[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-682]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 27649]
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS);
Effects of Changes of Aircraft Flight Patterns Over the State of New
Jersey; Comment Period Extension and Public Hearing
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of comment period extension and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: On September 30, 1994, the FAA issued a Supplement to the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to afford the public an
opportunity to review and comment on (1) a proposed mitigation measure,
(2) analysis on the proposal by the New Jersey Coalition Against
Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) to route aircraft departing Newark
International Airport over the ocean twenty-four hours a day, and (3)
other new and updated information developed in response to comments on
the DEIS.
In response to requests from Federal State and local elected
officials, FAA reopened the comment period on the SDEIS. On December
12, 1994, an additional 60 days was added extending the comment period
through February 9, 1995.
In response to further requests, FAA is again extending the comment
period through February 23, 1995. Additionally, a public hearing will
be held in Toms River, New Jersey.
This additional hearing will facilitate comments by citizens
potentially affected by the NJCAAN proposal, as described in the
analysis contained in the SDEIS.
COMMENT PERIOD: The comment period is extended until February 23, 1995.
The public hearing in Toms River will be held:
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Date Time/location
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February 14............................ 1:00-4:00 pm, 7:00-10:00 pm,
Holiday Inn, route 37 East,
Toms River, NJ 08753.
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Registration of speakers will begin approximately \1/2\ hour before
the start of each session. The afternoon and evening session will begin
at 1 PM and 7 PM, respectively, and will continue until all scheduled
speakers have testified or until 4 PM and 10 PM, respectively. All
persons wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing are
strongly urged to provide a written copy of their statement at the
hearing or at the FAA address provided in the paragraph below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments, in triplicate, must be received at the
following address by February 23, 1955: Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel: Docket Number 27649, 800
Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20591.
The FAA will consider and respond to all comments directly related
to the scope of the SDEIA. The geographic scope delineated by Congress
for the EIS is the environmental effects of the Expanded East coast
Plan over the State of New Jersey and adjacent coastal waters. Please
note, however, that the most useful comments are those which provide
facts and analyses to support the reviewer's recommendations or
conclusions on specific topics contained in the document. The FAA will
consider comments received after the close of the comment period to the
extent practical.
The FAA will issue a final EIS that will include corrections,
clarifications and responses to comments on the SDEIS.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 1995.
John D. Canoles,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Air Traffic.
[FR Doc. 95-682 Filed 1-6-95; 8:45 am]
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