[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30513-30514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11900]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land Release Request at Saratoga 
County Airport (5B2), Ballston Spa, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport land.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
application for a release of approximately 1.79 acres of federally 
obligated airport property at Saratoga County Airport, Ballston Spa, 
Saratoga County, NY, from conditions, reservations, and restrictions 
contained in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants that would 
restrict the use of said land to aeronautical purposes. This acreage is 
composed of a portion of a parcel that was acquired by Saratoga County 
though AIP Grant 3-36-0004-05-1987. It is requested that FAA approval 
be given to release the 1.79 acres for disposal to allow a currently 
existing non-aeronautical use on the parcel to continue. The land is 
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needed for aeronautical purposes and the Federal share of the proceeds 
from the sale of land would be dedicated to a future AIP eligible 
airport effort.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be submitted to Robert 
Costa, Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airports District 
Office via phone at (718) 995-5778 or at the email address 
Robert.Costa@faa.gov. Comments on this application may also be mailed 
or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Evelyn Martinez, 
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airports District 
Office, Federal Register Comment, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 
11434.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Costa, Assistant Manager, 
Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airports District Office, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 11434. Telephone: 718-995-5778.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Wendell H. Ford 
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21), 
Public Law 106-181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this notice must be 
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the Secretary may 
waive any condition imposed on a federally obligated airport by surplus 
property conveyance deeds or grant agreements. The following is a brief 
overview of the request.
    The County of Saratoga has requested release from grant assurance 
obligations of approximately 1.79 acres of airport property at Saratoga 
County Airport to permit the disposal of the land at fair market value 
to allow an existing not-for-profit hospice facility to continue to 
operate on site. The airport has no plans to utilize the parcel for 
aviation use. The 1.79 acres sits on a larger 5.48-acre parcel 
currently owned by the airport. The 5.48-acre parcel will be split into 
two parcels; a 3.69-acre parcel that will be retained by the airport, 
as it includes a portion of the Runway 23 Runway Protection Zone, and 
the 1.79-acre parcel that is outside of the Runway Protection Zone and 
currently houses the not-for-profit hospice facility and associated 
parking area. As a condition of the release, the proposed use must not 
interfere with the airport or its operations. The Federal share of the 
proceeds of the disposal would be distributed towards approved AIP 
eligible efforts, with the remaining proceeds to be utilized to operate 
the airport. For these reasons, it is not anticipated that this acreage 
will be needed for aeronautical purposes in the future.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on June 2, 2021.
Evelyn Martinez,
Manager, New York Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-11900 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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