[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14190-14191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7762]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement, Ft. Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advertise to the public that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be prepared and considered for the proposed 
extension of Runway 9R-27L to 9,000 feet and widening to 150 feet at 
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bart Vernace, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Orlando Airports district Office, 9677 tradeport Drive, 
Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5397, (407) 648-6583, extension 27.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA, in 
cooperation with Broward County, Florida, will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed project to lengthen and widen 
Runway 9R-27L at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 
(FLL) to 9,000 feet x 150 feet for air carrier aircraft use. The 
existing runway (5,276 feet x 100 feet) accommodates general aviation 
and commuter aircraft, but the Airport Master Plan (AMP) accepted on 
April 19, 1995, indicated that significant future airfield congestion 
and aircraft delay could be anticipated without some modification to 
the existing airfield facilities.

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    Extension of the existing parallel and connecting taxiways is also 
proposed. The proposed project would entail construction activity on 
airport property (i.e., site preparation, drainage, paving, marking, 
lighting, fencing, NAVAIDS, obstruction clearing, environmental 
mitigation, and other associated work required for the runway 
extension).
    The extended runway is planned as a precision instrument runway 
(PIR) with a CAT I approach to both Runway 27L and Runway 9R. The 
runway will have approach slopes of 50:1 to Runway 27L and 50:1 to 
Runway 9R with a primary surface width of 1,000 feet.
    The EIS will include evaluation of a no-build alternative and other 
reasonable alternatives that may be identified during the agency and 
public scoping meetings. The proposed runway extension would provide 
sufficient airfield capacity and flexibility at FLL to accommodate 
expected aircraft demand through the year 2012. The increased capacity 
provided by the proposed project would result in a significant decrease 
in average aircraft delay times from the projected no-build conditions.
    Increased use of the extended runway by air carrier aircraft will 
result in changes in runway use. The EIS will determine any noise 
impacts associated with changes in runway use. In addition to noise 
impacts, the EIS will determine any impacts on air and water quality, 
wetlands, ecological resources, floodplains, historic resources, 
hazardous wastes, coastal zone management, socioeconomics and economic 
factors.

PUBLIC SCOPING: To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 
proposed project are addressed and that all significant issues are 
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested 
parties. An agency scoping meeting and a general public scoping meeting 
to identify significant issues will be held on May 1, 1996, in Ft. 
Lauderdale, Florida.
    The agency scoping meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Terminal 2 
Conference Room, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 200 
Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315. The Public scoping 
meeting will be conducted between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Saint 
Jerome Activity Center, 2601 Southwest 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, 
Florida 33315.
    Written comments may be mailed to the Informational contact listed 
above within 30 days following the scoping meeting.
    Questions may be directed to the individual names above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

    Issued in Orlando, Florida, March 22, 1996.
Charles E. Blair, Manager,
Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-7762 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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