[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7618-7619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3126]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for Proposed Localizer--Type Directional Aid (LDA) at the Santa Monica 
Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS and notice of scoping 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA), and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Policy Regulations 
(40 CFR 1500-1508), FAA will prepare an EIS to evaluate potential 
environmental [[Page 7619]] impacts of construction and operation of a 
proposed LDA at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa Monica, CA.
    The FAA is the lead agency and will assess the potential 
environmental impacts of the proposed LDA and alternatives. In 
conducting the planning process the FAA will involve the public and 
other agencies, as appropriate.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS will be accepted at the 
address below until May 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this E.I.S. may be sent to the FAA at 
the following address:
    Mail Address: Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific 
Region, AWP-452.21, P.O. Box 92007, World Way Postal Center, Los 
Angeles, CA 90009-2007.
    Special Deliveries: Federal Aviation Administration, Western-
Pacific Region, AWP-452.21, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, 
California 90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Edward Duarte, Federal Aviation Administration, (310) 297-0157.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The January 17, 1994 Northridge, CA 
earthquake caused extensive damage to the then existing Localizer-Type 
Directional Aid (LDA) platform, resulting in the LDA being taken out of 
service and the platform being dismantled. A replacement for the 
instrument landing aid utilizing the existing equipment is proposed in 
the vicinity of the original LDA location.
    One of the goals of the FAA is to install Instrument Landing 
Systems (ILSs) which have the ability to provide guidance to pilots of 
properly equipped aircraft, to enhance landing under conditions of 
reduced ceilings and lower visibility. In order to do this, ILSs mut be 
appropriately located based on FAA criteria. The LDA meets these 
criteria and is compatible with the Airport Master Plan and the January 
31, 1984 Santa Monica Airport Agreement between the City of Santa 
Monica and the FAA.
    The EIS will include a discussion of the proposed acting and 
alternatives, affected environment, potential impacts or consequences 
of the proposed action, and potential mitigation measures.

Alternatives

    In addition to the proposed action, the following alternatives may 
be considered in the E.I.S.: (1) Global positioning satellite (GPS) 
instrument approach procedure, (2) microwave landing system (MLS) and 
(3) the no action alternative under which the LDA would not be built.

Public Scoping Meetings

    To insure the widest possible scope of public concerns and issues, 
the FAA solicits comments for consideration and possible inclusion in 
the Draft E.I.S. All interested persons are invited to attend scoping 
meetings to be announced in the local media.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 27, 1995.
Donald Tom,
Manager, Airway Facilities Division, AWP-400, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-3126 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am]
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