[Federal Register: April 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 70)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), Notice of Public Comment Period for the DEIS and Schedule of
Public Information Meetings and Public Hearings for Proposed
Development Activities at the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Services
(NMFS) and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) are cooperating
agencies, by virtue of their jurisdictional authority and/or resources
management responsibilities.
ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of comment period, notice of
public information meeting and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing this notice to
advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for Proposed Development Activities at the Juneau International Airport
(JNU) has been prepared and is available for public review and comment.
Written requests for the DEIS and written comments on the DEIS can be
submitted to the individual listed in the section FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Public information meetings and public hearings
will be held on June 1 and June 2, 2005. The public comment period will
commence on April 29, 2009 and will close on June 30, 2005.
Public Comment and Information Meetings/Public Hearings: The start
of the public comment period on the DEIS will be April 29, 2005 and
will end on June 30, 2005. Two combined public Information meetings and
public hearings will be held on June 1 and June 2, 2005, at different
times to accommodate differences in availability of interested parties.
The public information meeting on Wednesday, June 1 will begin at 3
p.m. (ADT) and will last until 5 p.m. (ADT). The public hearing on that
date will begin shortly after the public information meeting, at 5:30
p.m. (ADT). The public information meeting on Thursday, June 2 will
begin at 5 p.m. (ADT) and will last until 7 p.m. (ADT). The public
hearing on that date will begin shortly after the public information
meeting, at 7:30 p.m. (ADT). The location for both of the Public
Information Meetings/Public Hearings is Centennial Hall, 101 Egan
Drive, Juneau, AK 99801.
DEIS Availability and Review
Copies of the DEIS may be viewed during regular business hours at
the following locations:
1. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th
Avenue 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504. (907) 271-5454 or (907)
271-3813.
2. Juneau International Airport, Airport Managers Office, 1873
Shell Simmons Drive, Juneau, AK (907) 789-7821.
3. Valley Branch Public Library, Mendenhall Mall, Juneau, AK 99801.
(907) 789-0125.
4. Downtown Juneau Public Library, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK
99801. (907) 586-5249.
The Juneau International Airport, Airport Managers Office has a
limited number of CDs of the entire DEIS and Executive Summaries
available for public distribution. Please contact the Airport Managers
office at (907) 789-7821 for a copy.
Comments from interested parties on the DEIS are encouraged and may
be presented verbally at the public hearings. Written comments may be
submitted to the FAA during the public information meetings and
hearings and at the address listed in the section entitled FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. On-line comments may be submitted using the form
provided at the project Web site http://www.jnu-eis.org by following
the links to Public Comment Form.
FAA encourages all interested parties to provide comments
concerning the scope and content of the Draft EIS. Comments should be
as specific as possible and address the analysis of potential
environmental impacts and the adequacy of the proposed action or 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 Draft EIS and related
documents. Matters that could have been raised with specificity during
the comment period on the Draft EIS may not be considered if they are
raised later in the decision process. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This DEIS discloses the environmental
consequences associated with proposed development activities at the
Juneau International Airport (JNU). JNU and the FAA have proposed a
number of actions designed to enhance operational safety, facilitate
aircraft alignment with Runway 26, and improve Airport facilities,
including:
Bring the Airport into compliance with FAA standards for
runway safety area,
Improve navigational alignment with Runway 26 at night and
during poor weather,
Construct and use a new, larger snow removal equipment and
maintenance facility,
Developed an improved, safer, and more secure access route
to the fuel farm,
Construct new aircraft parking and storage facilities to
meet existing and future demands, and
Implement an improved wildlife hazard management program
that will reduce potential for aircraft collisions with wildlife.
The proposed Airport improvements would be completed during the
2005-2015 time period and, depending on the alternatives implemented,
may result in temporary or long-term impacts to wetlands, water
quality, wildlife habitat, vegetation, essential fish habitat, visual
quality, socioeconomics, air, noise and two DOT 4(f) properties, the
Dike Trail and the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
The purpose and need for these improvements is reviewed in the
DEIS. All reasonable, prudent and feasible alternative are being
considered, including the no-action alternative.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti 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).
The comment period will close on June 30, 2005.
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on April 5, 2005.
David G. Wahto,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 05-7429 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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