Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Airfield Improvement Program at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL, 6510-6512 [2011-2065]
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and the Florida’s Coastal Management
Program are encouraged by the FAA.
The FAA is seeking comments on
those sections of the FEIS that have
been updated and/or contain
information that has become available
since the release of the DEIS. Please see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for more information.
Updated information regarding the
forecasts of aviation operations at PBIA
became available and was published
following the public availability of the
September, 2008 Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS). Also, Palm
Beach County (the Airport Sponsor)
submitted to the FAA a revised
implementation plan and schedule for
the proposed AIP after the publication
of the DEIS. The FAA determined that
this information should be considered
by the agency and be disclosed to the
public in the FEIS.
All comments on the FEIS are to be
submitted to Mr. Bart Vernace of the
FAA, at the address shown in the
section below entitled For Further
Information or to Submit Comments
Contact. The FAA is providing a fortyfive (45) day comment period for the
public to comment on the FEIS. The
comment period begins on the date of
the publication of this Notice of
Availability (NOA) in the Federal
Register, and will close on March 21,
2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA,
as the lead Federal agency, has prepared
the EIS for the proposed AIP at PBIA.
The FAA published a DEIS in
September, 2008. The DEIS was
prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). The DEIS comparatively
assessed and disclosed the potential
future impacts of the No-Action
Alternative (no development at PBIA
besides that which has already been
planned, environmentally reviewed,
and/or that are needed for safety,
security or maintenance reasons), and
two proposed action alternatives,
designated as the Airport Sponsor’s AIP
(Proposed Project) and Alternative 2.
The primary capacity enhancement
elements of these two proposed action
alternatives consists of the following:
AIP—relocate existing Runway 10R/28L
100 feet south of its existing location
and expand the runway to a length of
8,000 feet and a width of 150 feet;
Alternative 2—construct new Runway
10L/28R located 800 feet north of
existing Runway 10L/28R to a length of
10,000 feet and a width of 150 feet. Both
the AIP and Alternative 2 include other
less substantial airport-related projects
that are either associated with the
primary runway development
components of each alternative or are
stand-alone projects that could be
constructed by the Airport Sponsor
outside of the EIS process.
Since the publication of the DEIS, the
economic recession has resulted in a
decrease in aviation activity at PBIA and
changes in the FAA’s forecasts of
aviation activity for both PBIA and for
the national system. The actual and
forecast decrease in aircraft operations
at PBIA have been, and are expected to
continue to be, substantial enough to
bring into question the initially
proposed timing for implementation of
the airport improvement program
studied in the DEIS. As a result, the
FAA made a determination that the
2006 PBIA Master Plan Update forecasts
approved for use in the DEIS, and which
were used as the basis for the
justification for the airport capacity
enhancement component of the Airport
Sponsor’s AIP, were no longer
appropriate for use in determining the
timing for the implementation of the
AIP and Alternative 2. After the
publication of the DEIS, and the review
of comments on the DEIS, the FAA
determined that a more recent forecast
of aviation activity that is representative
of the changed conditions at PBIA
should be used for the FEIS.
Subsequently, the FAA decided that the
agency’s own 2009 Terminal Area
Forecast (2009 TAF) would be the most
applicable forecast of aviation activity
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Airfield Improvement
Program at Palm Beach International
Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement.
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AGENCY:
Location of Proposed Action: The
Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA)
is located in east Palm Beach County,
Florida, adjacent to the City of West
Palm Beach and immediately east of the
Town of Haverhill.
SUMMARY: The FAA announces that the
FEIS for the proposed Airfield
Improvement Program (AIP) at PBIA is
available for public review.
The FEIS includes the Section 106
consultation with the Florida State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)
and the Keeper of the National Register
of Historic Places (Keeper) regarding the
National Register eligibility of
properties within the EIS Area of
Potential Effect (APE) and the proposed
action’s potential effect to historic
resources eligible for, or listed-in, the
National Register of Historic Places.
Pursuant to the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as
amended, the proposed AIP is being
evaluated in the FEIS for consistency
with the Florida Coastal Management
Program (FCMP). Comments regarding
the compatibility of the No-Action
Alternative, the AIP, and Alternative 2
with regard to Section 106 resources
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for use in the FEIS. The 2009 TAF
shows that future aircraft activity at
PBIA would likely increase at only a
modest annual rate when compared to
the 2006 PBIA Master Plan Update
Forecasts.
After consultation with the FAA and
review of the 2009 TAF, the Airport
Sponsor concluded, and the FAA
agreed, that the airfield capacity
enhancement elements of the AIP and
Alternative 2, the primary components
of which is the relocation and
expansion of Runway 10R/28L, would
not be needed at PBIA by the year 2013,
which was the proposed AIP and
Alternative 2 implementation year
identified and evaluated by the FAA in
the DEIS.
As a result, the Airport Sponsor
proposed to the FAA a revised
implementation plan and schedule for
the AIP. The revised plan and schedule
consists of developing the AIP in two
components, which are designated in
the FEIS as the Near-Term AIP Project
and the Long-Term AIP Project. The
FAA subsequently evaluated in the FEIS
both the Airport Sponsor’s AIP and
Alternative 2 based on the revised
implementation plan and schedule.
The Near-Term AIP Alternative
component consists of the development
of general aviation (GA) facilities in the
northwest quadrant of PBIA; widening
Taxiway ‘‘L’’ from 50 feet to 75 feet, and
the acquisition of approximately 13.2
acres of property along the western
PBIA property line. The Long-Term AIP
Alternative component consists of the
expansion of Runway 10R/28L as
described above, the shortening of the
southeast end of Runway 14/32 by 3,412
feet, the extension of the northwest end
of Runway 14/32 by 480 feet, GA facility
relocation, other connected actions to
the Runway 10R/28L project, and other
minor stand alone airport improvement
projects.
The Near-Term Alternative 2
component consists of essentially the
same projects as the Near-Term AIP
Alternative component, with the
exception of a revised configuration for
the GA development area in the
northwest quadrant of PBIA. The LongTerm Alternative 2 component consists
of the development of new Runway
10L/28R as described above, the closure
of Runway 14/32, relocation of portions
of Concourses ‘‘B’’ and ‘‘C’’, relocation of
the ARFF and Air Cargo Building, other
connected actions to the Runway 10L/
28R project, and other minor stand
alone airport improvement projects.
The Airport Sponsor is requesting the
FAA’s ‘‘unconditional’’ approval of the
Near-Term AIP Project through the
FAA’s findings and determinations in
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its Record of Decision (ROD) on the
FEIS. If ‘‘unconditional’’ approval is
granted by the FAA in its ROD, the
Airport Sponsor anticipates that the
Near-Term AIP Projects would be
constructed and operational by the year
2015. However, the FAA acknowledges
that the development schedule for
future GA facilities would be influenced
by prevailing market conditions, the
demand for additional GA facilities, and
respective business decisions by the
Airport Sponsor and Fixed Base
Operators (FBO’s). Therefore, the buildout of the Near-Term AIP or Near-Term
Alternative 2 GA facilities could occur
sometime before or after the FEIS NearTerm study year of 2015.
Through the EIS process and the
FAA’s subsequent ROD, the Airport
Sponsor is also requesting the FAA’s
‘‘conditional’’ approval of the Long-Term
AIP Project. The Long-Term AIP Project
consists of the primary airfield capacity
enhancement components of the AIP,
which includes the relocation and
expansion of Runway 10R/28L and
connected actions, as well as other
minor stand-alone airport improvement
projects. The Long-Term AIP Project
would be considered by the FAA for
unconditional approval only when the
number of aircraft operations at PBIA
returns to the levels that would cause
unacceptable aircraft operational delay.
At such time that this occurs, the FAA
will consider the appropriate level of
additional NEPA processing and
environmental analysis/documentation
that may be needed to fully evaluate and
disclose the potential environmental
impacts associated with the Long-Term
AIP Project and its connected actions.
Public Comment: Because of the
amount of time that has elapsed since
the publication of the DEIS, the
consideration of revised forecasts
(FAA’s 2009 TAF) in the FEIS, and the
Airport Sponsor’s revised
implementation plan and schedule for
the proposed project, the FAA is seeking
comments on its FEIS for a period of 45
days following the publication of the
NOA of the FEIS in the Federal
Register. After review and consideration
of the comments received on the FEIS,
and sometime after the 45-day comment
period on the FEIS has ended, the FAA
will issue its ROD. The public comment
period on the FEIS will begin on
February 4, 2011 and will close on
March 21, 2011. Copies of the FEIS are
available for review at the following
locations during regular business hours:
• Palm Beach County Library
Greenacres Branch, 3750 Jog Road,
Greenacres, FL 33467.
• Palm Beach County Library
Okeechobee Boulevard Branch, 5689
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West Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm
Beach, FL 33417.
• West Palm Beach Public Library,
411 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach,
FL 33401.
A limited number of copies of the
FEIS will be available for review by
appointment only during regular
business hours at the following
locations:
• Federal Aviation Administration,
Orlando Airports District Office, 5950
Hazeltine National Drive Citadel
International Building, Suite 400,
Orlando, Florida. Contact Bart Vernace
at (407) 812–6331.
• Palm Beach International Airport,
Palm Beach County Department of
Airports, 846 Palm Beach International
Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Contact Gary Sypek at (561) 471–7412.
An electronic copy of the FEIS will be
available for review and download from
the EIS Web site (https://www.pbiaeis.com) beginning February 4, 2011.
Written comments on the FEIS may be
mailed or e-mailed to Mr. Bart Vernace
of the FAA at the address shown in the
section below entitled For Further
Information or to Submit Comments
Contact. All comments must be
postmarked by March 21, 2011.
Comments should be as specific as
possible and address the analysis of
potential environmental impacts, the
adequacy of the proposed action, or the
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 viewer’s interests and concerns
using quotations and other specific
references to the text of the FEIS and
related documents. 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 its ROD.
Comments can only be accepted with
the full name and address of the
individual commenting. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask the FAA in your comment
to withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, the
FAA cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
For Further Information or to Submit
Comments Contact: Mr. Bart Vernace,
PE, Assistant Manager, Federal Aviation
Administration, Orlando Airports
District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National
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Drive, Citadel International Building,
Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822.
Phone: (407) 812–6331. E-mail: pbiaeis@urscorp.com.
Issued in Orlando, Florida on January 25,
2011.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,
Federal Aviation Administration.
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This document describes one
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
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or before April 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. Telephone:
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Instructions: All submissions must
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personal information provided.
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be
obtained at no charge from Carlita
Ballard, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Room W43–439, NVS–131,
Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard’s
telephone number is (202) 366–0846.
Please identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
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before an agency submits a proposed
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
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utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected and;
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the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
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electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
Title: Procedures for Selecting Lines
to be Covered by the Theft Prevention
Standard (49 CFR 542)
OMB Control Number: 2127–0539
Form Number: None.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle
manufacturers.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from approval
date.
Abstract: Manufacturers of light duty
trucks must identify new model
introductions that are likely to be hightheft lines as defined in 49 U.S.C.
33104.
Estimated Annual Burden: 315 hours.
Number of Respondents: 7.
In 1984, Congress enacted the Motor
Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act (the
1984 Theft Act). As a means to prevent
the theft of motor vehicles for their
parts, the 1984 Theft Act required
vehicle manufacturers to mark the major
parts of ‘‘high-theft’’ passenger cars and
the major replacement parts for those
cars. The Anti Car Theft Act of 1992
(ACTA) amended the 1984 Theft Act to
extend its provisions to multipurpose
passenger vehicles (MPVs) and light
duty trucks (LDTs).
The 1984 Theft Act, as amended by
ACTA, requires NHTSA to promulgate a
theft prevention standard for the
designation of high-theft vehicle lines.
The specific lines are to be selected by
agreement between the manufacturer
and the agency. If there is a
disagreement of the selection, the
statute states that the agency shall select
such lines and parts, after notice to the
manufacturer and an opportunity for
written comment. NHTSA’s procedures
for selecting high theft vehicle lines are
contained in 49 CFR part 542.
In a final rule published on April 6,
2004, the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard was extended to
include all passenger cars and
multipurpose passenger vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000
pounds or less, regardless of whether
they were likely to be high or low theft,
and to light duty trucks with major parts
that are interchangeable with a majority
of the covered major parts of
multipurpose passenger vehicles. The
final rule became effective September 1,
2006.
As a result of this amendment,
determination of high theft status is
required only for LDTs manufactured on
or after that date. There are seven
vehicle manufacturers who produce
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Airfield Improvement Program at Palm Beach
International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement.
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Location of Proposed Action: The Palm Beach International Airport
(PBIA) is located in east Palm Beach County, Florida, adjacent to the
City of West Palm Beach and immediately east of the Town of Haverhill.
SUMMARY: The FAA announces that the FEIS for the proposed Airfield
Improvement Program (AIP) at PBIA is available for public review.
The FEIS includes the Section 106 consultation with the Florida
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Keeper of the
National Register of Historic Places (Keeper) regarding the National
Register eligibility of properties within the EIS Area of Potential
Effect (APE) and the proposed action's potential effect to historic
resources eligible for, or listed-in, the National Register of Historic
Places. Pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as
amended, the proposed AIP is being evaluated in the FEIS for
consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program (FCMP).
Comments regarding the compatibility of the No-Action Alternative, the
AIP, and Alternative 2 with regard to Section 106 resources and the
Florida's Coastal Management Program are encouraged by the FAA.
The FAA is seeking comments on those sections of the FEIS that have
been updated and/or contain information that has become available since
the release of the DEIS. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below for more information.
Updated information regarding the forecasts of aviation operations
at PBIA became available and was published following the public
availability of the September, 2008 Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS). Also, Palm Beach County (the Airport Sponsor)
submitted to the FAA a revised implementation plan and schedule for the
proposed AIP after the publication of the DEIS. The FAA determined that
this information should be considered by the agency and be disclosed to
the public in the FEIS.
All comments on the FEIS are to be submitted to Mr. Bart Vernace of
the FAA, at the address shown in the section below entitled For Further
Information or to Submit Comments Contact. The FAA is providing a
forty-five (45) day comment period for the public to comment on the
FEIS. The comment period begins on the date of the publication of this
Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register, and will close on
March 21, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA, as the lead Federal agency, has
prepared the EIS for the proposed AIP at PBIA. The FAA published a DEIS
in September, 2008. The DEIS was prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The DEIS comparatively
assessed and disclosed the potential future impacts of the No-Action
Alternative (no development at PBIA besides that which has already been
planned, environmentally reviewed, and/or that are needed for safety,
security or maintenance reasons), and two proposed action alternatives,
designated as the Airport Sponsor's AIP (Proposed Project) and
Alternative 2. The primary capacity enhancement elements of these two
proposed action alternatives consists of the following: AIP--relocate
existing Runway 10R/28L 100 feet south of its existing location and
expand the runway to a length of 8,000 feet and a width of 150 feet;
Alternative 2--construct new Runway 10L/28R located 800 feet north of
existing Runway 10L/28R to a length of 10,000 feet and a width of 150
feet. Both the AIP and Alternative 2 include other less substantial
airport-related projects that are either associated with the primary
runway development components of each alternative or are stand-alone
projects that could be constructed by the Airport Sponsor outside of
the EIS process.
Since the publication of the DEIS, the economic recession has
resulted in a decrease in aviation activity at PBIA and changes in the
FAA's forecasts of aviation activity for both PBIA and for the national
system. The actual and forecast decrease in aircraft operations at PBIA
have been, and are expected to continue to be, substantial enough to
bring into question the initially proposed timing for implementation of
the airport improvement program studied in the DEIS. As a result, the
FAA made a determination that the 2006 PBIA Master Plan Update
forecasts approved for use in the DEIS, and which were used as the
basis for the justification for the airport capacity enhancement
component of the Airport Sponsor's AIP, were no longer appropriate for
use in determining the timing for the implementation of the AIP and
Alternative 2. After the publication of the DEIS, and the review of
comments on the DEIS, the FAA determined that a more recent forecast of
aviation activity that is representative of the changed conditions at
PBIA should be used for the FEIS. Subsequently, the FAA decided that
the agency's own 2009 Terminal Area Forecast (2009 TAF) would be the
most applicable forecast of aviation activity
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for use in the FEIS. The 2009 TAF shows that future aircraft activity
at PBIA would likely increase at only a modest annual rate when
compared to the 2006 PBIA Master Plan Update Forecasts.
After consultation with the FAA and review of the 2009 TAF, the
Airport Sponsor concluded, and the FAA agreed, that the airfield
capacity enhancement elements of the AIP and Alternative 2, the primary
components of which is the relocation and expansion of Runway 10R/28L,
would not be needed at PBIA by the year 2013, which was the proposed
AIP and Alternative 2 implementation year identified and evaluated by
the FAA in the DEIS.
As a result, the Airport Sponsor proposed to the FAA a revised
implementation plan and schedule for the AIP. The revised plan and
schedule consists of developing the AIP in two components, which are
designated in the FEIS as the Near-Term AIP Project and the Long-Term
AIP Project. The FAA subsequently evaluated in the FEIS both the
Airport Sponsor's AIP and Alternative 2 based on the revised
implementation plan and schedule.
The Near-Term AIP Alternative component consists of the development
of general aviation (GA) facilities in the northwest quadrant of PBIA;
widening Taxiway ``L'' from 50 feet to 75 feet, and the acquisition of
approximately 13.2 acres of property along the western PBIA property
line. The Long-Term AIP Alternative component consists of the expansion
of Runway 10R/28L as described above, the shortening of the southeast
end of Runway 14/32 by 3,412 feet, the extension of the northwest end
of Runway 14/32 by 480 feet, GA facility relocation, other connected
actions to the Runway 10R/28L project, and other minor stand alone
airport improvement projects.
The Near-Term Alternative 2 component consists of essentially the
same projects as the Near-Term AIP Alternative component, with the
exception of a revised configuration for the GA development area in the
northwest quadrant of PBIA. The Long-Term Alternative 2 component
consists of the development of new Runway 10L/28R as described above,
the closure of Runway 14/32, relocation of portions of Concourses ``B''
and ``C'', relocation of the ARFF and Air Cargo Building, other
connected actions to the Runway 10L/28R project, and other minor stand
alone airport improvement projects.
The Airport Sponsor is requesting the FAA's ``unconditional''
approval of the Near-Term AIP Project through the FAA's findings and
determinations in its Record of Decision (ROD) on the FEIS. If
``unconditional'' approval is granted by the FAA in its ROD, the
Airport Sponsor anticipates that the Near-Term AIP Projects would be
constructed and operational by the year 2015. However, the FAA
acknowledges that the development schedule for future GA facilities
would be influenced by prevailing market conditions, the demand for
additional GA facilities, and respective business decisions by the
Airport Sponsor and Fixed Base Operators (FBO's). Therefore, the build-
out of the Near-Term AIP or Near-Term Alternative 2 GA facilities could
occur sometime before or after the FEIS Near-Term study year of 2015.
Through the EIS process and the FAA's subsequent ROD, the Airport
Sponsor is also requesting the FAA's ``conditional'' approval of the
Long-Term AIP Project. The Long-Term AIP Project consists of the
primary airfield capacity enhancement components of the AIP, which
includes the relocation and expansion of Runway 10R/28L and connected
actions, as well as other minor stand-alone airport improvement
projects. The Long-Term AIP Project would be considered by the FAA for
unconditional approval only when the number of aircraft operations at
PBIA returns to the levels that would cause unacceptable aircraft
operational delay. At such time that this occurs, the FAA will consider
the appropriate level of additional NEPA processing and environmental
analysis/documentation that may be needed to fully evaluate and
disclose the potential environmental impacts associated with the Long-
Term AIP Project and its connected actions.
Public Comment: Because of the amount of time that has elapsed
since the publication of the DEIS, the consideration of revised
forecasts (FAA's 2009 TAF) in the FEIS, and the Airport Sponsor's
revised implementation plan and schedule for the proposed project, the
FAA is seeking comments on its FEIS for a period of 45 days following
the publication of the NOA of the FEIS in the Federal Register. After
review and consideration of the comments received on the FEIS, and
sometime after the 45-day comment period on the FEIS has ended, the FAA
will issue its ROD. The public comment period on the FEIS will begin on
February 4, 2011 and will close on March 21, 2011. Copies of the FEIS
are available for review at the following locations during regular
business hours:
Palm Beach County Library Greenacres Branch, 3750 Jog
Road, Greenacres, FL 33467.
Palm Beach County Library Okeechobee Boulevard Branch,
5689 West Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33417.
West Palm Beach Public Library, 411 Clematis Street, West
Palm Beach, FL 33401.
A limited number of copies of the FEIS will be available for review
by appointment only during regular business hours at the following
locations:
Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District
Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive Citadel International Building,
Suite 400, Orlando, Florida. Contact Bart Vernace at (407) 812-6331.
Palm Beach International Airport, Palm Beach County
Department of Airports, 846 Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm
Beach, Florida. Contact Gary Sypek at (561) 471-7412.
An electronic copy of the FEIS will be available for review and
download from the EIS Web site (https://www.pbia-eis.com) beginning
February 4, 2011.
Written comments on the FEIS may be mailed or e-mailed to Mr. Bart
Vernace of the FAA at the address shown in the section below entitled
For Further Information or to Submit Comments Contact. All comments
must be postmarked by March 21, 2011.
Comments should be as specific as possible and address the analysis
of potential environmental impacts, the adequacy of the proposed
action, or the 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 viewer's interests and
concerns using quotations and other specific references to the text of
the FEIS and related documents. 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 its ROD.
Comments can only be accepted with the full name and address of the
individual commenting. Before including your address, phone number, e-
mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask the FAA in your comment to withhold from public
review your personal identifying information, the FAA cannot guarantee
that it will be able to do so.
For Further Information or to Submit Comments Contact: Mr. Bart
Vernace, PE, Assistant Manager, Federal Aviation Administration,
Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National
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Drive, Citadel International Building, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida
32822. Phone: (407) 812-6331. E-mail: pbia-eis@urscorp.com.
Issued in Orlando, Florida on January 25, 2011.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-2065 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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