2023-27017

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • [Docket No. FAA-2022-0432] • 14 CFR Chapter I AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final policy. SUMMARY: This action finalizes the FAA's policy on the FAA's procedures for processing land use changes on federally acquired or federally conveyed airport land or in situations where a land use change impacts the safe and efficient operation of aircraft or safety of people and property on the ground related to aircraft operations. These changes were needed because of legislative changes made in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The policy is intended to simplify the procedures required to make a land use change and to protect airport land by limiting the use of releases to the actual sale or disposal of airport property. DATES: This policy is effective January 8, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Willis, Director, Airport Compliance and Management Analysis, ACO-1, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-3085; facsimile: (202) 267-4629. ADDRESSES: You can get an electronic copy of this Policy and all other documents in this docket using the internet by: (1) Searching the Federal eRulemaking portal ( https://www.regulations.gov) (2) Visiting FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at ( http://www.faa.gov/​regulations/​policies); or (3) Accessing the Government Publishing Office's web page at ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov/​index.html). You can also get a copy by sending a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-3085. Make sure to identify the docket number, notice number or amendment number of this proceeding. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the Policy: This document is published under the authority described in Title 49 of the United States Code, Subtitle VII, part B, chapter 471, section 47122(a). This policy should be used in conjunction with FAA Order 5190.6, Airport Compliance Manual, Chapter 22, Releases from Federal Obligations; and FAA Order 5100.38, Airport Improvement Handbook; and any related policy implemented in conjunction and complementary with Airports Planning and Programming (APP) guidance. Additionally, compliance specialists will consult with FAA environmental protection specialists to determine what, if any, environmental obligations under relevant statutes or regulations may apply to specific land use changes at specific airports. Background Congress authorized financial assistance for an airport development project to acquire land, including land for future airport development (See 49 U.S.C. 47104, 47107(c)(2)). Under the Airport Improvement Act, land is needed for an airport purpose “if the land may be needed for an aeronautical purpose (including runway protection zone) or serves as noise buffer land, and revenue from interim uses of the land contributes t…

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