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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 156.1 

instrument of disposal need not be in 
any special form, but must be in writ-
ing and signed by an authorized official 
of the public agency that owns the air-
port. 

(b) A request for a release under this 

part must be submitted in triplicate to 
the District Airport Engineer in whose 
district the airport is located. 

(c) Each request for a release must 

include the following information, if 
applicable and available: 

(1) Identification of the instruments 

of disposal to which the property con-
cerned is subject. 

(2) A description of the property con-

cerned. 

(3) The condition of the property con-

cerned. 

(4) The purpose for which the prop-

erty was transferred, such as for use as 
a part of, or in connection with, oper-
ating the airport or for producing reve-
nues from nonaviation business. 

(5) The kind of release requested. 
(6) The purpose of the release. 
(7) A statement of the circumstances 

justifying the release on the basis set 
forth in § 155.3(a) (1) or (2) with sup-
porting documents. 

(8) Maps, photographs, plans, or simi-

lar material of the airport and the 
property concerned that are appro-
priate to determining whether the re-
lease is justified under § 155.9. 

(9) The proposed use or disposition of 

the property, including the terms and 
conditions of any proposed sale or lease 
and the status of negotiations therefor. 

(10) If the release would allow sale of 

any part of the property, a certified 
copy of a resolution or ordinance of the 
governing body of the public agency 
that owns the airport obligating itself 
to use the proceeds of the sale exclu-
sively for developing, improving, oper-
ating, or maintaining a public airport. 

(11) A suggested letter or other in-

strument of release that would meet 
the requirements of State and local law 
for the release requested. 

(12) The sponsor’s environmental as-

sessment prepared in conformance with 
Appendix 6 of FAA Order 1050.1C, 
‘‘Policies and Procedures for Consid-
ering Environmental Impacts’’ (45 FR 
2244; Jan. 10, 1980), and FAA Order 
5050.4, ‘‘Airport Environmental Hand-
book’’ (45 FR 56624; Aug. 25, 1980), if an 

assessment is required by Order 5050.4. 
Copies of these orders may be exam-
ined in the Rules Docket, Office of the 
Chief Counsel, FAA, Washington, D.C., 
and may be obtained on request at any 
FAA regional office headquarters or 
any airports district office. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12361, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 155–1, 45 FR 56622, Aug. 25, 
1980] 

§ 155.13 Determinations by FAA. 

(a) An FAA office that receives a re-

quest for a release under this part, and 
supporting documents therefore, exam-
ines it to determine whether the re-
quest meets the requirements of the 
Act of October 1, 1949 (63 Stat. 700) so 
far as it concerns the interests of the 
United States in civil aviation and 
whether it might prejudice the needs 
and interests of the armed forces. Upon 
a determination that the release might 
prejudice those needs and interests, the 
Department of Defense is consulted as 
provided in § 155.9(b). 

(b) Upon completing the review, and 

receiving the advice of the Department 
of Defense if the case was referred to it, 
the FAA advises the airport owner as 
to whether the release or a modifica-
tion of it, may be granted. If the re-
lease, or a modification of it acceptable 
to the owner, is granted, the FAA pre-
pares the necessary instruments and 
delivers them to the airport owner. 

PART 156—STATE BLOCK GRANT 

PILOT PROGRAM 

Sec. 
156.1

Applicability. 

156.2

Letters of interest. 

156.3

Application and grant process. 

156.4

Airport and project eligibility. 

156.5

Project cost allowability. 

156.6

State program responsibilities. 

156.7

Enforcement of State block grant 

agreements and other related grant as-
surances. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 47101, 47128; 49 

CFR 1.47(f), (k). 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 35723, 53 FR 41303, Oct. 

20, 1988, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 156.1 Applicability. 

(a) This part applies to grant appli-

cants for the State block grant pilot 
program and to those States receiving