§ 152.109 Project eligibility: Airport planning.

(a) Airport master planning. A proposed project for airport master planning is not approved unless— (1) The location of the existing or proposed airport is included in the current NASP; (2) In the opinion of the Administrator, the proposed planning would promote the effective location of public airports and the development of an adequate NASP; (3) The project is airport master planning as defined in § 152.3; (4) If the project has been determined to have areawide significance by an appropriate areawide agency, it has been incorporated into a unified planning work program; and (5) In the case of a proposed project for airport master planning in a large or medium air traffic hub, in the opinion of the Administrator— (i) There is an appropriate system plan identifying the need for the airport; (ii) The absence of a system plan is due to the failure of the responsible planning agency to proceed with its preparation; or (iii) An existing system plan is not acceptable. (b) Airport system planning. A proposed project for airport system planning is not approved unless— (1) In the opinion of the Administrator, the project promotes the effective location of public airports; (2) In the opinion of the Administrator, the project promotes the development of an adequate NASP; (3) The project is airport system planning as defined in § 152.3; and (4) When the project encompasses a metropolitan area that includes a large or medium hub airport, the project is incorporated in a unified planning work program.