[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15250-15251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2913]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Approval of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on 
a Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA); Southern Illinois Airport, 
Carbondale-Murphysboro, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of approval of documents.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public of the approval of a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) on an Environmental Assessment for proposed 
Federal actions at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale-Murphysboro, 
Illinois. The FONSI specifies that the proposed federal actions and 
local development projects are consistent with existing environmental 
policies and objectives as set forth in the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and will not significantly affect the quality of the 
environment.
    A description of the proposed Federal actions is: (a) To issue an 
environmental finding to allow approval of the Airport Layout Plan 
(ALP) for the development items listed below; (b) Approval of the 
Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for the development items listed below; and 
(c) Establish eligibility of the Southern Illinois Airport Authority to 
compete for Federal funding for the development projects depicted on 
the Airport Layout Plan.
    The specific items in the local airport development project 
include: Acquisition of approximately 210 acres of land in fee simple 
title including relocation assistance for one (1) residence; Widening 
of the existing Runway 18R/36L by 15 feet and construction of a 500-
foot extension to Runway 36L to provide a total runway dimension of 
4,000 feet x 75 feet. This action includes all appropriate grading and 
drainage; Extension and widening of the existing parallel taxiway to 
Runway 18R/36L to serve the extended runway threshold; Construction of 
new airport facilities in the western and northwestern airfield 
quadrants. This action includes the construction of a new west side 
entrance roadway system; creation of a new GPS non-precision Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) for Runways 18R, 36L, and 36; 
relocation of portions of Airport Road, Fox Farm Road and the Airport 
Entrance Road to allow for the initiation of new non-precision

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instrument approach procedures for Runways 36L and 36R; relocation of a 
portion of Fox Farm Road to remove the facility from within the Runway 
Protection Zone (RPZ) for Runway 06; relocation of the existing Visual 
Approach Descent Indicator (VADI) lights and associated wind cone to 
serve the relocated Runway 36L threshold; installation of Medium 
Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL) on the extended and widened runway; 
installation of Medium Intensity Taxiway Lights (MITL) on the extended 
on widened taxiway; relocation of a portion of the Southern Illinois 
Power Company's electric lines to allow for the new SIAPs to Runways 
36L and 36; removal of obstructions in the approaches to Runways 06 and 
18L; mitigation of impacts to 2.7 acres of wetlands; and the approval 
of the Southern Illinois ALP.
    Copies of the environmental decision and the Final EA are available 
for public information review during regular business hours at the 
following locations:
    1. Southern Illinois Airport, 665 North Airport Road, Murphysboro, 
Illinois 62966.
    2. Division of Aeronautics-Illinois Department of Transportation, 
One Langhorne Bond Drive, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL 62707.
    3. Chicago Airports District Office, Room 320, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: E. Lindsay Butler, Airports 
Environmental Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago 
Airports District Office, Room 320, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018. Ms. Butler can be contacted at (847) 294-7723 
(voice), (847) 294-7046 (facsimile) or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 15, 2006.
Larry H. Ladendorf,
Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 06-2913 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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