[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42495-42496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16104]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, 
Sitka, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Supplement notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration announces that it will 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for implementation of 
actions proposed at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. Public and 
Agency Scoping Meetings will be conducted for the Federal Aviation 
Administration to receive comments regarding the preparation of the 
EIS.
    Responsible Official: Patricia A. Sullivan, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports 
Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryk Dunkelberg, Project Manager, 
Barnard Dunkelberg & Company, Cherry Street Building, 1616 East 
Fifteenth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120, Phone: 918/585-8844, e-mail: 
c.com">sitkaeis@bd-c.com.
    To Submit Written Comments, Send To: Assistant Project Manager, 
Barnard Dunkelberg & Company, 1430 Larimer Square, Suite 203, Denver, 
Colorado 80202, Phone: 303/825-8844; e-mail: c.com">sitkaeis@bd-c.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration 
published a Notice of Intent on December 12, 2002, to prepare an EIS 
for implementation of proposed actions

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at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. The revised list of major actions 
proposed to be assessed in the EIS include improvements to the Runway 
Safety Area; installation of an Approach Light System; construction of 
a parallel taxiway; construction of a Seaplane Pullout; and repairs and 
improvements to the Airport's Seawall.
    To ensure that the full range of issuers related to the proposed 
actions are addressed and that all significant issues are identified, 
FAA intends to consult and coordinate with the public, tribal 
governments, Federal, State and local agencies that have jurisdiction 
by law or have specific expertise with respect to any environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed projects.
    A general Public Scoping Meeting will be held in the City of Sitka 
at Centennial Hall at 6:30 p.m. July 27th, 2004. Notification of the 
scoping meeting will be published in the Juneau Empire, and the Daily 
Sitka Sentinel. In addition to providing input at the public scoping 
meeting, the public and agencies may submit written comments to the 
address in To Submit Written Comments, Send To. Comments should be 
submitted within 60 days of the publication of this notice.

    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 23, 2004.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, AAL-600.
[FR Doc. 04-16104 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]
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