Section 152.115

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master plan or system plan, or to comply with other Federal and local requirements as they pertain to the requested plan.
(Secs. 303, 307, 308, 312, and 313, Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1344, 1348, 1349,
1353, and 1354); sec. 6(c), Dept. of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c)); Airport and
Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended
(49 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); sec. 1.47(f)(1), Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (49 CFR 1.47(1)); OMB Circular A-
95, Revised (41 FR 2052; Jan. 13, 1976))
[Doc. No. 19430, 45 FR 34784, May 22, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 152-13, 46 FR 30809, June
11, 1981]

Section 152.115 Grant agreement: Offer, acceptance, and amendment.
(a) Offer. Upon approving a project
for airport development, airport master planning, or airport system planning, the Administrator issues a written offer that sets forth the terms, limitations, and requirements of the proposed agreement.
(b) Acceptance. The acceptance of an
offer or an amendment to a grant
agreement must be in writing. The
sponsor-s or planning agency-s attorney must certify that the acceptance
complies with all applicable law, and
constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the sponsor or planning agency.
(c) Amendment: Airport development
grants. The maximum obligation of the
United States under a grant agreement
for an airport development project may
be increased by an amendment if - 
(1) Except as otherwise provided by
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act
of 1970, the maximum obligation of the
United States is not increased by more
than 10 percent;
(2) Funds are available for the increase;
(3) The sponsor shows that the increase is justified; and
(4) The change does not prejudice the
interest of the United States.
(d) Reduction of U.S. Share: Airport development grants. When project work for
which costs have been incurred is deleted from a grant agreement, the Administrator reduces the maximum obligation of the United States proportionately, based on the cost or value of the
deleted work as shown on the project
application.

(e) Amendment: Airport planning. A
grant agreement for airport planning
may be changed if - 
(1) The change does not increase the
maximum obligation of the United
States under the grant agreement; and
(2) The change does not prejudice the
interest of the United States.
Section 152.117 Public hearings.
(a)
Before
submitting
a
preapplication for Federal assistance
for an airport development project involving the location of an airport, an
airport runway, or a runway extension,
the sponsor must give notice of opportunity for a public hearing, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section,
for the purpose of - 
(1) Considering the economic, social,
and environmental effects of the location of the airport, the airport runway,
or the runway extension; and
(2) Determining the consistency of
the location with the goals and objectives of any urban planning that has
been carried out by the community.
(b) The notice of opportunity for public hearing must - 
(1) Include a concise statement of the
proposed development;
(2) Be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the communities
in or near which the project may be located;
(3) Provide a minimum of 30 days
from the date of the notice for submission of requests for a hearing by persons having an interest in the economic, social, or environmental effects
of the project; and
(4) State that a copy is available of
the sponsor-s environmental assessment, if one is required by appendix 6
of FAA Order 1050.1C,  - Policies and
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts -  (45 FR 2244; Jan. 10,
1980), and FAA Order 5050.4,  - Airport
Environmental Handbook -  (45 FR
56624; Aug. 25, 1980), and will remain
available, at the sponsor-s place of
business for examination by the public
for a minimum of 30 days, beginning
with the date of the notice, before any
hearing held under the notice.
(c) A public hearing must be provided
if requested. If a public hearing is to be
held, the sponsor must publish a notice
of that fact, in the same newspaper in

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