[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3298]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Termination of Environmental Impact Statement at General Mitchell 
International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of termination.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advertise to the public that preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed extension of Runway 7L/25R by 
700 ft; the implementation of approved FAR Part 150 Noise Abatement 
Measures NA-4 and NA-5; the implementation of a modified departure 
procedure for aircraft departing Runway 19R in lieu of disapproved 
Noise Abatement Measure NA-7; for updating the airport's Noise Exposure 
Maps (NEM's); and for evaluation of other cumulative or connected 
actions at the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin has been terminated. The airport has dropped the proposal to 
pursue the three noise abatement departure procedures and to update the 
airport's NEM's which were included in the original Notice of Intent 
issued in the Federal Register on Thursday, August 29, 1996. One 
project remains, however, to be subject to an environmental review. 
This remaining project is the proposed 700 ft extension to Runway 7L/
25R along with any cumulative or connected actions. The FAA has 
recently completed its environmental review of this project and has 
concluded that it can be categorically excluded from the need to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel J. Millenacker, Program 
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office, 
6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450-2706. 
Phone (612) 713-4359.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA, in 
cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and 
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has terminated an EIS for those projects 
listed above, with the exception of the proposal to lengthen general 
aviation Runway 7L/25R at MKE by 700 feet to provide a total length of 
4,800 ft to accommodate certain general aviation turboprop and commuter 
category aircraft. The decision to not continue the environmental 
process for the three noise abatement procedures and the update of 
MKE's NEM's was made by Milwaukee County, who, as the airport sponsor, 
decided to withdraw the project. The sponsor's decision was supported 
by a study which concluded that the noise abatement procedures would 
not result in significantly beneficial noise relief to communities 
surrounding the airport. A decision to prepare a categorically 
exclusion document for the runway extension project was based upon a 
preliminary environmental analysis which indicated that the 700 ft 
extension would not result in significant impacts to any of these 
environmental categories defined under FAA Order 5050.4A.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 16, 1998.
Franklin D. Benson,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 98-3298 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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