[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-30222]


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[Federal Register: December 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Notice to Prepare an Environmental Document and to Conduct 
Environmental Scoping for the Development of a Supplemental Air Carrier 
Airport to Serve Northeast Illinois/Northwest Indiana Metropolitan Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold a public scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Document will be 
prepared and considered for proposed development of a supplemental air 
carrier airport to serve the northeast Illinois/northwest Indiana 
metropolitan area. In order that all significant issues related to the 
proposed action are identified, public scoping meetings will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wishy, Community Planner, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 
East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60018, (708) 294-7524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State of Illinois is preparing an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed development of a 
supplemental air carrier airport to serve the northeast Illinois/
northwest Indiana metropolitan area. Upon completion of the EA, the FAA 
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Major development 
items, proposed to be completed over the next 20 years, could include 
but not be limited to:
     Four to six east-west parallel runways and their 
associated taxiways;
     One northwest-southeast runway and its associated 
taxiways;
     Acquisition of approximately 19,300 acres;
     Navigational aids associated with the airport and its 
runways;
     Air Traffic Control Tower;
     Apron for passenger terminal, cargo/mail terminal, and 
aircraft maintenance complex;
     Air passenger terminal complex;
     People mover system;
     Cargo/Mail terminal complex;
     Aircraft maintenance complex;
     Aircraft fuel farm;
     Aircraft rescue and fire fighting facilities;
     Airport service road;
     Water supply system;
     Wastewater treatment plant;
     Stormwater management plan;
     Relocation of utility lines;
     Public parking facilities, including parking garages and 
ground parking lots;
     Airport access roads and associated bridges;
     Interchanges with Interstate 57, U.S. Route 1 and Illinois 
Route 394;
     Metra line service to the airport;
     Beecher marsh and prairie mitigation area;
     Proposed floodplain mitigation area;
     Demolition of several rural roads;
     Closing of the Monee-Sanger Airport;
     Relocation of existing farms and houses within the future 
airport boundary;
     Corporate aviation facility; and
     Rail yard.
    Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State and local 
agencies and other interested parties to ensure that the full range of 
issues related to these proposed projects are addressed and all 
significant issues identified. Copies of a scoping document with 
additional detail, can be obtained by contacting the FAA informational 
contact listed above. Comments and suggestions may be mailed to the 
same address.
    Comments and suggestions may be mailed to the FAA informational 
contact listed above by January 26, 1995.
    Public Scoping Meeting: To facilitate receipt of comments, two 
public scoping meetings will be held on January 11, 1995. The first 
meeting will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for Federal, 
State and local agencies in the Hall of Honors at Governors State 
University, Illinois. The second meeting will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 
7:00 p.m. for other interested parties in Engbretson Hall (Auditorium) 
at Governors State University, Illinois.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 29, 1994.
Louis H. Yates,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 94-30222 Filed 12-7-94; 8:45 am]
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