[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 4488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2022]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement
for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar To Serve John F. Kennedy
International and LaGuardia Airports, New York, New York
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as Amended, and FAA order 1050.ID--Policies and
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts, the FAA announces the
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
terminal Doppler weather radar to Serve John F. Kennedy International
and LaGuardia Airports, New York, New York. The Final EIS provides
responses to comments on the Draft EIS received in written form or in
oral presentations at five official public hearings held during the
public review period for the Draft EIS. The text and figures of the
Draft EIS have been revised as necessary to provide information and
analyses requested by comments from the public. The Final EIS is a
comprehensive document containing the contents of the Draft EIS, as
revised, copies of all comment letters received during the public
review period, transcripts of the five public hearings, and the FAA's
official responses to those comments. A copy of the Final EIS will be
mailed to all parties who received the Draft EIS directly from the FAA
and all additional parties who requested a copy of the document. The
Final EIS is available for review at FAA Headquarters in Washington,
DC, and libraries of the potentially affected area in New York City. A
copy of the Final EIS may be obtained from the FAA through request to
the contact listed below.
In accordance with regulations at 40 Code of Federal Regulations
1506.10(b)(2), the FAA's decision on whether to proceed with the
proposed action will not be made or recorded until the appropriate
time. At the time such decision is made, the FAA will release a Record
of Decision with that information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Lead
for TDWR, AND-402, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-9841.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 20, 1999.
James C. Link,
Acting Leader, Integrated Product Team For Surveillance, AND-400.
[FR Doc. 99-2022 Filed 1-27-99; 8:45 am]
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