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Contours: Estimated Population—2007;
Table 3.10, Noise Levels at Noise
Sensitive Sites (other than residential)—
2007; Table 4.1, Average Daily
Operations—Future 2012; Table 4.2,
Aircraft Fleet Mix—2012; Table 4.3,
Percent Runway Utilization by Time of
Day—2012; Table 4.5, Noise Exposure
Contours: Population—2012; and
Appendix D, Runway Utilizations. The
FAA has determined that these maps for
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on April 10,
2007. FAA’s determination on the
airport operator’s Noise Exposure Maps
is limited to a finding that the maps
were developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in Appendix A of
FAR Part 150. Such determination does
not constitute approval of the airport
operator’s data, information or plans, or
a commitment to approve a Noise
Compatibility Program or to fund the
implementation of that Program.
If questions arise concerning the
precise relationship of specific
properties to noise exposure contours
depicted on a Noise Exposure Map
submitted under Section 47503 of the
Act, it should be noted that the FAA is
not involved in any way in determining
the relative locations of specific
properties with regard to the depicted
noise exposure contours, or in
interpreting the Noise Exposure Maps to
resolve questions concerning, for
example, which properties should be
covered by the provisions of Section
47506 of the Act. These functions are
inseparable from the ultimate land use
control and planning responsibilities of
local government. These local
responsibilities are not changed in any
way under part 150 or through FAA’s
review of Noise Exposure Maps.
Therefore, the responsibility for the
detailed overlaying of noise exposure
contours onto the map depicting
properties on the surface rests
exclusively with the airport operator
that submitted those maps, or with
those public agencies and planning
agencies with which consultation is
required under Section 47503 of the
Act. The FAA has relied on the
certification by the airport operator,
under Section 150.21 of part 150, that
the statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
The FAA has formally received the
Noise Compatibility Program for
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport, also effective on April 10, 2007.
Preliminary review of the submitted
material indicates that it conforms to the
requirements for the submittal of Noise
Compatibility Programs, but that further
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review will be necessary prior to
approval or disapproval of the program.
The formal review period, limited by
law to a maximum of 180 days, will be
completed on or before October 7, 2007.
The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be
conducted under the provisions of Part
150, Section 150.33. The primary
considerations in the valuation process
are whether the proposed measures may
reduce the level of aviation safety,
create an undue burden on interstate or
foreign commerce, or be reasonably
consistent with obtaining the goal of
reducing existing non-compatible land
uses and preventing the introduction of
additional non-compatible land uses.
Interested persons are invited to
comment on the proposed program with
specific reference to these factors. All
comments, other than those properly
addressed to local land use authorities,
will be considered by the FAA to the
extent practicable. Copies of the Noise
Exposure Maps, the FAA’s evaluation of
the maps, and the proposed Noise
Compatibility Program are available for
examination at the following location:
Federal Aviation Administration,
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701
Columbia Avenue, Campus Building,
Suite 2–260, College Park, Georgia
30337.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Atlanta, Georgia April 10, 2007.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
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Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for
Proposed Development Activities at
the Juneau International Airport,
Juneau, AK; Notice of Public Comment
Period for the FEIS and Schedule of
Public Information Meeting; Notice of
New Construction Significantly
Affecting Wetlands and Finding of No
Practicable Alternative
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT). The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National
Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) and
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G) are cooperating agencies, by
virtue of their jurisdictional authority,
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expertise, and/or resources management
responsibilities.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement, notice
of public information meeting, and
notice of public comment period.
The
Juneau International Airport is located
within the City and Borough of Juneau
(CBJ), approximately 9 miles northwest
of downtown Juneau. Airport property
encompasses approximately 662 acres of
land. Approximately 21.3 acres of land
located immediately east and west of
the Airport on Mendenhall Wetlands
State Game Refuge would need to be
acquired for implementation of the
preferred alternatives.
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration announces that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for Proposed Development Activities at
the Juneau International Airport (JNU)
has been prepared and is available for
public review and comment. The FEIS
includes the results of consultation with
state and federal agencies regarding
applicable statutes. The FEIS also
discusses impacts to the base
floodplain, wetlands and waters of the
U.S. historic properties, essential fish
habitat, wildlife, and DOT Section 4(f)
resources and measures to mitigate
those impacts.
The FAA is seeking comments on the
FEIS, with specific attention to those
sections that have been substantively
updated since publication of the Draft
EIS (DEIS). See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for a summary of the
substantive changes contained in the
FEIS. All comments on the FEIS are to
be submitted either at the public
meeting, or to SWCA Environmental
Consultants, at the address shown in the
section below entitled ‘‘Written
Comments Should Be Sent To’’ or via
the project Web site at https://www.jnueis.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
as lead agency has prepared the FEIS for
proposed development activities at the
Juneau International Airport (JNU),
Juneau, Alaska. These development
activities include actions to:
• Bring the Airport into compliance
with FAA standards for runway safety
area,
• Improve navigational alignment
with Runway 26 at night and during
poor weather,
• Construct and use a new, larger
snow removal equipment and
maintenance facility,
• Develop an improved, safer, and
more secure access route to the fuel
farm,
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• Construct new aircraft parking and
storage facilities to meet existing and
future demands, and
• Implement an improved wildlife
hazard management program that will
reduce potential for aircraft collisions
with wildlife.
FAA published the Draft EIS (DEIS) in
April 2005. The DEIS was prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). The DEIS disclosed the
environmental consequences associated
with the proposed development
activities at JNU and analyzed multiple
alternatives associated with six
Proposed Actions, including No Action
Alternatives.
After publication of the FEIS, FAA
issued new guidance (a change to
Advisory Circular 150/5300–13)
regarding undershoot protection
requirements for runway safety areas
(RSA). This new guidance provided
FAA an opportunity to change some of
the RSA configurations analyzed in the
DEIS. As a result, the FEIS includes
three additional RSA alternatives
representing modifications of
alternatives evaluated in the DEIS.
These alternatives are identified as
RSA–5D—Relocate Runway 26
Threshold and Construct Additional
Runway and Safety Areas; RSA–5E—
Displace Runway 08 Threshold 120 Feet
and Construct Additional 26 Runway
and Safety Area (Sponsor’s Proposed
Project); and RSA–6D—Threshold
Displacement using Declared Distance
Criteria with Option for EMAS. One of
these modified alternatives, RSA–5E,
was adopted by the Airport Sponsor as
the Proposed Action and is the FAA’s
preferred alternative.
Other substantive FEIS changes were
made in response to public comment on
the DEIS, with particular efforts to
reduce environmental impacts to the
Refuge and important habitat. Among
the changes included are an alternative
location for placement of the Automated
Surface Observation System, a modified
channel configuration for the relocation
of lower Duck Creek, additional
hydraulic modeling for the tidal sloughs
east of the existing runway, analysis of
potential affects on Mendenhall River
hydraulics and geomorphology, a
conceptual compensatory mitigation
plan, updated cost estimates, and
detailed analysis of potential impacts to
Alaska Airlines special navigation
procedures employed at JNU.
Those portions of the FEIS containing
the substantively updated information
include but are not limited to the
following sections and their subsections
and their subsections: 2.2.2, 2.6, 2.11,
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2.12, 2.13, 4.2, 4.3, and Appendices A,
C, I, J, K, L, and M.
The proposed Airport improvements
would be completed during the 2007–
2015 time period and would result in
impacts to wetlands, water quality,
wildlife habitat, vegetation, essential
fish habitat, visual quality,
socioeconomics, air, noise and two DOT
Section 4(f) properties, the Dike Trail
and the Mendenhall Wetlands State
Game Refuge.
FAA will not make decisions on the
Proposed Actions for a minimum of 30
days following publication of this
Notice of Availability of the FEIS in the
Federal Register. FAA will record the
appropriate decisions in a Record of
Decision.
FEIS Availability and Review
Copies of the FEIS may be viewed
during regular business hours at the
following locations:
1. Federal Aviation Administration,
Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue
#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. (907)
271–5454 or (907) 271–5438.
2. Juneau International Airport,
Airport Managers Office, 1873 Shell
Simmons Drive, Juneau, AK (907) 789–
7821.
3. Valley Branch Public Library,
Mendenhall Mall, Juneau, AK 99801.
(907) 789–0125.
4. Downtown Juneau Public Library,
292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801.
(907) 586–5249. The Juneau
International Airport, Airport Manager’s
office has a limited number of CDs of
the entire FEIS and Executive
Summaries available for public
distribution. These may be obtained by
contacting the Airport Manager’s Office
at (907) 789–7821. The FEIS may also be
viewed at the following Web site:
https://www.jnu-eis.org.
Public Comment and Information
Meeting: A public information meeting
will be held on May 14, 2007, between
5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (ADT) at Centennial
Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801.
A presentation regarding the FAA’s
preferred alternatives will be provided
at 6:30 p.m. (ADT). Written comments
on the sections of the document
identified above may be submitted
during the public information meeting
or to the address listed in the section
entitled ‘‘Written Comments Should Be
Sent to’’.
On-line comments may be submitted
using the form provided at the project
Web site https://www.jnu-eis.org by
following the links to Public Comment
Form. Comments should be as specific
as possible and address the analysis of
potential environmental impacts and
the adequacy of the proposed action or
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merits of alternatives and the mitigation
being considered. Reviewers should
organize their participation so that it is
meaningful and makes the agency aware
of the reviewer’s interests and concerns
using quotations and other specific
references to the text of the Final EIS
and related documents. Matters that
could have been raised with specificity
during the comment period on the Draft
EIS or Final EIS may not be considered
if they are raised later in the decision
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti
Sullivan, Environmental Specialist,
Federal Aviation Administration,
Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222
W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK
99513–7504. Ms. Sullivan may be
contacted during business hours at (907)
271–5454 (phone) and (907) 271–2851
(facsimile).
Written Comments Should Be Sent to:
SWCA Environmental Consultants,
ATTN: Juneau Airport EIS, 257 East 200
South, Ste. 200, Salt Lake City, Utah
84111.
Electronic comments may be
submitted via the EIS Web site at https://
www.jnu-eis.org.
All comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m. (ADT) on June 11,
2007.
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on April 17,
2007.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.
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Notice of Intent To Execute an
Agreement Effective October 1, 2007,
to (1) Release Certain Properties From
All Terms, Conditions, Reservations
and Restrictions of the Quitclaim Deed
Agreement Between the City of
Pompano Beach and the Federal
Aviation Administration for the
Pompano Beach Airpark, Pompano
Beach, FL; and (2) Approve Interim
Non-Aeronautical Uses for Certain
Properties Subject to the Same
Provisions
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for Proposed Development
Activities at the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK; Notice of
Public Comment Period for the FEIS and Schedule of Public Information
Meeting; Notice of New Construction Significantly Affecting Wetlands
and Finding of No Practicable Alternative
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Services
(NMFS) and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) are cooperating
agencies, by virtue of their jurisdictional authority, expertise, and/
or resources management responsibilities.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact
Statement, notice of public information meeting, and notice of public
comment period.
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Location of the Proposed Action: The Juneau International Airport is
located within the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), approximately 9
miles northwest of downtown Juneau. Airport property encompasses
approximately 662 acres of land. Approximately 21.3 acres of land
located immediately east and west of the Airport on Mendenhall Wetlands
State Game Refuge would need to be acquired for implementation of the
preferred alternatives.
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration announces that a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Proposed Development
Activities at the Juneau International Airport (JNU) has been prepared
and is available for public review and comment. The FEIS includes the
results of consultation with state and federal agencies regarding
applicable statutes. The FEIS also discusses impacts to the base
floodplain, wetlands and waters of the U.S. historic properties,
essential fish habitat, wildlife, and DOT Section 4(f) resources and
measures to mitigate those impacts.
The FAA is seeking comments on the FEIS, with specific attention to
those sections that have been substantively updated since publication
of the Draft EIS (DEIS). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for a summary of
the substantive changes contained in the FEIS. All comments on the FEIS
are to be submitted either at the public meeting, or to SWCA
Environmental Consultants, at the address shown in the section below
entitled ``Written Comments Should Be Sent To'' or via the project Web
site at https://www.jnu-eis.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA as lead agency has prepared the FEIS
for proposed development activities at the Juneau International Airport
(JNU), Juneau, Alaska. These development activities include actions to:
Bring the Airport into compliance with FAA standards for
runway safety area,
Improve navigational alignment with Runway 26 at night and
during poor weather,
Construct and use a new, larger snow removal equipment and
maintenance facility,
Develop an improved, safer, and more secure access route
to the fuel farm,
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Construct new aircraft parking and storage facilities to
meet existing and future demands, and
Implement an improved wildlife hazard management program
that will reduce potential for aircraft collisions with wildlife.
FAA published the Draft EIS (DEIS) in April 2005. The DEIS was
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA). The DEIS disclosed the environmental consequences
associated with the proposed development activities at JNU and analyzed
multiple alternatives associated with six Proposed Actions, including
No Action Alternatives.
After publication of the FEIS, FAA issued new guidance (a change to
Advisory Circular 150/5300-13) regarding undershoot protection
requirements for runway safety areas (RSA). This new guidance provided
FAA an opportunity to change some of the RSA configurations analyzed in
the DEIS. As a result, the FEIS includes three additional RSA
alternatives representing modifications of alternatives evaluated in
the DEIS. These alternatives are identified as RSA-5D--Relocate Runway
26 Threshold and Construct Additional Runway and Safety Areas; RSA-5E--
Displace Runway 08 Threshold 120 Feet and Construct Additional 26
Runway and Safety Area (Sponsor's Proposed Project); and RSA-6D--
Threshold Displacement using Declared Distance Criteria with Option for
EMAS. One of these modified alternatives, RSA-5E, was adopted by the
Airport Sponsor as the Proposed Action and is the FAA's preferred
alternative.
Other substantive FEIS changes were made in response to public
comment on the DEIS, with particular efforts to reduce environmental
impacts to the Refuge and important habitat. Among the changes included
are an alternative location for placement of the Automated Surface
Observation System, a modified channel configuration for the relocation
of lower Duck Creek, additional hydraulic modeling for the tidal
sloughs east of the existing runway, analysis of potential affects on
Mendenhall River hydraulics and geomorphology, a conceptual
compensatory mitigation plan, updated cost estimates, and detailed
analysis of potential impacts to Alaska Airlines special navigation
procedures employed at JNU.
Those portions of the FEIS containing the substantively updated
information include but are not limited to the following sections and
their subsections and their subsections: 2.2.2, 2.6, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13,
4.2, 4.3, and Appendices A, C, I, J, K, L, and M.
The proposed Airport improvements would be completed during the
2007-2015 time period and would result in impacts to wetlands, water
quality, wildlife habitat, vegetation, essential fish habitat, visual
quality, socioeconomics, air, noise and two DOT Section 4(f)
properties, the Dike Trail and the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game
Refuge.
FAA will not make decisions on the Proposed Actions for a minimum
of 30 days following publication of this Notice of Availability of the
FEIS in the Federal Register. FAA will record the appropriate decisions
in a Record of Decision.
FEIS Availability and Review
Copies of the FEIS may be viewed during regular business hours at
the following locations:
1. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th
Avenue 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504. (907) 271-5454 or (907)
271-5438.
2. Juneau International Airport, Airport Managers Office, 1873
Shell Simmons Drive, Juneau, AK (907) 789-7821.
3. Valley Branch Public Library, Mendenhall Mall, Juneau, AK 99801.
(907) 789-0125.
4. Downtown Juneau Public Library, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK
99801. (907) 586-5249. The Juneau International Airport, Airport
Manager's office has a limited number of CDs of the entire FEIS and
Executive Summaries available for public distribution. These may be
obtained by contacting the Airport Manager's Office at (907) 789-7821.
The FEIS may also be viewed at the following Web site: https://www.jnu-
eis.org.
Public Comment and Information Meeting: A public information
meeting will be held on May 14, 2007, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (ADT)
at Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801. A presentation
regarding the FAA's preferred alternatives will be provided at 6:30
p.m. (ADT). Written comments on the sections of the document identified
above may be submitted during the public information meeting or to the
address listed in the section entitled ``Written Comments Should Be
Sent to''.
On-line comments may be submitted using the form provided at the
project Web site https://www.jnu-eis.org by following the links to
Public Comment Form. Comments should be as specific as possible and
address the analysis of potential environmental impacts and the
adequacy of the proposed action or merits of alternatives and the
mitigation being considered. Reviewers should organize their
participation so that it is meaningful and makes the agency aware of
the reviewer's interests and concerns using quotations and other
specific references to the text of the Final EIS and related documents.
Matters that could have been raised with specificity during the comment
period on the Draft EIS or Final EIS may not be considered if they are
raised later in the decision 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti Sullivan, Environmental
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports
Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504. Ms.
Sullivan may be contacted during business hours at (907) 271-5454
(phone) and (907) 271-2851 (facsimile).
Written Comments Should Be Sent to: SWCA Environmental Consultants,
ATTN: Juneau Airport EIS, 257 East 200 South, Ste. 200, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84111.
Electronic comments may be submitted via the EIS Web site at http:/
/www.jnu-eis.org.
All comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. (ADT) on June
11, 2007.
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on April 17, 2007.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.
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