[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28869]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Approval of the Record of Decision for the Proposed 
Chicago Terminal Airspace Project

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of approval of the Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing the approval of the Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Chicago 
Terminal Airspace Project (CTAP). The ROD provides final agency 
determinations and approvals for air traffic actions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Annette Davis, Environmental 
Specialist, AGL-520.E, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 
60018, Telephone (847) 294-8091.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD describes and approves the 
implementation of FAA actions associated with high-altitude airspace 
and procedural changes for flights to/from the Chicago region. The 
project would not provide for any airport related development nor would 
it cause significant adverse environmental impacts. The FAA's actions, 
which include only air traffic actions, are described tin detail in the 
CTAP Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), which was approved on 
August 23, 2001.
    In reaching the decisions, the FAA has given careful consideration 
to: (a) The aviation safety and operational objectives of the project 
in light of the various aeronautical factors and judgments presented; 
(b) the need to enhance efficiency of the national air transportation 
system; and (c) the anticipated environmental impacts of the project.
    The FAA's determinations on CTAP are discussed in the ROD, which 
was approved on November 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES:  The ROD is available for review at: Federal Aviation 
Administration; Airspace Branch; AGL-520, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois, 60018. Individuals who would like to review the ROD 
must contact Ms. Annette Davis at (847) 294-8091 to make prior 
arrangements. The ROD will also be posted at the following Web site: 
http://www.faa.gov/ctap.html

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November 9, 2001.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 01-28869 Filed 11-16-01; 8:45 am]
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