[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 160-161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28346]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact and Record of Decision for the Proposed Eastgate
Air Cargo Facility, San Bernardino International Airport, San
Bernardino County, California
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability for the Final Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that it has published the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) signed by the FAA that evaluated
proposed Eastgate Air Cargo Facility project at San Bernardino
International Airport (SBD), San Bernardino, San Bernardino County,
California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional
Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-610.1, Office of Airports,
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 777 South
Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, California 90245, Telephone:
424-405-7315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA as lead agency, has completed and is
publishing the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the
proposed Eastgate Air Cargo Facility at San Bernardino International
Airport (SBD). The FONSI/ROD was prepared under Title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations Sec. 1505.2.
FAA signed Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for this proposed
project on December 20, 2019. The Final EA was prepared by pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and assessed the
potential impact of the proposed Eastgate Air Cargo Facility as well as
the No Action Alternative where the proposed air cargo facility at the
airport would be made.
In the FONSI and ROD, the FAA identified the Eastgate Air Cargo
Facility as the preferred alternative in meeting the purpose and need
to accommodate an unmet demand for air cargo facilities at the airport.
The Eastgate Air Cargo Facility the following components: Construction
of a 658,500-square-foot (sf) sort, distribution, and office building
(Air Cargo Sort Building); Construction of about 31 acres of taxilane
and aircraft parking apron to support 14 aircraft concurrently ranging
from Boeing-737 to Boeing-767 aircraft; Construction of approximately
12 acres of ground support equipment (GSE) parking and operational
support areas; Construction of two separate 25,000-sf GSE maintenance
buildings; Construction of an about 2000 employee auto parking stalls
and 380 semi-trailer parking stalls; Construction of two new
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driveways into the project site would include two clear-span bridges
crossing the City Creek Bypass Channel; Construction of Third Street
modifications to tie-in road gradients and turning lanes with bridge
entrances; Installation of new security fencing, vehicle and pedestrian
gates and a guard shack; Installation of pole-mounted and/or building-
mounted exterior lights for vehicle and truck parking lots, Air Cargo
Sort Building, and aircraft parking apron; Installation of appropriate
airfield lights and signage for the aircraft parking apron and
taxilanes; Land clearing, demolition, excavation, embankment, and
grading; Extension of utilities to the Proposed Project including
electrical, natural gas, water, sanitary sewer, communications, and
other related infrastructure; Installation of stormwater management
systems and infrastructure; landscaping, Project Commitment 1: Require
Use of Electric Ground Support Equipment. With the exception of the
fuel trucks and lavatory service trucks, which are assumed to operate
on diesel fuel, the SBIAA will require the use of ground support
equipment that can operate on electric battery power, and Project
Commitment 2: Construct a Second Eastbound Left Turn Land and a Second
Westbound Left Turn Lane at Victoria Avenue and Third Street. SBIAA
shall be responsible for constructing a second eastbound left turn land
and a second westbound left turn late at Victoria Avenue. and Third
Street.
Copies of the Final EA and FONSI/ROD are available for public
review at the following locations during normal business hours:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Office of Airports, 777 S.
Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, California 90245
San Bernardino International Airport Authority Administration
Offices, 1601 East Third Street, San Bernardino, California 92408
The Final EA may be viewed at San Bernardino International
Airport's website: http://www.sbiaa.org/.
The FONSI and ROD may also be viewed at FAA's website: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/records_decision/ and the SBIAA's
website.
Copies of the Final EA and FONSI and ROD are also available at the
following libraries:
Highland Sam J. Racadio Branch Public Library and
Environmental Learning Center, 7863 Central Ave, Highland, California
92346
San Bernardino County Library, Lake Arrowhead Branch, 27235
Highway 189, Blue Jay, California 92317
Norman F. Feldheym Public Library, 555 W 6th St., San
Bernardino, California 92410
Questions on the Final EA and FONSI/ROD may be directed to the
individual above under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in El Segundo, California on December 23, 2019.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western--Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2019-28346 Filed 12-31-19; 8:45 am]
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