[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-166]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Approval of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on 
a Short Form Environmental Assessment (EA); Abraham Lincoln Capital 
Airport; Springfield, 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, 
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.
    The items in the local airport development project are to: Acquire 
approximately 40 acres of residential land in fee simple title, 
including relocation assistance; demolish residential structures on 
acquired property; construct, light, and mark 1,000-foot northwesterly 
extension to Taxiway Bravo and connecting taxiway, including grading 
and drainage; clear and grub taxiway construction area; obtain borrow 
for Taxiway Bravo extension; implement declared distance concepts for 
Runway 13/31 to increase the usable length from 7,000 feet to a maximum 
usable length of 7,400 feet, including remarking; remove obstructions 
in Runway 13 approach; install/replace runway signage for Runway 13 
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI); relocate Runway 13 windcone; 
replace existing Medium Intensity Runway Lights (HIRLs) with High 
Intensity Runway Lights (HIRLs) on Runway 13/31; relocate Runway 31 
windcone out of the Runway Safety Area; adjust vertically the Runway 31 
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment 
Indicator Lights (MALSR) threshold bar; install new Runway 13/31 
homeruns; construct 200-foot by 200-foot blast pad to Runway 31; 
replace Runway 13/31 surface sensor system; upgrade airfield vault 
regulators; upgrade Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) airfield 
lighting control system; and replace airport rotating beacon.
    Copies of the environmental decision and the Short Form EA are 
available for public information review during regular business hours 
at the following locations:
    1. Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, 1200 Capital Airport Drive, 
Springfield, IL 62707.
    2. Division of Aeronautics-Illinois Department of Transportation, 
One Langhorne Bond Drive, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL 62707.
    3. Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District 
Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Room 320, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy B. Hanson, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago 
Airports District Office, Room 320, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018. Ms. Hanson can be contacted at (847) 294-7354 
(voice), (847) 294-7046 (facsimile) or by E-Mail at [email protected].

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December 21, 2007.
James G. Keefer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 08-166 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]
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