[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47778-47779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23093]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft FAA ASR-11 Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment and Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability and comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the ASR-11 Radar which assesses the 
potential environmental impacts of the FAA ASR-11 Radar program. The 
FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) are both planning to upgrade 
air traffic control infrastructure by systematically replacing analog 
systems with state-of-the-art digital technology. The FAA plans to 
install up to 120 digital systems nationwide. The Draft PEA is 
subdivided into five main sections, including: NEPA requirements and 
FAA's ASR-11 program; Purpose and Need for Action; Implementation; and 
Cumulative Impacts. In accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA 
has prepared a Draft PEA to determine whether the deployment and 
operation of the ASR-11 will have a significant impact on environmental 
quality. The FAA plans to prepare a Final PEA after a 45 day comment 
period during which time the FAA will collect and review comments and 
incorporate appropriate changes for the Final PEA. Comments regarding 
the Draft PEA should be mailed to Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Surveillance Integrated 
Product Team, AND-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20591.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Surveillance Integrated Product Team, AND-400, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 358-
4946.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 1996.
Gerald J. Taylor,
Product Lead, Terminal Products Team, AND-410.
[FR Doc. 96-23093 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]
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