[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1468-1469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00023]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability for Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(Draft EIS), Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, Draft Subsistence 
Evaluation, and Schedule of Public Hearings for the Proposed Airport, 
Angoon, Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA), notice of comment period, notice 
of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the FAA issues this 
notice to advise the public that a Draft EIS for the proposed airport 
in Angoon has been prepared and is available for public review and 
comment. Included in the Draft EIS are a subsistence evaluation 
consistent with Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (ANILCA) and a draft evaluation pursuant to Section 
4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (recodified as 49 
U.S.C. 303(c)).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2015. The 
public comment period will commence on January 9, 2015 and will close 
on March 11, 2015. The FAA intends to host public information meetings 
and hearings on the Draft EIS/810 Evaluation/4(f) Evaluation on the 
following dates:
    1. March 3, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska, at the Centennial Hall, 101 
Egan Dr., Juneau, AK from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    2. March 5, 2015 in Angoon, Alaska, at the Angoon Community 
Association Building, 315 Heendae Rd., Angoon, AK from 2:00 p.m. to 
7:00 p.m.
    3. March 10, 2015 at the Holiday Inn, 550 C St. SW., Washington, 
DC, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS and the evaluations are available at 
the following locations:

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1. Online at www.angoonairporteis.com
2. Juneau Public Library
 Downtown Branch, 292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801
 Douglas Branch, 1016 3rd Street, Douglas, AK 99824
 Mendenhall Mall Branch, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Rd., Juneau, AK 
99801
3. U.S. Forest Service, Admiralty Island National Monument Office, 8510 
Mendenhall Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801
4. Angoon Community Association Building, 315 Heendae Rd., Angoon, AK 
99820
5. Angoon City Government Office, 700 Aan Deina Aat Street, Angoon, AK 
99820
6. Angoon Senior Center, 812 Xootz Rd., Angoon, AK 99820
7. The FAA, Airports Division. Please contact Leslie Grey at (907) 271-
5453 for a copy.

    You may submit comments or request more information by any of the 
following methods:
    1. Email: [email protected]; include ``Angoon Airport 
EIS comments'' in the subject line of the message.
    2. U.S. Mail: Angoon Airport EIS Comments, 1220 SW. Morrison, Suite 
700, Portland, Oregon 97205.
    3. In person: To drop off comments, contact Leslie Grey at (907) 
271-5453.
    Comments from interested parties on the Draft EIS are encouraged, 
and may be presented orally at the public hearings. Testimony will be 
limited to 5 minutes per speaker. The FAA encourages all interested 
parties to provide comments concerning the scope and content of the 
Draft EIS. 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 mitigation being 
considered. Reviewers should organize their participation so that it is 
meaningful and makes the agency aware of the viewer's interests and 
concerns using quotations and other specific references to the text of 
the Draft EIS and related documents. Matters that could have been 
raised with specificity during the comment period on the Draft EIS may 
not be considered if they are raised for the first time later in the 
decision 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Grey, AAL-611, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 
Box #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. Ms. Grey may be contacted during business 
hours at (907) 271-5453 (telephone) and (907) 271-2851 (fax), or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Department of Transportation and 
Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has requested funding and approval from the 
FAA for a new land-based airport and an access road to improve the 
availability and reliability of transportation services to and from 
Angoon. The DOT&PF's proposed action is located in the Admiralty Island 
National Monument and Kootznoowoo Wilderness Area (Monument-Wilderness 
Area). The FAA has proposed additional alternatives to the proposed 
action, including the no action alternative. The purpose and need is 
discussed in detail in the Draft EIS.
    The proposed project would be comparable to other rural airports in 
Southeast Alaska, such as those at Kake or Hoonah. It would consist of 
a paved, 3,300-foot-long and 75-foot-wide runway, with future expansion 
to 4,000 feet long.
    Construction of the proposed airport would be completed in two to 
three construction seasons. The impact categories considered in the 
Draft EIS include numerous categories as required by FAA Orders 1050.1E 
and 5050.4B. In addition, subsistence activities and wilderness 
character are evaluated. Because the DOT&PF's proposed action is 
located in the Monument-Wilderness Area, the DOT&PF has indicated that 
it intends to submit an application under ANILCA Title XI to use the 
lands, using the Draft EIS as supporting documentation.
    Additional details regarding the project can be found on the 
project Web site at www.angoonairporteis.com.

    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on December 31, 2014.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, AAL-600.
[FR Doc. 2015-00023 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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