[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 146 (Friday, July 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46545-46546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19039]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Tiered Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) and To Conduct Environmental Scoping for Site Approval 
and the Proposed Acquisition of Land by the State of Illinois for a 
Supplemental Air Carrier Airport To Serve Northeast Illinois/Northwest 
Indiana Metropolitan Area

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 this

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notice to advise the public that a tiered Environmental Impact 
Statement will be prepared to consider the location and proposed 
acquisition of land by the state of Illinois for a potential future 
supplemental air carrier airport to serve the northeast Illinois and 
northwest Indiana metropolitan area. This scope is significantly 
different from earlier scoping completed in May and September of 1990, 
January of 1995, and April 1997 that considered development of aviation 
facilities in addition to site approval and land acquisition. New 
public scoping will be held in order that all significant issues 
related to the revised proposed actions are identified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis R. Rewerts, Airport Capacity 
Officer, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District 
Office, Room 320, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 
Mr. Rewerts can be contacted at (847) 294-7195 (voice), (847) 294-7046 
(facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the request of the State of Illinois, 
Department of Transportation, the FAA is preparing a tiered 
Environmental Impact Statement. The first tier (tier 1) will address 
FAA site approval for a potential future supplemental air carrier 
airport. No use of Federal funds or Airport Layout Plan approval is 
contemplated under this action. A subsequent tier, or tiers, may be 
prepared and considered at a later date to assess the potential impacts 
resulting from development of aviation facilities, as these issues 
become ripe for decision. All reasonable alternatives will be 
considered including the no-action option.
    Copies of a scoping document with additional detail can be obtained 
by contacting the FAA informational contact person identified above. 
Federal, State and local agencies and other interested parties are 
invited to make comments and suggestions to ensure that the full range 
of issues related to these proposed actions are addressed and all 
significant issues identified. The FAA informational contact person 
identified above should receive these comments and suggestions by 
September 14, 2000.

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: To facilitate receipt of comments, two public 
scoping meetings will be held on August 30, 2000 in Engbretson Hall 
(Auditorium) at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois. 
The first meeting will be held between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM for 
Federal, State and local agencies. The second meeting will be held from 
2:00 PM to 7:00 PM for other interested parties.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 21, 2000.
Philip M. Smithmeyer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 00-19039 Filed 7-27-00; 8:45 am]
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