restitution in 
the amount of $35,000.00 for the amortized value of fencing installed 
by FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant in 2002 in the same 
amount of funds in an AIP project at another airport. This process will 
reduce the FAA portion of the other project the same amount. This 
abandonment will result in the lands of the Eunice Airport being 
changed from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use and release the lands 
from the conditions of the AIP Grant Agreement Grant Assurances.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, 
notice and other documents germane to the application in person at the 
office of Mr. Thomas D. Baca, Director, Aviation Division, New Mexico 
Highway and Transportation Department, P.O. Box 1149, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico 87504-1149.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on September 7, 2006.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 06-7659 Filed 9-13-06; 8:45 am]

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