[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 217 (Thursday, November 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 57723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28665]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Notice To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
and To Conduct Environmental Scoping for Proposed Implementation of 
Changes to Air Traffic Control Noise Abatement Procedures and 
Associated Noise Compatibility Program Mitigation at Indianapolis 
International Airport, Indianapolis, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold a public scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing notice to 
advise the public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(SEIS) to the 1992 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for 
Master Plan Development will be prepared. The SEIS will consider the 
proposed revision and implementation of air traffic control noise 
abatement procedures and associated noise compatibility program 
mitigation measures at Indianapolis International Airport. In order 
that all significant issues related to the proposed action are 
identified, public scoping meetings will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Presscott Synder, Community Planner, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018, (708) 294-7538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is preparing a SEIS for proposed 
changes in air traffic procedures for capacity and noise abatement, 
including related noise compatibility program mitigation measures at 
Indianapolis International Airport. These modify existing noise 
abatement procedures and mitigation measures proposed in the 1992 FEIS 
for master plan development approved by FAA on May 21, 1992. The FEIS 
was subject to a Record of Decision which was approved on June 30, 
1992.
    Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State and local 
agencies and other interested parties to ensure that the full range of 
issues related to the proposed action are addressed and all significant 
issues identified. Copies of a scoping document with additional detail, 
can be obtained by contacting the FAA informational contact listed 
above. Comments and suggestions may be mailed to the same address.
    Comments and suggestions may be mailed to the FAA informational 
contact listed above by January 15, 1997.
    Public Scoping Meeting: To facilitate receipt of comments, two 
public scoping meetings will be held on Thursday, December 12, 1996. 
The first meeting will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for 
Federal, State and local agencies in the Indianapolis Airport Authority 
Board Room, Terminal Building, Indianapolis International Airport, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. The second meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. 
to 8:00 p.m. for local public officials and other interested parties at 
Decatur Central High School, Cafeteria, 5251 Kentucky Avenue, 
Indianapolis, Indiana.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October 31, 1996.
Phillip M. Smithmeyer,
Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 96-28665 Filed 11-6-96; 8:45 am]
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