Notice of Request To Release Airport Property

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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release and sale of eleven parcels of land at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), Liberal, Kansas, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55967-55968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17654]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Request To Release Airport Property

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property 
for Land Disposal at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), 
Liberal, Kansas.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
release and sale of eleven parcels of land at the Liberal Mid-America 
Regional Airport (LBL), Liberal, Kansas, under the provisions of 49 
U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to 
the FAA at the following address: Amy J. Walter, Airports Land 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
620G, 1100 Main Street, Suite 800, Kansas City, MO 64105.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to: Chance Plett, Director of Aviation, Liberal 
Mid-America Regional Airport, 700 Terminal Road, Liberal, KS 67901, 
(620) 626-0188.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy J. Walter, Airports Land 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
620G 1100 Main Street, Suite 800, Kansas City, MO 64105, (816) 329-
2603, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d7b6baaef9a0b6bba3b2a597b1b6b6f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7415190d5a031518001106341215155a131b02">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    The request to release property may be reviewed, by appointment, in 
person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to release and sell eleven tracts of land in the airport 
industrial park totaling approximately 24 acres of airport property at 
the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) under the provisions of 
49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The Director of Aviation has requested from the 
FAA the release of eleven tracts of airport property be released for 
sale for commercial use. The FAA determined the request to release and 
sell property at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) meets the 
procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
release and sale 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 following is a brief overview of the request: Liberal Mid-
America Regional Airport (LBL) is proposing the release and sale of 
eleven tracts of land in the airport industrial park totaling 
approximately 24 acres of airport

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property. The release of land is necessary to comply with Federal 
Aviation Administration Grant Assurances that do not allow federally 
acquired airport property to be used for non-aviation purposes. The 
sale of the subject property will result in the release of land and 
surface rights at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) from 
the conditions of the AIP Grant Agreement Grant Assurances. In 
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport will 
receive fair market value and the property will continue to be used for 
commercial businesses by the existing tenants on these tracts.
    Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at 
the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In 
addition, any person may, request an appointment and inspect the 
application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be 
related to the application in person at the Liberal Mid-America 
Regional Airport.

    Issued in Kansas City, MO on August 26, 2026.
Rodney N. Joel,
Director, FAA Central Region, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-17654 Filed 8-28-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


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