[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05122]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on a Proposed Change of 
Airport Property Land Use From Aeronautical to Non-Aeronautical Use at 
Ardmore Municipal Airport, Ardmore, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a request from Ardmore Development 
Authority to change approximately 5 acres, located at 615 Grumman 
Street, in the Southwest quadrant of the airport from aeronautical use 
to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the conversion of the airport 
property.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this document to Mr. Glenn Boles, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Arkansas/Oklahoma Airports District Office 
Manager, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mita Bates, President of Ardmore 
Development Authority, 410 W Main Street, Ardmore, OK 73401, telephone 
580-223-7765; or Mr. Glenn Boles, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Arkansas/Oklahoma Airports District Office Manager, 10101 Hillwood 
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177, telephone (817) 222-5630. Documents 
reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at the above locations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal consists of a parcel of land 
which is part of over 2,000 acres of land constituting the Ardmore 
Municipal Airport. The citizens of Ardmore approved a $100,000 bond 
issued in 1942 to purchase 1,416 acres of land and the United States 
Government contributed 650 acres to develop the 2,066 acres for the 
Ardmore Army Airfield. The base was operated as a training base during 
World War II and closed October 31, 1945. In 1946, the United States 
Government declared the base surplus property. The War Assets 
Administration issued a quit claim deed in 1948 which included the 
land, 2085.28 acres and all thereon. As a result of the Korean War, the 
base was reactivated on September 1, 1953 and renamed Ardmore Air Force 
Base. It was operated until January 1959, and officially closed again 
on March 31, 1959, and transferred back to Ardmore under a quit claim 
deed. The land comprising this parcel is outside the forecasted need 
for aviation development and is no longer needed for indirect or direct 
aeronautical use. The Airport wishes to develop this land for 
compatible commercial, non-aeronautical use. The Airport will retain 
ownership of this land and ensure the protection of Part 77 surfaces 
and compatible land use. Income from the conversion of these parcels 
will benefit the aviation community by reinvestment in the airport.
    Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially 
assist in the conversion of the subject airport property nor a 
determination of eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The 
disposition of proceeds from the conversion 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.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX.
Ignacio Flores,
Director, Airports Division, FAA, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2020-05122 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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