[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22475]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Angoon Airport, Angoon, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces that they will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) to consider alternatives to and disclose the 
potential impacts of constructing a new land-based commercial airport 
near the City of Angoon. The FAA will hold public and agency scoping 
meetings to help identify substantive project concerns to be addressed 
in the EIS process. Cooperating agencies in this process include the 
United States Forest Service (USFS), and the United States Army Corps 
of Engineers (ACOE).

DATES: 1. October 27, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska for agency scoping 
meeting.
    2. October 27, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska for public scoping 
meeting.
    3. October 29, 2008 in Juneau, Alaska for agency scoping meeting.
    4. October 29, 2008 in Juneau, Alaska for public scoping meeting.
    5. October 31, 2008 in Angoon, Alaska for public scoping meeting.
    6. November 10, 2008 close of scoping comment period.
    Responsible Official: Leslie A. Grey, Environmental Protection 
Specialist AAL-614, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region, 
Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-
7587 Anchorage, AK 99513-7587, Telephone (907) 271-5453.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie A. Grey, Environmental 
Protection Specialist AAL-614, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan 
Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 14, Anchorage, 
AK 99513-7587, Telephone (907) 271-5453, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Additional details regarding the project can be found on the 
project Web site at http://www.angoonairporteis.com.
    Submit Written Comments, Send to: Leslie A. Grey, Environmental 
Protection Specialist AAL-614, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan 
Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 14, Anchorage, 
AK 99513-7587, Telephone (907) 271-5453, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA will prepare an EIS to assess the 
proposed construction of a land-based airport in or near the community 
of Angoon. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public 
Facilities' (DOT&PF) Airport Master Plan site submitted to the FAA for 
consideration would encompass approximately 270 acres and would include 
a single 3,300 foot runway (with the ability to be expanded to 4,000 
feet in the future) and a 3.5 acre apron that would include areas for 
airport support facilities as needed. This airport would be similar in 
size and facilities to existing airports at Hoonah, AK and Kake, AK.
    Because DOT&PF's proposed site is partially within Admiralty Island 
National Monument, the USFS has to make a decision on whether to grant 
and administer a Special Use Permit for airport operation on the 
Monument, or pursue some type of conveyance of the property to state 
ownership. To facilitate this process, the FAA has asked the USFS to be 
a cooperator in the EIS process to ensure that the EIS analysis and 
range of alternatives will meet the need of the USFS to make an 
informed decision.
    Because jurisdictional waters of the United States occur within the 
proposed project area, it is possible that a 404(b)(1) permit 
application will also be required for the project. The FAA has also 
asked the ACOE to be a cooperator in this process because of the ACOE's 
jurisdictional authority over this resource.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed 
action are addressed and that all significant issues are identified, 
the FAA will coordinate and consult with the public; tribal 
governments; Federal, State, local agencies, and tribal corporations 
that have jurisdiction by law or have special expertise with respect to 
any environmental impacts associated with the proposed projects.
    The agency scoping meetings will be held in Anchorage, Alaska on 
October 27, 2008 and in Juneau, Alaska on October 29, 2008. Public 
scoping meetings will be held in Anchorage, Alaska on October 27, 2008, 
in Juneau, Alaska on October 29, 2008 and in Angoon, Alaska on October 
31, 2008. Notification of the public scoping meetings will be published 
on the project Web site (http://www.angoonairporteis.com), in the 
Juneau Empire, and in the Anchorage Daily News, and will be posted at 
the Community Center in Angoon.
    In addition to providing input at the scoping meetings, the 
agencies and the public may submit written comments via the e-mail 
address [email protected] or the address shown above under, 
``to Submit Written Comments, Send to.'' Comments must be submitted by 
November 10, 2008.

    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 17, 2008.
James W. Lomen,
Deputy Division Manager, FAA, Airports Division, AAL-601.
[FR Doc. E8-22475 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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