[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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