[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56060-56061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28037]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Approval of the Record of Decision for Proposed 
Development at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Approval of the Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing approval of the Record of Decision on 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed development at 
the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, 
Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Glen Orcutt, FAA, Airports District Office, 6020--28th Avenue 
South, Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55450, telephone (612) 713-4354; fax: 
(612) 713-4364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD is for the approval of the 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Dual Track Airport Planning Process and, for the 
Airport Layout Plan depiciting the MSP 2010 Long Term

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comprehensive Plan (LTCP), including the construction and operation of 
new Runway 17/35, an 8,000-foot-north-south runway to be located on the 
west side of the airport. It also provides for other FAA approvals and 
actions necessary to implement the MSP 2010 LTCP, as well as 
environmental mitigation measures. The development plan also includes: 
taxiway improvements; new holding/deicing pad on the new runway; new 
holding/deicing pads for existing Runways 12R, 30R and 30L; enhanced 
storm water detention basins; expansion and improvements of passenger 
concourses; roadway and interchange improvements; reconstruction/
construction of maintenance, aircraft hanger and air cargo facilities; 
and new apron pavement.
    The ROD indicates the project is consistent with existing 
environmental policies and objectives as set forth in the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and will 
significantly affect the quality of the environment.
    In reaching this decision, the FAA has given careful consideration 
to: (a) the role of MSP in the national air transportation system, and 
the airport capacity/delay reduction needs, (b) aviation safety, (c) 
preferences of the airport owner, (d) anticipated environmental impact, 
and (e) the decisions of the Minnesota State Legislature. Discussion of 
these factors are documented in the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement, the Section 4(f) Evaluation, and the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project. The notice of availability of 
the FEIS appeared in the Federal Register on May 15, 1998 (63 FR 
27083), and the comment period ran for thirty (30) days until June 15, 
1998. The FAA's determinations on the project are outlined in the ROD, 
which was approved on September 23, 1998.

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 7, 1998.
Robert Huber,
Acting Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-28037 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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