[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43695-43696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16387]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (Final 
EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the O'Hare International Airport World Gateway Program and 
Other Capital Improvement Projects at Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared, and approved on 
June 21, 2002, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 
for the World Gateway Program and Other Capital Improvement Projects at 
O'Hare International Airport. The City of Chicago Department of 
Aviation prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the Federal Aviation Administration's 
(FAA) regulations and guidelines for environmental documents. The EA 
was reviewed and evaluated by FAA, and was accepted on June 21, 2002 as 
a Federal document by the FAA's Responsible Federal Official.

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: The proposed World Gateway Program includes 
the development of two new passenger terminals, Terminals 4 and 6, the 
redevelopment of Terminal 2, and Terminal 3 Concourse K extension. As a 
result of these projects, several facilities must be relocated. These 
relocations are referred to as Enabling Projects. The EA also evaluates 
other projects unrelated to the World Gateway Program, the Enabling 
Projects, and the Independent Utility Projects are referred to as the 
Proposed Projects in the EA. More detailed descriptions of these 
Proposed Projects are provided below:

The World Gateway Program

Terminal 2 Redevelopment

    Reconfiguration of terminal interior; Widening passenger corridor 
linking Terminals 1 and 2; Demolition and reconstruction of Concourses 
E and F; Installation of Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facilities; 
and Reconfiguration of aircraft parking apron.

Terminal 3, Concourse K Extension

    Extension of Concourse K and Relocation of Taxiway A/B; 
Construction of new apron.

Terminal 4 Development

    Construction of Terminal 4; Installation of FIS facilities; 
Enlargement and reconfiguration of apron.

Terminal 5 Reconfiguration

    Modified to integrate with the proposed Terminal 6.

Terminal 6 Development

    Construction of Terminal 6; Reconfiguration of apron; Extension of 
taxiway; Development of access road for Terminals 5 and 6; Construction 
of Terminal 6 parking garage; Realignment of Airport Transit System 
(ATS) line and construction of ATS station in Terminal 6.

Enabling Projects

     Delta Cargo Facility Relocation
     Lynxs Cargo Facility Relocation
     Sky Chefs Flight Kitchen Relocation
     heating and Refrigeration (H&R) Plant Support Facility 
Relocations
     Commonwealth Edison Switchyard D179 Relocation

Independent Utility Projects

     Public Parking Improvements
     Development of Consolidated Rental Car Facility/ATS 
Station
     Development of Rental Car Storage and Maintenance Lot
     ATS Storage and Maintenance Facility Relocation/Track 
Extension
     Development of Long-Term Parking ATS Station and 
Intermodal Connection
     Additional Fuel Tank Farm Development in Northwest 
Airfield
     Development of City Warehouse and Trades Building
     Eastside Collateral Development
     O'Hare Roadway Improvements
    FAA has requested that the City of Chicago distribute the Final EA 
and FONSI/ROD to libraries near the Airport to enhance public access to 
the information. The Final EA and FONSI/ROD have been requested to be 
on reference through September 30, 2002. Copies of the World Gateway 
Program Final EA and FONSI/ROD are available for review at the 
following locations:

Arlington Heights memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington 
heights, IL 60004
Bensenville Public Library, 200 S. Church Rd., Bensenville, IL 60106
College of DuPage Library, 425 Fawell, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St., Des Plaines, IL 60016
Eisenhower Public Library, 4652 N. Olcott Ave., Harwood Heights, IL 
60706
Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove 
Village, IL 60007
Elmhurst Public Library, 211 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126
Franklin Park Public Library, 10311 Grand Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131
Harold Washington Library, 400 south State St., 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 
60605
Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Rd., Itasca, IL 60143
Melrose Park Public Library, 801 Broadway St., Melrose Park, IL 60160
Mont Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 
60056
Northlake Public Library, 231 N. Wolf Rd., Northlake, IL 60164
Oakton Community College Library, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068
River Grove Public Library, 8638 Grand Ave., River Grove, IL 60171
Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle, IL 60172
Schiller Park Public Library, 4200 Old River Rd., Schiller Park, IL 
60176
Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Rd., Wood Dale, IL 60191

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 21, 2002.
Philip M. Smithmeyer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-16387 Filed 6-29-02; 8:45 am]
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