Request for Public Comment, Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley, WV, 38376-38377 [2012-15616]
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Alternative and three proposed action
alternatives designated as Alternative 2–
C, Alternative 2–D, and Alternative 3.
Since the publication of the DEIS, the
FAA has addressed comments received
on the DEIS; addressed comments on
the Preliminary FEIS provided by
Cooperating Agencies; conducted
additional technical analyses;
conducted the Section 106 consultation
process; and prepared the FEIS. The
Section 106 consultation process
resulted in the execution of a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in
February 2012.
Because the DEIS is more than three
years old, the FAA evaluated the DEIS
to determine whether the consideration
of alternatives, affected environment,
environmental impacts, and mitigation
measures in the DEIS remains
applicable, accurate, and valid in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E,
paragraph 514a and 5050.4B, Section
1401.b.3. The FAA found that
substantial changes in these factors have
not occurred and that a complete
revision or supplement to the DEIS was
not warranted. However, FAA’s review
of current information did note that
some social and environmental changes
have occurred since the DEIS was
published in 2006. The FAA evaluated
the new information and determined
that the changes did not affect the range
of alternatives considered or the
detailed analysis of alternatives
conducted in this FEIS. However, to
document and disclose the social and
environmental changes that have
occurred, the FAA prepared a technical
memorandum that presents the new
information and discusses any potential
impacts related to the changed social
and environmental conditions. The
technical memorandum is contained in
the FEIS.
The FAA is making available the FEIS
it prepared addressing a proposed new
runway and associated facilities and
improvements at the Taos Regional
Airport. The FEIS discloses:
• The purpose and need for the
proposed project;
• Reasonable alternatives analyzed
and the FAA’s preferred alternative;
• Potential environmental impacts
and consequences associated with those
alternatives;
• FAA’s responses to comments it
received on the DEIS; and
• How FAA has complied with
various resource laws, regulations and
executive orders, including the National
Environmental Policy Act, Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act, Executive Order (EO) 12898,
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Populations’’, and EO 11988,
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Public Review and Comment: The
FEIS is available for review during
normal business hours at the following
locations:
• FAA Southwest Regional Office,
2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,
Texas 76137,
• Taos Regional Airport, Highway 64
West, 1 Airport Road, Taos, New
Mexico 87571,
• Taos Town Hall, 400 Camino de la
Placita, Taos, New Mexico 87571, and
• Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de
la Placita, Taos, New Mexico 87571.
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 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
Record of Decision (ROD).
Comments can only be accepted with
the full name and address of the
individual commenting. Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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.
After review and consideration of the
comments received on the FEIS, and
sometime after the 30-day comment
period on the FEIS has ended, the FAA
will issue its ROD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT OR
TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Dean McMath,
ASW–613, Regional Environmental
Programs Manager, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Regional
Office, Fort Worth, Texas 76193,
telephone (817) 222–5617.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 19,
2012.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Request for Public Comment, Raleigh
County Memorial Airport, Beckley, WV
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration is requesting public
comment on the proposed release of
549.63 acres of land currently owned by
the Raleigh County Commission,
Sponsor for the Raleigh County
Memorial Airport, Beckley, West
Virginia. The parcel is located off the
northwest end of the airport and
descends in to ‘‘Fat Creek Gorge’’ to a
depth in excess of 600ft below the
airport elevation and has no
aeronautical benefit. The land is
dormant, no infrastructure exists and
land has no practical use. Due to terrain,
no future development opportunities
exist for the airport. Once released, the
land will be sold and placed in a
Conservation Easement, with restriction
of no future development. Proposed
buyer would be placing the area of
request in a conservation easement for
wildlife enhancement, with no adverse
impact to the airport. Land will remain
as compatible use to the airport. Land
will be sold as surface rights only, no
conveyance of mineral rights. The
airport land being released is not
needed for airport development as
shown on the Airport Layout Plan. Fair
Market Value has been determined
based upon an appraisal of the Property.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
in triplicate to the FAA at the following
address: Connie Boley-Lilly, Program
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Beckley Airport Field
Office, 176 Airport Circle, Room 101,
Beaver, West Virginia 25813.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Mr. Tom
Cochran, Airport Manager of the Raleigh
County Memorial Airport at the
following address: Thomas Cochran,
Airport Manager, Raleigh County
Memorial Airport, 176 Airport Circle,
Room 105, Beaver, West Virginia 25813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Connie Boley-Lilly, Program Specialist,
Beckley Airport Field Office, (304) 252–
6216 ext. 125, Fax (304) 253–8028.
Email: Connie.Boley-Lilly@FAA.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
proposes to rule and invites public
SUMMARY:
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comment on the request to release
property at the Raleigh County
Memorial Airport, Beckley, WV. Under
the provisions of AIR 21 (49 U.S.C.
47108(h)(2)).
The Raleigh County Memorial Airport
is proposing the release of
approximately 549.6 acres of a ‘surface
rights only’ release to be sold and land
then placed in a Conservation Easement
with restriction of no future
development. The release and sale of
this property will allow the Sponsor to
take advantage of un-useable land and
use the proceeds for that sale, for the
future development of the airport.
Issued in Beckley, West Virginia on May 3,
2012.
Matthew P. DiGiulian,
Manager, Beckley Airport Field Office,
Eastern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement: Los
Angeles County, CA
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
The FHWA, on behalf of the
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), announces the availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for a proposed highway
project in Los Angeles County,
California.
SUMMARY:
Public hearings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement will be
held at the dates and locations provided
below:
• Tuesday, August 7, 2012 (6:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.)—Progress Park, 15500
Downey Ave., Paramount, California
90723
• Wednesday, August 8, 2012 (6:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)—Silverado Park
Community Center, 1545 W. 31st St.,
Long Beach, CA 90810
• Thursday, August 9, 2012 (4:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)—Rosewood Park,
5600 Harbor St., Commerce, CA 90040
ADDRESSES: The Draft Environmental
Impact Statement is available for review
at the following locations:
• California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) District 7
Office, 100 South Main Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90012 on weekdays from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
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• Metro—Dorothy Peyton Grey
Transportation Library, One Gateway
Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Monday–
Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or Friday by
appointment.
• Gateway Cities Council of
Governments, 16401 Paramount Blvd.,
Paramount, CA 90723 on weekdays
from 9 a.m. to 4pm.
• City of Commerce Public Library—
Bristow Park Branch—1466 S.
McDonnell Ave., Commerce, CA 90040
• County of Los Angeles Public
Library—Hollydale Library—12000 S.
Garfield Ave., South Gate, CA 90280
• County of Los Angeles Public
Library—East Rancho Dominguez
Library—4205 E. Compton Blvd.,
Compton CA 90221
• Long Beach Public Library—Main
Library—101 Pacific Ave., Long Beach,
CA 90822
• Long Beach Public Library Bret
Harte Library—1595 W. Willow St.,
Long Beach, CA 90810
The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement is also available at https://
www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/
envdocs/docs/710corridor/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Kosinski, Deputy District
Director, Environmental Planning,
Caltrans, District 7, 100 South Main
Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012,
(213) 897–0703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned and
Caltrans assumed environmental
responsibilities for this project pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans as the
delegated National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) agency has prepared
a Draft EIS on a proposal for a highway
improvement project on Interstate 710
in Los Angeles County, California. The
Interstate 710 Corridor Project proposes
to improve Interstate 710 (I–710) in Los
Angeles County. The I–710 Corridor
Project proposes to widen existing I–710
from Ocean Boulevard in the City of
Long Beach to State Route 60 (SR–60) in
the City of Los Angeles, a distance of
approximately 18 miles. The proposed
project also includes improvements to
the interchanges of I–710 with I–405,
SR–91, and I–5, as well as the I–710
interchanges with local arterial streets
throughout the project limits.
The alternatives evaluated in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement are
four Build Alternatives and a No Build
Alternative. Alternative 5A proposes to
widen the I–710 mainline from six or
eight general purpose lanes to ten
general purpose lanes. This alternative
will modernize the design at the I–405,
SR–91 and a portion of the I–5
interchanges, modernize and
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reconfigure local arterial interchanges
throughout the I–710 corridor, modify
freeway access at various locations, and
shift the I–710 centerline at various
locations to reduce right-of-way
impacts. In addition to improvements to
the I–710 mainline and the
interchanges, Alternative 5A also
includes TSM/TDM, Transit, and
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
improvements; improvements to 42
local arterial intersections within the I–
710 Corridor; aesthetic enhancements;
and, drainage and water quality
improvement design features.
Alternative 6A includes all the
components of Alternative 5A described
above. In addition, this alternative
includes a separated four-lane freight
corridor from Ocean Boulevard
northerly to its terminus near the
intermodal rail yards in the city of
Commerce, with limited access near I–
405 and at SR–91. The freight corridor
would be built to Caltrans highway
design standards and would be
restricted to the exclusive use of heavyduty trucks (5+ axles). Alternative 6B
includes all the components of
Alternative 6A as described above, but
would restrict the use of the freight
corridor to zero-emission trucks rather
than conventional trucks. Alternative 6C
includes all the components of
Alternative 6B as described above, but
would toll trucks using the freight
corridor. Alternative 1 (No Build) would
maintain the current configuration and
capacity of the existing I–710 freeway.
The Notice of Intent was published in
the Federal Register on August 20,
2008. Anticipated federal approvals
include: Modified Access Report to the
Interstate System, Air Quality
Conformity, Section 7 consultation for
Threatened and Endangered Species,
and a Section 404 permit.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: June 21, 2012.
Matthew Schmitz,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway
Administration, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Request for Public Comment, Raleigh County Memorial Airport,
Beckley, WV
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public
comment on the proposed release of 549.63 acres of land currently owned
by the Raleigh County Commission, Sponsor for the Raleigh County
Memorial Airport, Beckley, West Virginia. The parcel is located off the
northwest end of the airport and descends in to ``Fat Creek Gorge'' to
a depth in excess of 600ft below the airport elevation and has no
aeronautical benefit. The land is dormant, no infrastructure exists and
land has no practical use. Due to terrain, no future development
opportunities exist for the airport. Once released, the land will be
sold and placed in a Conservation Easement, with restriction of no
future development. Proposed buyer would be placing the area of request
in a conservation easement for wildlife enhancement, with no adverse
impact to the airport. Land will remain as compatible use to the
airport. Land will be sold as surface rights only, no conveyance of
mineral rights. The airport land being released is not needed for
airport development as shown on the Airport Layout Plan. Fair Market
Value has been determined based upon an appraisal of the Property.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Connie Boley-Lilly,
Program Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Beckley Airport
Field Office, 176 Airport Circle, Room 101, Beaver, West Virginia
25813.
In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mr. Tom Cochran, Airport Manager of the Raleigh
County Memorial Airport at the following address: Thomas Cochran,
Airport Manager, Raleigh County Memorial Airport, 176 Airport Circle,
Room 105, Beaver, West Virginia 25813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Boley-Lilly, Program
Specialist, Beckley Airport Field Office, (304) 252-6216 ext. 125, Fax
(304) 253-8028. Email: Connie.Boley-Lilly@FAA.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public
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comment on the request to release property at the Raleigh County
Memorial Airport, Beckley, WV. Under the provisions of AIR 21 (49
U.S.C. 47108(h)(2)).
The Raleigh County Memorial Airport is proposing the release of
approximately 549.6 acres of a `surface rights only' release to be sold
and land then placed in a Conservation Easement with restriction of no
future development. The release and sale of this property will allow
the Sponsor to take advantage of un-useable land and use the proceeds
for that sale, for the future development of the airport.
Issued in Beckley, West Virginia on May 3, 2012.
Matthew P. DiGiulian,
Manager, Beckley Airport Field Office, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-15616 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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