Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 55518-55519 [2016-19776]
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Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356,
email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone
(425) 227–2148.
This notice is published pursuant to
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2,
2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2016–8687.
Petitioner: Delta Engineering.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§ 25.571(e)(1).
Description of Relief Sought: Delta
Engineering has requested relief from
certain discrete source damage-tolerance
requirements for the installation of two
cameras on an Aerospatiale ATR42–500
airplane.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Proposed Airfield Safety
Enhancement Project at Tucson
International Airport, Tucson, Pima
County, Arizona
Federal Aviation
Administration, (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
request for scoping comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice under the provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended to advise
the public that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be prepared to
assess the potential impacts of the
proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement
Project (ASEP) including real property
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SUMMARY:
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transactions between the United States
Air Force (USAF) and the Tucson
Airport Authority (TAA); demolition of
12 Earth Covered Magazines (ECM);
replacement of the ECMs elsewhere on
USAF Plant 44; construction of a new
parallel taxiway; relocation of Runway
11R–29L and other associated
development at Tucson International
Airport. The proposed project also
includes transfer of land ultimately to
the USAF, on behalf of the National
Guard Bureau (NGB), for construction of
a Munitions Storage Area and access
road to support the 162nd Fighter Wing
at Tucson Air National Guard Base. To
ensure that all significant issues related
to the proposed action are identified,
one (1) public scoping meeting and one
(1) governmental agency scoping
meeting will be held.
FAA is the lead agency on the
preparation of the EIS and has invited
the Department of the Air Force (USAF)
and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) to
participate as cooperating agencies
because the Tucson Airport Authority’s
proposed action requires federal actions
by both U.S. Department of Defense
agencies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David B. Kessler, M.A., AICP, Federal
Aviation Administration, WesternPacific Region—Airports Division,
AWP–610.1., P.O. Box 92007, Los
Angeles, California 90009–2007.
Telephone: 310–725–3615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this notice is to inform
federal, state, and local government
agencies, and the public of the intent to
prepare an EIS and to conduct a public
and agency scoping process.
Information, data, opinions, and
comments obtained throughout the
scoping process will be considered in
preparing the draft EIS.
The scoping process for this EIS will
include a comment period for interested
agencies and interested persons to
submit oral and/or written comments
representing the concerns and issues
they believe should be addressed. Please
submit any written comments to the
FAA not later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Daylight Time, Monday, October 3,
2016.
The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with the procedures
described in FAA Order 5050.4B,
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Implementing Instructions for
Airport Actions, and FAA Order
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures. The Tucson
Airport Authority, the owner of Tucson
International Airport, proposes the
following development as identified in
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the Airfield Safety Enhancement Plan:
Construction of a new center parallel
and connecting taxiway system; a
replacement Runway 11R–29L
(proposed to be 11,000 feet long by 150
feet wide); acquisition of land for the
runway object free area, taxiway object
free area, runway safety area, and
runway protection zone; from USAF
Plant 44. The proposed ASEP also
includes relocation of navigational aids
and development and/or modification of
associated arrival and departure
procedures for the relocated runway.
The proposed ASEP also includes
demolition of 12 ECMs and replacement
of the ECMs elsewhere on USAF Plant
44. The EIS will also evaluate the
proposed release of airport land from
federal obligations between the former
East Hughes Access Road and the new
Aerospace Parkway, south of USAF
Plant 44. A portion of this land has been
proposed for construction of a
Munitions Storage Area, to include
ECMs, and access road, for the 162nd
Fighter Wing at the Tucson Air National
Guard Base located adjacent to Tucson
International Airport. The FAA is the
lead Federal Agency for preparation of
the EIS. The FAA has invited the U.S.
Department of the Air Force and the
U.S. National Guard Bureau to
participate as cooperating agencies
under Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) § 1508.5.
Within the EIS, FAA proposes to
consider a range of alternatives that
could potentially meet the purpose and
need to enhance airfield safety at
Tucson International Airport including,
but not limited to, the following:
Alternative One—Sponsor’s Proposed
Action: Acquire 58 acres of land along
the shared property boundary between
the Tucson International Airport and
USAF Plant 44, construction of a new
centerline parallel and connecting
taxiway between Runway 11L–29R and
Runway 11R–29L; construction of a
relocated Runway 11R–29L about 100
feet to the southwest, creating a
centerline separation of 800 feet
between the existing Runway 11L/29R
and the relocated Runway 11R/29L. The
relocated Runway 11R/29L will be
11,000 feet long by 150 feet wide. The
relocation of Runway 11R/29L will
include removal and reinstallation of
associated navigational aids. This
alternative includes demolition of 12
ECMs and construction of replacement
ECMs, elsewhere on USAF Plant 44;
release of airport land from federal
obligations between the former East
Hughes Access Road and Aerospace
Parkway. A portion of this land would
be ultimately transferred to the USAF,
on behalf of the NGB, for construction
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of a Munitions Storage Area and an
access road for the 162 Fighter Wing
based at Tucson Air National Guard
Base.
Alternative Two—Alternative Airfield
Development at Tucson: Extending and
upgrading the current general aviation
Runway 11R/29L to an air carrier
runway, maintaining a 700-foot
centerline separation between the
current air carrier Runway 11L/29R and
the extended and upgraded Runway
11R/29L.
Alternative Three—Use of Other
Existing Airports: The possible use of
other existing area airports including,
but not limited to, Ryan Airfield and
Marana Regional Airport will be
evaluated.
Alternative Four—Use of Other Modes
of Transportation: Use of intercity bus
line, rail, and automobile transportation
will be evaluated.
Alternative Five—No Action
Alternative: Under this alternative, the
existing airport would remain
unchanged. No land acquisition and
transfer between the Tucson
International Airport and USAF Plant
44 and no demolition and replacement
of ECMs would occur; no new center
taxiway would be constructed, and
Runway 11R–29L would remain in its
current configuration. FAA would not
release land between the former East
Hughes Access Road and Aerospace
Parkway, no new Munitions Storage
Area and access road for the 162nd
Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air
National would be constructed on land
between the former East Hughes Access
Road and Aerospace Parkway.
Public Scoping and Agency Meetings:
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to the proposed action is
addressed and that all significant issues
are identified, comments and
suggestions are invited from all
interested parties. Public and agency
scoping meetings will be conducted to
identify any significant issues
associated with the proposed action.
A governmental agency scoping
meeting for all federal, state, and local
regulatory agencies which have
jurisdiction by law or have special
expertise with respect to any potential
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action will be held on
Thursday, September 22, 2016. This
meeting will take place at 1:00 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time, on the first
floor of the Tucson Executive Terminal,
at the base of the old Airport Traffic
Control Tower building with
‘‘TUCSON’’ on the side, 7081 South
Plumer Avenue, Tucson, Arizona. A
notification letter will be sent in
advance of the meeting.
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One public scoping meeting for the
general public will be held. The public
scoping meeting will be held from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Standard
Time on Thursday, September 22, 2016.
The public scoping meeting will be
conducted on the first floor of the
Tucson Executive Terminal at the base
of the old Airport Traffic Control Tower
building with ‘‘TUCSON’’ on the side,
7081 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson,
Arizona. To notify the general public of
the scoping process, a legal notice will
be placed in newspapers having general
circulation in the study area. The
newspaper notice will notify the public
that scoping meetings will be held to
gain their input concerning the
proposed action, alternatives to be
considered, and impacts to be
evaluated.
The FAA is aware that there are
Native American tribes with a historical
interest in the area. The FAA will
interact on a government-to-government
basis, in accordance with all executive
orders, laws, regulations, and other
memoranda. The tribes will also be
invited to participate in accordance
with NEPA and Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
Issued in Hawthorne, California August 11,
2016.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific
Region, AWP–600.
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Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. 2016–89]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; The Boeing
Company
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
DATES:
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must be received on or before
September 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2016–7855
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deana Stedman, ANM–113, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356,
email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone
(425) 227–2148.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2,
2016.
Dale Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2016–7855.
Petitioner: The Boeing Company.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§§ 25.901(c) and 25.1309(b).
Description of Relief Sought: The
Boeing Company seeks temporary relief
from the requirements of 14 CFR
25.901(c) and 25.1309(b) to allow time
necessary to fully develop, certify, and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project at Tucson
International Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
and request for scoping comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended to advise the public that an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts
of the proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project (ASEP) including
real property transactions between the United States Air Force (USAF)
and the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA); demolition of 12 Earth Covered
Magazines (ECM); replacement of the ECMs elsewhere on USAF Plant 44;
construction of a new parallel taxiway; relocation of Runway 11R-29L
and other associated development at Tucson International Airport. The
proposed project also includes transfer of land ultimately to the USAF,
on behalf of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), for construction of a
Munitions Storage Area and access road to support the 162nd Fighter
Wing at Tucson Air National Guard Base. To ensure that all significant
issues related to the proposed action are identified, one (1) public
scoping meeting and one (1) governmental agency scoping meeting will be
held.
FAA is the lead agency on the preparation of the EIS and has
invited the Department of the Air Force (USAF) and the National Guard
Bureau (NGB) to participate as cooperating agencies because the Tucson
Airport Authority's proposed action requires federal actions by both
U.S. Department of Defense agencies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David B. Kessler, M.A., AICP,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region--Airports
Division, AWP-610.1., P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-
2007. Telephone: 310-725-3615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to inform
federal, state, and local government agencies, and the public of the
intent to prepare an EIS and to conduct a public and agency scoping
process. Information, data, opinions, and comments obtained throughout
the scoping process will be considered in preparing the draft EIS.
The scoping process for this EIS will include a comment period for
interested agencies and interested persons to submit oral and/or
written comments representing the concerns and issues they believe
should be addressed. Please submit any written comments to the FAA not
later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Monday, October 3, 2016.
The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the procedures
described in FAA Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, and FAA Order
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures. The Tucson
Airport Authority, the owner of Tucson International Airport, proposes
the following development as identified in the Airfield Safety
Enhancement Plan: Construction of a new center parallel and connecting
taxiway system; a replacement Runway 11R-29L (proposed to be 11,000
feet long by 150 feet wide); acquisition of land for the runway object
free area, taxiway object free area, runway safety area, and runway
protection zone; from USAF Plant 44. The proposed ASEP also includes
relocation of navigational aids and development and/or modification of
associated arrival and departure procedures for the relocated runway.
The proposed ASEP also includes demolition of 12 ECMs and replacement
of the ECMs elsewhere on USAF Plant 44. The EIS will also evaluate the
proposed release of airport land from federal obligations between the
former East Hughes Access Road and the new Aerospace Parkway, south of
USAF Plant 44. A portion of this land has been proposed for
construction of a Munitions Storage Area, to include ECMs, and access
road, for the 162nd Fighter Wing at the Tucson Air National Guard Base
located adjacent to Tucson International Airport. The FAA is the lead
Federal Agency for preparation of the EIS. The FAA has invited the U.S.
Department of the Air Force and the U.S. National Guard Bureau to
participate as cooperating agencies under Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Sec. 1508.5.
Within the EIS, FAA proposes to consider a range of alternatives
that could potentially meet the purpose and need to enhance airfield
safety at Tucson International Airport including, but not limited to,
the following:
Alternative One--Sponsor's Proposed Action: Acquire 58 acres of
land along the shared property boundary between the Tucson
International Airport and USAF Plant 44, construction of a new
centerline parallel and connecting taxiway between Runway 11L-29R and
Runway 11R-29L; construction of a relocated Runway 11R-29L about 100
feet to the southwest, creating a centerline separation of 800 feet
between the existing Runway 11L/29R and the relocated Runway 11R/29L.
The relocated Runway 11R/29L will be 11,000 feet long by 150 feet wide.
The relocation of Runway 11R/29L will include removal and
reinstallation of associated navigational aids. This alternative
includes demolition of 12 ECMs and construction of replacement ECMs,
elsewhere on USAF Plant 44; release of airport land from federal
obligations between the former East Hughes Access Road and Aerospace
Parkway. A portion of this land would be ultimately transferred to the
USAF, on behalf of the NGB, for construction
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of a Munitions Storage Area and an access road for the 162 Fighter Wing
based at Tucson Air National Guard Base.
Alternative Two--Alternative Airfield Development at Tucson:
Extending and upgrading the current general aviation Runway 11R/29L to
an air carrier runway, maintaining a 700-foot centerline separation
between the current air carrier Runway 11L/29R and the extended and
upgraded Runway 11R/29L.
Alternative Three--Use of Other Existing Airports: The possible use
of other existing area airports including, but not limited to, Ryan
Airfield and Marana Regional Airport will be evaluated.
Alternative Four--Use of Other Modes of Transportation: Use of
intercity bus line, rail, and automobile transportation will be
evaluated.
Alternative Five--No Action Alternative: Under this alternative,
the existing airport would remain unchanged. No land acquisition and
transfer between the Tucson International Airport and USAF Plant 44 and
no demolition and replacement of ECMs would occur; no new center
taxiway would be constructed, and Runway 11R-29L would remain in its
current configuration. FAA would not release land between the former
East Hughes Access Road and Aerospace Parkway, no new Munitions Storage
Area and access road for the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air
National would be constructed on land between the former East Hughes
Access Road and Aerospace Parkway.
Public Scoping and Agency Meetings: To ensure that the full range
of issues related to the proposed action is addressed and that all
significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Public and agency scoping meetings will be
conducted to identify any significant issues associated with the
proposed action.
A governmental agency scoping meeting for all federal, state, and
local regulatory agencies which have jurisdiction by law or have
special expertise with respect to any potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action will be held on Thursday, September
22, 2016. This meeting will take place at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard
Time, on the first floor of the Tucson Executive Terminal, at the base
of the old Airport Traffic Control Tower building with ``TUCSON'' on
the side, 7081 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson, Arizona. A notification
letter will be sent in advance of the meeting.
One public scoping meeting for the general public will be held. The
public scoping meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, September 22, 2016. The public
scoping meeting will be conducted on the first floor of the Tucson
Executive Terminal at the base of the old Airport Traffic Control Tower
building with ``TUCSON'' on the side, 7081 South Plumer Avenue, Tucson,
Arizona. To notify the general public of the scoping process, a legal
notice will be placed in newspapers having general circulation in the
study area. The newspaper notice will notify the public that scoping
meetings will be held to gain their input concerning the proposed
action, alternatives to be considered, and impacts to be evaluated.
The FAA is aware that there are Native American tribes with a
historical interest in the area. The FAA will interact on a government-
to-government basis, in accordance with all executive orders, laws,
regulations, and other memoranda. The tribes will also be invited to
participate in accordance with NEPA and Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
Issued in Hawthorne, California August 11, 2016.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2016-19776 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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