[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06321]


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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 a Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base Building at 
Peoria International Airport, Peoria, Illinois.

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 a Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base 
Building at Peoria International Airport, Peoria, Illinois.

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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 
December 15, 2015, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 
for a Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) with Associated 
Base Building at Peoria International Airport (PIA), Peoria, Illinois. 
The FAA prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the FAA's regulations and guidelines for 
environmental documents and was signed on September 25, 2015. 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-2C15H, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 
Telephone number: (847) 294-7494.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA evaluated the construction and 
operation of a new ATCT and Base Building at PIA. The ATCT will be 
located approximately 660 feet east of the existing ATCT facility on 
vacant land located on airport property. The new ATCT will be a Low 
Activity Level facility with a 440 square foot cab and will be at an 
overall height of 162 feet above ground level. The Base Building will 
be 11,000 sq. feet to house the Terminal Radar Approach Control 
(TRACON) facility. The project also includes, and the Final EA 
evaluated, construction of a paved parking area next to the Base 
Building; site work, including, grading, drainage, utilities, and 
fencing; decommissioning the existing ATCT; modification to the 
existing FAA Remote Transmitter/Receiver (RTR) and Low Level Windshear 
Alert System (LLWAS) including upgrade and/or relocation; unconditional 
approval of the revised Airport Layout Plan; and Federal funding of the 
project.
    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,'' which is 
compliant with FAA Order 1050.1F, effective July 16, 2015, paragraph 1-
9, pertaining to ongoing environmental documents. 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 February 17, 2016.
Virginia Marcks,
Manager, Infrastructure Engineering Center, Chicago, AJW-2C15H, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06321 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P