[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16315]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)


Notice of Availability of Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS), and Notice of Public Comment Period 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.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that a Final 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 Final SEIS and 
written comments on the Final SEIS can be submitted to the individual 
listed in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT. The public 
comment period will commence on June 22, 2001 and will close on July 
30, 2001.
    Public Comment: The start of the public comment period on the Final 
SEIS will be June 22, 2001 and will end on July 30, 2001 (which 
includes the Council on Environmental Quality's required 30 day holding 
period from June 29, 2001 to July 30, 2001 before a decision can be 
made).
    Copies of the Final 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 
developments have 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 Supplemental 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 assess 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 
provides the environmental evaluation of the location of the airfield 
service and interior circulation roadways.
    Comments from interested parties on the Final SEIS are encouraged 
and may be submitted in writing to the FAA at the address listed in 
section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The comment period 
will close on July 30, 2001. Late comments will be accommodated to the 
extent possible, depending on the time received during the 
environmental review process.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 21, 2001.
Philip M. Smithmeyer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
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