[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55751-55752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27211]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Environmental Impact Statement on the Effects of the 
Implementation of the Expanded East Coast Plan Over the State of New 
Jersey--Record of Decision

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Issuance of the Record of Decision (ROD) for FAA's 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), ``Effects of Implementation of 
the Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP) Over the State of New Jersey''.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1D, Policies and 
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts, that FAA has decided 
to adopt the preferred alternative with the Solberg Mitigation Proposal 
identified in its final EIS (FEIS), ``Effects of Implementation of the 
Expanded East Coast Plan Over the State of New Jersey''. This FEIS was 
made available to the public on July 28, 1995. It was prepared in 
accordance with Section 9119 of the Aviation Safety and Capacity 
Expansion Act of 1990, Title IX Subtitle B of Public Law 101-508.

    Based on a review of the administrative record, including the FEIS, 
it is the FAA's final determination that continuation of existing EECP 
aircraft routes, airspace delegation and air traffic control procedures 
as modified by the Solberg Mitigation Proposal described in Section 7 
of the ROD, and identified in the FEIS as the preferred alternative, is 
approved. This alternative was also identified as the environmentally 
preferable alternative in the FEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William J. Marx, Acting Deputy 
Program Director for Air Traffic System Management, ATM-2, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 
20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any person may obtain a copy of the ROD by 
submitting a request to the FAA contact identified above. Appendix A of 
the ROD contains responses to public comments on the FEIS.

    The ROD will also be available for review at the following public 
libraries:

Teaneck Public Library, 840 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07868
Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, P.O. Box 630, Newark, NJ 
01701-0830
Parsippany-Troy Hills Free Public Library, P.O. Box 5303, 
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Piscataway Township Free Public Library, John F. Kennedy Memorial 
Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NY 08854
Cherry Hill Free Public Library, 100 Kings Highway North, Cherry 
Hill, NJ 08034
Jersey City Public Library, 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302-
3499, Attn: Directors Office
Staten Island, New York Public Library, St. George Library Center, 5 
Central Place, Staten Island, NY 10301
Camden Free Public Library, 616 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103
Vineland Free Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ 
08360
Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, 
Middletown, NJ 07748
Free Public Library of the City of Trenton, 120 Academy Street, 
Trenton, NJ 08607-2448
Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450-
3288
Free Public Library of Woodbridge, George Frederick Plaza, 
Woodbridge, NJ 07195, Attn: Reference Desk
Elizabeth Public Library, 11 S. Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Paterson Free Public Library, Danforth Memorial Library, 250 
Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07501
Cranford Public Library, 224 Walnut Ave., Cranford, NJ 07016
Rochelle Park Public Library, 405 Rochelle Ave., Rochelle Park, NJ 
07882
Runnemede Public Library, Broadway and Black Horse Pike, P.O. Box 
119, Runnemede, NJ 08078
Tinton Falls Public Library, 684 Tinton Ave., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
New Jersey State Library, Department of Education, 185 W. State 
Street, Trenton, NJ 08825-0520
Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, 1 
Miller Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
Cape May County Library, Mechanic Street, Cay May Courthouse, NJ 
08210
Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
Hunterdon County Library, Route 12, Flemington, NJ 08822
Sussex County Library, RD-3, Box 170, Route 655, Homestead Road, 
Newton, NJ 07860
Warren County Library, Court House Annex, Belevedre, NJ 07823, Attn: 
Reference Day Dept.
Atlantic City Library, 1 North Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City, NJ 
08401
Gloucester County Library, 200 Holly Dell Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080
Somerset County Library, P.O. Box 6700, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Salem Library, Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079
Burlington County Library, 1257 Westwoodlane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 
08060

    Controversy about the effects of implementation of the EECP over 
New Jersey led to a statutory requirement, Section 9119 of the Aviation 
Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990, Title IX Subtitle B of 
Public Law 101-508, for the FAA to prepare an EIS on these effects. FAA 
was also directed to provide a report to Congress (RTC) with 

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recommendations for modifications to the EECP or an explanation of why 
such modification is not appropriate. The RTC is being transmitted to 
Congress concurrently with the release of the ROD.
    Although practicable mitigation measures other than the Solberg 
Mitigation Proposal are not apparent at this time, the FAA's Eastern 
Region intends to work with affected communities to explore 
opportunities for mitigation of aircraft noise in the New York/New 
Jersey metropolitan area. Future studies of air traffic routes and 
procedures, outside the scope of the EIS, in the New York metropolitan 
area will be needed for aeronautical and environmental reasons, as 
noted in Chapter 2, Section 2.5 of the FEIS.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 1995.
William J. Marx,
Acting Deputy Program Director for Air Traffic System Management.
[FR Doc. 95-27211 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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