[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33577-33578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11330]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Availability of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact 
Statement, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 
County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability for record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that it has published a Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluated 
proposed Master Plan improvements at Los Angeles International Airport 
(LAX), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional 
Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-611, Airports Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 
92007, Los Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: (310) 725-3615.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
has completed and is publishing its Record of Decision for improvements 
identified in the Master Plan for Los Angeles International Airport 
(LAX). FAA had published its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for these Master Plan improvements and a Final General Conformity 
Determination on January 13, 2005. The Final EIS was prepared by the 
FAA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
assessed the potential impact of the Master Plan's four development 
alternatives (Alternatives A, B, C, and D), as well as the No Action 
Alternative where no improvements at the airport would be made. The FAA 
accepted comments on the Final EIS and these comments along with FAA 
responses are included in Appendix B to the ROD.
    In the Final EIS, the FAA identified Alternative D as the preferred 
alternative in meeting the purpose and need for improvements at the 
airport. Under Alternative D, the two of the four runways would be 
shifted to improve runway and taxiway separation. The terminal complex 
will be reconfigured to enhance safety and security, and accommodate 
the future mix of forecast aircraft. Extensive changes will be made to 
the existing Central Terminal Area including relocation of the existing 
passenger curb front to a new Ground Transportation Center, to be 
developed east of the airport. Alternative D also includes construction 
of a new Intermodal Transportation Center, consolidated rental car 
facility and an automated people mover system connecting the airport's 
main facilities. Alternative D, as approved, includes all of the 
aviation and airport support improvements described in the Final EIS, 
including, but not limited to those identified above. However, FAA has 
taken no action on a non-aviation related collateral development 
project proposed under Alternative D known as LAX Northside.
    Copies of the ROD are available for public review at the following 
locations during normal business hours:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Western-Pacific Region, Office of the Airports Division, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
National Headquarters, Community and Environmental Needs Division, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
Administrative Offices of Los Angeles World Airports, One World Way, 
Los Angeles, California.

    Copies of the ROD is also available at the following libraries:

County of Orange Public Library Admin. Headquarters, 1501 E. Saint 
Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92701
County of Riverside Public Library, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, 
CA 92501
County of San Bernardino, 104 W. Fourth Street, San Bernardino, CA 
92415
County of Ventura Public Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 
93001
City of Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, 
CA 90071
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, 6145 N. Figueroa Street, Los 
Angeles, CA 90042
Eagle Rock Library, 5027 Caspar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Exposition Park Library, 3665 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Frances Howard Goldwyn Library, 1623 N. Ivar Avenue, Hollywood, CA 
90028
San Pedro Regional Branch Library, 931 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 
90731
Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066
Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library, 16244 Nordhoff Street, North Hills, 
CA 91343
North Hollywood Regional Library, 5211 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood, 
CA 91601
Venice Abbott Kinney Library, 501 South Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
Westchester Branch Library, 7114 W. Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 
90045
West L.A. Regional Branch Library, 11360 Santa Monica Blvd., Los 
Angeles, CA 90025
West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street, Reseda, CA 
91335
Compton Library, 240 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220
Carson Regional Library, 151 E. Carson Street, Carson, CA 90745
Claremont Library, 208 N. Harvard Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Culver City Library, 4975 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230
El Monte Library, 3224 Tyler Avenue, El Monte, CA 91731
El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245
Hacienda Heights Library, 16010 La Monde Street, Hacienda Heights, CA 
91745
Hawthorne Library, 12700 Grevillea Avenue, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Hermosa Beach Library, 550 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Inglewood Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301
Lancaster Library, 601 West Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534
Lennox Library, 4359 Lennox Blvd., Lennox, CA 90304
Lomita Library, 24200 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717
Beverly Hills Library, Reference Desk, 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly 
Hills, CA 90210
Helen Miller Bailey Library, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, 
CA 91754
Gardena Main Library, 1731 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena, CA 90247
Huntington Park Library, 6518 Miles Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255
Lawndale Library, 14615 Burin Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260
Malibu Library, 23519 West Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA 90265
Manhattan Beach Library, 1320 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 
90266
Lloyd Taber Marina Del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, 
CA 90292

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Montebello Library, 1550 West Beverly Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640
Mt. San Antonio College Library, 1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA 91789
Palmdale Library, 700 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, CA 93550
Redondo Beach Library, 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 
90277
San Dimas Library, 145 North Walnut Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773
Santa Monica Library, 1324 Fifth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Torrance Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503
View Park Library, 3854 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90043
West Hollywood Library, 715 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 
90069
Willowbrook Library, 11838 Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Wiseburn Library, 5335 West 135th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Woodcrest Library, 1340 West 106th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90044
UCLA Young Research Library, 280 E. Charles Young Drive, Los Angeles, 
CA 90095

    The ROD may also be viewed at FAA's Web site: http://www.faa.gov/arp/awp/index.cfm?nav=awp and the Los Angeles World Airports Web site: 
http://www.laxmasterplan.org.
    Questions may be directed to the individual above under the heading 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on May 20, 2005.
Mark A. McClardy,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 05-11330 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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