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Notice2026-18010

Request for Comments on Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY); Extension of Comment Period

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Published
September 3, 2026

Issuing agencies

Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration

Abstract

On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice seeking public comments regarding Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY). The comment period for the notice was scheduled to end on September 8, 2026. The FAA received a request to extend the comment period. The FAA is extending the comment period for the July 24, 2026, notice by 14 days.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56707-56708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18010]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2026-8185]


Request for Comments on Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield 
(MDY); Extension of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice seeking public 
comments regarding Midway Atoll Airport/Henderson Airfield (MDY). The 
comment period for the notice was scheduled to end on September 8, 
2026. The FAA received a request to extend the comment period. The FAA 
is extending the comment period for the July 24, 2026, notice by 14 
days.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published on July 24, 2026, at 
91 FR 46823, is extended from September 8, 2026 to September 22, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2026-8185 
using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
    <bullet> Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, 
West

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Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    <bullet> Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
    Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at 
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> at any time. Follow the online instructions 
for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 
of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raquel Girvin, Western-Pacific 
Regional Administrator, Office of National Engagement and Regional 
Administration, 777 S. Aviation Blvd., Suite 150, El Segundo, CA 90245 
(424) 405-7000, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a03177b6a76177b6d6a17687b7a5c5b5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fa6b2decfd3b2dec8cfb2cddedff9fefeb1f8f0e9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both 
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, CBI is exempt from 
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this Notice contain 
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as 
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or 
responsive to this Notice, it is important that you clearly designate 
the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission 
containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked 
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed 
in the public docket of this Notice. Submissions containing CBI should 
be sent to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document. Any commentary that the FAA receives which is 
not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket 
for this Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 24, 2026, the FAA published a notice 
in the Federal Register seeking public comments regarding MDY Airport. 
The July 24, 2026, notice stated that the comment period would close on 
September 8, 2026. The FAA received a request to extend the comment 
period. The FAA is granting an extension of the comment period for the 
notice through September 22, 2026.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2026.
Rebecca S. Cointin,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Strategic 
Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2026-18010 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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