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[FR Doc No: 94-30236]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 

Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic County, New Jersey; 
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Document Availability and Public Hearing for the 
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Assessment has 
been prepared for the implementation of the proposed plan to facilitate 
development on portions of the Atlantic City International Airport in 
New Jersey. A Public Hearing has been scheduled for the Draft 
Environmental Assessment which is available for public review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA as lead agency, in cooperation with 
the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) as joint lead agency 
has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment that assesses the 
environmental impacts related to various alternatives for development 
at the Atlantic City International Airport. The Draft Environmental 
Assessment is part of the Master Plan Update currently being prepared 
by the SJTA. The Master Plan Update project is intended to assess the 
needs of the airport for the planning period between 1993-2013, and 
further, to propose development required to meet that need. It is the 
intent of the South Jersey Transportation Authority while preparing the 
Draft Environmental Assessment, to consider the economic, social and 
environmental effects of the proposed development program's consistency 
with regional, state and local planning goals and objectives. In 
addition to the various alternatives proposed for expanded terminal 
facilities, runway development, auxiliary development and airport 
access development, a no-build alternative is being studied as part of 
the Draft EA.

Document Availability

    A Draft EA has been prepared for the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) to assess the project's effect on the environment 
in accordance with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969. Copies of the Draft EA are available for review at the 
following locations (call for hours):
     Federal Aviation Administration, New York Airport District 
Office, 181 South Franklin Avenue, Room 305, Valley Stream, , New York 
11581, (516) 295-9349.
     Atlantic County Library (Main Branch), 40 Farragut Avenue, 
Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330, (609) 625-2776.
     Atlantic County Library, Egg Harbor Township, 1 Swift 
Drive, Pleasantville, New Jersey 08232, (609) 927-8664.
     Atlantic County Library, Galloway, 30 West Jimmie Leeds 
Road, Pomona, New Jersey 08240, (609) 652-2352.

Public Hearing

    A Public Hearing has been scheduled to present the findings of the 
Draft EA, discuss the project alternatives, present the proposed 
development under consideration, and receive official public testimony.
    Dates: January 11, 1995.
    Time: 4:00 PM--1st session; 7:30 PM--2nd session.
    Location: Hamilton Township Municipal Building--Meeting Room, 6101 
Thirteenth Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330.
    The Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Assessment on 
January 11, 1995 will be conducted in two sessions in an effort to 
accommodate those available in the afternoon and those available in the 
evening. The first session will begin at 4:00 PM and the second session 
will begin at 7:30 PM. A presentation on the proposed project will be 
made at 4:00 PM after which a comment session will follow. Likewise, 
for the evening session, the presentation on the proposed project will 
be repeated at 7:30 PM after which a comment session will follow. All 
interested parties will be given the opportunity to express their views 
concerning the project. Persons may make oral statement and/or file 
written statements and other exhibits. All persons wishing to make oral 
statements must sign up in person between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM on the 
day of the hearing for the first session and between 6:30 PM and 7:30 
PM on the day of the hearing for the second session in order to speak 
on the record. The hearing will continue until the last registered 
speaker has been heard. Written statements may be submitted at the 
Hearing or sent to Mr. Lewis Hurst at FAA, New York Airport District 
Office, 181 S. Franklin Ave., Room 305, Valley Stream, New York 11581. 
All statements received by February 10, 1995 will be made part of the 
official public record. The proceedings will be recorded by a licensed 
court reporter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information concerning the Public Hearing or the 
availability of the Draft EA, contact Mr. Lewis Hurst at (516) 295-9349 
between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Persons requiring assistance for the 
hearing impaired should call Mr. Hurst no later than January 4, 1995.

    Issued in Valley Stream, New York on December 1, 1994.
Philip Brito,
Manager, New York Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 94-30236 Filed 12-7-94; 8:45 am]
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