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[FR Doc No: 94-3674]


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[Federal Register: February 17, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the Establishment of an Instrument Landing System (ILS) on Runway 11 at 
Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS).

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
Notice to advise the public, local, State and Federal agencies, and all 
other interested parties of the availability of a final Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS), which assesses the potential effects of 
constructing and operating an Instrument Landing System (ILS) facility 
on Runway 11 at Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey. The 
EIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969. The purpose of this proposed action is to reduce 
delays to the aircraft and passengers utilizing Newark International 
Airport and to provide more efficient use of the existing runways.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Thomas Hom of the Federal Aviation Administration at (718) 553-
1508, or Mr. Errol Francis of the Federal Aviation Administration at 
(718) 553-1158.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An FAA evaluation concluded that the 
installation of an ILS on Runway 11 at Newark International Airport 
would reduce aircraft and passenger delays and provide for greater 
efficiency in the use of the existing runways. The FAA, in cooperation 
with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), began the 
preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for an Instrument 
Landing System/Microwave Landing System (ILS/MLS).
    A public hearing was held on September 19, 1991 to receive comments 
regarding the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed 
Runway 11 ILS/MLS at Newark International Airport; and a notice of 
Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published 
in the Federal Register by the FAA on March 29, 1993 inviting comments. 
Both verbal and written comments were received. Comments from the 
public hearing and those arising from the publication of the Notice of 
Intent were incorporated into a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS). Due to technical reasons and considerations, an MLS was no 
longer a part of the proposed action.
    A notice of Availability of the DEIS was published in the Federal 
Register by the FAA on September 20, 1993 and by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 24, 1993. Both 
verbal and written comments were received, incorporated into, and 
addressed in the Final EIS.
    Several alternatives to the proposed action were evaluated in the 
EIS, including: shifting the demand to other airports; restricting 
aircraft operations during peak operating hours; installing a precision 
instrument landing system on another runway; and no action.
    An analysis of both the function of the ILS and the data used to 
develop the Environmental Assessment led to the recommendation to 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 
installation of an ILS on Runway 11 at Newark International Airport. In 
addition, based on this analysis the FAA determined that the Runway 11 
precision approach is separate and independent of those issues and 
actions considered in the EIS currently being completed for the 
Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP).
    The EIS for the Newark Runway 11 ILS project specifically addresses 
the environmental impacts resulting from the installation and use of a 
precision approach landing system for Runway 11 at Newark International 
Airport. The installation of an ILS on Runway 11 is not a component 
part of the EECP. The scope of the EECP EIS analyzes procedures 
involving aircraft above 3,000 feet. Utilization of the precision 
approach to Runway 11 will only effect procedures relevant to, and 
aircraft operations conducted below 3,000 feet. The Runway 11 ILS 
precision approach will in no way limit the choice of reasonable 
alternatives in the current EECP EIS. Rather, the Runway 11 ILS is a 
stand alone project of independent utility, needed to reduce operating 
delays at Newark International Airport. Therefore, the preparation of a 
separate EIS for this project is appropriate.
    The EIS is available for public review at the following locations: 
(1) Cranford Public Library, 224 Walnut Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey 
(contact the Head Librarian); (2) Elizabeth Public Library, 11 South 
Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey (contact the Head Librarian); (3) 
Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey (contact 
the Head Librarian); (4) Air Traffic Control Tower, room 112, Tower 
Road, Newark International Airport (ask for Mr. Lucious Riley).
    To obtain a copy of the EIS, submit a written request to: Mr. 
Thomas Hom (AEA-451.3), Supervisor, Navaids/Visaids/Weather Section, 
Airway Facilities Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Fitzgerald 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
New York 11430.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on February 14, 1994.
Charles J. Hoch,
Manager, Airway Facilities Division, FAA Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3674 Filed 2-16-94; 8:45 am]
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