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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 77.3 

(d) The process to petition the FAA 

for discretionary review of determina-
tions, revisions, and extensions of de-
terminations. 

§ 77.3

Definitions. 

For the purpose of this part: 
Non-precision instrument runway 

means a runway having an existing in-
strument approach procedure utilizing 
air navigation facilities with only hori-
zontal guidance, or area type naviga-
tion equipment, for which a straight-in 
non-precision instrument approach 
procedure has been approved, or 
planned, and for which no precision ap-
proach facilities are planned, or indi-
cated on an FAA planning document or 
military service military airport plan-
ning document. 

Planned or proposed airport is an air-

port that is the subject of at least one 
of the following documents received by 
the FAA: 

(1) Airport proposals submitted under 

14 CFR part 157. 

(2) Airport Improvement Program re-

quests for aid. 

(3) Notices of existing airports where 

prior notice of the airport construction 
or alteration was not provided as re-
quired by 14 CFR part 157. 

(4) Airport layout plans. 
(5) DOD proposals for airports used 

only by the U.S. Armed Forces. 

(6) DOD proposals on joint-use (civil- 

military) airports. 

(7) Completed airport site selection 

feasibility study. 

Precision instrument runway means a 

runway having an existing instrument 
approach procedure utilizing an Instru-
ment Landing System (ILS), or a Pre-
cision Approach Radar (PAR). It also 
means a runway for which a precision 
approach system is planned and is so 
indicated by an FAA-approved airport 
layout plan; a military service ap-
proved military airport layout plan; 
any other FAA planning document, or 
military service military airport plan-
ning document. 

Public use airport is an airport avail-

able for use by the general public with-
out a requirement for prior approval of 
the airport owner or operator. 

Seaplane base is considered to be an 

airport only if its sea lanes are out-
lined by visual markers. 

Utility runway means a runway that 

is constructed for and intended to be 
used by propeller driven aircraft of 
12,500 pounds maximum gross weight 
and less. 

Visual runway means a runway in-

tended solely for the operation of air-
craft using visual approach procedures, 
with no straight-in instrument ap-
proach procedure and no instrument 
designation indicated on an FAA-ap-
proved airport layout plan, a military 
service approved military airport lay-
out plan, or by any planning document 
submitted to the FAA by competent 
authority. 

Subpart B—Notice Requirements 

§ 77.5

Applicability. 

(a) If you propose any construction 

or alteration described in § 77.9, you 
must provide adequate notice to the 
FAA of that construction or alteration. 

(b) If requested by the FAA, you 

must also file supplemental notice be-
fore the start date and upon comple-
tion of certain construction or alter-
ations that are described in § 77.9. 

(c) Notice received by the FAA under 

this subpart is used to: 

(1) Evaluate the effect of the pro-

posed construction or alteration on 
safety in air commerce and the effi-
cient use and preservation of the navi-
gable airspace and of airport traffic ca-
pacity at public use airports; 

(2) Determine whether the effect of 

proposed construction or alteration is 
a hazard to air navigation; 

(3) Determine appropriate marking 

and lighting recommendations, using 
FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460–1, Ob-
struction Marking and Lighting; 

(4) Determine other appropriate 

measures to be applied for continued 
safety of air navigation; and 

(5) Notify the aviation community of 

the construction or alteration of ob-
jects that affect the navigable air-
space, including the revision of charts, 
when necessary. 

§ 77.7

Form and time of notice. 

(a) If you are required to file notice 

under § 77.9, you must submit to the 
FAA a completed FAA Form 7460–1, 
Notice of Proposed Construction or Al-
teration. FAA Form 7460–1 is available 

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