[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42820-42821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17935]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (Final 
EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the Proposed Airport Development at Sawyer County Airport, 
Hayward, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment 
(Final EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Proposed Airport Development at Sawyer County 
Airport, Hayward, Wisconsin.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared, and approved on 
May 16, 2010, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 
for the Proposed Airport Development at Sawyer County Airport, Hayward, 
Wisconsin. The FAA prepared the Final EA in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act and the FAA's regulations and 
guidelines for environmental documents. The Final EA was reviewed and 
evaluated by the FAA, and was accepted on February 16, 2010 as a 
Federal document by the FAA's Responsible Federal Official. Copies of 
the FONSI/ROD and/or Final EA are available by contacting Ms. Virginia 
Marcks through the contact information provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Virginia Marcks, Manager, 
Infrastructure Engineering Center, AJW-C14D, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 
Telephone number: (847) 294-7494.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA evaluated the Proposed Airport 
Development at Sawyer County Airport

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(HYR) in Hayward, Wisconsin. The Proposed Airport Development would 
increase aviation safety by adding an Instrument Landing System (ILS) 
to HYR, which would allow aircraft to land under certain conditions 
when the weather conditions are poor (i.e., rain, snow, fog, etc). The 
establishment of an ILS at HYR would also allow the airport to serve as 
an alternate for other area airports that do not have precision 
instrument approach capabilities, as there are no airports within 58 
miles that are equipped with an ILS.
    The FAA and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of 
Aeronautics (WisDOT BOA) jointly prepared the Final EA, pursuant to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Wisconsin 
Environmental Policy Act, respectively. A joint Federal-State EA was 
prepared since the Proposed Airport Development includes both Federal 
actions and State block program actions. Actions for the proposed 
airport development would be taken by the FAA or WisDOT BOA.
    Specific construction activities of the Proposed Airport 
Development include: demolition of approximately 6,435 feet of Airport 
Road; construction of approximately 6,405 feet of relocated Airport 
Road; installation of ILS components on the north end of Runway 20; 
construction of access roads and equipment shelter buildings; 
construction of the parallel taxiway/ramp expansion on the west side of 
the runway; obstruction removal, including clearing 27.7 acres of 
conifer swamp, 11.3 acres of lowland hardwoods swamp, and 10.3 acres of 
shrub-carr; acquisition of 66 acres of land; and relocation and/or 
removal of Runway 20 navigational aids.
    The Final EA has been prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and FAA Order 
1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.'' In 
addition, FAA Order 5050.4B, ``National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions'' has been used as 
guidance in the preparation of the environmental analysis.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on July 13, 2010.
Virginia Marcks,
Manager, Infrastructure Engineering Center, Chicago, AJW-C14D, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-17935 Filed 7-21-10; 8:45 am]
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