[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44429-44430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21358]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement 
and Final General Conformity Determination; Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability--Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(FEIS)

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and Final General Conformity Determination.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and the requirements of 
Section 176 of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990, the Federal 
Aviation Administration announces the availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and Final General Conformity 
Determination (Appendix I). The FEIS and Final General Conformity 
Determination have been filed with the Environmental Protection Agency, 
and have been made available to other government agencies and 
interested private parties for the City of Atlanta Department of 
Aviation's proposal to construct a 9,000-foot long by 150-foot wide 
Fifth runway and associated projects at Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The FEIS and Final Conformity 
Determination are available for a 30-day review starting August 24, 
2001 after 1:00 p.m. at locations listed under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Written comments will be accepted by the FAA until 
September 24, 2001, or 30 days after the publication of this Federal 
Register Notice, whichever is later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Donna M. Meyer, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District 
Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Suite 2-260, College Park, Georgia, 
30337-2747, Phone (404) 305-7150.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation 
(DOA), owner and operator of the airport, proposes to construct and 
operate airside and landside improvements at the Hartsfield Atlanta 
International Airport. The DOA's proposed project consists of 
constructing and operating a full service air carrier runway 9,000-feet 
long by 150-feet wide, with a lateral separation from Runway 9R/27L of 
4,200 feet, and shifted approximately 1,900 feet east of the previously 
environmentally approved 6,000-foot by 100-foot wide runway laterally 
separated by approximately 4,100 feet from Runway 9R/27L. Projects 
associated with the runway include two airfield bridges spanning across 
Interstate 285, the modification of local roadways, and land 
acquisition. The FEIS has examined the sponsor's proposal project and 
improvements along with other reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
project. The FEIS has assessed and considered the potential short and 
long term impacts on the natural and built environments that would 
occur as the result of DOA's proposal. Mitigation measures to 
compensate unavoidable adverse impacts from the proposed project have 
been identified and committed to by the Department of Aviation.
    The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has acted as a 
cooperating agency to the FAA in this EIS. The FAA encourages 
interested parties to review the FEIS and Final General Conformity 
Determination and provide any comments during the timeframe identified 
above.
    For the convenience of interested parties and the public, the FEIS 
and Final General Conformity Determination may be reviewed at the 
following locations:
Fulton County Central Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta
College Park Library, 3647 Main Street, College Park
Clayton County Headquarters Library, 865 Battlecreek Road, Jonesboro
South Fulton Branch, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 4055 Flat Shoals 
Road, Union City
Forest Park Public Library, 696 Main Street, Forest Park
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Department of Aviation 
Offices--Atrium Suite 430, Atlanta
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlanta Airports District Office, 
Suite 2-260, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, August 16, 2001.
Scott L. Seritt,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 01-21358 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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