[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 44439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14684]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Non-Rulemaking Action 
at Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) Located in Gadsden, Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the United States Code (U.S.C.), 
notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the 
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport Authority to waive the requirement 
that a 150 acre parcel of airport property, located at 
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) in Gadsden, Alabama, be used 
for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The public may send comments using the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the instructions on providing comments.
     Fax: 601-664-9901.
     Mail: Brian Hendry, Community Planner, Jackson Airports 
District Office, 100 West Cross St., Suite B, Jackson, MS 39208-2307.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 8 
a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Northeast Alabama Airport Authority Attn: Mr. 
Lee Roberts at the Northeast Alabama Airport, 185 Ira Gray Drive, 
Gadsden, Alabama 35904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hendry, Community Planner, 
Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, 
Jackson, MS 39208-2307, (601) 664-9897. The land release request may be 
reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by the 
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport Authority to release approximately 
150 acres of airport property at Northeast Alabama Regional 
Airport (GAD) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47153(c). The FAA 
determined that the request to release property at Northeast Alabama 
Regional Airport (GAD) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural 
requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the release of 
the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the 
airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no 
sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice. The 
property will be purchased by The City of Gadsden, AL, and then donated 
to a private entity, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), to locate a 
non-nuclear production facility. The property is located on the 
southwest area of airport property adjacent and north of Steele Station 
Road. The airport will receive fair market value for the property, and 
the net proceeds from the sale of this property will be used for 
maintenance and improvements at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport 
(GAD).
    The proposed use of this property is compatible with airport 
operations. Copies of the Property Appraisal, Boundary Survey, Legal 
Description are available for examination by appointment. 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 request, 
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the 
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport, 185 Ira Gray Drive, Gadsden, AL 
35904.

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 2023.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2023-14684 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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