Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Containing a Final Air Quality General Conformity Determination (FGCD), (Preliminary) Final Section 106 Historic Resources Report, and Virginia Coastal Zone Consistency Determination: Notice of EPA 30-day Hold Period and Notice of Comment Period for Proposed New Runways and Associated Development at Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA, 48795-48797 [05-16153]
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AGENCY:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008).
Dated: August 10, 2005.
Hector V. Barreto,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–16419 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #10160 and #10161]
California Disaster #CA–00012
Small Business Administration.
Notice.
SUMMARY: This is a notice of an
Administrative declaration of a disaster
for the State of California dated 08/10/
2005.
Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding,
Landslides, and Mud and Debris Flows.
Incident Period: 02/12/2005 through
02/24/2005.
Effective Date: 08/10/2005.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 10/11/2005.
EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date:
05/10/2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: Small Business
Administration, Disaster Area Office 3,
14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX
76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, Suite 6050, Washington,
DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
Administrator’s disaster declaration
applications for disaster loans may be
filed at the address listed above or other
locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties: Los Angeles;
Orange.
Contiguous Counties: California: Kern;
Riverside; San Bernardino; San Diego;
Ventura.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
Homeowners With Credit Available
Elsewhere ...................................
Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere ...........................
Businesses With Credit Available
Elsewhere ...................................
Businesses and Small Agricultural
Cooperatives
Without
Credit
Available Elsewhere ....................
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available
Elsewhere ...................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available
Elsewhere ...................................
5.875.
2.937.
6.000.
4.000.
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 10160 B and for
economic injury is 10161 0. The State
which received an EIDL Declaration # is
California.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008).
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 05–16418 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #10162]
National Advisory Board, Small
Business Development Centers; Public
Meeting
UTAH Disaster #UT–00004
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for public assistance only for
the State of Utah (FEMA–1598–DR),
dated 08/01/2005.
Incident: Flooding and Landslides.
Incident Period: 04/28/2005 through
06/29/2005.
DATES: Effective Date: 08/01/2005.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 09/30/2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Disaster Area Office 3,
14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX
76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, Suite 6050, Washington,
DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
08/01/2005, applications for Private
Non-Profit organizations that provide
essential services of a governmental
nature may file disaster loan
applications at the address listed above
or other locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster: Primary Counties: Beaver,
Box Elder, Iron, Sevier, Tooele, Uintah,
Wasatch, Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
4.750.
4.000.
48795
Other (including non-profit organizations) with credit available
elsewhere ....................................
Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available
elsewhere ....................................
The U.S. Small Business
Administration, National Advisory
Board of the Office of Small Business
Development Centers, will be hosting a
public meeting via conference call to
discuss such matters that may be
presented by members, the staff of the
U.S. Small Business Administration, or
interested others. The conference will
take place on Thursday, August 25,
2005 at 11 a.m. eastern standard time.
Anyone wishing to participate or
make an oral presentation to the Board
must contact Erika Fischer, Senior
Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business
Administration, Office of Small
Business Development Centers, 409 3rd
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416,
telephone (202) 205–7045 or fax (202)
481–0681.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–16420 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) Containing a Final Air Quality
General Conformity Determination
(FGCD), (Preliminary) Final Section 106
Historic Resources Report, and
Virginia Coastal Zone Consistency
Determination: Notice of EPA 30-day
Hold Period and Notice of Comment
Period for Proposed New Runways and
Associated Development at
Washington Dulles International
Airport, Chantilly, VA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a
cooperating Federal agency, having
4.000. jurisdiction by law because the
proposed Federal action has the
The number assigned to this disaster
potential for significant wetland
for physical damage is 10162.
impacts.
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Notice of availability, notice of
EPA 30-day hold period, notice of
comment period.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS)—Proposed New Runways and
Associated Development at Washington
Dulles International Airport, has been
prepared and is available for public
review and comment. The FEIS
incorporates a Final Air Quality General
Conformity Determination (FGCD),
(Preliminary) Final Section 106 Historic
Resources Report and a Virginia Coastal
Zone Consistency Determination.
Written requests for the FEIS and
written comments on the FEIS and
related documents can be submitted to
the individual listed in the section FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The EPA
30-day Hold Period and FEIS comment
period will commence on August 19,
2005, and will close on September 19,
2005.
FEIS Availability: Copies of the FEIS
and related documents may be viewed
during regular business hours at the
following locations:
1. Centreville Regional Library, 14200
St. Germaine Drive, Centreville, VA.
2. Chantilly Regional Library, 4000
Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA.
3. Great Falls Library, 9830
Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA.
4. Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768
Center Street, Herndon, VA.
5. Reston Regional Library, 11925
Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, VA.
6. Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915
Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA.
7. Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road,
Ashburn, VA.
8. Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford
Road, Leesburg, VA.
9. Middleburg Library, 101 Reed
Street, Middleburg, VA.
10. Purcellville Library, 220 E. Main
Street, Purcellville, VA.
11. Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise
Street, Sterling, VA.
12. Eastern Loudoun Regional Library,
21030 Whitfield Place, Sterling, VA.
13. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library,
7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA.
A limited number of copies of the
FEIS and related documents will also be
available for review by appointment
only at the following FAA/Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority
(MWAA) Offices. Please call to make
arrangements for viewing: Federal
Aviation Administration, Washington
Airports District Office, 23723 Air
Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, VA,
(703) 661–1368; Washington Dulles
International Airport, Airport Managers
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Office, Main Terminal Baggage Claim
Level, Dulles, VA, (703) 572–2710. An
Executive Summary will be available
August 13, 2005 on Dulles Airport’s
Web site at https://www.mwaa.com/
dulles/EnvironmentalStudies/
RunwaysEIS.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Delia, Project Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Washington
Airports District Office, 23723 Air
Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, VA. Mr.
Delia can be contacted at (703) 661–
1358.
The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
is issuing this Notice of Availability to
advise the public that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
containing a Final Air Quality General
Conformity Determination (FGCD),
(Preliminary) Final Section 106 Historic
Resources Report and a Virginia Coastal
Zone Consistency Determination will be
available for public review beginning
August 11, 2005. The FEIS details the
proposed development of two new
runways, terminal facilities, and related
facilities at Washington Dulles
International Airport (IAD), Dulles,
Virginia.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) is a cooperating Federal
agency, having jurisdiction by law
because the proposed Federal action has
the potential for significant wetland
impacts.
The FEIS presents the purpose and
need for the proposed project, a
comprehensive analysis of the
alternatives to the proposed project,
including the no-action alternative and
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed
development of two new air carrier
runways and related improvements at
IAD. The FEIS also identifies the FAA’s
Preferred Alternative (Build Alternative
3) and sets forth the Mitigation Program
for the Preferred Alternative that will be
implemented by the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority
(MWAA) to off-set unavoidable
environmental impacts.
In accordance with section 176(c) of
the Federal Clean Air Act, FAA has
assessed whether the air emissions that
would result from FAA’s action in
approving the proposed projects
conform with the State Implementation
Plan (SIP). The results of this
assessment indicate that the Preferred
Alternative has demonstrated
conformity with the SIP. This
assessment is contained in the Air
Quality General Conformity
Determination.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Pursuant to the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,
including Executive Order 11593,
Protection and Enhancement of the
Cultural Environment, FAA has
assessed whether its action in approving
the proposed project would result in
significant impact to Historic and
Archaeological Resources. The results of
this assessment indicate that the
Preferred Alternative would result in
impacts to resources that are listed in,
and eligible for, listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. FAA is
consulting with the Virginia State
Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
concerning the effects assessment and
the execution of a project specific
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that
will identify treatment of the affected
resources.
In accordance with the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, as amended,
the Preferred Alternative was evaluated
for consistency with the Virginia Coastal
Program. FAA’s evaluation determined
that the Preferred Alternative is
consistent with the Virginia Coastal
Zone Program.
In accordance with Executive Order
11988, Floodplain Management and
Order DOT 5650.2, Floodplain
Management and Protection, FAA
evaluated whether the proposed project
would impact base floodplain based on
a 100-year flood. The results of this
assessment indicate that the Preferred
Alternative would result in unavoidable
impacts to the base floodplain and that
all available measures to minimize harm
will be included in the project design.
FAA’s analysis has also determined that
the base floodplain encroachment does
not constitute a ‘‘significant’’
encroachment. Measures to mitigate
base floodplain impact are included in
the FEIS. The public has been kept
informed of the base floodplain
encroachment through FAA’s ongoing
Public Involvement Program.
Comments on the FEIS should be as
specific as possible. Matters that have
already been raised with specificity
during the DEIS comment period may
not be considered again by FAA if
raised at this point in the
decisionmaking process. This
commenting procedure is intended to
ensure that substantive comments and
concerns are made available to the FAA
in a timely manner so that the FAA has
an opportunity to address them in the
Record of Decision (ROD).
Comments from interested parties on
the FEIS and related documents must be
submitted in writing to the FAA at the
address listed in the section entitled FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The
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comment period will close on
September 19, 2005.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 9,
2005.
Terry Page,
Manager, Washington Airports District Office,
Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–16153 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–21711]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption from the vision standard;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
FMCSA’s receipt of applications from
40 individuals for an exemption from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If
granted, the exemptions will enable
these individuals to qualify as drivers of
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce without meeting
the vision standard prescribed in 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by any of the following
methods. Please identify your comments
by the DOT DMS Docket Number
FMCSA–2005–21711.
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments
and additional information on the
rulemaking process, see the Public
Participation heading of the
Supplementary Information section of
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this document. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://dms.dot.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notices.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Office of Bus and
Truck Standards and Operations, (202)
366–4001, FMCSA, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Participation: The DMS is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can get electronic submission and
retrieval help guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the DMS Web site. If
you want us to notify you that we
received your comments, please include
a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
postcard or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review the Department of
Transportation’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you
may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 31136(e),
the FMCSA may grant an exemption for
a 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety that is equivalent to, or greater
than, the level that would be achieved
absent such exemption.’’ The statute
also allows the agency to renew
exemptions at the end of the 2-year
period. The 40 individuals listed in this
notice have recently requested an
exemption from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), which applies
to drivers of CMVs in interstate
commerce. Accordingly, the agency will
evaluate the qualifications of each
applicant to determine whether granting
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the exemption will achieve the required
level of safety mandated by the statute.
Qualifications of Applicants
1. Roy L. Allen
Mr. Allen, age 34, has amblyopia in
his left eye. His visual acuity in the right
eye is 20/20 and in the left, 20/200.
Following an examination in 2005, his
optometrist noted, ‘‘This patient has
sufficient vision to perform the driving
tasks to operate a commercial vehicle
with the above acuities.’’ Mr. Allen
submitted that he has driven straight
trucks for 6 years, accumulating 124,000
miles. He holds a Class C driver’s
license from Georgia. His driving record
for the last 3 years shows no crashes or
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV.
2. Calvin D. Atwood
Mr. Atwood, 60, has a cataract in his
right eye due to trauma at age 9. His
best-corrected visual acuity in the right
eye is light perception and in the left,
20/20. Following an examination in
2004, his optometrist certified, ‘‘I certify
in my professional opinion Calvin
Atwood has sufficient vision to perform
the driving tasks required to operate a
commercial vehicle.’’ Mr. Atwood
submitted that he has driven straight
trucks for 4 years, accumulating 87,000
miles, and tractor-trailer combinations
for 7 years, accumulating 223,000 miles.
He holds a Class A commercial driver’s
license (CDL) from New Mexico. His
driving record for the last 3 years shows
no crashes or convictions for moving
violations in a CMV.
3. Gregory W. Babington
Mr. Babington, 26, has had a cataract
in his right eye since birth. The visual
acuity in his right eye is hand motions
and in the left, 20/20. His
ophthalmologist examined him in 2005
and noted, ‘‘It is my professional
opinion that Greg has sufficient vision
to perform the driving tasks required to
operate a commercial vehicle.’’ Mr.
Babington reported that he has driven
straight trucks and tractor-trailer
combinations for 3 years, accumulating
6,000 miles in the former and 225,000
in the latter. He holds a Class A CDL
from Massachusetts. His driving record
for the last 3 years shows no crashes or
convictions for moving violations in a
CMV.
4. Lennie D. Baker, Jr.
Mr. Baker, 26, has amblyopia in his
right eye. The best-corrected visual
acuity in his right eye is 20/400 and in
the left, 20/20. His optometrist
examined him in 2004 and certified, ‘‘In
my medical opinion, you have sufficient
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) Containing a Final Air Quality General Conformity Determination
(FGCD), (Preliminary) Final Section 106 Historic Resources Report, and
Virginia Coastal Zone Consistency Determination: Notice of EPA 30-day
Hold Period and Notice of Comment Period for Proposed New Runways and
Associated Development at Washington Dulles International Airport,
Chantilly, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) is a cooperating Federal agency, having
jurisdiction by law because the proposed Federal action has the
potential for significant wetland impacts.
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ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of EPA 30-day hold period,
notice of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS)--Proposed New Runways and Associated Development at Washington
Dulles International Airport, has been prepared and is available for
public review and comment. The FEIS incorporates a Final Air Quality
General Conformity Determination (FGCD), (Preliminary) Final Section
106 Historic Resources Report and a Virginia Coastal Zone Consistency
Determination. Written requests for the FEIS and written comments on
the FEIS and related documents can be submitted to the individual
listed in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The EPA 30-day
Hold Period and FEIS comment period will commence on August 19, 2005,
and will close on September 19, 2005.
FEIS Availability: Copies of the FEIS and related documents may be
viewed during regular business hours at the following locations:
1. Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germaine Drive,
Centreville, VA.
2. Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly,
VA.
3. Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA.
4. Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768 Center Street, Herndon, VA.
5. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, VA.
6. Fairfax City Regional Library, 3915 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax,
VA.
7. Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, VA.
8. Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, VA.
9. Middleburg Library, 101 Reed Street, Middleburg, VA.
10. Purcellville Library, 220 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA.
11. Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise Street, Sterling, VA.
12. Eastern Loudoun Regional Library, 21030 Whitfield Place,
Sterling, VA.
13. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA.
A limited number of copies of the FEIS and related documents will
also be available for review by appointment only at the following FAA/
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Offices. Please call
to make arrangements for viewing: Federal Aviation Administration,
Washington Airports District Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210,
Dulles, VA, (703) 661-1368; Washington Dulles International Airport,
Airport Managers Office, Main Terminal Baggage Claim Level, Dulles, VA,
(703) 572-2710. An Executive Summary will be available August 13, 2005
on Dulles Airport's Web site at https://www.mwaa.com/dulles/
EnvironmentalStudies/RunwaysEIS.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Delia, Project Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Washington Airports District Office, 23723 Air
Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, VA. Mr. Delia can be contacted at
(703) 661-1358.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is
issuing this Notice of Availability to advise the public that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) containing a Final Air Quality
General Conformity Determination (FGCD), (Preliminary) Final Section
106 Historic Resources Report and a Virginia Coastal Zone Consistency
Determination will be available for public review beginning August 11,
2005. The FEIS details the proposed development of two new runways,
terminal facilities, and related facilities at Washington Dulles
International Airport (IAD), Dulles, Virginia.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a cooperating Federal
agency, having jurisdiction by law because the proposed Federal action
has the potential for significant wetland impacts.
The FEIS presents the purpose and need for the proposed project, a
comprehensive analysis of the alternatives to the proposed project,
including the no-action alternative and potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed development of two new air carrier runways
and related improvements at IAD. The FEIS also identifies the FAA's
Preferred Alternative (Build Alternative 3) and sets forth the
Mitigation Program for the Preferred Alternative that will be
implemented by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to
off-set unavoidable environmental impacts.
In accordance with section 176(c) of the Federal Clean Air Act, FAA
has assessed whether the air emissions that would result from FAA's
action in approving the proposed projects conform with the State
Implementation Plan (SIP). The results of this assessment indicate that
the Preferred Alternative has demonstrated conformity with the SIP.
This assessment is contained in the Air Quality General Conformity
Determination.
Pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended, including Executive Order 11593, Protection and Enhancement of
the Cultural Environment, FAA has assessed whether its action in
approving the proposed project would result in significant impact to
Historic and Archaeological Resources. The results of this assessment
indicate that the Preferred Alternative would result in impacts to
resources that are listed in, and eligible for, listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. FAA is consulting with the Virginia State
Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concerning the effects assessment
and the execution of a project specific Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
that will identify treatment of the affected resources.
In accordance with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended, the Preferred Alternative was evaluated for consistency with
the Virginia Coastal Program. FAA's evaluation determined that the
Preferred Alternative is consistent with the Virginia Coastal Zone
Program.
In accordance with Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management and
Order DOT 5650.2, Floodplain Management and Protection, FAA evaluated
whether the proposed project would impact base floodplain based on a
100-year flood. The results of this assessment indicate that the
Preferred Alternative would result in unavoidable impacts to the base
floodplain and that all available measures to minimize harm will be
included in the project design. FAA's analysis has also determined that
the base floodplain encroachment does not constitute a ``significant''
encroachment. Measures to mitigate base floodplain impact are included
in the FEIS. The public has been kept informed of the base floodplain
encroachment through FAA's ongoing Public Involvement Program.
Comments on the FEIS should be as specific as possible. Matters
that have already been raised with specificity during the DEIS comment
period may not be considered again by FAA if raised at this point in
the decisionmaking process. This commenting procedure is intended to
ensure that substantive comments and concerns are made available to the
FAA in a timely manner so that the FAA has an opportunity to address
them in the Record of Decision (ROD).
Comments from interested parties on the FEIS and related documents
must be submitted in writing to the FAA at the address listed in the
section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The
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comment period will close on September 19, 2005.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 9, 2005.
Terry Page,
Manager, Washington Airports District Office, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-16153 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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