[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61068-61069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23075]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (Final 
EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 
(ROD) for Installation of Category II/III Approaches at O'Hare 
International Airport at Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) 
for Installation of Category II/III Approaches at O'Hare International 
Airport at Chicago, Illinois.

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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 
October 1, 2004, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 
for Installation of Category II/III Approaches at O'Hare International 
Airport at Chicago, IL. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act and the Federal Aviation Administration's regulations and 
guidelines for environmental documents. The Final EA was reviewed and 
evaluated by FAA, and was accepted on October 1, 2004 as a Federal 
document by the FAA's Responsible Federal Official.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Virginia Marcks, Environmental 
Engineer, ANI-430, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon 
Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. Telephone number: (847) 294-7494.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action includes: The upgrade of 
Runways 27L and 27R from a category I approach to a Category II/III 
approach, the installation of an Approach Lighting System with 
Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF-2) system to Runways 27L and 27R, the 
construction of localizer buildings and associated equipment including 
removal of the existing buildings, installation of 1,000-gallon 
underground storage tanks at the localizer buildings, the replacement 
and re-cabling of threshold light fixtures on Runway 27L and 27R, the 
replacement or potential relocation of the localizer antennae on Runway 
27R, the installation of an Inner Marker and Far Field Monitor on 
Runways 27L and 27R, the removal of existing Medium Intensity Approach 
Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR) systems 
from Runway 27L and 27R, the removal of the Runways 27L and 27R Middle 
Marker, shelter, and antenna, the removal of the Outer Marker, shelter 
and antenna from Runway 27R, the replacement of the glide slope antenna 
and equipment for Runway 27R, the installation of taxiway centerline 
lights in the apron north of Gates B-17 through B-22, the installation 
of Runway Guard Lights (RGLs) at connecting taxiways to Runways 27L and 
27R, the expansion of lease areas, by the FAA, from the City of Chicago 
on airport property, the development of

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Category II/III instrument approach procedures for Runways 27L and 27R, 
and the insuance of the National Airspace System (NAS) Change Proposal 
(NCP) waivers associated with design and installation of the preceding.
    The Final EA has been prepared in accordance with the National 
``Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FAA Order 
1050.IE, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,'' and FAA 
Order 5050.4A, Airport Environmental Handbook.'' The proposed 
development action is consistent with the National Airspace System Plan 
prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA).
    A Final Environmental Assessment and the finding of No Significant 
Impact Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) is available for public viewing 
during normal business hours at the following locations:

Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington 
Heights, IL 60004.
Bensenville Public Library, 200 S. Church Road, Bensenville, IL 60106.
Chicago Department of Aviation Office, Terminal 2 E/F Concourse, 
Mezzanine Level, Chicago O'Hare International Airport 60016 (by 
appointment for security, (773) 686-8060).
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, IL 
60016.
Eisenhower Public Library, 4652 N. Olcott Avenue, Harwood Heights, IL 
60706.
Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove 
Village, IL 60007.
Elmhurst Public Library, 211 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126.
Franklin Park Public Library, 10311 Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 
60131.
Harold Washington Library, 400 South State Street, 5th Floor, Chicago, 
IL 60605.
Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, 
IL 60056.
Norridge Village Hall, Office of the Village Clerk, 4000 N. Olcott 
Avenue, Norridge, IL 60706.
Northlake Public Library, 231 N. Wolf Road, Northlake, IL 60164.
Oakton Community College Library, Des Plaines, IL 60016.
Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068.
Rosemont Village Hall, Office of the Village Clerk, 9501 Devon Avenue, 
Rosemont, IL 60018.
Schiller Park Public Library, 4200 Old River Road, Schiller Park, IL 
60176.
Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL 60191.
Northeast Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), 222 South Riverside 
Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606.
Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Region, ANI-430, 2300 East 
Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018 (by appointment for security, (847) 
294-7494).

    The Final EA and FONSI/ROD will be available through November 16, 
2004.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on October 7, 2004.
Vincent Bridgeforth,
Manager, Chicago NAS Implementation Center, ANI-400, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 04-23075 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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