[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 142 (Monday, July 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17866]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement for the 
West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement Process.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that is 
has discontinued the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for proposed development at West Bend Municipal Airport, West 
Bend, Wisconsin. The FAA is doing so because the current proposed 
development is not ripe for decision at this time and lacks proper 
support and justification in the near-term planning period.
    On September 6, 2006, the FAA-Great Lakes Region, published in the 
Federal Register a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS and conduct 
scoping meetings (Volume 71, Number 172, FR 52608-52609). The EIS and 
Scoping Meetings addressed proposed construction of a new 5,500 foot x 
100 foot Runway 7/25 with full instrument landing system and associated 
navigational aids at the airport.
    Other proposed development included: Construction of a full 
parallel taxiway for Runway 7/25, hangar area development, land 
acquisition, widening and rerouting of Highway 33 around the north side 
of the airport between North Trenton Road and 4,000 feet east of North 
Oak Road. Two government agency scoping meetings were held on October 
11, and October 19, 2006. The public scoping meeting was held October 
11, 2006.
    The FAA has made little forward progress in the EIS process due to 
various external constraints and obstacles associated with this airport 
and proposed development. The major issues surrounding this proposed 
development are: Lack of justification to support the purpose of and 
need for proposed project; many acres of high quality wetland impacts; 
airport (airfield) and physical (natural feature) site constraints; 
Federal and State Resource Agency opposition; and economic downturn in 
aircraft demand, operations and loss of based aircraft. As such, the 
FAA is hereby canceling the EIS process.
    Point of Contact: Mr. Dan Millenacker, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, FAA-Minneapolis Airports District Office, 6020 28th Avenue 
South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450-2706, (612) 713-4359.

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 15, 2009.
Jesse Carriger,
Manager, Minneapolis Airport District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. E9-17866 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]
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