[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2710]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and 
Public Information Workshop for the Proposed ORD Airport 
Surveillance Radar, Model 9, West Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and 
Public Information Workshop for the Proposed ORD Airport Surveillance 
Radar, Model 9, West Chicago, Illinois.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to fund, 
construct, and operate an Airport Surveillance Radar, Model 9 (ASR-9) 
to serve the western airspace of O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 
Chicago, IL. The FAA's preferred alternative is to install the ASR-9 at 
a site near the corner of Kress and Western Roads on the southeast side 
of DuPage Airport, in western DuPage County. The purpose and need of 
the ASR-9 is to enhance air traffic management for ORD to achieve the 
benefits of providing expanded radar coverage that would allow terminal 
air traffic control for additional new approach routes, as evaluated 
and approved in the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact 
Statement/Record of Decision.
    The FAA has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) document 
in conformance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures. The Draft EA analyzes the potential environmental effects 
that may result from the construction and operation of the ASR-9. The 
impacts of the radar are evaluated at the proposed Kress and Western 
site and alternative sites, including the no action alternative (i.e., 
not installing the ASR-9). A copy of the Draft EA is available for 
public review at the following locations:

West Chicago Public Library, 118 West Washington St., West Chicago, IL;
St. Charles Public Library, 1 South Sixth Ave., St. Charles, IL;
Geneva Public Library, 127 James St., Geneva, IL;
DuPage Airport, 2700 International Drive, West Chicago, IL.

The FAA will host a Public Information Meeting on Thursday, March 11, 
2010 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at: Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles, 4070 East 
Main Street, Saint Charles, IL. The public is invited to attend the 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The FAA will accept written comments on the Draft EA until 
close of business on March 26, 2010. Comments on the Draft EA will be 
accepted at the meeting or may be sent to: Ms. Virginia Marcks, FAA, 
AJW-C14D, 2300 East Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018, fax 847-294-
7698, e-mail [email protected]. Copies of the Draft EA may be 
obtained by contacting Ms. Virginia Marcks. Comments received on the 
Draft EA during the public comment period will be addressed in a Final 
EA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Virginia Marcks, Manager, 
Infrastructure Engineering Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. Telephone number: 
847-294-7494. E-mail: [email protected].

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois February 1, 2010.
Virginia Marcks,
Manager, Infrastructure Engineering Center, Chicago, AJW-C14D, Central 
Service Area.
[FR Doc. 2010-2710 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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