[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35615-35616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12611]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and 
Hold Scoping Meetings for Washington Dulles International Airport 
(IAD), Chantilly, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

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ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
and hold two (2) public scoping meetings and one (1) Governmental and 
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 
(EIS) will be prepared for development of proposed new runways, 
terminal facilities, and related facilities at Washington Dulles 
International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia. To ensure that all 
significant issues related to the proposed action are identified, two 
(2) public scoping meetings and one (1) governmental and public agency 
scoping meeting will be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Smigelski, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington Airports 
District Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, Virginia 
20166, Phone (703) 661-1365, Fax: (703) 661-1370, e-mail 
[email protected]. Comments on the scope of the EIS should be 
submitted to the address above and must be received no later than 
Friday, July 12, 2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration will 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for development of proposed 
new runways, terminal facilities, and related facilities at Washington 
Dulles International Airport (IAD), located 26 miles west of 
Washington, DC in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties in Chantilly, Virginia. 
The EIS is being prepared in accordance with FAA Order 5050.4A, Airport 
Environmental Handbook, implementing the National Environmental Policy 
Act. IAD is a commercial service airport located within a metropolitan 
area and served 18 million passengers in 2001 with approximately 
400,000 aircraft operations. IAD currently has three runways. Two 
additional runways are proposed.
    The alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS include, but will not 
necessarily be limited to, the No-Action Alternative; the Proposed 
Action Alternative; and runway separation variation alternatives. 
Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, state, and local 
agencies, and other interested parties to ensure that the full range of 
actions, alternatives and impacts related to the proposed development 
are considered and that 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 Friday, July 12, 2002.
    Public Scoping Meetings: The FAA will hold two (2) public and one 
(1) governmental agency scoping meetings to solicit input from the 
public and various Federal, state, and local agencies which have 
jurisdiction by law or have specific expertise with respect to any 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed project. The public 
scoping meetings will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2002, in Fairfax 
County at Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd. Chantilly, VA 
and Thursday, June 27, 2002, in Loudoun County at Farmwell Station 
Middle School, 44281 Gloucester Pkwy, Ashburn, VA. The public meetings 
will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. An agency scoping meeting will be 
held specifically for governmental agencies on Wednesday, June 26, 
2002, at the Washington Dulles Marriott, 45020 Aviation Drive, 
Sterling, VA. The agency meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Please confirm the meeting location and date with the FAA informational 
contact listed above close to the meeting date.

    Issued in Chantilly, Virginia on Monday, May 13, 2002.
Terry J. Page,
Manager, Washington Airports District Office, FAA, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-12611 Filed 5-17-02; 8:45 am]
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