[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33294-33295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15608]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold 
Scoping Meetings for San Diego International Airport--Lindbergh Field, 
San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold one (1) public scoping meeting and one (1) 
Governmental/Public Agency scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will 
be prepared for development recommended by the Master Plan for San 
Diego International Airport-Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California. To 
ensure that all significant issues related to the proposed action are 
identified, one (1) public scoping meeting and one (1) governmental and 
public agency scoping meeting will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, AWP-611.2, Planning Section, Airports Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 
92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: 310/725-3615. 
Comments on the scope of the EIS should be submitted to the address 
above and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 
Friday, August 10, 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for future development 
recommended by the Master Plan for San Diego International Airport-
Lindbergh Field (Lindbergh Field). The need to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) is based on the procedures described in FAA 
Order 5050.4A, Airport Environmental Handbook. Lindbergh Field is a 
commercial service airport located within a standard metropolitan 
statistical area and the proposed development that will require FAA 
approval of the Airport Layout Plan; the area around the airport 
contains non-compatible land uses in terms of aircraft noise; and the 
proposed development is likely to be controversial.
    The Port of San Diego has decided to prepare an independent Draft 
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed development, 
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA). 
FAA anticipates that the Port of San Diego will publish their Draft EIR 
during the summer of 2001. The Lead Agency for the preparation of the 
EIS is the Federal Aviation Administration. The following master 
planning development alternatives and the No Action Alternative are 
proposed to be evaluated in the EIS as described below:

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Alternative One

Construct New North Terminal and Cargo Area

Construct new 10-gate North Terminal (approximately 255,000 square 
feet).
Construct North Terminal Aircraft Parking Apron and two connector 
taxiways from new North Terminal Apron to Taxiway C.
Relocate existing utilities included large-diameter sewer. Install 
utilities including underground hydrant fueling at gates.
Possible construction of fuel tender station (for gas/diesel/and 
possibly compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling of GSE.
Relocate north service road. Construct airport access road 
improvements.
Construct new cargo facility and cargo apron to accommodate eight 
aircraft with aircraft pushing back directly onto Taxiway C.
Construct short-term and long-term automobile parking spaces.

Alternative Two

South Terminal Expansion & Cargo Area

Construct 9-gate expansion (approximately 120, 000 square feet) on the 
west side of Terminal 2 West.
Expand aircraft parking apron to serve new gates and 7 Remain Over 
Night positions.
Demolition of existing Naval Training Center facilities including 
excavation of approximate 57,000 square yard former landfill to an 
average depth of 8 feet.
Construct 2,900-space parking garage south of Terminal 2 West on 
existing surface parking lot.
Construct access road improvements.
Construct air cargo facility.

Alternative Three

No Action Alternative

    This alternative does not include any projects that would increase 
the number of gates at the terminal, automobile parking capacity or the 
airport's air cargo capacity.
    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 these proposed projects are addressed and all 
significant issues are identified. Written comments and suggestions 
concerning the scope of the EIS may be mailed to the FAA informational 
contact listed above and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 
Daylight Time, Friday, August 10, 2001.

Public Scoping Meeting

    The FAA will hold one (1) public and one (1) governmental agency 
scoping meeting to solicit input from the public and various Federal, 
State and local agencies having jurisdiction by law or having specific 
expertise with respect to any environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed projects. The public scoping meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at the Port of San Diego Embarcadero Planning 
Center, 585 Harbor Lane, San Diego, California 92101. The meeting will 
be held from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). A scoping 
meeting will be held specifically for governmental and public agencies 
on Thursday, July 26, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon (PDT) in the same 
location as the public scoping meeting.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on Friday, June 15, 2001.
Ellsworth L. Chan,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 01-15608 Filed 6-20-01; 8:45 am]
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