[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42937-42938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20427]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed 
Development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, 
Missouri

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region, Kansas City, 
Missouri.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
Notice of Intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed new parallel runway and 
associated proposed development at Lambert-St. Louis International 
Airport, located in St. Louis, Missouri. To facilitate the receipt of 
information from Federal, state/local agencies and the public, the FAA 
will hold scoping meetings as follows: A scoping meeting for Federal 
agencies will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 6, 1995, at the 
Federal Building, Room 261, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106. A scoping meeting for state and local agencies will be held at 
10 am on Thursday, September 7, 1997, at the Harley Hotel of St. Louis, 
I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. A scoping 
meeting for interested citizens will be held between 4 and 8 pm on 
Thursday, September 7, 1995, at the Harley Hotel of St. Louis, I-70 & 
Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. Written scoping 
comments may be sent until September 21, 1995 to: Ms. Mo Keane, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-615B, 601 E. 12th 
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2808.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Mo. Keane, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
615B, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Telephone (816) 
426-4731.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as implemented by the 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), the FAA will prepare an EIS for proposed airport development 
planned by the City of St. Louis for Lambert-St. Louis International 
Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. The proposed project is based on the 
Master Plan Supplement study currently underway and may include, but 
not be limited to, the following:
    1. Acquisition of land and improvements thereon, as necessary.
    2. Construction of a new runway complex parallel to and southwest 
of existing runway 12R-30L. The runway would be laterally separated 
(centerline to centerline) from Runway 12R-30L by some 2,800 feet. The 
proposed runway would be 9,000 feet in length and 150 feet in width and 
would be capable of handling air carrier jet aircraft. The runway 
complex consists of the runway as described, parallel and connecting 
taxiways, lighting, navigational aids, air traffic procedures, and 
associated grading, drainage, and utility relocations.
    3. Realignment of Natural Bridge Road.
    4. Realignment and tunneling of Lundberg Boulevard (U.S. 67).
    5. Relocation of Missouri Air National Guard.
    6. Acquisition and relocation of Navy/Marine Corps Reserve 
Facilities.
    7. Realignment of Lambert International Drive.
    8. Relocation of airport/airline support facilities.
    9. Renovations to existing terminal building.
    10. Other potential airport and roadway developments under 
consideration, and a potential runway extension.
    The EIS will address environmental considerations of the proposed 
actions and of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The 
document will address direct and indirect impacts, both beneficial and 
detrimental to the natural and human environment. Potential significant 
environmental consequences generally associated with development of a 
new runway include aircraft noise exposure, compatible land use, social 
impacts, wetlands, and floodplains. These and other environmental 
impacts will be examined throughout the EIS process. During scoping, 
and upon publication of a draft EIS and a final EIS, the FAA will be 
contacting Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as the public, 
to obtain their comments and suggestions regarding the EIS for this 
proposed project.
    The FAA will utilize the scoping process as outlined in the CEQ 
guidelines. The process will determine potentially significant issues 
related to the proposed airport development. Concerned individuals and 
agencies will be asked to express their views either by letter or by 
providing comments at a scoping meeting. The purposes of the scoping 
process and scoping meetings are: (1) To provide a description of the 
proposed action, (2) to provide an early and open process for 
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and to identify 
potentially significant issues or impacts related to the proposed 
action that should be included in the EIS, (3) to identify other 
coordination and permit requirements associated with the proposed 
action, and (4) identify and eliminate from detailed study the issues 
which are not significant or which have been covered by prior 
environmental review.
    To initiate the formal scoping process, interested individuals, 
governmental agencies, and private organizations are invited to attend 
scoping meetings or to submit written information and comments on this 
proposed action for consideration by the FAA for incorporation into the 
EIS. The FAA will hold scoping meetings as follows: A scoping meeting 
for federal agencies will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 6, 
1995, at the Federal Building, Room 261, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106. A scoping meeting for state and local agencies 
will be held at 10 am on Thursday, September 7, 1997, at the Harley 
Hotel of St. Louis, I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 
63045. A scoping meeting for interested citizens will be held between 4 
and 8 pm on Thursday, September 7, 1995, at the Harley Hotel of St. 
Louis, I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. Also, 
notices will be published in local area newspapers and other local 
media to inform interested parties of the place and time of these 
scoping meetings. Written scoping comments may be sent to the FAA until 
September 21, 1995. Written information or comments regarding the scope 
of the environmental analysis should be directed to: Ms. Mo Keane, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-615B, 601 E. 
12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106-2808.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 11, 1995.
James W. Brunskill,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 95-20427 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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