[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49232-49233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19105]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property
at the Rialto Municipal Airport, Rialto, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Request to Release Airport Property.
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the
release of land at the Rialto Municipal Airport under the provisions of
section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for
the 21st Century (AIR 21).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to
the FAA at the following address: Mr. Brian Armstrong, Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, LAX-600,
15000 Aviation Blvd, Lawndale, CA 90261. In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Richard
Scanlan, Director of Aviation and Solid Waste Management, City of
Rialto, 150 Palm Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brian Armstrong, Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Los Angeles Airports District Office, LAX--
600, 15000 Aviation Blvd, Lawndale, CA 90261, Telephone: (310) 725-
3644, e-mail: Brian. [email protected], fax: (310) 725-6849.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the
request to release property at the Rialto Municipal Airport under the
provisions of the AIR 21 and Section 4408 of Public Law 109-59. The
following is a brief overview of the request:
The Congress of the United States adopted Section 4408 of Public
Law 109-59 on August 10, 2005. In part, Section 4408 specifically
states; ``Notwithstanding any law, regulation or grant assurance, but
subject to the requirements of this section, the United States shall
release all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use,
encumbrance, conveyance, or closure of the Rialto Municipal Airport, in
Rialto, California, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and
limitations are enforceable by the United States.'' This legislation
authorized the closure of the Rialto Airport, the transfer of certain
assets of the Rialto Municipal Airport, the sale of the Rialto
Municipal Airport Properties by the City of Rialto and the distribution
of 45% of the fair market value of the local land sales proceeds to the
United States for the benefit of a commercial airport complying with
the criteria set forth in the legislation. This airport has been
identified as the San Bernardino International Airport owned and
operated by the San Bernardino International Airport Authority.
The FAA is carrying out the direction of Congress. This notice
invites public comment on FAA's intent to rule on the request for
release for the Rialto Airport property in its totality. There will be
no further public notices published on this matter. However, the FAA
intends to process the release in incremental phases. Smaller parcels
will be released individually and the entire release will occur over
time. The purpose of processing the release, in this fashion, is to
allow for the early sale of parcels not currently used for aviation
purposes at the Rialto Municipal Airport. This incremental sale will
allow the Rialto
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Municipal Airport to remain open and functional as an airport for a
period of time while the proceeds from the early land sales are used
for the design and construction of certain general aviation
infrastructure and other aviation improvements on the San Bernardino
International Airport.
Any person may inspect the request in person, by appointment, 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 relevant to the application in person, by
appointment, at the Rialto Municipal Airport, telephone number (909)
820-2622.
Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2008.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19105 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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