[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30753-30754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12983]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Proposed Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project (HHCTCP) 
Segment at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it 
has issued a ROD for the construction and operation of a 3-mile segment 
at HNL for the proposed Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project 
on Oahu, Hawaii.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has completed and issued a ROD for a 
3-mile segment of the proposed HHCTCP at HNL, Honolulu, Hawaii. The ROD 
is based on the evaluation in the Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) that was published in June 2010 by the Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) and adopted by the FAA in July 2010. The proposed 
HHCTCP consists of 20 miles of an elevated guideway, transit stations,

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park-and-ride facilities, maintenance and storage facility, and other 
ancillary facilities to support the transit system on the Island of 
Oahu, Hawaii. The FAA was a Cooperating Agency on the project due to 
its special expertise on aviation matters and jurisdiction by law for 
projects on airport property at HNL. The FAA assisted FTA in the 
preparation of the Final EIS. A refined rail alignment at HNL was 
evaluated in the Final EIS and was determined to be consistent with FAA 
requirements. The FAA ROD only addresses the 3-mile portion of the 
transit rail project that is located on HNL property and subject to FAA 
approval. The FTA issued its ROD for the entire 20-mile project in 
January 2011.
    The Project would provide a high-capacity rapid transit service in 
the highly congested east-west transportation corridor between Kapolei 
and Ala Moana Center. The Project is intended to provide faster, more 
reliable public transportation services than what can be achieved with 
buses operating in congested mixed traffic. The project will provide a 
multi-modal transportation connection at HNL and also improve 
transportation links within the travel corridor.
    The ROD discusses alternatives considered by FAA in reaching its 
decision, summarizes the analysis used to evaluate the alternatives, 
and briefly summarizes the potential environmental consequences 
evaluated in the Final EIS. The ROD also identifies the FAA's 
environmentally preferred alternative.
    Copies of the ROD are available for public examination during 
business hours at the following locations:
    1. Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District 
Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-128, Honolulu, HI 96813.
    2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, Room 3012, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
    3. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Associate 
Administrator for Airports, Planning and Environmental Division, Room 
615, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20591.
    4. State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports 
Division, 400 Rodgers Boulevard, Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96819.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon Wong, Environmental 
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu Airports District 
Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813. Telephone: (808) 
541-1232.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California, on May 12, 2011.
Debbie Roth,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2011-12983 Filed 5-25-11; 8:45 am]
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