Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Section 810 Analysis of Impacts to Subsistence Resources for Proposed Improvement Activities at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, AK, 55890 [E9-25834]
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement and the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act Section 810 Analysis of Impacts to
Subsistence Resources for Proposed
Improvement Activities at the Sitka
Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, AK
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AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is publishing this
notice to advise the public that the FAA
has issued a Record of Decision (ROD)
for the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) and Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) Section 810 Evaluation
for Proposed Improvement Activities at
the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)
on September 28, 2009. The ROD
provides final agency determinations
and approvals for the proposed airport
improvement activities.
Record of Decision Availability:
Copies of the ROD may be viewed
during regular business hours at the
following locations:
1. Kettleson Memorial Library, 320
Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835. (907)
747–8708.
2. Downtown Juneau Public Library,
292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801.
(907) 586–5249.
The ROD is posted to the following
Web site: https://www.faa.gov/airports/
environmental/records_decision/.
Additionally, the FAA, Airports
Division has a limited number of copies
of the ROD available for public
distribution. Please contact the FAA at
(907) 271–5438 for a copy.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD
provides final determinations and
approvals by the FAA for federal actions
needed to enhance aviation safety and
protect current and future aviation uses
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at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka,
Alaska. Included within the ROD are
descriptions of the six projects proposed
by the Airport Sponsor (the Alaska
Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities) and the documented
need for each project, alternatives to the
proposed actions, environmental
impacts associated with the actions and
alternatives, and mitigation measures
required to avoid or minimize
environmental harm. The ROD also
discloses the federal, state, and local
actions needed prior to the
implementation of each of the projects
and provides findings, certifications,
and determinations concerning
resources of special concern. Conditions
of approval that must be met by the
Alaska Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities prior to
construction are also listed. The ROD
identifies the FAA’s preferred and
environmentally preferred alternatives,
as well as those alternatives selected by
the FAA for implementation.
Additionally, the ROD explains the
authorization that must be granted by
the Department of Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management to convey federal
lands to the state of Alaska for aviation
and airport uses.
The FAA’s selected alternatives
identified in the ROD are:
• Runway Safety Area Alternative 5:
Declared Distances with 280-Foot
Landmass Expansion on Runway End
29 and Additional Runway Pavement
• Parallel Taxiway Alternative 3:
Partial Extension of the Parallel
Taxiway to Charcoal Island
• Seaplane Pullout Alternative 2:
Construction of Fixed Ramp Seaplane
Pullout on Charcoal Island
• Approach Lighting System
Alternative 1: No Action
• Seawall Alternative 1: No Action
• Land Transfer Alternative 2:
Transfer of Property Rights within
Airport Boundary to Alaska from the
United States using a Combination of
Title Conveyance and Long-Term Lease
or Easement
The ROD also provides the final
determination on the ANILCA Section
810 Evaluation for the actions included
in the Final EIS. Section 810 of ANILCA
requires an evaluation of the effects of
alternatives presented in this Final EIS
on subsistence activities occurring on
public lands located in the planning
area. The evaluation in the Final EIS
indicates that none of the alternatives
significantly restrict subsistence
activities.
The notice of availability for the Final
EIS was published by the
Environmental Protection Agency on
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May 22, 2009. The FAA issued its ROD
on the Final EIS on September 28, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia 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).
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October 19, 2009.
Patricia A. Sullivan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final
Environmental Impact Statement and the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act Section 810 Analysis of Impacts to Subsistence
Resources for Proposed Improvement Activities at the Sitka Rocky
Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is publishing this
notice to advise the public that the FAA has issued a Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS)
and Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Section
810 Evaluation for Proposed Improvement Activities at the Sitka Rocky
Gutierrez Airport (SIT) on September 28, 2009. The ROD provides final
agency determinations and approvals for the proposed airport
improvement activities.
Record of Decision Availability: Copies of the ROD may be viewed
during regular business hours at the following locations:
1. Kettleson Memorial Library, 320 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835.
(907) 747-8708.
2. Downtown Juneau Public Library, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK
99801. (907) 586-5249.
The ROD is posted to the following Web site: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/records_decision/. Additionally, the FAA,
Airports Division has a limited number of copies of the ROD available
for public distribution. Please contact the FAA at (907) 271-5438 for a
copy.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD provides final determinations and
approvals by the FAA for federal actions needed to enhance aviation
safety and protect current and future aviation uses at Sitka Rocky
Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, Alaska. Included within the ROD are
descriptions of the six projects proposed by the Airport Sponsor (the
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) and the
documented need for each project, alternatives to the proposed actions,
environmental impacts associated with the actions and alternatives, and
mitigation measures required to avoid or minimize environmental harm.
The ROD also discloses the federal, state, and local actions needed
prior to the implementation of each of the projects and provides
findings, certifications, and determinations concerning resources of
special concern. Conditions of approval that must be met by the Alaska
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities prior to
construction are also listed. The ROD identifies the FAA's preferred
and environmentally preferred alternatives, as well as those
alternatives selected by the FAA for implementation. Additionally, the
ROD explains the authorization that must be granted by the Department
of Interior's Bureau of Land Management to convey federal lands to the
state of Alaska for aviation and airport uses.
The FAA's selected alternatives identified in the ROD are:
Runway Safety Area Alternative 5: Declared Distances with
280-Foot Landmass Expansion on Runway End 29 and Additional Runway
Pavement
Parallel Taxiway Alternative 3: Partial Extension of the
Parallel Taxiway to Charcoal Island
Seaplane Pullout Alternative 2: Construction of Fixed Ramp
Seaplane Pullout on Charcoal Island
Approach Lighting System Alternative 1: No Action
Seawall Alternative 1: No Action
Land Transfer Alternative 2: Transfer of Property Rights
within Airport Boundary to Alaska from the United States using a
Combination of Title Conveyance and Long-Term Lease or Easement
The ROD also provides the final determination on the ANILCA Section
810 Evaluation for the actions included in the Final EIS. Section 810
of ANILCA requires an evaluation of the effects of alternatives
presented in this Final EIS on subsistence activities occurring on
public lands located in the planning area. The evaluation in the Final
EIS indicates that none of the alternatives significantly restrict
subsistence activities.
The notice of availability for the Final EIS was published by the
Environmental Protection Agency on May 22, 2009. The FAA issued its ROD
on the Final EIS on September 28, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia 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).
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on October 19, 2009.
Patricia A. Sullivan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. E9-25834 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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