[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 2864-2865] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-1535] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for Environmental Impact Statement, Proposed Terminal Doppler Weather Radar To Serve John F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) to serve John F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports. The FAA will conduct scoping meetings to obtain public comments on the issues and alternatives to be analyzed in this EIS. Meetings will be held during March 5-7, 1996, at various locations in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, and will be open to all interested parties. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA is conducting a scoping process to determine the issues and alternatives to be analyzed in Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) to serve John F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports. The FAA intends to conduct four public [[Page 2865]] scoping meetings for this EIS at the times and locations listed under the heading DATES AND LOCATIONS. Sign interpretation can be made available at a meeting if requested 10 calendar days before the specific meeting at which the service is required. Comments from interested parties on the scope of the EIS are encouraged and should be submitted to the FAA in writing or presented verbally at the scoping meetings. Written comments must be received by April 2, 1996. Comments should discuss environmental concerns and issues related to the proposed action, suggested analyses and methodologies for inclusion in the EIS, possible sources of relevant data or information or feasible alternatives to the proposed action. Submit written comments to Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 28365, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591. DATES AND LOCATIONS: March 5, 1996, 7-10 p.m., Travel Lodge, Building #144, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY, 11430; March 6, 1996, 9 a.m.-12 noon and 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11235; March 7, 1996, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Ramada Inn, 90-10 Grand Central Parkway, East Elmhurst, NY 11369. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Wind Shear Products Team, AND-420, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591, telephone (202) 358-4946. Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 1996. Loni Czekalski, Director of Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems, AND- 1. [FR Doc. 96-1535 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M