[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 15159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6375]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS), Notice of Public Comment Period and Schedule of 
Public Workshop/Meeting for Master Plan Development (Midfield Terminal 
Complex) at Indianapolis International Airport located in Indianapolis, 
IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of availability, notice of comment period, notice of 
public workshop/meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that a Draft Supplement to the 1992 Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)--Master Plan Development, 
Indianapolis International Airport, has been prepared and is available 
for public review and comment. Written requests for the Draft SEIS and 
written comments on the Draft SEIS can be submitted to the individual 
listed in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT. A public 
workshop/meeting will be held on April 19, 2001. The public comment 
period will commence on March 16, 2001 and will close on May 7, 2001.
    Public Comment and a Workshop/Meeting: The start of the public 
comment period on the Draft SEIS will be March 16, 2001 and will end on 
May 7, 2001 (which includes the Council on Environmental quality's 
required 45 day public comment period from March 23, 2001 to May 7, 
2001). A Public Workshop/Meeting will be held on April 19, 2001. Public 
comments will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Public Workshop/Meeting will last 
till 8 p.m. The location for the public workshop/meeting is the Holiday 
Inn-Airport, 2501 S. High School Road, Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Copies of the Draft SEIS may be viewed during regular business 
hours at the following locations:
    1. Indianapolis Airport Authority, South High School Road, 
Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241.
    2. Chicago Airports District Office, Room 312, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.
    3. Marion County Public Library, 40 East St. Clair, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46204.
    4. Wayne Township Branch Library, 198 South Girls School Road, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46214.
    5. Decatur Township Branch Library, 5301 Kentucky Avenue, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46241.
    6. Plainfield Public Library, 1120 Stafford Road, Plainfield, 
Indiana 46208.
    7. Mooresville Public Library, 220 W. Harrison Street, Mooresville, 
Indiana 46158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prescott C. Snyder, Airports 
Environmental Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago 
Airports District Office, Room 312, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018. Mr. Snyder can be contacted at (847) 294-7538 
(voice), (847) 294-7046 (facsimile) or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November 2000, the Indianapolis Airport 
Authority (IAA) announced its intention to construct a midfield 
terminal complex and associated development at Indianapolis 
International Airport. This was previously evaluated in a 1992 Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Master Plan Development. 
While the majority of the development elements assessed in the 1992 
FEIS have been completed, the midfield terminal complex and associated 
development have not been constructed. However, there have been a 
number of steps taken towards the development of the midfield terminal 
complex and associated developments. FAA determined that it was 
appropriate for FAA to prepare a Supplement to the 1992 Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) because the IAA's proposed 
development contains some modifications from the same development 
elements proposed and assessed in the 1992 FEIS. This SEIS is being 
prepared in accordance with requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332 (2)(C).
    The Proposed Project consists of a new midfield terminal complex 
and associated development (relocation of Airport Traffic Control 
tower, development of midfield terminal interchange, and construction 
of cross-field taxiways). It is anticipated that the existing terminal 
will be closed and demolished. The design for the midfield interchange 
has been finalized and disclosed as part of the 1995 Federal Highway 
Administration Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Six Points Road 
Interchange. The SEIS assesses the environmental impacts associated 
with the construction of the midfield interchange at the location 
provided in the 1995 FHWA EA. Service roads and interior circulation 
roadways were not specifically defined in the 1992 FEIS as well. This 
SEIS will provide the environmental assessment of the location of the 
airfield service and interior circulation roadways.
    Comments from interested parties on the Draft SEIS are encouraged 
and may be presented verbally at a public workshop/meeting or may be 
submitted in writing to the FAA at the address listed in section 
entitled FOR INFORMATION CONTACT. The comment period will close on May 
7, 2001.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 7, 2001.
Philip M. Smithmeyer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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