[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27770-27771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4410]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement Containing a DOT Section 4(f)/303(c) Evaluation for a 
Proposed Replacement Airport for the City of St. George, UT

AGENCY: The lead federal agency is the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA), DOT. The National Park Service (NPS) is a cooperative Federal 
agency.

ACTION:  Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
Notice of Availability to advise the public that a Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) containing a DOT section 4(f)/303(c) evaluation 
has been prepared for the proposed replacement airport for the City of 
St. George, Utah. The FEIS will be available for public review 
beginning May 19, 2006. The FAA will accept comments on new and/or 
revised/updated information and analyses disclosed in Appendix T 
through Y and in Chapter 6, section 6.4, Air Quality, until 5 p.m. 
Pacific Daylight Time, Monday, July 3, 2006, at the address listed in 
the section entitled: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The FEIS addresses the environmental impacts associated with the 
development of a replacement airport for St. George Municipal Airport 
in the City of St. George, Washington City, and Washington County, 
Utah. The FEIS is submitted for review pursuant to major environmental 
directives to comply with NEPA: Section 102(2)(c) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190); and other applicable 
Federal and state environmental laws, regulations, Executive Orders, 
and statutes.
    The FAA will not make a decision on the proposed action for a 
minimum of 45 days following the publishing of the Notice of 
Availability of the FEIS in the

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Federal Register. The FAA will record the appropriate decision or 
decisions in a Record of Decision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. T.J. Stetz, Regional Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest 
Mountain Region, Airports Division, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Suite 315, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone: (425) 227-2611; fax: (425) 
227-1600; and e-mail: [email protected]
    Public Availability: Copies of the FEIS may be viewed during 
regular business hours at the following locations:
    1. Cedar City Library, 303 North 100 East, Cedar City, UT 84720.
    2. Hurricane Valley Branch, 36 South 300 West, Hurricane, UT 84737.
    3. Santa Clara Branch, 1099 North Lava flow Drive, St. George, UT 
84770.
    4. Springdale Branch, 898 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale, UT 84767-
0509.
    5. Washington County, 50 South Main, St. George, UT 84770.
    A limited number of copies of the FEIS and related documents also 
will be available for review by appointment only at the following FAA 
or City of St. George offices:
    1. FAA, Northwest Mountain Region Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 
Suite 315, Renton, WA 98055, (425) 227-2611.
    2. FAA, Denver Airports District Office, 26805 East 68th Avenue, 
Suite 224, Denver, CO 80249, (303) 342-1252.
    3. St. George Municipal Building, 175 East 200 North, St. George, 
UT 84770, (435) 634-5800.
    4. St. George Airport, 620 S. Airport Road, St. George, UT 84770, 
(435) 634-5822.
    An electronic copy of the FEIS also will be available as of May 19, 
2006, on the project Web site and can be accessed at http://www.airportsites.net/squ-eis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of St. George, operator of the 
existing St. George Municipal Airport, has submitted an Airport Layout 
Plan, as revised, for approval. This FEIS assesses the potential 
impacts that may result from the development of a replacement airport 
with a 9,300-foot Runway 01/19 and all support facilities (i.e., 
taxiways and associated lighting and navigational aids; a passenger 
terminal, apron, and associated parking; an aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting (ARFF) facility; facilities for general aviation, fixed-base 
operator, corporate aviation, and air cargo; fuel farm facilities; 
airport maintenance facilities; and airport access to the Southern 
Corridor Highway). This FEIS also assesses the Federal action regarding 
installation of navigational aids, airspace use, and approach and 
departure procedures. One historic site, Little Black Mountain 
Petroglyphs, would potentially be affected. This document also assesses 
the potential noise impact on Zion National Park, and 42 other 
potentially noise-sensitive properties in the vicinity.
    The FEIS details the proposed development of a replacement airport 
and related facilities for the City of St. George, Utah, and addresses 
the environmental impacts associated with its development. The FEIS 
presents the purpose and need for the proposed project, an analysis of 
the alternatives to the proposed project, and potential environmental 
impacts associated with the development of the proposed replacement 
airport.
    Information and analyses have been added, updated and/or refined in 
the FEIS to comply with particular aspects of federal law and 
regulation and in response to comments. That information and analyses 
are presented in the FEIS in Appendices T through Y, and Chapter 6, 
section 6.4, Air Quality.

    Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 10, 2006.
Lowell H. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 06-4410 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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