[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 645-646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-132]
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[Federal Register: January 5, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 4(f)
Statement for an Airport Surveillance Radar Model 9 Facility for
Washington National Airport, Washington, DC and Conduct a Public
Hearing
AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) and 4(f) Statement, and conduct a public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public of the availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which assesses the potential
effects of constructing and operating an Airport Surveillance Radar
Model 9 (ASR-9) facility at either a site within Ward 8 of the District
of Columbia or at Washington National Airport, Arlington County,
Virginia. The DEIS has been prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The purpose of the proposed action is
to improve existing radar coverage provided to air traffic control
servicing Washington National Airport and the airspace over Washington,
DC.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS may be submitted in writing and may be
mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Federal
Aviation Administration, Mr. Charles Hoch (AEA-400), Manager, Airway
Facilities Division, Fitzgerald Federal Building, John F. Kennedy
International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Aviation Administration, Mr. Mike Lanz, AEA-451.1, (718) 553-
1198 or Mr. Larry D. Walker, Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. (202) 331-
7775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An FAA evaluation concluded that potentially
significant impacts may result to two of the sites on National Park
Service land with respect to historical and visual resources.
Mitigation of these impacts are expected to be developed as a result of
the consultation process with the District of Columbia State Historic
Preservation Office.
A Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) was published in the Federal Register by the FAA on October 13,
1992, inviting comments. A public scoping meeting was held on October
20, 1992 to receive comments on the proposed action from the public.
Six alternative sites and the no action alternative were evaluated
in the DEIS. Three sites are located at Washington National Airport and
three sites are located on National Park Service land in Anacostia, DC.
The environmental review of the project was conducted in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of
Transportation (DOT) Act of 1966, DOT/FAA Orders, and all applicable
Federal regulations and District of Columbia ordinances.
Comments on the DEIS are invited from Federal, State, and local
agencies, and all other interested parties, and should be directed to
the FAA at the addresses provided above. All comments received or
postmarked within 60 days from the date of publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Notice of Availability of the
DEIS in the Federal Register will be considered in the preparation of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
The DEIS is available for public review at the following locations:
Washington Highlands Library, 115 Atlantic Street, SW., Washington, DC
20032 and Aurora Hills Library, 735 18th Street South, Arlington, VA
22202.
To obtain a copy of the DEIS, submit a written request to: Mr.
Charles Hoch (AEA-400), Manager, Airway Facilities Division, Fitzgerald
Federal Building, Federal Aviation Administration, John F. Kennedy
International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
Public Hearing
The FAA solicits public comments on the DEIS and 4(f) Statement
through a public hearing. To ensure the full range of issues related to
this proposed action are addressed, comments and suggestions are
invited from all interested parties. Interested parties are invited to
attend a public hearing that will be conducted at 10 a.m. on February
5, 1994 in the Basement Meeting Room, Washington Highlands Library, 115
Atlantic Street, SW., Washington, DC. Written comments will be accepted
until February 15, 1994.
Dated: December 22, 1993.
Herbert Ross,
Assistant Manager, Airway Facilities Division.
[FR Doc. 94-132 Filed 1-4-94; 8:45 am]
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