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Environmental Impact Statement: Juneau International Airport; Juneau, Alaska

 [Federal Register: August 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 156)]
[Notices]
[Page 49287]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11au00-126]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Juneau International Airport;
Juneau, Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration announces that it will
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for implementation of
projects proposed in the Master Plan for Juneau International Airport.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti Sullivan, Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaskan Regional Airports Division, 222 West 7th
Avenue, #14, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587; Telephone (907) 271-5454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration will
prepare and consider an EIS for implementation of proposed projects in
the Master Plan Update for Juneau International Airport.
    The Juneau International Airport Board completed its Master Plan
Update in 1999. The Master Plan was accepted by the FAA in June of
2000. The Airport Layout Plan was conditionally approved November 24,
1999, subject to environmental analysis. Major airfield improvements
proposed in the Master Plan and to be assessed in the EIS are a full
Runway Safety Area, the east aviation development area, a snow removal
equipment building, and an approach light system.
    The Juneau International Airport Board conducted numerous workshops
and a public hearing during the development of the Master Plan Study.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed
projects are addressed and that all significant issues are identified,
the FAA intends to consult and coordinate with Federal, State, and
local agencies which have jurisdiction by law or have specific
expertise with respect to any environmental impacts associated with the
proposed projects. The public and agency scoping meetings will be
scheduled at a later date. Notification of the meetings will be
published in the Juneau Empire and the Federal Register. In addition to
providing input at the public scoping meeting, the public may submit
written comments on the scope of the environmental study to the address
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this Notice.

    Issued on August 1, 2000 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Ronnie V. Simpson,
Manager, Alaskan Region Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 00-20456 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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