[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44346-44347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6701]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft Written Reevaluation and Request 
for Comments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
availability of a Draft Written Reevaluation of environmental impacts 
of a proposed centerfield taxiway at Boston-Logan International 
Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. FAA also announces that it will 
consider comments on the Draft Written Reevaluation until August 21, 
2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Silva, Federal Aviation 
Administration, New England Region, Airports Division, ANE-600, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 2, 2002, FAA issued Record of 
Decision; Airside Improvements Planning Project; Logan International 
Airport; Boston, Massachusetts. This Record of Decision covered 
projects proposed by the Massachusetts Port Authority and 
environmentally assessed in an Environmental Impact Statement of the 
Airside Improvements Planning Project. FAA approved the following 
projects: (1) Construction and operation of unidirectional Runway 14-
32, (2) reconfiguration of the southwest corner taxiway system, (3) 
extension of Taxiway Delta, and (4) realignment of Taxiway November. 
FAA deferred a decision concerning the Centerfield Taxiway until FAA 
conducted an additional evaluation of potential beneficial operational 
procedures that would preserve or improve the operational and 
environmental benefits of the Centerfield Taxiway shown in the Final 
EIS. This additional evaluation was completed with the publication of 
Logan International Airport; Additional Taxiway Evaluation Report; Per 
FAA, August 2, 2002, Record of Decision; May 2006; and this draft 
written reevaluation. The taxiway evaluation report and Draft Written 
Reevaluation

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are available on request (781-238-7602) or on FAA's public Web site 
(http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic). FAA is accepting comments on 
the Draft Written Reevaluation until August 21, 2006. Comments should 
be mailed to FAA at the above address under the heading: for further 
information contact. Questions may be directed to this address or by 
telephoning John Silva at 781-238-7602.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on July 6, 2006.
LaVerne F. Reid,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6701 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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