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[FR Doc No: 94-30455]


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[Federal Register: December 12, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. 27649]

 

Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Changes in 
Aircraft Flight Patterns Over the State of New Jersey; Reopening of the 
Comment Period and Public Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period and notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: On November 12, 1992, the FAA issued a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) to assess the impact of changes in aircraft 
flight patterns caused by implementation of the Expanded East Coast 
Plan over the State of New Jersey. The comment period on the DEIS 
closed on November 23, 1993. On September 30, 1994, the FAA issued a 
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) to afford the 
public an opportunity to review and comment on (1) a proposed 
mitigation measure, (2) analysis of the proposal by the New Jersey 
Coalition Against Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) to route aircraft departing 
Newark International Airport over the ocean twenty four hours a day, 
and (3) other new and updated information developed in response to 
comments on the DEIS. The SDEIS was issued for public comment for 60 
days, on September 30, 1994.
    In response to requests from several members of the New Jersey 
congressional delegation, the FAA is reopening the comment period on 
the SDEIS on December 12, for an additional 60 days. This will afford 
the New Jersey Citizens for Environmental Research additional time to 
review data and documentation concerning the SDEIS provided between 
early September and October 28 and provide comments on behalf of the 
NJCAAN.
    Because the comment period is being extended, the FAA will now be 
able to conduct additional hearings in Morris and Bergen Counties as 
requested by several members of Congress. Additional hearings will 
facilitate comments by citizens potentially affected by the Solberg 
mitigation proposal.

DATES: Comment period: The comment period is reopened on December 12, 
1994, to extend until February 9, 1995. The following is a listing of 
the dates, times, and locations of the additional hearings:

Dates, Time/Location

January 18, 1995--1-4 pm and 7-10 pm, Parsippany-Holiday Inn, Route 45 
East, Parsippany, NJ
January 19, 1995--1-4 pm and 7-10 pm, Rochelle Park-Ramada, 375 W. 
Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, NJ

    Registration of speakers will begin approximately \1/2\ hour before 
the start of each session. The afternoon and evening sessions will 
begin at 1 pm and 4 pm, respectively, and will continue until all 
scheduled speakers have testified or until 4 pm and 10 pm, 
respectively. All persons wishing to make oral presentations are 
strongly encouraged to provide a written copy of their statement at the 
hearing or at the FAA address provided in the paragraph below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, in triplicate, should be addressed to: 
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel: Docket 
Number 27649, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The most useful comments are those which are 
as specific as possible and provide facts and analysis to support the 
reviewer's recommendations or conclusions. Reviewers should structure 
their participation so that it is meaningful and alerts the FAA to the 
reviewer's position and contentions. This ensures that substantive 
comments are made available to the FAA in a timely manner so that the 
FAA can respond to them. Objections not raised at this stage may be 
waived.
    The FAA will consider comments received after the close of the 
comment period to the extent practicable. The FAA will issue a Final 
EIS that includes corrections, clarifications, and responses to 
comments on the SDEIS.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 6, 1994.
John D. Canoles,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Air Traffic.
[FR Doc. 94-30455 Filed 12-9-94; 8:45 am]
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