[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 188 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55893-55894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) Containing a Notice of Public Comment Period and Schedule for a 
Public Information Workshop and Public Hearing for Proposed New Air 
Carrier Runway 9R/27L and Associated Developments at Palm Beach 
International Airport (PBIA)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of comment period, notice of 
Public Information Workshop and Public Hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this

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notice to advise the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for the Proposed New Runway and Associated Development at Palm 
Beach International Airport, has been prepared and is available for 
public review and comment. Your written comments on the DEIS and 
related documents can be sent to the individual listed in the section 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. A Public Information Workshop and 
Public Hearing will be held on November 12, 2008. The public comment 
period will commence on September 26, 2008 and will close on November 
24, 2008.
    Public Comment and Information Workshop/Public Hearing: The start 
of the public comment period on the DEIS and associated studies will 
start on September 26, 2008 and will close on November 24, 2008. A 
Public Information Workshop and Public Hearing will be held on November 
12, 2008 in West Palm Beach. The purpose of the Public Information 
Workshop and Public Hearing and the public comment period is to comply 
with NEPA requirements to provide public disclosure and involvement 
concerning the scope and content of the DEIS, and to afford the public 
and other interested parties the opportunity to comment on the 
economic, social, and environmental effects of the proposed project and 
its consistency with the objectives of any planning that the community 
has carried out. The Public Information Workshop will begin at 4 p.m. 
(EST) and will end at 7 p.m. (EST). The Public Hearing will begin at 6 
p.m. (EST) and run concurrently with the Public Information Workshop. 
The Public Information Workshop/Public Hearing will be held at the Palm 
Beach County Convention Center, Second Floor, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
    You can review copies of the DEIS and related documents may be 
viewed during regular business hours at the following locations:
    1. PBC Library Main Branch, 3650 Summit Boulevard, West Palm Beach, 
FL 33406.
    2. PBC Library Greenacres Branch, 3750 Jog Road, Greenacres, FL 
33467.
    3. PBC Library Okeechobee Boulevard Branch, 5689 West Okeechobee 
Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33417.
    4. WPB Public Library, 100 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 
33401.
    Copies of the DEIS and related documents will also be available for 
review by appointment only at the following FAA and Palm Beach County 
Department of Airports offices: Federal Aviation Administration, 
Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, 
Citadel International Building, Suite 400, Orlando, FL, (407) 812-6331; 
Palm Beach International Airport, Palm Beach County Department of 
Airports Office, 846 Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, 
FL, (561) 471-7412. Please schedule an appointment to review the DEIS 
in advance. A copy of the DEIS will also be available September 26, 
2008 on the project Web site at http://www.pbia-eis.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindy McDowell, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando Airports District 
Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Citadel International Building, 
Suite 400, Orlando, FL. You can contact Ms. McDowell at (407) 812-6331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is 
issuing this Notice of Availability to advise the public that a DEIS 
will be available for public review beginning September 26, 2008. The 
DEIS details the proposed development of a new air carrier runway, 
modification of existing runways and taxiways, relocation of general 
aviation support facilities, installation of navigational aids 
(NAVAIDS), implementation of Global Positioning System (GPS) 
approaches, relocation of a Very-High Frequency Omni-directional Radio 
Range (VOR) antenna, land acquisition, drainage canal relocation, and 
other connected actions at Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA), 
West Palm Beach, Florida.
    The DEIS presents the purpose and need for the proposed project, a 
comprehensive analysis of the alternatives to the proposed project, 
including the No-Action alternative and potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposed development of the new air carrier runway 
and related improvements at PBIA.
    The FAA encourages the public to comment on the scope and content 
of the DEIS. Comments should be as specific as possible and address the 
analysis of potential environmental impacts and the adequacy of the 
proposed action or merits of alternatives and the proposed mitigation. 
Reviewers should organize their comments so they are meaningful and 
make the FAA aware of the viewer's interests and concerns using 
quotations and other specific references to the text of the DEIS and 
related documents. Specific comments not given during the DEIS comment 
period may not be considered if they are raised later in the decision 
making process. This commenting procedure is intended to ensure that 
substantive comments and concerns are made available to the FAA in a 
timely manner so that the FAA has an opportunity to address them.
    We encourage the public to comment on the DEIS and related 
documents. You can submit your comments verbally or in writing at the 
Public Information Workshop and/or Public Hearing or you can also 
submit your comments in writing to the FAA at the address listed in the 
section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The comment period 
will close on November 24, 2008.
    In addition to the Public Information Workshop and Public Hearing 
being conducted to provide public involvement concerning the scope and 
content of the DEIS, they are also being conducted to provide public 
involvement and input in regard to historic resources in compliance 
with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966--36 
CFR 800.

    Issued in Orlando, FL, on September 22, 2008.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, FAA, Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. E8-22631 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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