Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI, 52608-52609 [06-7460]

Download as PDF 52608 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 6, 2006 / Notices herein, the undersigned finds that the proposed Federal action is consistent with existing national environmental policies and objectives set forth in Section 101(a) of NEPA of 1969 and that it will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment or otherwise include any condition requiring consultation pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of NEPA. Therefore, an EIS for the proposed action is not required. Issued in Washington, DC on: August 29, 2006. George Nield, Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. [FR Doc. E6–14741 Filed 9–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Issuance of notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and to conduct scoping meetings. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts of proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The FAA plans to hold scoping meetings to obtain input from Federal, State, local agencies, other interested parties, and the general public regarding the EIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel J. Millenacker, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450–2706. Phone (612) 713–4350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a joint EIS for proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The lead agency for the preparation of the EIS is the FAA. The WisDOT will serve as a joint-lead (co-lead) agency with the FAA. The EIS will be both a Federal and State document prepared in accordance with NEPA and the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). All portions of the document will apply to VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:44 Sep 05, 2006 Jkt 208001 both statutes, unless otherwise noted in the text. Scoping meeting(s) will be conducted as joint FAA and WisDOT meetings. As presently conceived by the airport owner (The City of West Bend, WI) the proposed improvements include: Construction of a new 5,500 ft x 100 ft Runway 7/25 with full instrument landing system (ILS) having Category I (CAT I) capability and associated navigational aids (NAVAIDs); construction of a full parallel taxiway to new Runway 7/25; hangar area development; land acquisition; widening and rerouting of Highway 33 around the north side of the airport between North Trenton Road and 4,000 ft east of North Oak Road. A draft Final Environment Assessment (EA) was prepared in March 2005 to assess the proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. Informal review of the draft Final EA resulted in a decision to proceed to an EIS. The need to prepare an EIS is based on the procedures described in FAA Order 5050.4B, ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions,’’ and FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.’’ The proposed improvements would involve discharges of dredged and fill material into waters of the United States which are regulated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) has the permitting responsibility for discharges into waters of the United States associated with the proposed improvements. The FAA will pursue an integrated NEPA/Section 404 permit process for this EIS in cooperation with the Corps. At a minimum, the Corps and the Federally Highway Administration (FHWA) will be invited to serve as cooperating agencies with FAA in development of this EIS. The FHWA involvement will focus on the road widening and rerouting aspects of Highway 33. The Corps, in its role as a cooperating agency, will use the EIS in making its decision on whether to issue a section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act. To the fullest extent possible, the EIS will be integrated with analysis and consultation required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Pub. L. 93–205; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended (Pub. L. 94–265; 16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 amended (Pub. L. 89–655; 16 U.S.C. 470, et seq.); the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, as amended (Pub. L. 85–624; 16 U.S.C. 742a, et seq. and 661–666c); and the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 92–500; 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.); and all applicable and appropriate Executive Orders. The EIS will include identification of the project’s purpose and need, the evaluation of the no action alternative and reasonable alternatives that may be identified during the agency and public scoping meetings. The EIS will also identify all environmental impacts as applicable, including but not limited to, noise impacts, impacts on air and water quality, wetlands, ecological resources, floodplains, historic resources, hazardous materials, and socioeconomics. Scoping Meetings: To ensure that all substantive issues related to the proposed action are identified, the FAA will hold two (2) governmental agency and one (1) public scoping meeting(s) to solicit input from the public, interested parties, and various Federal, State and local agencies having jurisdiction or having specific expertise with respect to any environmental impacts associated with the proposed improvements. The first governmental agency scoping meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on October 11, 2006, at the Clairemont Inn and Meeting Center located at 2520 West Washington Street, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095. The public scoping meeting will be held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. CST on this same date at this same location. The second governmental agency scoping meeting will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. CST on October 19, 2006, at West Bend Municipal Airport, EAA Chapter 1158 Building, 310 Aerial Drive, West Bend, WI, 53095. Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State, local agencies, other interested parties, and the general public to ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed improvements are addressed and all substantive issues are identified. Copies of scoping documentation providing additional detail can be obtained by contacting the FAA representative at the address provided, above. Written comments and suggestions may be mailed to the FAA informational contact listed above and must be postmarked no later than November 13, 2006. Questions may also be directed to the FAA informational contact listed above. E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 6, 2006 / Notices Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 25, 2006. Robert A. Huber, Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. [FR Doc. 06–7460 Filed 9–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. PE–2006–26] Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Adams (202) 267–8033, Sandy Buchanan-Sumter (202) 267–7271, or John Linsenmeyer (202) 267–5174, Office of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91. Petitions for Exemption; Summary of Petitions Received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of petitions for exemption received. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 2006. Ida M. Klepper, Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petitions for Exemption rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: Docket No.: FAA–2006–25466. Petitioner: Southwest Airlines SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking Company. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR provisions governing the application, 121.391(a) and 121.393(b). processing, and disposition of petitions Description of Relief Sought: To for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code permit the Southwest Airlines Company of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this to reduce the number of required flight notice contains a summary of certain attendants onboard during the boarding petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of and deplaning of passengers at intermediate stops. During the boarding this notice is to improve the public’s process at intermediate stops, the awareness of, and participation in, this petitioner is requesting to substitute a aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities. pilot qualified in emergency evacuation Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information procedures for the forward flight in the summary is intended to affect the attendant. During the deplaning process at intermediate stops, the petitioner is legal status of any petition or its final requesting to allow a reduced number disposition. (one) of flight attendants in the cabin. DATES: Comments on petitions received [FR Doc. E6–14734 Filed 9–5–06; 8:45 am] must identify the petition docket BILLING CODE 4910–13–P number involved and must be received on or before September 26, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [identified by DOT DMS Docket Number FAA–2006–25466] by any of the Federal Aviation Administration following methods: [Summary Notice No. PE–2006–29] Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting Petitions for Exemption; Summary of comments on the DOT electronic docket Petitions Received site. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. AGENCY: Federal Aviation Mail: Docket Management Facility; Administration (FAA), DOT. U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, received. Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the provisions governing the application, plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 processing, and disposition of petitions Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this through Friday, except Federal notice contains a summary of a certain Holidays. petition seeking relief from specified Docket: For access to the docket to requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of read background documents or this notice is to improve the public’s comments received, go to https:// awareness of, and participation in, this dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL– aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities. 401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Neither publication of this notice nor Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., the inclusion or omission of information VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:44 Sep 05, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52609 in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of any petition or its final disposition. Comments on petitions received must identify the petition docket number involved and must be received on or before September 26, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number FAA–2006–25568 by any of the following methods: • 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. • 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: Paul Pellicano (770–703–6064), Small Airplane Directorate (ACE–111), Federal Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106; or John Linsenmeyer (202–267–5174), Office of Rulemaking (ARM–1) Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91. DATES: Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2006. Ida M. Klepper, Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petitions for Exemption Docket No.: FAA–2006–25568. Petitioner: Diamond Aircraft. Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 23.1419(a). Description of Relief Sought: To allow certification of the Diamond DA–42 aircraft without meeting the 61 knot stall speed requirement in § 23.1419(a). Diamond states that the Model DA–42 has compensating factors listed in paragraph 12 of Advisory Circular 23.1419–2C, dated July 21, 2004, and that these factors should apply to E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52608-52609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7460]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: 
West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Issuance of notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement and to conduct scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts of proposed 
improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The FAA plans to hold 
scoping meetings to obtain input from Federal, State, local agencies, 
other interested parties, and the general public regarding the EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel J. Millenacker, Program 
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office, 
6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450-2706. 
Phone (612) 713-4350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA and the 
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a joint 
EIS for proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The lead 
agency for the preparation of the EIS is the FAA. The WisDOT will serve 
as a joint-lead (co-lead) agency with the FAA. The EIS will be both a 
Federal and State document prepared in accordance with NEPA and the 
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). All portions of the document 
will apply to both statutes, unless otherwise noted in the text. 
Scoping meeting(s) will be conducted as joint FAA and WisDOT meetings.
    As presently conceived by the airport owner (The City of West Bend, 
WI) the proposed improvements include: Construction of a new 5,500 ft x 
100 ft Runway 7/25 with full instrument landing system (ILS) having 
Category I (CAT I) capability and associated navigational aids 
(NAVAIDs); construction of a full parallel taxiway to new Runway 7/25; 
hangar area development; land acquisition; widening and rerouting of 
Highway 33 around the north side of the airport between North Trenton 
Road and 4,000 ft east of North Oak Road.
    A draft Final Environment Assessment (EA) was prepared in March 
2005 to assess the proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal 
Airport. Informal review of the draft Final EA resulted in a decision 
to proceed to an EIS. The need to prepare an EIS is based on the 
procedures described in FAA Order 5050.4B, ``National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions,'' and 
FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.''
    The proposed improvements would involve discharges of dredged and 
fill material into waters of the United States which are regulated 
under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) has the permitting responsibility 
for discharges into waters of the United States associated with the 
proposed improvements. The FAA will pursue an integrated NEPA/Section 
404 permit process for this EIS in cooperation with the Corps.
    At a minimum, the Corps and the Federally Highway Administration 
(FHWA) will be invited to serve as cooperating agencies with FAA in 
development of this EIS. The FHWA involvement will focus on the road 
widening and rerouting aspects of Highway 33. The Corps, in its role as 
a cooperating agency, will use the EIS in making its decision on 
whether to issue a section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act.
    To the fullest extent possible, the EIS will be integrated with 
analysis and consultation required by the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Pub. L. 93-205; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended 
(Pub. L. 94-265; 16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), the National Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (Pub. L. 89-655; 16 U.S.C. 470, et 
seq.); the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, as amended (Pub. 
L. 85-624; 16 U.S.C. 742a, et seq. and 661-666c); and the Clean Water 
Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 92-500; 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.); and 
all applicable and appropriate Executive Orders.
    The EIS will include identification of the project's purpose and 
need, the evaluation of the no action alternative and reasonable 
alternatives that may be identified during the agency and public 
scoping meetings. The EIS will also identify all environmental impacts 
as applicable, including but not limited to, noise impacts, impacts on 
air and water quality, wetlands, ecological resources, floodplains, 
historic resources, hazardous materials, and socioeconomics.
    Scoping Meetings: To ensure that all substantive issues related to 
the proposed action are identified, the FAA will hold two (2) 
governmental agency and one (1) public scoping meeting(s) to solicit 
input from the public, interested parties, and various Federal, State 
and local agencies having jurisdiction or having specific expertise 
with respect to any environmental impacts associated with the proposed 
improvements. The first governmental agency scoping meeting will be 
held from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on October 
11, 2006, at the Clairemont Inn and Meeting Center located at 2520 West 
Washington Street, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095. The public scoping 
meeting will be held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. CST on this same date at 
this same location. The second governmental agency scoping meeting will 
be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. CST on October 19, 2006, at West 
Bend Municipal Airport, EAA Chapter 1158 Building, 310 Aerial Drive, 
West Bend, WI, 53095.
    Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State, local 
agencies, other interested parties, and the general public to ensure 
that the full range of issues related to the proposed improvements are 
addressed and all substantive issues are identified. Copies of scoping 
documentation providing additional detail can be obtained by contacting 
the FAA representative at the address provided, above. Written comments 
and suggestions may be mailed to the FAA informational contact listed 
above and must be postmarked no later than November 13, 2006.
    Questions may also be directed to the FAA informational contact 
listed above.


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    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 25, 2006.
Robert A. Huber,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 06-7460 Filed 9-5-05; 8:45 am]
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