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Notice2026-18566

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Property Release at the Mobile Regional Airport Mobile, Alabama

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Published
September 11, 2026

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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration

Abstract

The FAA is considering a request from the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) to waive the requirement that 0.4034<plus-minus> acres of airport property located in the northern area of the Mobile Regional Airport and along the northeast corner of Foster Road and Tanner Williams Road in Mobile, Alabama, be used for aeronautical purposes.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 57955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18566]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Property Release at 
the Mobile Regional Airport Mobile, Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land release request.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a request from the Mobile Airport 
Authority (MAA) to waive the requirement that 0.4034<plus-minus> acres 
of airport property located in the northern area of the Mobile Regional 
Airport and along the northeast corner of Foster Road and Tanner 
Williams Road in Mobile, Alabama, be used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports 
District Office, Attn: Brian Hendry, Community Planner, Jackson 
Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 
39232.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to Mobile Airport Authority, Attn: Mr. Don Shepley, 
Business Development Manager, Post Office Box 88004, Mobile, AL 36608.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hendry, Community Planner, 
Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, 
Flowood, MS 39232, (769) 268-6979. The land release request may be 
reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by the Mobile 
Airport Authority to release approximately 0.4034<plus-minus> acres of 
airport property at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) under the provisions 
of Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(c). The FAA determined that the request to 
release property at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) submitted by the 
Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the release 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 property will be purchased by the 
County of Mobile which is purchasing the land for a roadway widening 
project at the northeast corner of the intersection of Foster Road and 
Tanner Williams Road. The property is located north of the main airport 
property and due north of Runway 18 end. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 
47107(c)(2)(B)(i), the airport will receive fair market value for the 
property, and the net proceeds from the sale of this property will be 
used for maintenance and improvements at the Mobile Regional Airport 
(MOB).
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, 
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the 
Mobile Airport Authority (MAA).
    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on September 8, 2023.

William Schuller,
Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-18566 Filed 9-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


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