Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Runway 14/32 Relocation/Extension and Associated Improvements Project for the Lake Elmo Airport (21D) in Lake Elmo, MN, 46991-46992 [2018-20144]
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Implementation plan collection: 3
future applicants for a Domestic, Flag,
and Supplemental Operations certificate
(anticipate no more than one per year).
Continuing SMS program collection:
72 current Domestic, Flag, and
Supplemental Operations certificate
holders.
Frequency:
Implementation plan collection:
Yearly responses for the 3 future
applicants.
Continuing SMS program collection:
Monthly responses for the 72 current
Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental
Operations certificate holders.
Number of Responses:
Implementation plan collection: 1
future applicant per year submitting
yearly responses would total 6
responses over the three year period. (1
new applicant in the first year × 3
responses + 1 applicant in second year
× 2 responses + 1 applicant in the third
year × 1 response).
Continuing SMS program collection:
72 current Domestic, Flag, and
Supplemental Operations certificate
holders × 12 responses = 864 responses
per year.
Total Annual Burden:
Implementation plan collection: Total
burden for new applicants estimated to
be 20,040 hours or 6,680 hours per year.
Continuing SMS program collection:
As of March 9, 2018, all current
Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental
Operations certificate holders were
validated as having an SMS in
compliance with FAA Certification and
Safety Management System
requirements. Therefore, all
implementation plans have been
completed and will, therefore, have no
continuing burden on current Domestic,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Finding of No Significant Impact/
Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for
the Runway 14/32 Relocation/
Extension and Associated
Improvements Project for the Lake
Elmo Airport (21D) in Lake Elmo, MN
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public that the FAA has
prepared and approved (August 31,
2018) a FONSI/ROD based on the Final
EA for a Runway 14/32 Relocation/
Extension and Associated
Improvements Project at the Lake Elmo
Airport. The Final EA was prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ and 5050.4B, ‘‘NEPA
Implementing Instructions for Airport
Actions’’.
DATE: This notice is applicable
September 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental
Protection Specialist, FAA DakotaMinnesota Airports District Office
(ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite
102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.
Telephone number is (612) 253–4639.
Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/or Final
EA are available upon written request
by contacting Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick
through the contact information above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
and the Metropolitan Airports
Commission (MAC) jointly prepared the
Final EA/State of Minnesota
Environmental Assessment Worksheet
(EAW), pursuant to the requirements of
the NEPA and the Minnesota
Environmental Policy Act.
The Final EA evaluated the 21D
Runway 14/32 Relocation/Extension
and Associated Improvements Project.
The purpose of the proposed action is
to address failing, end of life
infrastructure; enhance safety for airport
users and neighbors; and improve
facilities for the family of aircraft using
the airport. The proposed action is
needed based on the following four
deficiencies at the existing facility: The
existing runway and taxiway pavement
is deteriorating and needs to be
replaced; Runway 14/32 has several
incompatible land uses within its
runway protection zones (RPZs),
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including a railroad and two public
roads; the existing pavement and
airfield geometry do not meet the needs
of airport users and aircraft; and the
existing instrument approach
procedures do not use the latest
available navigational technology.
The Final EA identified and evaluated
reasonable alternatives. Numerous
alternatives were considered, but
eventually discarded for not meeting the
purpose and need. For the primary
runway, Alternatives B, B1, and the No
Action were examined in detail. For the
crosswind runway, the No Action and
one other alternative were examined.
For roadway relocation, Alternatives 1,
2, 4A, 4B, and the No Action were
examined. After careful analysis and
consultation with various resource
agencies, the MAC selected Primary
Runway Alternative B1, the Crosswind
Runway Alternative, and Roadway
Alternative 3 as the proposed action.
Primary Runway Alternative B1, the
Crosswind Runway Alternative, and
Roadway Alternative 3 satisfies the
purpose and need while minimizing
impacts.
The Proposed Action includes the
following elements: Relocate Runway
14/32 by shifting 615 feet to the
northeast and extend to 3,500 feet,
including grading, clearing, and runway
lighting; extinguish existing prescriptive
easement for 30th Street North and seek
a land release for non-aeronautical use
from the FAA to allow realignment of
30th Street North around the new
Runway 32 RPZ to reconnect with the
existing Neal Avenue North
intersection; relocate the Airport
perimeter fence to reflect the new
Runway 32 RPZ; remove the existing
north side taxiway and compass
calibration pad and construct a new
crossfield taxiway to serve the new
Runway 14 end, including taxiway
lighting; convert existing Runway 14/32
to a partial parallel taxiway and remove
the portion of the existing parallel
taxiway south of the Runway 04
threshold; reconstruct Runway 4/22 and
extend to 2,750 feet, including
necessary lighting and taxiway
connectors; construct other taxiways
and engine run-up pads as needed to
support the relocated Runway 14/32
and extended Runway 04/22, including
connector taxiways and a full-length
parallel taxiway on the north side of the
relocated Runway 14/32, and install
taxiway lighting and/or reflectors;
relocate the compass calibration pad
adjacent to the new partial parallel
taxiway (converted Runway 14/32);
establish non-precision GPS-based
instrument approach procedures to all
runway ends not already equipped;
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provide Runway 14/32 lighting systems
with the relocated runway; install
Medium Intensity Runway Lights
(MIRLs) on Runway 04/22, Precision
Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) on the
Runway 04, 14, and 22 ends, and
Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs) on
each end of Runway 04/22; remove
approximately 20 acres of on-Airport
trees and individual off-Airport trees as
necessary to clear trees that penetrate
FAA Threshold Siting Surface (TSS)/
Part 77 approach and transitional
surfaces; install obstruction lighting on
Fixed Based Operator (FBO) and hangar
buildings in the Terminal Instrument
Procedures (TERPS) departure surface
areas beyond Runway 04, 14, and 22
ends; construct an on-Airport access
road connecting the north and west
building areas; voluntarily explore
creation of Rusty Patched Bumble Bee/
pollinator habitat on airport property
southwest of proposed 30th Street North
realignment.
Based on the analysis in the Final EA,
the FAA has determined that the
proposed action will not result in
significant impacts to resources
identified in accordance with FAA
Orders 1050.1F and 5050.4B. Therefore,
an environmental impact statement will
not be prepared.
Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on
August 31, 2018.
Andy Peek,
Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District
Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2018–0008]
Surface Transportation Project
Delivery Program; Utah Department of
Transportation Audit Report
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21) established the Surface
Transportation Project Delivery Program
that allows a State to assume FHWA’s
environmental responsibilities for
environmental review, consultation, and
compliance under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
Federal highway projects. When a State
assumes these Federal responsibilities,
the State becomes solely responsible
and liable for the responsibilities it has
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assumed, in lieu of FHWA. This
program mandates annual audits during
each of the first 4 years to ensure the
State’s compliance with program
requirements. This notice finalizes the
findings of the first audit report for the
Utah Department of Transportation
(UDOT).
Ms.
Deirdre Remley, Office of Project
Development and Environmental
Review, (202) 366–0524,
Deirdre.Remley@dot.gov, or Mr. Jomar
Maldonado, Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366–1373, Jomar.Maldonado@
dot.gov, Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
An electronic copy of this notice and
all comments received may be
downloaded from the specific docket
page at www.regulations.gov.
Background
The Surface Transportation Project
Delivery Program, codified at 23 United
States Code (U.S.C). 327, commonly
known as the NEPA Assignment
Program, allows a State to assume
FHWA’s environmental responsibilities
for review, consultation, and
compliance for Federal highway
projects. When a State assumes these
Federal responsibilities, the State
becomes solely liable for carrying out
the responsibilities, in lieu of the
FHWA. The UDOT published its
application for NEPA assumption on
October 9, 2015, and made it available
for public comment for 30 days. After
considering public comments, UDOT
submitted its application to FHWA on
December 1, 2015. The application
served as the basis for developing a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
that identifies the responsibilities and
obligations that UDOT would assume.
The FHWA published a notice of the
draft MOU in the Federal Register on
November 16, 2016, with a 30-day
comment period to solicit the views of
the public and Federal agencies. After
the end of the comment period, FHWA
and UDOT considered comments and
proceeded to execute the MOU.
Effective January 17, 2017, UDOT
assumed FHWA’s responsibilities under
NEPA, and the responsibilities for
NEPA-related Federal environmental
laws described in the MOU.
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Section 327(g) of Title 23, U.S.C.,
requires the Secretary to conduct annual
audits during each of the first 4 years of
State participation. After the fourth
year, the Secretary shall monitor the
State’s compliance with the written
agreement. The results of each audit
must be made available for public
comment. This notice finalizes the
findings of the first audit report for
UDOT participation in the NEPA
Assignment program. The FHWA
published a draft version of this report
in the Federal Register on April 13,
2018, at 83 FR 16170, and made it
available for public review and
comment for 30 days in accordance with
23 U.S.C. 327(g). The FHWA received
two responses to the Federal Register
notice during the public comment
period for the draft report. Neither of the
comments were substantive. One
comment from the American Road and
Transportation Builders Association
outlined their general support for this
program. The second comment was
from an anonymous individual and the
comment was unrelated to the report.
The FHWA considered both comments
and determined that neither comment
triggered changes in the content of the
report. This notice includes the final
version of the audit report.
Authority: Section 1313 of Public Law
112–141; Section 6005 of Public Law 109–59;
23 U.S.C. 327; 23 CFR 773.
Brandye L. Hendrickson,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Program
FHWA Audit of the Utah Department of
Transportation
January 17–June 9, 2017
Executive Summary
This report summarizes the results of
the Federal Highway Administration’s
(FHWA) first audit of the Utah
Department of Transportation’s
(UDOT’s) National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) review
responsibilities and obligations that
FHWA has assigned and UDOT has
assumed pursuant to 23 United States
Code (U.S.C.) 327. Throughout this
report, FHWA uses the term ‘‘NEPA
Assignment Program’’ to refer to the
program codified at 23 U.S.C. 327.
Under the authority of 23 U.S.C. 327,
UDOT and FHWA executed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
on January 17, 2017, to memorialize
UDOT’s NEPA responsibilities and
liabilities for Federal-aid highway
projects and certain other FHWA
approvals for transportation projects in
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA)
and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for
the Runway 14/32 Relocation/Extension and Associated Improvements
Project for the Lake Elmo Airport (21D) in Lake Elmo, MN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the
FAA has prepared and approved (August 31, 2018) a FONSI/ROD based on
the Final EA for a Runway 14/32 Relocation/Extension and Associated
Improvements Project at the Lake Elmo Airport. The Final EA was
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1F, ``Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' and 5050.4B, ``NEPA Implementing
Instructions for Airport Actions''.
DATE: This notice is applicable September 17, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental
Protection Specialist, FAA Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office
(ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450.
Telephone number is (612) 253-4639. Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/or
Final EA are available upon written request by contacting Mr. Josh
Fitzpatrick through the contact information above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA and the Metropolitan Airports
Commission (MAC) jointly prepared the Final EA/State of Minnesota
Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW), pursuant to the requirements
of the NEPA and the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act.
The Final EA evaluated the 21D Runway 14/32 Relocation/Extension
and Associated Improvements Project. The purpose of the proposed action
is to address failing, end of life infrastructure; enhance safety for
airport users and neighbors; and improve facilities for the family of
aircraft using the airport. The proposed action is needed based on the
following four deficiencies at the existing facility: The existing
runway and taxiway pavement is deteriorating and needs to be replaced;
Runway 14/32 has several incompatible land uses within its runway
protection zones (RPZs), including a railroad and two public roads; the
existing pavement and airfield geometry do not meet the needs of
airport users and aircraft; and the existing instrument approach
procedures do not use the latest available navigational technology.
The Final EA identified and evaluated reasonable alternatives.
Numerous alternatives were considered, but eventually discarded for not
meeting the purpose and need. For the primary runway, Alternatives B,
B1, and the No Action were examined in detail. For the crosswind
runway, the No Action and one other alternative were examined. For
roadway relocation, Alternatives 1, 2, 4A, 4B, and the No Action were
examined. After careful analysis and consultation with various resource
agencies, the MAC selected Primary Runway Alternative B1, the Crosswind
Runway Alternative, and Roadway Alternative 3 as the proposed action.
Primary Runway Alternative B1, the Crosswind Runway Alternative, and
Roadway Alternative 3 satisfies the purpose and need while minimizing
impacts.
The Proposed Action includes the following elements: Relocate
Runway 14/32 by shifting 615 feet to the northeast and extend to 3,500
feet, including grading, clearing, and runway lighting; extinguish
existing prescriptive easement for 30th Street North and seek a land
release for non-aeronautical use from the FAA to allow realignment of
30th Street North around the new Runway 32 RPZ to reconnect with the
existing Neal Avenue North intersection; relocate the Airport perimeter
fence to reflect the new Runway 32 RPZ; remove the existing north side
taxiway and compass calibration pad and construct a new crossfield
taxiway to serve the new Runway 14 end, including taxiway lighting;
convert existing Runway 14/32 to a partial parallel taxiway and remove
the portion of the existing parallel taxiway south of the Runway 04
threshold; reconstruct Runway 4/22 and extend to 2,750 feet, including
necessary lighting and taxiway connectors; construct other taxiways and
engine run-up pads as needed to support the relocated Runway 14/32 and
extended Runway 04/22, including connector taxiways and a full-length
parallel taxiway on the north side of the relocated Runway 14/32, and
install taxiway lighting and/or reflectors; relocate the compass
calibration pad adjacent to the new partial parallel taxiway (converted
Runway 14/32); establish non-precision GPS-based instrument approach
procedures to all runway ends not already equipped;
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provide Runway 14/32 lighting systems with the relocated runway;
install Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRLs) on Runway 04/22,
Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) on the Runway 04, 14, and 22
ends, and Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs) on each end of Runway
04/22; remove approximately 20 acres of on-Airport trees and individual
off-Airport trees as necessary to clear trees that penetrate FAA
Threshold Siting Surface (TSS)/Part 77 approach and transitional
surfaces; install obstruction lighting on Fixed Based Operator (FBO)
and hangar buildings in the Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS)
departure surface areas beyond Runway 04, 14, and 22 ends; construct an
on-Airport access road connecting the north and west building areas;
voluntarily explore creation of Rusty Patched Bumble Bee/pollinator
habitat on airport property southwest of proposed 30th Street North
realignment.
Based on the analysis in the Final EA, the FAA has determined that
the proposed action will not result in significant impacts to resources
identified in accordance with FAA Orders 1050.1F and 5050.4B.
Therefore, an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.
Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 31, 2018.
Andy Peek,
Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes
Region.
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