[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 55105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21621]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Release Certain Properties From All Terms, 
Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of a Release Agreement 
Between the City of Fernandina Beach and the United States of America 
for a Parcel Previously Included in the Fernandina Beach Municipal 
Airport Property, Fernandina, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA hereby provides notice of intent to release 2.63 acres 
near the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, Fernandina Beach, FL from 
the restrictions and reservations as contained in a Release Agreement 
between the United States of America and the City of Fernandina Beach, 
dated Novermber 24, 1954. The subject parcel is located on the 
Northwest Corner of Amelia Island Parkway and Amelia Road, north of the 
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport in Nassau County. The subject parcel 
is defined as Nassau County, Florida, Parcel #06-2N-28-0000-0001-0010.

DATES: Comments are due on or before November 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for review at Fernandina Beach 
Municipal Airport, and the FAA Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark 
Circle, Suite 524, Orlando, FL 32819. Written comments on the Sponsor's 
request must be delivered or mailed to: Hilary Maull, Program Manager, 
Orlando Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, Suite 524, 
Orlando, FL 32819.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary Maull, Program Manager, Orlando 
Airports District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, Suite 524, Orlando, FL 
32819.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject parcel was originally owned by 
the City of Fernandina Beach, Florida. On May 26, 1943, a ground lease 
was entered between the Federal Government and City of Fernandina Beach 
providing property for use as an airfield to be operated by the United 
States Navy. On July 9, 1947 a Cancellation of Lease and Quitclaim 
returned airport-owned property to the City of Fernandina Beach for the 
purposes of being operated as a public airport. On November 24, 1954 
the United States of America, acting by and through the Administrator 
of Civil Aeronautics, and the City of Fernandina Beach approved a 
`Release of the property with Restrictions and Reservations' 
(Restrictions). The Restrictions were established under Paragraphs 1C, 
1D, and 1E of said Release, for a portion of airport property which 
included the subject parcel. The Restictions were obligated to carry 
forward with the deed of the property. In 1954, the subject parcel was 
sold from the City of Fernandina Beach to a private entity, with 
Restrictions. Since the initial sale, the subject parcel has changed 
ownership multiple times.
    The Restrictions implemented in 1954 are outdated compared to 
current FAA airport protection surface restrictions, and are no longer 
deemed necessary or relevant to the subject parcel. The release of 
Restrictions will allow the current property owner to re-sell the 
subject parcel for future development. Future use of the subject parcel 
must comply with all City of Fernandina Beach Zoning and land use 
regulations as established by the City of Fernandina Beach. Any 
proposed development of the subject parcel will require submittal of an 
Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) for review by 
the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Documents reflecting the Sponsor's request are available, by 
appointment only, for inspection at the Fernandina Beach Municipal 
Airport and the FAA Airports District Office.
    Section 125 of The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform 
Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) requires the FAA to provide an 
opportunity for public notice and comment prior to the ``waiver'' or 
``modification'' of a sponsor's Federal obligation to use certain 
airport land for non-aeronautical purposes.

Bartholomew Vernace,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2021-21621 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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