[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 43768] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-21662] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Notice of Public Comment Period and Schedule of Public Hearings AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of comment period, notice of public hearings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 LaGuardia Airports, New York, New York. A Draft EIS document has been prepared and is available for public review and comment. Written request for the Draft EIS and written comments for the Draft EIS can be submitted as follows: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: Docket No. 28365, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20591. Public hearings will be held on September 17 and 18, 1997. The public comment period will commence August 22, 1997 and will close on October 10, 1997. DATES: The start of the comment period on Draft EIS will be concurrent with the Federal Register notice of availability as filed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment period will start on August 22, 1997 and will end on October 10, 1997. Public hearings on the Draft EIS will be held on Wednesday evening September 17, Thursday afternoon September 18, and Thursday evening September 18. On Wednesday evening September 17, 1997, information exhibits will open at 6:30 p.m., and presentations and comments will start at 7:00 p.m. On Thursday afternoon September 18, 1997, exhibits will open at 12:30 p.m. and presentation and public comments will begin at 1:00 p.m., and on Thursday evening October 18, 1997, exhibits will open at 6:30 and the presentation and comments will begin at 7:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Locations for the public hearings are as follows: Wednesday evening, September 17, 1997, 6:30 p.m., The Bach Club, Ocean Room, 129 Beach 116th Street, Rockaway Park, NY 11694. Thursday afternoon September 18, 1997, 12:30 p.m., The Playhouse Theater, Kingsborough Community College, The City University of New York, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Thursday evening September 18, 1997, 6:30 p.m., The Mill Basin School, PS 236, 6302 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Written requests for the Draft EIS and written comments on the Draft EIS should be submitted to the FAA as follows: Federal Aviation Administration, Attention: Office of the Chief Counsel, AGC-200, Docket No. 28365, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20591. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Wind Shear and Weather Radar Products Team, AND-420, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-9841. 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 preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Draft EIS analyzes potential impacts from the installation of the proposed Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) and alternative technologies. Public hearings on the Draft EIS will be held the evenings of September 17 and 18, and the afternoon of September 18, 1997. For meeting details see above DATES and ADDRESSES sections. Comments from interested parties on the Draft EIS are encouraged and may be presented verbally at a public hearing or may be submitted in writing to the FAA at Federal Aviation Administration, Attention: Office of Chief Counsel, ACG-200, Docket 28365, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591. The public comment period will close on Friday October 10, 1997. Sign interpretation will be available if requested at least five calendar days before the meetings at which it is required. Issued in Washington, DC on August 12, 1997. Daniel P. Salvano, Acting Director, Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems, AND-1. [FR Doc. 97-21662 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M