[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23759-23760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10950]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Categorical Exclusion and Record of
Decision for the Proposed West Flow Area Navigation Standard Instrument
Departure Procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor International
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The FAA, Western Service Area is issuing this notice to advise
the public of the availability of the Categorical Exclusion/Record of
Decision (CATEX/ROD) for the Proposed West Flow Area Navigation (RNAV)
Standard Instrument Departure (SID) Procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport in Phoenix, AZ. The FAA reviewed the action and
determined it to be categorically excluded from further environmental
documentation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Landis, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200
S 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198-6547 or (206) 231-2238 or https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/nextgen_near_you/community_involvement/phx/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA is proposing to amend the west flow RNAV SID procedures
from Runways 25 Left, 25 Right and 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. The proposed amendments are
consistent with the resolution of the parties as stipulated in the
Memorandum
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Regarding Implementation of the Court Order, jointly negotiated
following the court's August 29, 2017, Order in City of Phoenix,
Arizona v. Huerta, 869 F.3d 963 (D.C. Circuit 2017). In response to the
Court's decision, the FAA and the Petitioners worked together on the
best way to implement the Court's order and agreed on an approach to
address the Petitioners' concerns while ensuring that aircraft
operations remain safe and efficient. The FAA, in consultation with the
City of Phoenix, developed the Proposed Action to comply with the
Court's Order and to meet the requirements set forth in the Memorandum.
The parties agreed to a two-step process for departures for the western
RNAV routes. The first step (Step One) of the process would provide
interim noise relief to the Petitioners by approximating the western
departure routes that were in place before the September 2014 RNAV
procedures. Step Two, which is not part of the current proposal, is
described in the Memorandum.
Step One was further broken down into Step 1A and Step 1B.The FAA
implemented Step 1A on March 29, 2018, to provide more immediate noise
relief to the Petitioners. Step 1B is the subject of the current action
and would involve replacing the departure routes in Step 1A and
implementing nine new RNAV SID procedures. Step 1B is an independent
proposed action consistent with Section 5 of the Memorandum and would
complete Step One.
Right of Appeal: This CATEX/ROD constitutes a final order of the
FAA Administrator and is subject to exclusive judicial review under 49
U.S.C. 46110 by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia or the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit in which
the person contesting the decision resides or has its principal place
of business. Any party having substantial interest in this order may
apply for review of the decision by filing a petition for review in the
appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals no later than 60 days after the order
is issued in accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 46110.
Issued in Des Moines, WA, on May 16, 2018.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2018-10950 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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